Child Link Inc

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2004

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Malia Arnett

Phone

3123774735

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Child Link Inc, founded in 2004, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Human Services sector that reported $13.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 14% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $12.9M left a modest 4% surplus.

Mission

Child Link provides foster care, family counseling, and therapy services to Chicago area adolescents who are at risk of homelessness. Child Link also refers adolescents to other agencies that are able to provide additional resources and services.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $9,223,463 Revenue: $10,033,908

Foster Care Services - This program provides a healthy and safe living environment for children who are wards of the state, provides case management, parent-child counseling, and referrals. When...

Foster Care Services - This program provides a healthy and safe living environment for children who are wards of the state, provides case management, parent-child counseling, and referrals. When relatives are not available, we place children in traditional foster care homes.

Program 2

Expenses: $1,592,888 Revenue: $1,743,432

Professional Foster Care Services - This program provides a more closely monitored healthy, stable, and safe living environment for high-risk children who are wards of the state, provides case...

Professional Foster Care Services - This program provides a more closely monitored healthy, stable, and safe living environment for high-risk children who are wards of the state, provides case management, parent-child counseling and referrals. (Otherwise, same as the above program.)

Program 3

Expenses: $1,825,321 Revenue: $1,532,149

Transitional Living Program - This program provides supportive housing, life skills training and support services to young people who are transitioning out of foster care. The program is designed to promote self-sufficiency and help young people to identify their own personal goals and receive help in reaching them.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $22,568

Program Service Revenue $13,355,995

Investment Income $145

Other Revenue $21,710

TOTAL REVENUE $13,400,418

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $7,271,559

Fundraising Expenses $38,817

Program Expenses $12,684,760

Other Expenses $5,656,678

TOTAL EXPENSES $12,928,237

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$13,400,418	$11,791,372	+0.1%
Expenses	$12,928,237	$11,299,583	+0.1%
Net Income	$472,181	$491,789	0.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

116

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$534,979

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Dan Palmer	Chair	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mary Maltese	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Trela	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Raatz	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Cathy Domanico	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Malia Arnett	President & CEO	50.00	Officer	$273,875	$30,000	$303,875
Elta Hebipasi	CFO	60.00	Officer	$205,406	$25,698	$231,104
Alison N Stogsdill	Director of Foster Care	40.00	Highest	$136,501	$8,201	$144,702
Natalie M Beck	Clinical Director	40.00	Highest	$110,266	$6,699	$116,965

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$13,400,418	$12,928,237	$5,274,680	$472,181
2024	$11,791,372	$11,299,583	$4,897,069	$491,789
2023	$10,812,435	$10,478,958	$5,196,094	$333,477
2022	$9,562,984	$8,769,727	$3,409,713	$793,257
2021	$8,718,899	$8,181,974	$2,659,766	$536,925
2020	$7,104,621	$6,828,487	$2,156,829	$276,134
2019	$5,327,466	$5,285,920	$1,712,248	$41,546
2018	$5,088,617	$5,373,509	$1,728,996	$-284,892