To promote independence to people with disabilities through advocacy, public education, and consumer controlled independent living services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $112K a year · 33% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$11K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$468K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$319K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$445K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$468K
FY2025▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$146K
FY2023$404K
FY2024$328K
FY2025$468K
Expenses
$319K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$127K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$254K
FY2025$319K
Net assets
$445K
FY2025▲ +50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$15K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$445K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $284K Management & general 11% · $35K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $65K 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
Executive Director
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretarytreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Davina Patterson’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 54th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Davina Patterson$65,000$58,077$54,615$10,769

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

Empowers people with disabilities through advocacy and independent living services.

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1 program · $284K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To promote independence to people with disabilities through advocacy, public education, and consumer controlled independent living services.

$284Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$468K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$468K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12
Money outPt IX
$319K
Ln 25
Programscol B$284K
Managementcol C$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$445K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$379K
Total assetsLn 16$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$468K
Government grantsLn 1e$460K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12
Total revenueLn 12$468K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$379K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$150
Total assetsLn 16$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$445K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
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$264K$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$302K$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$296K$445K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$61K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84K$75K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$22K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$11K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$18K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K$579
Office expensesLn 13$14K$12K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$31K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$246
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$19K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$352$313$39
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$533
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$21K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$259
Total functional expensesLn 25$319K$284K$35K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $468K$319K$149K$445K 990 PDF
FY2024 $328K$254K$74K$296K 990 PDF
FY2023 $404K$197K$207K$223K 990 PDF
FY2022 $146K$127K$19K$15K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $467,725 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $327,865$467,713
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$12
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $327,865$467,725
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $159,813$189,738
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $94,347$129,013
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $254,160$318,751
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,705$148,974
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $467,725 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,504
VIII-1e Government grants$460,209
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$467,713
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12$12
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$467,725
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $318,751 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,273 · Management $7,573$68,846
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,541 · Management $9,213$83,754
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,314 · Management $2,758$25,072
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,739 · Management $1,327$12,066
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,645 · Management $2,181$19,826
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,683 · Management $579$5,262
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,338 · Management $1,525$13,863
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,314 · Management $3,870$35,184
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,993 · Management $246$2,239
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,838 · Management $2,328$21,166
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $313 · Management $39$352
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,316 · Management $533$4,849
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,285 · Management $2,630$23,915
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,098 · Management $259$2,357
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,690 · Management $35,061 · Fundraising $0$318,751
Part X · Balance sheet $455,928 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $263,768$379,065
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $30,699$56,589
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,214$15,893
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$4,231
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $150$150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $302,274$455,928
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,515$7,999
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,429$2,625
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,944$10,624
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $296,330$445,304
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $296,330$445,304
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $302,274$455,928
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $445,304 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$467,725
XI-2 Total expenses$318,751
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$148,974
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$296,330
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$445,304

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