2025-12-19T12:46:25-06:00 2025-06-30 MILLER COOPER & CO LTD 3 Parkway North Blvd Suite 200 Deerfield IL 60015 990 2024-07-01 363310774 Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago % NEIL ANDERSON ACCE 3126402100 115 W Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60654 NEIL ANDERSON Officer 3126402100 2025-11-15 true true Steven R Glover P00253365 8472055000 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Neil Anderson 115 W Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60654 14752048 false X www.accessliving.org X 1987 IL SEE FIRST STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE O 21 20 102 0 0 12215731 7970952 0 0 6162801 3306722 904922 29251 19283454 11306925 0 0 0 0 7750689 8995923 0 0 941200 2585760 2659586 10336449 11655509 8947005 -348584 41270672 40817586 833433 803981 40437239 40013605 X THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND BENEVOLENT PURPOSES TO ASSIST DISABLED PERSONS, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF DISABLED PERSONS AND TO GENERALLY PROVIDE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO AND FOR DISABLED PERSONS. false false 3170309 LONG-TERM CARE TEAM - ASSISTS PEOPLE INTERESTED IN MOVING OUT OF NURSING HOMES. THE TEAM ALSO ASSISTS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO FIND AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND INTEGRATED HOUSING. 930023 COMMUNITY SUPPORT TEAM - THE TEAM HELPS PEOPLE OBTAIN SUPPORT (SUCH AS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY) AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS (SUCH AS FINANCIAL LITERACY) THEY NEED TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. 1987994 COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND POLICY TEAM - CONDUCTS ACTIVITIES TO ENGAGE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE WORK THAT THE AGENCY DOES AROUND ISSUES IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN CHICAGO, INCLUDING HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND TRANSPORTATION. THE TEAM ALSO CONDUCTS POLICY ANALYSIS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND AND IMPACT LEGISLATION, LAWS AND POLICIES THAT IMPACT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN CHICAGO. THE AGENCY'S POLICY ANALYSIS WORK FOCUSES ON HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. 2964048 9052374 true true false true false false false true false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 41 0 true 102 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 21 20 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false IL X NEIL ANDERSON 3126402100 115 W CHICAGO AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60654 Karen Tamley President & CEO 40.0 0.0 X 226269 0 5844 DAISY FEIDT VICE PRESIDENT 40.0 0.0 X 201142 0 0 Neil Anderson Director of Finance & Admin. 40.0 0.0 X 163904 0 14122 KENNETH WALDEN Attorney 40.0 0.0 X 159536 0 5674 Amber Smock Director of Advocacy 40.0 0.0 X 158236 0 5144 KRISTEN CAREY RESOURCE Development CHAIR 0.75 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kevin Bradley Board Chair 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Anthony Hinton Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Chad Turner Treasurer 0.75 0.0 X 0 0 0 Denise Avant Vice Chair 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Karin Norington-Reaves Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Sangeeta Patel Driver Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Chaitanya Manchanda Secretary 0.75 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rosanna Marquez Committee Vice-Chair 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Leah Jaron Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nancy Prussian-Weber Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Drew Beres Committee Vice-Chair 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Peter Yi Finance Committee Vice-Chair 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jaya Sharma Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Carlos Terrazas Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Megan Pavich Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nicole Monroe Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jacob Ringer Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Corey Turner Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Scott Hoesman Director 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 909087 0 30784 5 false true false 0 33525 355937 6025441 1556049 7970952 0 696020 0 696020 0 0 0 0 0 5782603 3171901 2610702 2610702 2610702 48240 355937 273222 -224982 0 0 0 0 0 0 SERVICE FEES 900099 232976 232976 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 21257 21257 254233 11306925 232976 0 3327979 0 0 0 0 1826867 1726389 100478 0 5076067 3570870 978295 526902 0 1597427 1218678 247208 131541 495562 383922 75091 36549 0 15807 12656 2086 1065 154033 122965 20780 10288 0 0 0 328396 187635 16075 124686 8182 7490 458 234 175113 145350 18879 10884 0 0 108737 87055 14353 7329 141171 125900 12892 2379 0 69294 53738 10834 4722 0 0 505439 404655 66718 34066 80402 64370 10613 5419 SPECIFIC PROGRAM EXPENSES 358916 358350 566 EQUIPMENT RENTAL EXPENSES 418845 335328 55287 28230 TELEPHONE 81281 65039 10752 5490 INTERPRETIVE & PERSONAL ASSIST 121532 107935 8417 5180 92438 74049 12153 6236 11655509 9052374 1661935 941200 0 0 2360844 2534251 5595731 3769189 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104450 43312 14029728 8110177 6276949 5919551 26857095 28455277 0 0 0 0 0 0 75603 96006 41270672 40817586 327213 212847 0 0 1737 1737 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 504483 589397 833433 803981 X 30461246 31743148 9975993 8270457 40437239 40013605 41270672 40817586 -348584 -75050 X false true X true true true X 10770317 8726478 16026075 12215731 7970952 55709553 0 0 10770317 8726478 16026075 12215731 7970952 55709553 10270752 45438801 186308 300082 569475 761767 696020 2513652 0 239548 89705 147579 296214 254233 1027279 59250484 0.76689 0.77001 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME SERVICE FEES MISCELLANEOUS TOTAL REVENUE 2020 $236,307 $3,241 $239,548 2021 $86,595 $3,110 $89,705 2022 $100,562 $47,017 $147,579 2023 $111,288 $184,926 $296,214 2024 $232,976 $21,257 $254,233 _______ TOTAL $1,027,279 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false false false true 63890 false true 6482 70372 false 0 PART II-B, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: $6,482 WAS SPENT IN TAX YEAR 2024 TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION THROUGH GRASSROOTS LOBBYING/ADVOCACY BY DEVELOPING PUBLIC COMMENTARY AND TESTIMONY REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ISSUES AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES: 1. ADVOCATING FOR ACCESS TO HOMECARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABLITIES WITH THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. 2. ADVOCATING FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE. 3. ADVOCATING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF SEGREGATED HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 4. ADVOCATING FOR EQUAL EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. $63,890 WAS SPENT IN TAX YEAR 2024 TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION THROUGH DIRECT LOBBYING/ADVOCACY BY LOBBYING FOR A STATE BUDGET TO BE APPROVED WITH SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. X false 8266953 554533 8821486 6596537 1670416 8266953 5756212 840325 6596537 4022677 1733535 5756212 3083636 939041 4022677 1.00000 false false 251353 251353 10710510 6569023 4141487 1492799 315744 1177025 1575066 1225380 349686 5919551 0 ACCRUED COMPENSATION 589397 589397 X 11505097 -75050 273222 198172 11306925 11306925 11928731 273222 273222 11655509 11655509 PART III, LINE 1A: WORKS OF ART ARE MAINTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE DISABILITY ART, CULTURE, AND HISTORY. PART III, LINE 4: ART COLLECTION IS USED TO PROMOTE DISABILITY ART, CULTURE, AND HISTORY BY SHOWCASING THE CHICAGO DISABILITY HISTORY EXHIBIT AT THE AGENCY'S HEADQUARTERS. PART V, LINE 4: BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING AND A RESERVE FOR EXTRAORDINARY OPERATING EVENTS. A DONOR DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR AT THE REQUEST OF THE DONORS. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE AGENCY, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE AGENCY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2022. Part XI, Line 2D - Other Adjustments Direct events expense $273,222 Part XII, Line 2D - Other Adjustments Direct events expense $273,222 GALA BENEFIT 404177 355937 48240 273222 NONE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 404177 355937 48240 273222 273222 -224982 X X X X false false false false false false false false false DAISY FEIDT VICE PRESIDENT 201142 0 0 0 0 201142 0 KENNETH WALDEN Attorney 159536 0 0 0 5674 165210 0 Neil Anderson Director of Finance & Admin. 163904 0 0 0 14122 178026 0 Amber Smock Director of Advocacy 158236 0 0 0 5144 163380 0 Karen Tamley President & CEO 226269 0 0 0 5844 232113 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND BENEVOLENT PURPOSES TO ASSIST DISABLED PERSONS, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF DISABLED PERSONS AND TO GENERALLY PROVIDE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO AND FOR DISABLED PERSONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: CIVIL RIGHTS TEAM - USES PUBLIC EDUCATION, NEGOTIATION, AND LITIGATION TO ADDRESS DISABILITY-BASED DISCRIMINATION AND ENFORCES THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF PEOPLE BY HANDLING CASES THAT WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THE BROADER DISABILITY COMMUNITY; AND CONDUCTS A FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVE THAT ENFORCES THE FAIR HOUSING ACT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. EXPENSES $1,019,975. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0. REVENUE $0. ART TEAM - IN 2007, THE AGENCY DEVELOPED AN ARTS & CULTURE INITIATIVE IN RESPONSE TO A NEWLY EMERGING DISABILITY CULTURE. THE INITIATIVE PROMOTES DISABILITY ART, CULTURE, AND HISTORY THROUGH A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF ART BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES, SHOWCASING THE CHICAGO DISABILITY HISTORY EXHIBIT AT THE AGENCY'S HEADQUARTERS, HOSTING PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS THAT INTEGRATE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO DISABILITY ART, CULTURE, AND HISTORY. EXPENSES $185,659. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0. REVENUE $0. YOUTH INSTITUTE - In 2015, the agency developed a youth institute program. The program is an initiative that strengthens and expands the Agency's youth-specific programming that comes at a crucial point in an individual's path toward independent living. The Youth Institute's programs include mentoring, self-empowerment, education policy and transition services. The Agency's mentoring program concentrates on disability awareness and empowerment. The Agency partners youth with disabilities with adult mentors who also have a disability or disability connection. EXPENSES $700,852. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0. REVENUE $0. TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PROGRAM - THE TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES TRAINING ON TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM CHOOSE BETWEEN A TABLET OR LAPTOP, AND THEN ARE TRAINED TO USE THE DEVICE TO ACCESS THE INTERNET. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS ARE ABLE TO KEEP THE DEVICE AND ARE PROVIDED HOME INTERNET ACCESS FOR ONE YEAR. EXPENSES $0. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0. REVENUE $0. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 - MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION: ACCESS LIVING OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. MEMBERS CAN JOIN BY PAYING A $25 FEE. MEMBERS VOTE ANNUALLY TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A - APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS: SEE EXPLANATION ABOVE FOR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE - REVIEW OF FORM 990 BY BOARD: A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE AGENCY AND IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, CHAIRMAN OF FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C - CONFLICT OF INTEREST: EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH THE AGENCY AND ANY MATTERS ARISING IN THE FUTURE WILL BE DISCLOSED APPROPRIATELY. THESE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE KEPT ON FILE BY THE AGENCY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 - DETERMINING COMPENSATION: A WAGE ANALYSIS IS DONE BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM EVERY THREE YEARS WHICH INCORPORATES OTHER COMPENSATIONS OF THOSE IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND POSITION. ALSO, INCREASES AND DECREASES IN COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO/PRESIDENT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OF WHICH THE CEO/PRESIDENT IS NOT A MEMBER. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS ALSO DETERMINED BY A WAGE ANALYSIS DONE BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM, WHICH IS DONE EVERY THREE YEARS FOR THESE EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 - STATEMENTS AVAILABLE: THE AGENCY MAKES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C - OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT PROCESS: THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.