Link Community Charter School
Newark, NJ · Essex County · KG-08
Authorized by NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- Status
- open
- NCES ID
- 340077303275
- Opened
- —
- Closed
- —
- Latest enrollment
- 358(2023-2024)
- Address
- 23 Pennsyvania Ave, Newark 07114
- Student–teacher ratio
- 11.5:1(31.1 FTE, 2023-2024)
Contact
- Phone
- (973)642-0529
- Website
- www.linkschool.org ↗
Student demographics
2023-2024 · NCES CCDFederal poverty indicator (CCD-033) — this school participates in CEP/Provision, where every student receives free meals regardless of household income.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2023-24 School Membership + Lunch Program files. Percentages may not sum to exactly 100 due to rounding and non-reporting cells.
Charter history
No charter actions on file for this school yet.
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Enrollment trend
- 2023-2024358CCD
- 2022-2023339CCD
- 2021-2022320CCD
- 2020-2021254CCD
Organization & finances
- Operating nonprofit
- LINK COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL INC
- IRS EIN
- 465614487 ↗
- 501(c)(3) since
- 2017
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets (EOY) | Exec comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $8.6M | $8.8M | $4.2M | $553K |
| 2022 | $8.2M | $8.5M | $4.7M | $545K |
| 2021 | $8.1M | $7.6M | $4.0M | $455K |
"Exec comp" is aggregate compensation for all current officers, directors, and trustees from the org's most-recent Form 990. Per-officer breakdowns are in the linked 990 PDFs. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (IRS Form 990 data).
Top-paid leadership (FY 2024)
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Total comp |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA PILAR PARADISO | HEAD OF SCHO | 30 | $232K |
| LESLIE BAYNES | COO | 30 | $194K |
| GINA SCHIANO | TEACHER | 40 | $127K |
| CHRISTINE LYNSKEY | SPED TEACHER | 40 | $110K |
| JOSEPHINE ARIZMENDI | SPED TEACHER | 40 | $109K |
Total compensation = base + bonus from this nonprofit + comp from related orgs + estimated other (retirement, benefits, deferred). Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII Section A.
Board of directors
- SHAWNA EBANKS— MEMBER
- MARCINA FOX— MEMBER
- MELISSA BOUCAUD— MEMBER BEG 1
- GARTH NAAR— MEMBER
- SHEKENNA BROWN— MEMBER BEG 2
- KAITLYN BARKLEY— MEMBER UNTIL
- RICHARD S MARSHALL— CHAIRPERSON
- JEFFREY KEY— VICE CHAIRPE
- ALECIA BARNETT— MEMBER
- BRENDA DAUGHTRY— MEMBER
Sources & references
- NCES CCD school detail ↗official federal record
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer ↗all years of 990s + organization summary
Complaints
Formal complaint records, where public, will appear here.