Nonprofit · EIN 59-2526039
LINKS INC
Also known as GAINESVILLE CHAPTER
Tax-exempt · GAINESVILLE, FL 32614
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2022 | 990-EZ | $19,624 | $28,533 | -$8,909 | $35,902 | $0 | $35,902 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2022
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Membership dues
- $19,624
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Other expenses
- $28,533
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $44,811
- Total assets, end of year
- $35,902
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $35,902
- Cash, savings and investments
- $35,902
- Gross receipts
- $19,624
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2022, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Bridgewater-Alford | President | 10 | $0 |
| Kim Nisbett | Vice President | 10 | $0 |
| Catherine Barnes | Program Chair | 10 | $0 |
| Alena Lawson | Recording Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Janice Jackson | Corresponding Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Venisha Buchanon | Interim Corresponding Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Sharon Bourgess-Jones | Financial Secretary | 7 | $0 |
| Ethel Campbell | Interim Financial Secretary | 7 | $0 |
| Antwinette Battle | Treasurer | 7 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 140046, GAINESVILLE, FL 32614-0046
- In care of
- % FLORIDA BRIDGEWATER-ALFORD
- Mailing address (990-N for 2025)
- P O Box 140046, Gainesville FL 32614
- Principal officer (990-N for 2025)
- Alena Lawson Bennett, P O Box 1032, NEWBERRY FL 32669
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Antwinette Battle, Treasurer
- Phone
- (904) 613-6942
Mission
The Links, Incorporated is a volunteer service organization of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry. The programming of the organization has five facets which include Services to Youth, The Arts, National Trends and Services, International Trends and Services and Health and Human Services. The programs are implemented through strategies such as public information and education, economic development and public policy campaigns.
Program accomplishments
- The Arts Facet continued work through the Artist Noir Enrichment Program offering arts education and enrichment programs to over 60 students at Rawlings Center for the Arts and the Caring and Sharing Learning School. The chapter also sponsored 10 students for Summer Arts camp at the STAR Centre for the Performing Arts.
- The National Trends and Services facet offered three Knowledge is Power clinics educating the community on the importance of simple wills and heir property where over 50 simple wills were completed.
- The Services to Youth Facet established a reading mentoring program and provided library enhancements for the student body at Lake Forest Elementary School.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | 990-N on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | No data |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | No data |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-2526039
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Exempt since
- 1961
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Group exemption
- 1520: LINKS INC
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-N for 2025 Officer: Alena Lawson Bennett | April 30, 2026 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-EZ | April 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | April 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about LINKS INC
- What is the EIN of LINKS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LINKS INC is 59-2526039.
- Is LINKS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1961.
- Which annual return does LINKS INC file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of LINKS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending April 30, 2027) is due September 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LINKS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-N for 2025 for the year ended April 30, 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of LINKS INC?
- The 990-N for 2025 names Alena Lawson Bennett.
- Who are the officers and directors of LINKS INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2022 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LINKS INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended April 30, 2022 it reported revenue of $19,624, expenses of $28,533 and total assets of $35,902 at year end.
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