Paraquad champions equity and independence for people with disabilities through services, partnerships, education, and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 139 volunteers and 99 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$341K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.8M
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.7M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$12.1M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$8.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.7M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17.4M
FY2021$14.0M
FY2022$14.8M
FY2023$13.1M
FY2024$12.5M
FY2025$12.7M
Expenses
$12.1M
FY2025>-0.01%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.5M
FY2021$12.9M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$11.9M
FY2024$12.1M
FY2025$12.1M
Net assets
$8.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.1M
FY2021$15.3M
FY2022$17.5M
FY2023$18.5M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$8.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1977.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $9.8M Management & general 15% · $1.8M Fundraising 5% · $565K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $341K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$196,401Pt VII · Sec A
$144,281Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jerrold Ehrlick———$198,269$168,997$101,346
Jerrold Ehrlich$196,401$191,760$192,704———
Aimee Wehmeier$144,281$156,824$134,308$164,856$151,099$118,984

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Champions equity and independence for people with disabilities through services, partnerships, education, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $9.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Consumer directed services is a medicaid based program that provides personal care attendant services to individuals with disabilities, enabling them to live with greater independence in the community, rather than a nursing home. Services were provided to 309 clients.

$6.5Mprogram expense
02

Independent living adult program provided services to 65 participants. The peer program offered support to 111 participants. Information and referral services were given to 3,750 individuals.

$1.6Mprogram expense
03

The stephen a. Orthwein center facilitates lifelong fitness for individuals with disabilities and older adults who benefit from exercising in a supportive, adaptive environment. The center served 393 participants. The center had 14,587 check-ins and performed 4,197 one on one personal training sessions to 148 participants.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $124K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$105,406
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$92
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,550
Unitemized GrantFY2019$810

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$757K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Money outPt IX
$12.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.8M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$565K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$258K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Investment incomeLn 3$757K
Other incomeLn 4–11$68K
Gains on assetsLn 7$612K
Total revenueLn 12$12.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$787K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.8M
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 599
VolunteersI 6139
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$16.6M$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.4M$7.8M
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M$8.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$379K$62K$308K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.5M$6.9M$1.1M$470K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K$23K$4K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$776K$629K$103K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$250K$203K$33K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$64K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$234K$234K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$137K$111K$18K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$319K$319K
OccupancyLn 16$935K$935K
TravelLn 17$61K$49K$8K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$18K$3K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$257K$209K$34K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$22K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K$83K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.1M$9.8M$1.8M$565K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $12.7M$12.1M$537K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.5M$12.1M$338K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.1M$11.9M$1.2M$18.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $14.8M$11.9M$2.9M$17.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.0M$12.9M$1.2M$15.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $17.4M$13.5M$3.9M$14.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $12,657,984 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,779,610$11,299,561
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $530,793$533,182
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $169,255$757,492
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$19,656$67,749
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,460,002$12,657,984
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,000$6,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,705,809$9,885,922
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,412,816$2,228,583
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,121,625$12,120,505
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $338,377$537,479
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,657,984 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$139,655
VIII-1c Fundraising events$258,331
VIII-1d Related organizations$720,000
VIII-1e Government grants$8,905,915
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,275,660
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$40,124
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,299,561
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $533,182$533,182
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $145,168$145,168
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $612,324$612,324
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$35,071−$35,071
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $102,820$102,820
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $636,002 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $722,421$12,657,984
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,120,505 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,301 · Management $308,467 · Fundraising $8,137$378,905
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,857,104 · Management $1,125,945 · Fundraising $469,988$8,453,037
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,912 · Management $3,762 · Fundraising $1,570$28,244
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $629,397 · Management $103,348 · Fundraising $43,139$775,884
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $202,680 · Management $33,280 · Fundraising $13,892$249,852
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $63,656$63,656
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $13,727$13,727
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $31,926$31,926
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $233,991$233,991
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,606$31,606
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $111,168 · Management $18,254 · Fundraising $7,619$137,041
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $319,083$319,083
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $934,604$934,604
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,196 · Management $8,078 · Fundraising $3,372$60,646
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,617 · Management $2,893 · Fundraising $1,207$21,717
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $208,676 · Management $34,265 · Fundraising $14,303$257,244
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,577 · Management $12,297$33,874
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,318 · Management $4,339 · Fundraising $1,811$89,468
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,791,230 · Management $1,764,237 · Fundraising $565,038$12,120,505
Part X · Balance sheet $16,199,762 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,619,068$786,537
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $196,511$1,270,252
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $250,739$248,657
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $740,119$653,006
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,370$42,093
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,418,931$1,340,409
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,129,769$4,184,173
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,202,755$7,674,635
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,599,262$16,199,762
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,384,078$1,180,417
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $131,283$112,105
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $34,437$21,902
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,382,384$7,842,645
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,119,680$6,122,349
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,097,198$2,234,768
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,216,878$8,357,117
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,599,262$16,199,762
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,357,117 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,657,984
XI-2 Total expenses$12,120,505
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$537,479
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,216,878
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$397,240
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,357,117

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