EIN 41-1920649

The Link

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
272
Year formed
1998
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Link was founded in 1991 by former Minnesota Vikings players, Jim Marshall and Oscar Reed, who wanted to support youth in north Minneapolis who were being victimized by crime, getting involved in crime and who were struggling with poverty and homelessness. The Link is still based in their original vision and in north Minneapolis. The Link has grown from a two staff member organization with three programs to an organization that has 19 programs across the Twin Cities area, employs over 150 adult and youth staff members and supports nearly 3,000 youth and young families each year.
Total revenues
$11,824,456
2022
Total expenses
$12,235,746
2022
Total assets
$6,208,434
2022
Num. employees
272
2022

Program areas at The Link

Housing and homeless services divison - see schedule o.housing and homeless servicesthe Link's housing and homeless services division consists of eight housing programs, two emergency shelters, one drop-in resource center and one street outreach program, including: lindquist apartments (north minneapolis) peris housing program (hennepin county) housing first (hennepin county) cairn housing (scott, carver, dakota, Washington and anoka counties) rapid rehousing (metro-wide) suburban rapid rehousing (scott, carver, dakota, Washington and anoka counties) young families program (metro-wide) project live out loud (metro-wide) dignity house emergency shelter (hennepin county) dakota county hotel shelter program (dakota county) c.o.r.e. (community. Outreach. Resources. Empowerment.) Drop-in center (apple valley) The street outreach program (hennepin, dakota, scott and carver counties) periscope (hennepin county) northside prevention (northside of minneapolis) The Link operates over 226 units of supportive housing through its eight housing programs; which provide intensive case management services in a caring, supportive context as well as: life skills, education and employment support, mental and physical health care services and parenting supports to youth and young families who are experiencing homelessness. Additionally, The Link operates c.o.r.e. (community. Outreach. Resources. Empowerment. ), a resource center with drop-in hours serving youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness in dakota county. The Link also operates street outreach, which provides assistance with coordinated entry and outreach through community based and street-based models for at-risk, runaway, homeless and sexually exploited youth. The Link also operates a culturally specific housing program, project live out loud, which is The first culturally specific housing program for lgbtq youth experiencing homelessness in The state. Additionally, The Link operates periscope: a scattered site housing program within hennepin county for youth aging out of a county placement through foster care, juvenile corrections or children's mental health; and The northside homeless prevention program: a culturally specific homeless prevention and housing program for african american youth on The northside of minneapolis. The Link also operates two emergency shelters for youth experiencing homelessness: dignity house emergency shelter in hennepin county for youth between The ages of 10 and 17; and The dakota county hotel shelter program for youth between The ages of 18 and 24.
Safe harbor division - see schedule o.safe harbor divisionthe Link is a partner within The state of Minnesota's safe harbor law and no wrong door response for sexually exploited youth and provides The following programs: passageways emergency shelter and housing program west metro regional navigator aftercare and outreach mental health and family reunificationthe passageways emergency shelter and housing program provides six emergency shelter beds for youth ages 12 to 17 and ten units of supportive housing for sex trafficked youth of all gender identities age 16-24, including parenting youth with children. The program has specialized on-site services for sexually exploited youth including: an on-site school in partnership with The prior lake school district, individual and family mental health counseling, a survivor mentor program, case management, medical care and chemical dependency services.west metro regional navigator provides services for hennepin, scott and carver counties. This position provides a 24/7 response for sexually exploited youth, and provides: safety and needs assessments and planning, crisis intervention, assistance with basic and longer term needs, connections with services, court advocacy and case management. The aftercare and outreach program provides support to sexually exploited youth who have either worked with The regional navigator or have lived at passageways. The programming provides support with The transition back into The youth's home community and on-going case management.mental health and family reunification program provides on-going mental health, family reunification therapy and services for sexually exploited youth age 13-18 who are not currently living at passageways.
Youth advocacy division - see schedule o. Youth advocacy divisionthe Link's youth advocacy programs recognize that young people engaging in criminal activity are often times doing so in order to survive or for other underlying reasons, such as: homelessness, being victimized by sex trafficking or suffering from a mental health issue. The Link's youth advocacy programs offer alternative strength-based youth programming for youth aged 10-17 that have committed low level or high level offenses. The Link's programming helps to resolve The underlying reasons for criminal activity and empowers youth to attend school regularly and not continue down a path of criminal activity. The Link has The following youth advocacy programs: The juvenile supervision center (jsc) The marshall reed youth centers (mrycs) school matters The parent support program p.o.w.e.r (positive opportunities for women of every race) program community navigator programthe juvenile supervision center is located in The minneapolis public safety building where any law enforcement within hennepin county can drop off youth for low level or status offenses, felony car theft and/or sexual exploitation. The Link's staff members provide advocacy, assessment and supportive services. The marshall reed youth centers are located in north and south minneapolis (The south location was absorbed by The north locations as of december 2019). They provide an alternative to out of home placement or juvenile detention. The mrycs host a five day per week program that includes restorative justice, case management, education assistance and positive youth development activities for youth who have committed higher level offenses and are court ordered to participate. School matters is based in north minneapolis, but serves all of hennepin county. School matters provides support and services for youth who have been truant from school and helps to resolve The underlying causes of their attendance while helping to prevent school drop-out. The parent support program is based in north minneapolis, but serves all of hennepin county. This culturally specific parent support program provides parenting education as well as basic needs assistance for african american parents of youth who have been in our youth connection center and/or school matters program. The p.o.w.e.r. Program is based in north minneapolis and provides supportive services, groups and individualized case management for girls referred by hennepin county probation. The goal of The program is to help further empower girls involved in The juvenile justice system to realize The goals they have for themselves and prevent them from becoming further involved in The criminal justice system.the Link opened a new program at The beginning of 2020, The community navigator program which is based in north minneapolis, but serves youth throughout hennepin county. This program provides individual case management for youth ages 13-24 on probation. The goal of The program is to come up with a case plan and achieve those goals within a 6 month time span. These goals typically involve relationship building, employment, housing, education, and independent living skills.

Who funds The Link

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
John and Denise Graves FoundationHousing Grant$250,000
Peris FoundationTo Support Young Adults Pursuing Their Goals and and Moving Needs.$165,000
Greater Twin Cities United WayProgram Costs$154,325
...and 55 more grants received totalling $1,597,751

Personnel at The Link

NameTitleCompensation
Beth HolgerChief Executive Officer$182,823
Nicole MillsChief Operations Officer
Jennifer BeckerChief Administrative Officer / Development Director$105,712
James LewisChief Program Officer$110,291
Pheng VangFinance Director$103,748
...and 37 more key personnel

Financials for The Link

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$11,831,032
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$20,877
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-19,437
Net income from fundraising events$-8,016
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$11,824,456

Form 990s for The Link

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-07-24990View PDF
2021-122022-09-26990View PDF
2020-122021-07-27990View PDF
2019-122021-03-01990View PDF
2018-122019-11-23990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 24 new personnel
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Hugh J Andersen Foundation
June 14, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $17,522 from American Online Giving Foundation
February 4, 2024
Received grants
Identified 27 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from John and Denise Graves Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsHuman service organizationsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildrenHomelessness
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1210 Glenwood Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Hennepin County, MN
Website URL
thelinkmn.org/ 
Phone
(612) 871-0748
Facebook page
thelinkmn 
Twitter profile
@thelinkmn 
IRS details
EIN
41-1920649
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1998
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P30: Childrens and Youth Services
NAICS code, primary
813410: Civic and Social Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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