Civic Intelligence

Link Unlimited Scholars

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 23-7386928

Jul 01, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016 • Filed on Feb 08, 2017

Organization Profilewww.linkunlimited.org

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2221 S State StreetChicago, IL 60616

(312) 225-5465

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

30th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

27th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

9th percentile

-39%

Higher net margin than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

83rd percentile

$147,000

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 6.9% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

6th percentile

-22%

Faster asset growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

25th percentile

-8.9%

Faster revenue growth than 25% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets30th percentile

Assets

Down

$2,979,576

Down $821,347 (-22%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$2,924,633

Down $828,156 (-22%) from 2015

Liabilities

Up

$54,943

Up $6,809 (+14%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue27th percentileNet Margin9th percentile

Revenue

Down

$2,123,790

Down $207,691 (-8.9%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$2,951,946

Down $677,760 (-19%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

-$828,156

Up $470,069 (+36%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth6th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2011: $5,008,538Liabilities 2011: $70,326Net Assets 2011: $4,938,2122011Assets 2012: $4,869,220Liabilities 2012: $73,918Net Assets 2012: $4,795,3022012Assets 2013: $5,218,246Liabilities 2013: $35,092Net Assets 2013: $5,183,1542013Assets 2014: $5,067,612Liabilities 2014: $16,600Net Assets 2014: $5,051,0122014Assets 2015: $3,800,923Liabilities 2015: $48,134Net Assets 2015: $3,752,7892015Assets 2016: $2,979,576Liabilities 2016: $54,943Net Assets 2016: $2,924,6332016Assets 2017: $4,216,335Liabilities 2017: $763,866Net Assets 2017: $3,452,4692017Assets 2018: $2,796,948Liabilities 2018: $85,893Net Assets 2018: $2,711,0552018Assets 2019: $2,528,196Liabilities 2019: $210,327Net Assets 2019: $2,317,8692019Assets 2020: $2,797,230Liabilities 2020: $279,201Net Assets 2020: $2,518,0292020Assets 2021: $3,119,049Liabilities 2021: $197,839Net Assets 2021: $2,921,2102021Assets 2022: $3,211,618Liabilities 2022: $378,739Net Assets 2022: $2,832,8792022Assets 2023: $2,484,707Liabilities 2023: $293,162Net Assets 2023: $2,191,5452023Assets 2024: $2,503,799Liabilities 2024: $353,886Net Assets 2024: $2,149,9132024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$2,979,576
Liabilities$54,943
Net Assets$2,924,633
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth25th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MExpenses 2011: $2,611,5832011Expenses 2012: $2,819,4572012Expenses 2013: $3,053,0842013Revenue 2014: $2,749,330Expenses 2014: $3,305,810Net Income 2014: -$556,4802014Revenue 2015: $2,331,481Expenses 2015: $3,629,706Net Income 2015: -$1,298,2252015Revenue 2016: $2,123,790Expenses 2016: $2,951,946Net Income 2016: -$828,1562016Revenue 2017: $3,057,467Expenses 2017: $2,710,923Net Income 2017: $346,5442017Revenue 2018: $2,074,412Expenses 2018: $2,931,287Net Income 2018: -$856,8752018Revenue 2019: $1,823,220Expenses 2019: $2,216,406Net Income 2019: -$393,1862019Revenue 2020: $2,274,176Expenses 2020: $2,074,016Net Income 2020: $200,1602020Revenue 2021: $2,921,169Expenses 2021: $2,517,988Net Income 2021: $403,1812021Revenue 2022: $3,147,856Expenses 2022: $3,237,111Net Income 2022: -$89,2552022Revenue 2023: $2,549,480Expenses 2023: $3,190,814Net Income 2023: -$641,3342023Revenue 2024: $2,517,091Expenses 2024: $2,558,233Net Income 2024: -$41,1422024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$2,123,790
Expenses$2,951,946
Net Income-$828,156
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
Signed
Feb 8, 2017
Return Version
2015v3.0
Gross Receipts
$2,463,446
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To connect Black students with resources and opportunities that strengthen the necessary skills to succeed as they advance to, through, and beyond college.

Link Unlimited is organized and operated to assist young minority students of low and moderate income families through tuition grants to secure a quality secondary education that will better prepare them for college and support each student through college and beyond.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$2,326,540$1,623,481▼ $703,059
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$1,158,578$1,087,036▼ $71,542
Pledges and Grants Receivable$114,400$99,460▼ $14,940
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$68,972$97,014▲ $28,042
Accounts Receivable$71,400$37,000▼ $34,400
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$36,242$32,939▼ $3,303
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$23,841$2,646▼ $21,195
Receivables From Officers Etc$950--
Total Assets$3,800,923$2,979,576▼ $821,347
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$48,134$54,943▲ $6,809
Total Liabilities$48,134$54,943▲ $6,809
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$3,622,589$2,862,133▼ $760,456
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$130,200$62,500▼ $67,700
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$3,752,789$2,924,633▼ $828,156
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$3,800,923$2,979,576▼ $821,347

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Buildings$983,239$656,999-
Land$100,000--
Equipment$3,797$134,748-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Roslind Blasingame-bufordPresidentFT$147,000$147,000
Paul CrimminsMember-$110,000$110,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Marcia PrestonHighest compensated employee
Bill FausoneMember
Billy DexterMember
Colleen MccafferyMember
Dan MccafferyMember
David NeithercutMember
George LombardiMember
Gilda Livingston SpencerMember
Howard BlumsteinMember
James J MorganMember
Joe GaffiganMember
John BernerMember
John CampbellMember
Jonathan SwainMember
Julie WelbornMember
Kenneth JohnsonMember
Michael BoykinsMember
Michael RevordMember
Mindy MercaldoMember
Phillip F SuseMember
Stephen HackneyMember
Torrence MooreMember
Wallace HarrisMember
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,505,613
Program Service Revenue
$25,823
Investment Income
$4,302
Other Revenue
$588,052
All Other Contributions
$1,236,576
Change in Net Assets
$-828,156

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$2,123,790
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$-25,140
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$2,098,650
Total Revenue per Form 990
$2,123,790
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$1,204,165
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$949,669
Other Expenses$798,112
Total Fundraising Expense$322,956
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Grants to Domestic Orgs$1,204,165--$1,204,165
Other Salaries and Wages$301,255$33,185$75,469$409,909
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$212,839$71,240$109,284$393,363
Occupancy$67,479$13,707$24,250$105,436
Other Employee Benefits$51,253$10,411$18,419$80,083
All Other Expenses$49,469$12,938$13,699$76,106
Fees for Services Accounting$0$40,287$32,962$73,249
Depreciation Depletion$45,787$9,301$16,455$71,543
Payroll Taxes$42,441$8,621$15,252$66,314
Fees for Services Other$4,266$43,025$2,619$49,910
Insurance$23,449$5,025$5,025$33,499
Other Expenses$19,807$4,244$4,244$28,295
Travel$7,493$1,606$1,606$10,705
Office Expenses$3,819$818$818$5,455
Conferences and Meetings$316$68$68$452
Total Functional Expenses$2,295,003$333,987$322,956$2,951,946

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$2,970,516
Expenses per Audited Statements$2,951,946
Total Expenses per Form 990$2,951,946
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$18,570
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
De La SalleChicago, IL-Education$137,400
Marian CatholicChicago Heights, IL-Education$125,500
Mother McAuleyChicago, IL-Education$121,500
St IgnatiusChicago, IL-Education$103,173
MaristChicago, IL-Education$85,750
Trinity High SchoolRiver Forest, IL-Education$82,750
St JosephWestchester, IL-Education$77,000
St RitaChicago, IL-Education$71,000
Mt CarmelChicago, IL-Education$70,000
Seton AcademySouth Holland, IL-Education$47,000
Providence-St MelChicago, IL-Education$44,000
FenwickOak Park, IL-Education$42,000
Loyola AcademyWilmette, IL-Education$39,500
Bro RiceChicago, IL-Education$37,750
Holy TrinityChicago, IL-Education$33,500
NazarethLa Grange, IL-Education$30,250
DePaul College PrepChicago, IL-Education$25,250
Guerin PrepRiver Grove, IL-Education$25,250
Chicago Hope AcademyChicago, IL-Education$23,000
Illiana ChristianLansing, IL-Education$18,750
St LaurenceBurbank, IL-Education$16,400
Walther LutheranMelrose Park, IL-Education$10,000
Immaculate ConceptionElmhurst, IL-Education$9,500
Latin School of ChicagoChicago, IL-Education$8,500
St Francis de SalesChicago, IL-Education$8,500
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$927,708
Fundraising Direct Expenses$339,656
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Dreamkeepers Gala----
Golf Outing----
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$950--
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Link Unlimited Scholars
EIN
23-7386928
Phone
3122255465
Address
2221 S State Street, Chicago, IL 60616

Signing Officer

Name
Rosalind Blasingame-buford
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3122255465
Signed
2017-02-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Roslind Blasingame-buford
Formed
1974
Legal Domicile
Il
Voting Board Members
23
Independent Board Members
23
Employees
18
Volunteers
5

Preparer

Firm
CA Whittaker & Associates
Address
201 E 5th Avenue Suite A, Gary, IN 46402
Preparer
Curtis a Whittaker CPA
Phone
2198800850
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Pt VI, Line 12C

“Contracts, awards, and grants are reviewed by the board prior to approval”

Pt VI, Line 15A

“The board sets a committee that is responsible for using a search firm to hire key employees. The search firms responsibilty is to also determine salaries based on comparisons with other nonprofits of similar size missions.”

Pt VI, Line 15B

“After review and deliberation, an amount is proposed and the final decision and approval is made by the governing board.”

Pt VI, Line 8B

“Each committee that holds meetings document the actions taken. Committee meetings are held whenever necessary for the committeee to carry out their tasks.”

Pt VI, Line 11B

“The form 990 is provided to each board member at the board meeting where the financial statement audit is presented. The board members ask questions and review the form 990 prior to the board meeting so that questions, wehre applicable can be answered.”

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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$2,979,576
Liabilities
$54,943
Net assets
$2,924,633
Revenue
$2,123,790
Expenses
$2,951,946
Net income
-$828,156
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.50$0.35$2.15$2.52$2.56$0.04
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.48$0.29$2.19$2.55$3.19$0.64
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.21$0.38$2.83$3.15$3.24$0.09
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.12$0.20$2.92$2.92$2.52$0.40
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.80$0.28$2.52$2.27$2.07$0.20
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.53$0.21$2.32$1.82$2.22$0.39
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.80$0.09$2.71$2.07$2.93$0.86
2017Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.22$0.76$3.45$3.06$2.71$0.35
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.98$0.05$2.92$2.12$2.95$0.83
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.80$0.05$3.75$2.33$3.63$1.30
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.07$0.02$5.05$2.75$3.31$0.56
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.22$0.04$5.18$3.05
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.87$0.07$4.80$2.82
2011XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.01$0.07$4.94$2.61