2025-11-17T10:12:54-06:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PLACE SUITE 300 MADISON WI 537133074 990 2024-01-01 800285696 BROOKLINK INC BROO 9175586030 12555 W BURLEIGH ROAD STE 3 BROOKFIELD WI 53005 RICHARD LAABS TREASURER 9175586030 2025-11-12 1 1 JENNY TARKOWSKI CPA P00634290 6082744020 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RICHARD LAABS 12555 W BURLEIGH ROAD STE 3 BROOKFIELD WI 53005 550153 0 X WWW.BROOKLINK.ORG X 2008 WI BROOKLINK SERVES JESUS CHRIST BY COLLABORATING GLOBALLY WITH LOCAL CHURCH LEADERS AND MOVEMENTS TO EQUIP, EMPOWER, AND RELEASE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS FOR GREATER KINGDOM IMPACT. 7 6 3 21 0 0 457439 525684 0 0 585 7057 0 -8991 458024 523750 13396 35403 0 0 344610 351587 0 0 150252 144372 157451 502378 544441 -44354 -20691 552942 546370 16724 30843 536218 515527 X BROOKLINK'S MISSION IS TO EQUIP GLOBAL CHRISTIAN LEADERS TO FULFULL JESUS' GREAT COMMISSION. 0 0 308306 35403 0 2024 WAS A FRUITFUL YEAR AS WE SAID "YES" TO OPEN DOORS TO EQUIP GLOBAL CHRISTIAN LEADERS AS THEY FULFILLED THE GREAT COMMISSION. FOUNDER LEE HEYWARD CONTINUED HIS SERVICE AS FULL-TIME CEO, LEADING STAFF, FACILITATORS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND GLOBAL PARTNERS TO EXPLORE AND REMAIN GROUNDED IN BROOKLINK'S MISSION. LEE AND OUR INDUSTRIOUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FURTHER DEVELOPED, SHARED, AND PROMOTED VISION 2033, BROOKLINK'S TEN-YEAR ROADMAP. OUR FAITHFUL TEAM OF FACILITATORS CONDUCTED AND PARTICIPATED IN INTERNATIONAL TRAINING IN LIBERIA, NEPAL, INDIA, SINGAPORE, UGANDA, RWANDA, CZECHIA, LAOS, CAMBODIA, AND VIETNAM. BROOKLINK CONTINUED NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES (ROMANIA, CANADA, AND CHINA) VIA ZOOM.DOMESTICALLY, BROOKLINK ACCEPTED INVITATIONS TO PREACH AND TEACH AT CHURCHES IN ALABAMA, WISCONSIN, AND ILLINOIS. OUR SUCCESSION VISION PLAN MOVED ALONG AS STAFF AND THE BOARD ENGAGED IN ROBUST DISCUSSIONS TO ENSURE THE MINISTRY OF BROOKLINK CONTINUES. WE HELD MANY MEETINGS ABOUT HIRING A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. OUR GOAL IS TO ONBOARD OUR NEW ED IN THE FALL OF 2025.RECOGNIZING MANY OF OUR DONORS ARE NEARING OR ARE IN RETIREMENT, WE ACTUALIZED OUR VISION TO DRAW A YOUNGER AUDIENCE INTO THE MISSION OF BROOKLINK. WE HOSTED A VALENTINES DAY EVENT WHERE 15 COUPLES ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW LOCAL BROOKLINK LEADERS BETTER THROUGH SHARING INTERNATIONAL STORIES OF HOW BROOKLINK TRAINING IS EQUIPPING GLOBAL LEADERS. SEVERAL OF THESE COUPLES ARE REGULAR DONORS AND INVITE THEIR YOUNG COUPLE FRIENDS TO BROOKLINK EVENTS.WE CONTINUED MONTHLY COMMUNICATIONS WITH 800 SUBSCRIBERS WHO RECEIVE OUR NEWSLETTERS. 2024 WAS A MILESTONE YEAR FOR BROOKLINK, LEADING US TO HOST OUR FIRST EVER GALA TO CELEBRATE GOD'S FAITHFULNESS DURING OUR 15 YEARS AS A NON-PROFIT. NEARLY 200 GUESTS JOINED US, INCLUDING SPEAKERS FLYING IN FROM UGANDA AND INDIA. THIS BIG EVENT ALSO DREW IN NEARLY 20 NEW DONORS. WE HEARD SO MANY POSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT OUR GALA THAT WE FELT LED TO HOST ANOTHER IN MAY 2025. FOLLOWING OUR SPRING GALA, WE HOSTED ANOTHER NEW EVENT CALLED "BROOKLINK CHAMPIONS" IN SEPTEMBER WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE SELECTED DONORS TO CONSIDER INVITING THEIR CIRCLES DEEPER INTO THE SUPPORT OF BROOKLINK.WHILE WE MARVEL AT WAYS THAT GOD OPENED NEW DOORS AND KEPT OTHER DOORS OPEN, WE MARVELED AT INITIATING A NEW WEEKLY GATHERING, BROOKLINK PRAYER. WE HOSTED FRIDAY MORNING ZOOM PRAYER MEETINGS AND ENJOYED SEEING HOW FRIENDS JOINED STAFF FOR 30 MINUTES EVERY FRIDAY TO LIFT OUR NEEDS BEFORE THE LORD. EVEN MORE AMAZING WAS SHARING TOGETHER HOW GOD ANSWERED, DEMONSTRATION THAT WHERE TWO OR MORE ARE GATHERED, THE LORD IS PRESENT. 308306 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X BECKY RIEBESEHL 9175586030 12555 W BURLEIGH ROAD STE 3 BROOKFIELD WI 53005 CHARLES LEE HEYWARD FOUNDER/CEO 40.00 X X 175000 0 11500 AMY KORSI CHAIRPERSON 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD LAABS TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LOUISE WARREN SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS BACKHAUS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TRACIE BROADDRICK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH DOYLE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 175000 0 11500 1 0 1 0 0 11634 514050 525684 7057 7057 17412 11634 26403 -8991 -8991 523750 0 0 -1934 35403 35403 186500 111900 74600 137441 58303 57366 21772 2218 1165 393 660 3593 1888 636 1069 21835 11472 3867 6496 420 420 6313 6313 22040 6775 300 14965 51719 14263 10666 26790 232 122 41 69 8268 4344 1464 2460 60248 60248 4611 2423 817 1371 3600 3600 544441 308306 85883 150252 225276 177173 294544 343125 0 17000 32453 9072 669 0 552942 546370 16048 30843 676 0 16724 30843 X 503614 475519 32604 40008 536218 515527 552942 546370 -20691 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 277196 337822 473391 457439 525684 2071532 277196 337822 473391 457439 525684 2071532 360133 1711399 52 13 1853 585 7057 9560 2081092 7057 0.82240 0.79380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 532741 0 532741 -8991 -8991 523750 553432 8991 8991 544441 0 544441 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -8,991. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 8,991. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS N/A 23843 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS N/A 11560 0 0 0 0 0 0 35403 0 35403 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, GENERAL SUPPORT 8333 IN-PERSON 0 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, GENERAL SUPPORT 5500 CHECK 0 SOUTH ASIA GENERAL SUPPORT 6060 WIRE 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES ARE DETERMINED EACH YEAR BASED ON BOARD DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL. TRACKING OF THESE EXPENDITURES ARE THROUGH THE ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE AND TRACKED SEPERATELY BY ACCOUNT. PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES BASED ON ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. GALA 29046 11634 17412 453 17412 587 7700 251 29046 11634 17412 453 17412 587 7700 251 26403 -8991 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHARLES LEE HEYWARD FOUNDER/CEO 175000 0 0 0 0 0 3500 0 8000 0 186500 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ANNUALLY CONDUCT A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES TO DETERMINE THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.