Public Charity

LINK ASSOCIATES

LINK ASSOCIATES, of WEST DES MOINES, IA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $16.5M in revenue, $16.9M in expenses, $2.7M in total assets. 30 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $947K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 420815363 WEST DES MOINES, IA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$16.5M
Total Expenses$16.9M
Total Assets$2.7M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$947K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES WHICH PERTAIN TO PREVENTION, CARE, EDUCATION, TRAINING, OR RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND SIMILAR DISABILITIES.

Where $100 goes at Link Associates

How Link Associates divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $86 for programs

$55
Home and community based services
64% of program spending
$14
Day habilitation-assists and supports the consumer in developing or maintaining life skills and community integration
16% of program spending
$11
Other program services include service coordination, supported employment, family support services, leisure services, rental homes, residential services, daycare services, and case management services
12% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
CREATING HOME LIVING FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
$75,000
2024
LINK LEISURE SERVICES
$42,996
2023
EMPOWERING CHILDREN, WORKING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 30 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

FORMER CFO Amanda Cross
DIRECTOR Amy Bethel
FORMER CFO Brandon Johnson
DIRECTOR Cassandra Mueller
DIRECTOR Denny Warren
2ND VICE PRESIDENT Jeremy Carmichael

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$349,516 12 grants
Human & Social Services
$160,785 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$154,392 4 grants
Research & Policy
$58,715 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$8,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $16.5M $16.9M $2.7M
2024 $16.1M $16.2M $3.5M
2023 $15.2M $15.4M $4.1M
2021 $16.3M $13.7M $2.0M
2020 $13.0M $13.4M $2.6M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $13.0M to $16.5M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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