Access Language Solutions INC EIN 82-2228669

Access Language Solutions INC

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Provides affordable language services and interpreter training for limited-English speakers and their providers. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $561K in revenue, $538K in expenses, and $39K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2017
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Lexington, KY
Website
www.accesslanguagesolutions.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$561KFY2025
Expenses
$538K
Net assets
$39K
People
6
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  82-2228669 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lexington, KY Founded 2017
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides affordable language services and interpreter training for limited-English speakers and their providers.
Leadership
Lynn Fors · Executive Director · $60K
Money in and out
$561K revenue, $538K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$561K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$538K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$39K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $23K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +529% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$561K
FY2025▲ +10%
Expenses
$538K
FY2025▲ +4%
Total assets
$57K
FY2025▼ -28%
Total liabilities
$18K
FY2025▼ -67%
Total revenue
$561K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$538K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$39K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$23K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$57K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $371K of program spending, described in the organization's 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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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAccess Language Solutions INC
EINHdr · item D82-2228669
Principal addressHdr · item CLexington, KY
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
State of legal domicileHdr · item MKY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$512K · 91%
Contributions & grants$24K · 4%
Other revenue$25K · 4%
Program service revenue91%$512K
Contributions & grants4%$24K
Other revenue4%$25K
Investment income$192
— government grantsLn 1e$949
Total revenueLn 12$561K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.01
Program services69%$371K
Management & general30%$162K
Fundraising1%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$538K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$18K
Total net assetsLn 32$39K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $62K · Operating expenses/yr $538K
1.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $371K · Total expenses $538K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $162K · Total expenses $538K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $538K
0.9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $17K
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $24K · Total revenue $561K
4%
Government reliance
Government grants $949 · Total revenue $561K
0.2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $512K · Total revenue $561K
91%
Investment reliance
Investment income $192 · Total revenue $561K
+0.03%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $512K · Total expenses $538K
95%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $561K · Prior year $512K
+10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $110K · FY2025 $561K
+39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $39K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $561K · Expenses $538K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $57K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $39K · Total assets $57K
68%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $57K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lynn Fors · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $538K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $72K · Total expenses $538K
13%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 19%
Revenue growth 10%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$561K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$512K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$270K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$382K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$144K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$110K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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