Widows Link

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842322727
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Talladega, AL, USA
Phone
3343278513
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$100,847
Expenses
$91,270
Assets
$43,875
Liabilities
$3,839

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARLENE CRAFT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARLENE CRAFT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT)
  • CHRIS CRAFT (SECRETARY/TREASURER)
  • MARK DAVIS (BOARD MEMBER)

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

Widows link is a ministry that helps widows connect with each other, discover the love god has for them, and empower them to fulfill the plan god has for their life. Widowhood is only the next step in the plan god has for a widow and we are here to help widows live life fully in this season of their lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

We have assisted 100s of people in their journey of grief including over 1,200 widows; helped and equiped over 240 churches to begin a widows ministry; assisted multiple other widows ministry with ideas on how to better minister to widows; mentored our 3 widows missionary associates; and shared about the ministry to over 8,000 people. In 2024 we published our book in spanish.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.6%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 83.5%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.5%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 77.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.6% of revenue deployed · 83.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $76K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.