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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2023 Expires: November 2025

Access Center for Independent Living, Inc.

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Accreditation seal
165 E Helena St
Dayton, OH, 45404-1052

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Access Center for Independent Living, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"To ensure that people with disabilities have full and complete access to the community in which they reside."

Year, State Incorporated:
1989, OH

The Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL) is one of 12 Centers for Independent Living in Ohio. We work with individuals with significant disabilities in their goals of independence in the community. It currently provides the core independent living services of Information & Referral, Peer Support, Independent Living Skills Training, Advocacy (Individual, Self and Systemic), and Individual Transitioning. It also provides recycled medical equipment through its REDI Program. It works with Youth Transitions, and provide Disability Awareness training through its Think This is Easy? program.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, Access Center for Independent Living, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Programs $377,832
Total Program Expenses $377,832

Chief Executive
Jeremy Caffee, Executive Director

Compensation*
$56,861

Chair of the Board
Art Schlesinger, Community Volunteer

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
7

Paid Staff Size
13

* Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 0.02%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Access Center for Independent Living, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2021.

Source of Funds
Federal Grants $476,209
HOME Choice Grant $9,698
Donated Services $3,443
Donations $1,161
Miscellaneous $122
Total Income $490,633

Programs: 72% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 28%

Total Income $490,633
Total expenses: $527,767
  Program expenses $377,832
  Fundraising expenses $100
  Administrative expenses $149,835
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-37,134
Beginning Net Assets $239,974
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $202,840
Total Liabilities $41,750
Total Assets $244,590

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