California · Nonprofit
BLACK TECH LINK
BLACK TECH LINK (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $185,100 to it, the largest being THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION ($105,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $190k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $185k
- Net assets
- $8k
What Black Tech Link does
Mission
To focus on the economic development of black communities by providing workforce solutions, technical training, and networking solutions.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Community health & stem fest is an annual family friendly event dedicated to uplifting underserved communities through a dynamic mix of health, education, workforce, and small business resources. 2024 fest's theme -explore discover thrive! Reflected its mission to foster growth and opportunity for all. Attendees accessed free health screenings, youth steam activities career fair services including resume reviews and headshots live entertainment and more. Highlights included panels on community needs and small business growth, a mobile food pantry fitness clinics free haircuts for youth and a vibrant small business marketplace. The event served as a one stop celebration of wellness innovation and economic empowerment.
$30,000 spentof which $35,000 as grants$35,000 earned by the program38% of program spendingSmall business mastery program empowered diverse populations to plan, launch, and grow small businesses and nonprofits. This program highlighted industry professionals with a wealth of small business expertise,, ensuring participants received well rounded guidance. We provided free to low cost business consultations and connected founders and entrepreneurs to tailored resources and community partners to help them scale and sustain their ventures. Additional we assisted business owners in developing strategies to access funding and capital to equip them with the tools needed to thrive in todays competitive market. This effort continues to help drive impactful change and foster economic equity in underrepresented communities.
$30,000 spentof which $32,500 as grants$32,500 earned by the program38% of program spendingWhere business law and tech intersect is an annual panel and networking symposium that spotlights some of the most accomplished black attorneys across diverse practice areas intricately linked to intellectual property licensing patents mergers and acquisitions data privacy consumer protection and beyond. With a keen focus on showcasing excellence and innovation, our symposium served as a platform for distinguished legal professionals to share their wealth of expertise and insights garnered from navigating the complex landscapes where business strategies legal frameworks and technological advancements converge.
$20,000 spentof which $17,500 as grants$17,500 earned by the program25% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $80,000.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $2k to $14k (+556%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Elizabeth M Cotton
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 57% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BLACK TECH LINK’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BLACK TECH LINK leans on a few funders — its largest provides 57% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
68% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BLACK TECH LINK.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
57% of BLACK TECH LINK's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $80k that is directly attributable, 88% of it comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $105k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like BLACK TECH LINK
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for BLACK TECH LINK: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BLACK TECH LINK?
- BLACK TECH LINK (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $185,100 to it, the largest being THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION ($105,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does BLACK TECH LINK have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $185,100 in grants to BLACK TECH LINK, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BLACK TECH LINK?
- THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $105,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BLACK TECH LINK find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing