United Disability Services INC

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)Since 1982EIN 34-1374195Revenue $8.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSudsakron.org701 S Main St, 44311-1019 · Akron, OHTax-exempt since May 1983Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We provide and support inclusive, life-enriching options through person-centered programs and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 43 volunteers and 368 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $513K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$539K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $4K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.3M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$9.1M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$10.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.3M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$9.3M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$8.3M
Expenses
$9.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$9.1M
Net assets
$10.8M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$10.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1983.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $6.7M Management & general 25% · $2.3M Fundraising 2% · $139K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $539K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$246,252Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Programs
$156,958Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$135,602Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian W Thomas$246,252$230,188$226,012$202,073$222,628
Kay Shellenberger Lewis$156,958$146,672$144,058$131,270$127,207
Shelley Morris$135,602$122,748$123,717$113,099$109,703

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Offers inclusive, life-enriching programs and advocacy for individuals.

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3 programs · $6.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Adult services provided a variety of prevocational and community employment services, social, recreational, therapeutic, and volunteer opportunities to 442 adults with disabilities.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

Transportation services are provided to individuals with disabilities who attend the agency's adult services programs. Non-emergency medical transportation is also provided to those who qualify. 1179 individuals received transportation services.

$2.3Mprogram expense
03

Low vision services provided services to 245 adults and children throughout northeast ohio who have reduced vision that cannot be corrected by conventional means. Low vision services offers low vision assessments, low vision aids, and bioptic driving assessment and training.

$461Kprogram expense

Funders

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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $10K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,061
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,180
Unitemized GrantFY2021$419
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,731

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$223K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153K
Money outPt IX
$9.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.7M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Fundraisingcol D$139K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$804K
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153K
Investment incomeLn 3$223K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$63K
Total revenueLn 12$8.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$599K
SavingsLn 2$205K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$804K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M
Other assetsLn 15$439K
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$10.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5368
VolunteersI 643
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$804K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.9M$6.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$12.5M$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M$10.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$624K$185K$439K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$4.2M$3.7M$480K$99K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.5M$1.0M$444K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$409K$331K$70K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$6K$152K
Office expensesLn 13$251K$227K$20K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$146K$70K$76K$258
TravelLn 17$16K$15K$784
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$17K$6K$340
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$539K$298K$240K$513
InsuranceLn 23$213K$165K$47K$412
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$869K$645K$216K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$92K$64K$24K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.1M$6.7M$2.3M$139K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $8.3M$9.1M−$861K$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.9M$8.8M−$895K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.3M$9.0M$311K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.2M$9.0M−$749K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.6M$9.0M−$373K$5.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,259,766 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,658,699$7,880,120
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $127,641$153,091
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$39,465$223,272
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $156,213$3,283
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,903,088$8,259,766
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,061$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,666,240$6,754,701
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,126,656$2,365,857
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,797,957$9,120,558
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$894,869−$860,792
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $8,259,766 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,183 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$37,026
VIII-1e Government grants$7,624,635
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$218,459
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,880,120
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $153,091$153,091
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $160,721$160,721
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $62,551$62,551
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,013−$1,013
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $113$113
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $153,091 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $226,555$8,259,766
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,120,558 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $185,051 · Management $439,389$624,440
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $3,652,269 · Management $480,484 · Fundraising $98,992$4,231,745
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,032,483 · Management $443,652 · Fundraising $13,847$1,489,982
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $330,671 · Management $70,363 · Fundraising $7,500$408,534
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,630$11,630
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,750$45,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,425 · Management $152,439$158,864
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $227,415 · Management $19,766 · Fundraising $4,159$251,340
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,688 · Management $76,297 · Fundraising $258$146,243
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,470 · Management $784$16,254
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,721 · Management $6,176 · Fundraising $340$23,237
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $297,985 · Management $240,191 · Fundraising $513$538,689
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $165,058 · Management $47,042 · Fundraising $412$212,512
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $644,519 · Management $215,570 · Fundraising $9,050$869,139
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $63,842 · Management $24,358 · Fundraising $3,999$92,199
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,707,597 · Management $2,273,891 · Fundraising $139,070$9,120,558
Part X · Balance sheet $12,347,754 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $970,116$598,877
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $130,297$205,400
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $541,632$442,823
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $124,035$240,005
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,370,896$3,823,691
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,927,676$6,598,444
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $404,552$438,514
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,469,204$12,347,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,009,117$1,504,183
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,058,263$1,548,325
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,830,075$10,179,602
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $580,866$619,827
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,410,941$10,799,429
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,469,204$12,347,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,799,429 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,259,766
XI-2 Total expenses$9,120,558
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$860,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,410,941
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$572,654
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,676,626
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,799,429

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