Civic Intelligence

Links Inc

EIN 75-6058940 • 501(c)4 • Tyler, TX

990-N Coverage

Profile

The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. It is one of the nation's oldest and largest volunteer service organizations committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry.

PO Box 4266Tyler, TX 75712
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

60th percentile

7.1%

Higher net margin than 60% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

77th percentile

14%

Faster asset growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

73rd percentile

16%

Faster revenue growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Up

$40,195

Up $4,831 (+14%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$40,195

Up $4,831 (+14%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin60th percentile

Revenue

Up

$60,028

Up $8,083 (+16%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$55,758

Up $13,991 (+33%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

$4,270

Down $5,908 (-58%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth77th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2024: $35,364Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $35,3642024Assets 2025: $40,195Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $40,1952025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$40,195
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$40,195
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth73rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Revenue 2024: $51,945Expenses 2024: $41,767Net Income 2024: $10,1782024Revenue 2025: $60,028Expenses 2025: $55,758Net Income 2025: $4,2702025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$60,028
Expenses$55,758
Net Income$4,270
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$40,195
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$40,195
Revenue
$60,028
Expenses
$55,758
Net income
$4,270
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$40.2$0.00$40.2$60.0$55.8$4.27
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$35.4$0.00$35.4$51.9$41.8$10.2
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
May 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
Signed
Sep 5, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$61,736
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. It is one of the nation's oldest and largest volunteer service organizations committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The goal of The Arts facet is to increase and expand art activity throughout black communities. The Links, Incorporated creates and supports art-related educational opportunities for minority youth as well as presents and supports performances by youth and accomplished professional artists in an array of disciplines.$0$1,999
The Links, Incorporated established the Health and Human Services facet in response to the chronic health disparities that persist in black communities and result in the decreased life expectancy of African Americans and other people of African ancestry. The goal of this facet is to promote and facilitate programs that support the maintenance of good health.$0$1,742
The International Trends and Services facet addresses the social inequities that persist in black communities throughout the United States. The Links, Incorporated is committed toraising awareness on economic, health, social justice, and other barriers that affect our quality of life. Our goal is to eliminatedisparities in these areas for the betterment of our communities.$0$1,250
The organization awarded scholarships to deserving students during the fiscal year. Scholarships totaled $9,000. This initiative was under the Services to Youth program. The Youth Program also supported HBCU initiatives and education in general.$0$998
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Crystal LewisPresidentPT$0--
Jan DuncanVice PresidentPT$0--
Fredericka BrownRecording SecretaryPT$0--
Stephanie EwrinTreasurerPT$0--
Jodie WardFinancial SecretaryPT$0--
Cecelia JonesCorresponding SecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The LINKS Incorporated
EIN
75-6058940
Phone
2812240079
Address
PO Box 4266, Tyler, TX 75712

Signing Officer

Name
Eugene Padgett
Title
Designee
Phone
2812240079
Signed
2025-09-05
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Program Expenses;6989|Fundraising;10634|Administrative costs;12140|National Dues paid;15995^Total;45758^”

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