Links Inc Portland Chapter
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 936031782
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Portland, OR, USA
- Phone
- 9713223051
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $72,534
- Expenses
- $76,478
- Assets
- $121,672
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- KRISHNA WALKER (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- KRISHNA WALKER (PRESIDENT)
- KAREN EDWARDS (VICE PRESIDE)
- CARLA PENN-HOPSON (RECORDING SE)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Providing scholorships to needy students and services and support to the community.
What it reported doing in 2025
Community health and wellness - the chapter actively promoted community health and well-being through various initiatives. The chapter participated in multiple community health fairs, specifically providing information on kidney health and AIDS. The chapter also hosted a "walk for healthy living" event to encourage physical activity and it's annual "national donor sabbath" to raise awareness for organ donation. A social media campaign was conducted to promote awareness for world AIDS day and a "black family wellness expo" was hosted to address broader health concerns in the community. Youth development and education - the chapter is comitted to fostering the growth and education of young people. Activities included donating books to support literacy and stem education and hosted a "stem exposed summit" to encourage students in science and technology. The chapter also supported historically black colleges and universities (hbcus) by participating in a "wa hbcu community trilogy" event and running "links love hbcu" social media and giving campaigns. Cicic engagement and social action - the chapter is dedicted to increasing civic participation and addressing social issues. The chapter executed a "voter registration confirmation campaign- and held "link up the vote" events, including tabling at community events and hosting information sessions. The chapter also used social media to encourage voting through campaigns like "vote your voice matters- and "find your ballot box and vote". Additionally, a social media campaign was conducted to raise awareness about human trafficking.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 93
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 40
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 94.9%; rating input score 95
- Program expense ratio: 90%; rating input score 90
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -5.4%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 30% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 18% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 94.9% of revenue deployed · 90% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $69K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.