Links Inc Kalamazoo (Mi) Chapter

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383456826
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Phone
2693889595
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$19,204
Expenses
$43,226
Assets
$72,979
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KANIA MCGHEE (PRESIDENT)
  • KIMBERLY CARTER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TONJA WASHINGTON (PROGRAM DIRECTOR)
  • KANIA MCGHEE (PRESIDENT)
  • JUSTINE MCKENZIE (RECORDING SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Links mission is to make a difference int their communities and the world. The organization has a long tradition of promoting and engaging in educational, civic, and inter-cultural activities that enrich the lives of the members of the black community at large.

What it reported doing in 2025

INTERNATIONAL TRENDS AND SERVCIES / NATIONAL TRENDS AND SERVICES The Kalamazoo (MI) Chapter of The Links, incorporated supported international and national service initiatives that promote educational opportunity, economic sustainability, and community development. The Chapter provided funding for the purchase of seeds for the Henry Ssagala Farm in Kampala, Uganda. Agriculture is a primary economic driver in Uganda, and the Chapter's support helps families maintain a reliable food supply, generate income to pay school tuition, and strengthen the long-term stability of participating families. The Chapter als0 participated in a pilot program promoting STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education across the Commonwealth. Education materials and classroom supplies were provided to Mangweni High School in Hhohho Region of Eswatini. Chapter members presented instructional modules introducing students to STEAM, engineering, and medicine, and encouraging them to pursue higher education and careers in these fields.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.1%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 40%; rating input score 40
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -125.1%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.69; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.5% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.1% of revenue deployed · 40% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $25K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 40/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.