The mission is to maximize the independence of people with disabilities so they enjoy self-directed, productive lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ 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

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% 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 · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $42K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$605K
Spent
$575K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$145K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$605K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$605K
FY2021$734K
FY2022$723K
FY2023$652K
FY2024$670K
FY2025$662K
Expenses
$575K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$575K
FY2021$655K
FY2022$687K
FY2023$667K
FY2024$691K
FY2025$652K
Net assets
$145K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$193K
FY2025$218K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2009.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $488K Management & general 13% · $77K Fundraising 2% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$65,279Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Kelter’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
Kathleen Collins-Ihrke———$79,531$80,688$65,279
Christopher Kelter$60,000$78,000$78,000———
Erin Ashinghurst———$46,154——

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.

See Accessible Resources for Independence INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Empowering people with disabilities to live independent, self-directed, and productive lives.

Questions for Accessible Resources for Independence INC

Tap to ask. Accessible Resources for Independence INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Accessible Resources for Independence INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $488K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Assists motivated people in developing the self-determined goals to gain and retain greater independence. Peer mentors with disabilities serve as role models to provide support and creative solutions for issues of life through the sharing of information and promoting community awareness about community-based options for receiving servies…

$488Kprogram 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$42K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$605K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$573K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Money outPt IX
$575K
Ln 25
Programscol B$488K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$145K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$246K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$573K
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Total revenueLn 12$605K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$143K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$246K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$145K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 610
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K$148K
Total assetsLn 16$136K$246K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$100K
Net assetsLn 32$119K$145K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$60K$11K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$294K$264K$28K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$1K$289
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$12K$3K$675
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$21K$6K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$500$500
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$3K$559
Information technologyLn 14$12K$9K$3K$501
OccupancyLn 16$42K$31K$9K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$704$139
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$41K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$575K$488K$77K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $662K$652K$10K$218K 990 PDF
FY2024 $670K$691K−$21K$193K 990 PDF
FY2023 $652K$667K−$15K$248K 990 PDF
FY2022 $723K$687K$36K$263K 990 PDF
FY2021 $734K$655K$79K$222K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $605K$575K$30K$145K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $605,292 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,601$32,283
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $561,273$572,958
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$51
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $372$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $572,246$605,292
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 $358,996$419,912
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,229$155,405
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $494,225$575,317
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $78,021$29,975
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $605,292 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,283
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,283
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $572,958 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$572,958
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51$51
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $572,958 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51$605,292
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $575,317 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,699 · Management $11,194 · Fundraising $3,731$74,624
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $264,390 · Management $28,065 · Fundraising $1,828$294,283
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,085 · Management $1,457 · Fundraising $289$6,831
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,891 · Management $3,408 · Fundraising $675$15,974
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,992 · Management $6,016 · Fundraising $1,192$28,200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,680$10,680
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $500$500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,340$24,340
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,842 · Management $2,820 · Fundraising $559$13,221
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,833 · Management $2,531 · Fundraising $501$11,865
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,423 · Management $9,005 · Fundraising $1,784$42,212
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,182$5,182
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,123$2,123
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,456 · Management $704 · Fundraising $139$3,299
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,915 · Management $1,068 · Fundraising $0$41,983
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $487,671 · Management $76,948 · Fundraising $10,698$575,317
Part X · Balance sheet $245,983 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,362$142,590
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$5,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $68,717$94,408
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,746$3,485
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $135,825$245,983
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,759$26,363
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,045$10,616
X-25 Other liabilities$63,509
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,804$100,488
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,021$145,495
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,021$145,495
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $135,825$245,983
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $145,495 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$605,292
XI-2 Total expenses$575,317
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,975
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,021
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−$3,501
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$145,495

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.