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Trestlelink Corp

EIN 87-1248853 · Belmont, NC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceGood88 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TRESTLELINK PROVIDES NONPARTISAN SERVICES THAT EXPAND AND DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONNECT RESEARCH AND POLICY COMMUNITIES. THIS INCLUDES PROVEN, POLITICALLY-NEUTRAL RESEARCH TRANSLATION MODELS THAT INCREASE THE VALUE OF RESEARCH FOR POLICYMAKERS. PROVDIES EFFICIENT PATHWAYS FOR SCHOLARS TO ENGAGE LEGISLATURES WITHOUT LOBBYING.

Income
$147,000
Spending
$35,354
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
45.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 100%
Employees
0
Volunteers
8
Highest pay
$5,460, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 84% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (6)
  1. $4,451 spent. UNIVERSITY-BASED TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING (AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TRAC). TRESTLELINK PROVIDES MULTI-YEAR FEE-FOR-SERVICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION SERVICES TO AMERICAN UNIVERSITYS TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO ACTION CENTER (TRAC). SERVICES INCLUDED DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION PLAN, LOGIC MODEL, AND THEORY OF CHANGE ALIGNED WITH THE CENTERS TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH GOALS. THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCED A STRUCTURED MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK WITH DEFINED METRICS, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, AND DATA COLLECTION RECOMMENDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH-TO-POLICY IMPACT. THE ENGAGEMENT RENEWED FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR AS PART OF A FIVE-YEAR CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVE.
  2. $4,731 spent. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY RESEARCH-TO-POLICY IMPLEMENTATION (SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT). TRESTLELINK PROVIDED CONSULTATION AND TRAINING SERVICES TO THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SRCD) TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF A STRUCTURED, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH-TO-POLICY ENGAGEMENT MODEL: THE RESEARCH-TO-POLICY COLLABORATION. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED FULL-DAY AND VIRTUAL STAFF TRAININGS, DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL OPERATING SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, STRATEGIC ADVISING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION FIDELITY. THE ENGAGEMENT RESULTED IN STAFF-LED NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, RAPID RESPONSE PROCESSES, AND LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING DOZENS OF CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS AND EVIDENCE REQUESTS.
  3. $4,829 spent. RESEARCH TRANSLATION AND LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY SUPPORT (UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MT. HOPE FAMILY CENTER). TRESTLELINK PROVIDED FEE-FOR-SERVICE RESEARCH TRANSLATION AND NONPARTISAN POLICY STRATEGY SUPPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERS MT. HOPE FAMILY CENTER. SERVICES INCLUDED PREPARATION OF POLICY BRIEFS, TALKING POINTS, AND RESEARCH-BASED COMMUNICATIONS; LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT ADVISING ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES; AND DELIVERY OF AN IN-PERSON SCIENCE POLICY PRACTITIONER TRAINING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 PARTICIPANTS. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED DISSEMINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED MATERIALS TO 465 STATE LEGISLATORS AND STAFF AND PROVIDED POLICY ANALYSIS RELATED TO CHILD WELFARE IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES.
  4. $19,507 spent. IN ADDITION TO THE MAJOR PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN PART III, SECTION 4, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THE SCIENCE POLICY PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATE, A TRAINING INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN NONPARTISAN RESEARCH TRANSLATION SKILLS AMONG RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS. TARGETED OUTREACH DURING THE INITIAL LAUNCH PERIOD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 520 INDIVIDUALS, RESULTING IN SEVEN ENROLLMENTS WITHIN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS. THE PROGRAM REPRESENTS A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO EXPAND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY ENGAGEMENT TRAINING AND ORGANIZATIONAL VISIBILITY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDED LIMITED SHORT-TERM ADVISORY AND TRAINING SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION.
  5. IN ADDITION TO THE MAJOR PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN PART III, SECTION 4, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THE SCIENCE POLICY PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATE, A TRAINING INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN NONPARTISAN RESEARCH TRANSLATION SKILLS AMONG RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS. TARGETED OUTREACH DURING THE INITIAL LAUNCH PERIOD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 520 INDIVIDUALS, RESULTING IN SEVEN ENROLLMENTS WITHIN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS. THE PROGRAM REPRESENTS A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO EXPAND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY ENGAGEMENT TRAINING AND ORGANIZATIONAL VISIBILITY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDED LIMITED SHORT-TERM ADVISORY AND TRAINING SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION. LINE 4B - THE INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED A SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH-TO-POLICY FRAMEWORK WITHIN A NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AND DEMONSTRATED REPLICABILITY OF THE MODEL IN ASSOCIATION-BASED SETTINGS. LINE 4C - STRATEGIC ADVISING STRENGTHENED THE CENTERS LEADERSHIP POSITIONING, RESULTING IN INCREASED ENGAGEMENT WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING INVITATION OF THE CENTER DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY AT A LEGISLATIVE HEARING.
  6. IN ADDITION TO THE MAJOR PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN PART III, SECTION 4, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THE SCIENCE POLICY PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATE, A TRAINING INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN NONPARTISAN RESEARCH TRANSLATION SKILLS AMONG RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS. TARGETED OUTREACH DURING THE INITIAL LAUNCH PERIOD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 520 INDIVIDUALS, RESULTING IN SEVEN ENROLLMENTS WITHIN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS. THE PROGRAM REPRESENTS A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO EXPAND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY ENGAGEMENT TRAINING AND ORGANIZATIONAL VISIBILITY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDED LIMITED SHORT-TERM ADVISORY AND TRAINING SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 October 7, 2026.

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