Access Language Solutions contributes to positive outcomes by bridging communication gaps through high-quality cost-effective and innovative linguistic solutions for the limited-English speaker and the providers who serve them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$561K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$538K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$39K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$561K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$512K
FY2025$561K
Expenses
$538K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$315K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$517K
FY2025$538K
Net assets
$39K
FY2025▲ +70%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6K
FY2021−$11K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$18K
FY2024$23K
FY2025$39K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Aug 2017.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $371K Management & general 30% · $162K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Fors’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynn Fors$60,000$48,000$33,424$39,127$33,323$10,930
Nathalie Dietrich———$3,800——
Cara Martinez——$2,000———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides affordable language services and interpreter training for limited-English speakers and their providers.

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3 programs · $371K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

In 2025 ALS provided onsite remote interpreting at nonprofit rates to fellow nonprofit organizations both local and out-of-state small medical offices and businesses local government federally qualified health clinics and nonprofit immigration organizations.

$325Kprogram expense
02

In 2025 ALS provided document translation to fellow non-profits and local government at substantially discounted rates.

$41Kprogram expense
03

In 2025 ALS provided entry-level interpreter training for multilingual candidates. Expenses included third-party language testing.

$5Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$561K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$512K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Money outPt IX
$538K
Ln 25
Programscol B$371K
Managementcol C$162K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$39K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Government grantsLn 1e$949
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$512K
Investment incomeLn 3$192
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$561K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$39K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$62K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$79K$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$23K$39K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$0$63K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$0$5K$0
Management feesLn 11a$44K$0$44K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$366K$366K$388$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$668$0$568$100
Office expensesLn 13$7K$0$7K$231
Information technologyLn 14$11K$861$10K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$517$0$470$47
TravelLn 17$13K$0$13K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$925$0$925$0
InterestLn 20$1K$0$1K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$4K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$138$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$538K$371K$162K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $561K$538K$23K$39K 990 PDF
FY2024 $512K$517K−$5K$23K 990 PDF
FY2023 $270K$319K−$49K$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 $382K$315K$66K$60K 990 PDF
FY2021 $144K−$11K 990 PDF
FY2020 $110K$6K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $561,035 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,862$23,658
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $475,635$512,307
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29$192
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,371$24,878
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $511,897$561,035
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,672$71,790
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $459,121$466,245
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $516,793$538,035
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,896$23,000
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $561,035 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,423
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$949
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,230
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,658
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $512,307 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$512,307
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $192$192
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,878$24,878
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $512,307 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,070$561,035
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $538,035 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $63,000 · Fundraising $4,200$67,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $4,590 · Fundraising $0$4,590
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $44,256 · Fundraising $0$44,256
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,754 · Fundraising $0$9,754
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $365,838 · Management $388 · Fundraising $0$366,226
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $568 · Fundraising $100$668
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $6,904 · Fundraising $231$7,135
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $861 · Management $10,147 · Fundraising $0$11,008
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $470 · Fundraising $47$517
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $12,851 · Fundraising $0$12,851
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $925 · Fundraising $0$925
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $1,209 · Fundraising $0$1,209
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,806 · Fundraising $0$2,806
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,194 · Management $3,262 · Fundraising $0$7,456
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $138 · Management $1,296 · Fundraising $0$1,434
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $371,031 · Management $162,426 · Fundraising $4,578$538,035
Part X · Balance sheet $57,063 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,670$45,180
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,229$16,421
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,315−$5,488
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $950$950
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year −$1,125$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $79,039$57,063
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,554$8,607
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $19,785$9,864
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,339$18,471
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $22,700$38,592
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,700$38,592
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $79,039$57,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,592 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$561,035
XI-2 Total expenses$538,035
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,700
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,108
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,592

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