Morris County (NJ) Chapter Links Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521281074
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Morristown, NJ, USA
Phone
9732208561
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$106,833
Expenses
$87,205
Assets
$122,673

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Crystal Davis (President)
  • Donna Lawson (Vice-President)

People named in this filing

  • Crystal Davis (President)
  • Donna Lawson (Vice-President)
  • Zende Clark (Treasurer)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Morris County (NJ) Chapter, The Links (the Organization) is a local chapter of the National Organization, The Links, and a private non - profit organization. The primary mission of the Organization is to promote and engage in educational, civic and cultural activities that help enrich the quality of life for its members and the community. The Organization derives its revenue primarily from membership dues, contributions and various fundraising events, which it uses to support five major programs (facets):

What it reported doing in 2024

National and International Trends and ServicesNational and global programs designed to service the educational, health, and cultural needs of people of African decent.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 21
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 19.2%; rating input score 19
  • Program expense ratio: 23.5%; rating input score 24

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18.4%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.41; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 19.2% of revenue deployed · 23.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $21K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 19/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.