Widows Link
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WIDOWS LINK IS A MINISTRY THAT HELPS WIDOWS CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER, DISCOVER THE LOVE GOD HAS FOR THEM, AND EMPOWER THEM TO FULFILL THE PLAN GOD HAS FOR THEIR LIFE. WIDOWHOOD IS ONLY THE NEXT STEP IN THE PLAN GOD HAS FOR A WIDOW AND WE ARE HERE TO HELP WIDOWS LIVE LIFE FULLY IN THIS SEASON OF THEIR LIVES.
- Income
- $100,847
- Spending
- $91,270
- Reserves
- 5.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Highest pay
- $46,600, executive director/president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $76,241 spent. WE HAVE ASSISTED 100S OF PEOPLE IN THEIR JOURNEY OF GRIEF INCLUDING OVER 1,200 WIDOWS; HELPED AND EQUIPED OVER 240 CHURCHES TO BEGIN A WIDOWS MINISTRY; ASSISTED MULTIPLE OTHER WIDOWS MINISTRY WITH IDEAS ON HOW TO BETTER MINISTER TO WIDOWS; MENTORED OUR 3 WIDOWS MISSIONARY ASSOCIATES; AND SHARED ABOUT THE MINISTRY TO OVER 8,000 PEOPLE. IN 2024 WE PUBLISHED OUR BOOK IN SPANISH.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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