The Links Inc Central New Jersey Chapter

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222086104
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Phone
7325130855
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$61,323
Expenses
$48,534
Assets
$88,278
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANGELA DICKERSON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LISA BARKSDALE (RECORDING SE)
  • NAKIA WHITE BARR (CORRESPONDIN)
  • CHRISTI COPELAND (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The central New Jersey (nj) chapter of the links, incorporated, chartered on may 28, 1949 is a premier service organization committed to sustaining and ensuring the cultural and economic survival of african americans and other persons of african ancestry. The central New Jersey chapter of the links, incorporated serves the counties of mercer, midlesex, monmouth, somerset - union. Our core values are friendship, integrity, honesty, service, commitment, family relationships, courage, respect for self and others, legacy, confidentiality, responsibility, and accountability. The members of the organization are influential decision makers and opinion leaders. The organization has attracted many distinguished women who are individual achievers and have made a difference in their communities and the world. They are business and civic leaders, role models, mentors, activists and volunteers who work toward a common vision by engaging like- minded organizations and individuals for partnership. Lin

What it reported doing in 2025

Lower enrollment rates at colleges for minorities are due to differences in access to financial resources. Household wealth is very important when it comes to paying for college since families tend to draw upon their wealth, take out mortgages, cash in stocks or seek other means to finance their childs college education. Minority students have long encountered hurdles to attending college. And while enrollment rates are on the rise, minority students still often face an uphill battle covering tuition and associated fees. Thats why scholarships and other financial assistance are vitally important in helping minority students achieve their college and career dreams. The organization has several major program initiatives targeted to enrich, sustain and ensure the culture and economic survival of african americans and other persons of african ancestry. Scholarship of 20,000 were awarded during the fiscal period ended april 30, 2026. Health and human services the mission of the health and human services facet is to promote and facilitate programs that support the maintenance of good health and the elimination of chronic health disparities in communities of color through education, health advocacy, and optimal utilization of health resources. National trends and services the vision of the national trends and services facet is to eliminate disparities by reducing barriers to services through advocacy, education, and service. Services to youth the purpose of the services to youth facet is to equip black youth to use their intellect and spirit of achievement to become successful and productive citizens. Today, the central New Jersey (nj) chapter of the links, incorporated continues to implement aligned, integrated and transformational programs that are responsive to the academic, health, cultural, social awareness, career development, and mentoring needs of youth. Mentoring initiative launched mentoring effort with the young scholars institute of trenton. Through this partnership, we have: a) sponsored students to attend relevant cultural and educational film premieres and theatre performances. B) tutored students in core curriculum subject areas. Stem education and career readiness initiative consistent with the national stem education and career readiness initiative, the central New Jersey (nj) chapter is committed to working with area students of color to expose them to and prepared them to study stem related careers. Partnered with the young scholars institute of trenton to sponsor a career speaker series for area middle and high school students that focused on personal development, academic readiness, and stem-related educational and career opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 64% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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 most voting board members are independent. 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: 42
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 42.7%; rating input score 43
  • Program expense ratio: 53.9%; rating input score 54
  • 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.9%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.82; rating input score 36; 36th 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: 83.6% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 42.7% of revenue deployed · 53.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $26K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 43/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 54/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.