LINK SCHOOL

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $357K · expenses $449K · assets $127K

EIN
87-2914714
Address
10230 MOLLYLEA DR, BATON ROUGE, LA 70815-4626
Website
WWW.THELINKSCHOOLBR.COM
NTEE code
B24
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2025 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated November 15, 2024 after an automatic revocation on November 15, 2024 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
School
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Mission

THE LINK SCHOOL OFFERS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES FOR ALL STUDENTS TO GROW BY LINKING THEIR LEARNING STYLES AND INSPIRING THEM TO BUILD STRONG CHARACTER.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Teran Trauernicht DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL2024 $48,654$48,654 1
Jessica Carkuff BOARD MEMBER2024 $233$233 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sarah Schnauder DIRECTOR/HEAD OF SCHOOL2024 40 $0 reported 2
Jessica O'Connor BOARD CHAIR2024 20 $0 reported 2
Amy Fennell BOARD SECRETARY & TREASURER2024 20 $0 reported 2
Jamin Garidel BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jimmy Frederick BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Brandi Simmons BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $49K · 12 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERAN TRAUERNICHT DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL40 $48,654$0$0 $48,6541
JESSICA CARKUFF BOARD MEMBER1 $233$0$0 $2331
SARAH SCHNAUDER DIRECTOR/HEAD OF SCHOOL40 $0$0$0 $02
JESSICA O'CONNOR BOARD CHAIR20 $0$0$0 $02
AMY FENNELL BOARD SECRETARY & TREASURER20 $0$0$0 $02
JAMIN GARIDEL BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JIMMY FREDERICK BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
BRANDI SIMMONS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$356,526$449,072 $127,169-$44,397 $177,923$181,461 $55,000123

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $6,826 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$6,826 2024$6,826
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $449,072 spent · pay $265,804 · grants $0 · events $4,192
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $182,951$162,826$20,125- 40.7%
Occupancy $64,112$57,060$7,052- 14.3%
Other (as described)FOOD SERVICE $56,627$50,398$6,229- 12.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $55,000$48,950$6,050- 12.2%
Payroll taxes $18,896$16,817$2,079- 4.2%
Depreciation and depletion $13,116$11,673$1,443- 2.9%
All other expenses $10,008$8,871$1,101$36 2.2%
Other (as described)STUDENT ENRICHMENT $9,851$8,767$1,084- 2.2%
Other employee benefits $8,957$8,957-- 2.0%
Information technology $7,679$6,834$845- 1.7%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $6,311$5,617$694- 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $5,295$4,713$582- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $4,613-$4,613- 1.0%
Other (as described) EventSPECIAL EVENTS $4,192--$4,192 0.9%
Insurance $1,222$1,088$134- 0.3%
Fees: other services $242--$242 0.1%
Total$449,072100%

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