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Link Houston

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 82-2124290 Website

Advocates for a robust and equitable transportation network so all people can reach opportunity.

Link Houston at a glance

Total assets
$1,391,799
-33.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$153,014
-52.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$54,642
-50.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$825,842
-17.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Link Houston funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Houston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Houston-Galveston Area Pac Houston, TXFair for Houston$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,391,799$153,014$825,842——$54,642
2024$2,100,520$323,849$997,507——$110,831
2023$2,768,706$322,329$882,977$15,0001$75,483
2022$3,336,514$1,664,442$638,529——$487
2021$2,246,425$1,674,343$698,401——$-258
2020$1,268,693$1,126,355$684,082———

About Link Houston

Based on IRS filings

Link Houston is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $55K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Link Houston is led by Ines Sigel, Interim Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 6 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ines Sigel

    Interim Executive Director

    Executive Director → Deputy Executive Director, 2022

    Deputy Executive Director → Interim Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2021) → $79K (2025)

  • Robin Holzer

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $82K (2025)

  • Amanda Timm

    Board Chairman

    Director → Board Chairman, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cherrelle Duncan

    Director Community Engagement

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2024) → $114K (2025)

  • Nicholas Arcos

    Director Communications

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2024) → $107K (2025)

  • Peter Eccles

    Director Policy & Planning

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2024) → $123K (2025)

  • Richard Petty

    Director

    Director → Immediate Past Chair, 2022

    Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Cano

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aja Edwards-Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diego Degenhard

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catarina Dd Budiharto

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Colburn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zarana Sanghani

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Moreno-Covington

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabe Cazares

    Past Executive Director

    Executive Director → Past Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $139K (2023) → $19K (2025)

  • Adrienne Mangual

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Love

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Thomas

    Board Vice Chairman

    Director → Board Vice Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: James Llamas (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Janis Scott (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Tobias A. Cole (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dd Budiharto (2023) — Director
  • Former: Bill Fulton (2020–2022) — Board Vice Chairman
  • Former: Michael Skelly (2020–2022) — Development Chair
  • Former: Jonathan Brooks (2021–2022) — Director of Policy & Planning
  • Former: Gabriel Cazares (2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Berenice Yu (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Denae King PhD (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Oni Blair (2020) — Executive Di

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Peter Eccles — DIR Policy and Planning: $123KPeter EcclesDIR Policy and Planning$123KCherrelle Duncan — DIR Community Engagement: $114KCherrelle DuncanDIR Community Engagement$114KNicholas Arcos — DIR Communication: $107KNicholas ArcosDIR Communication$107KRobin Holzer — Executive Director: $82KRobin HolzerExecutive Director$82KInes Sigel — Interim Executive Director: $79KInes SigelInterim Executive Director$79KGabe Cazares — Past Executive Director: $19KGabe CazaresPast Executive Director$19K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $123K, to Peter Eccles (DIR Policy and Planning). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Link Houston

How large is Link Houston?

Link Houston reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $153K.

What is Link Houston?

Link Houston is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Houston, TX. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Link Houston operate?

Link Houston has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Link Houston's EIN?

Link Houston's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2124290. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 10, 2026)

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