Access Language Solutions INC FY2024 filing

Lexington, KY · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2017 · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$512K
▲ +90% vs prior year
Spent
$517K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$23K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Cralle Foundation INC
$8K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
74% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +90% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CAccess Language Solutions INC
EINHdr · item D82-2228669
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2017
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLexington, KY
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.01
Program services74%$382K
Management & general25%$131K
Fundraising1%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$517K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$512K
FY2024▲ +90%
Expenses
$517K
FY2024▲ +62%
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-1.0%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$79K
FY2024▲ +31%
Total liabilities
$56K
FY2024▲ +34%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$5K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$79K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$56K
Total net assetsLn 32$23K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$476K · 93%
Other revenue$18K · 4%
Contributions & grants$18K · 3%
Program service revenue93%$476K
Other revenue4%$18K
Contributions & grants3%$18K
Investment income$29
Total revenueLn 12$512K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $57K · Operating expenses/yr $517K
1.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $382K · Total expenses $517K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $131K · Total expenses $517K
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $517K
0.8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $26K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $18K · Total revenue $512K
3%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $512K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $476K · Total revenue $512K
93%
Investment reliance
Investment income $29 · Total revenue $512K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $476K · Total expenses $517K
92%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $512K · Prior year $270K
+90%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $110K · FY2024 $512K
+47%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $23K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $512K · Expenses $517K
-1.0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $79K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $23K · Total assets $79K
29%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $79K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lynn Fors · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $48K · Total expenses $517K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $58K · Total expenses $517K
11%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%——
Overhead ratio 25%——
Fundraising cost ratio 22%——
Revenue growth 90%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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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

Mission and programs

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $382K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In 2024 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.

$314Kprogram expense
02

In 2024 ALS provided document translation to fellow non-profits and local government at substantially discounted rates.

$68Kprogram expense
03

In 2024 ALS provided entry-level interpreter training for multilingual candidates. Expenses included third-party language testing.

$88program expense

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Funders

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

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $561K$538K+10% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $512K$517K+90% 990 PDF
FY2023 $270K$319K-29% 990 PDF
FY2022 $382K$315K+165% 990 PDF
FY2021 $144K—+31% 990 PDF
FY2020 $110K— 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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