Connecticut · Nonprofit
Access Independence Inc
Access Independence Inc (Connecticut) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,581 to it, the largest being SOUTHWESTERN CT AGENCY ON AGING INC ($6,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $987k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $12k
- Net assets
- $329k
What Access Independence Inc does
Mission
Work with individuals with disabilities to enable them to live or work more independently in their communities and workplace. See Schedule O for a more detailed explanation of the Mission Statement.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Core Services During the fiscal year ending9/30/2025, Access Independence supported individuals with disabilities through various independent living services. These services included peer counseling, independent living skills training, housing assistance, individual and systems advocacy, information and referral, assistive technology, durable medical equipment guidance, and transportation related referrals. All services were delivered with the goal of supporting individuals to live and work as independently as possible within their chosen communities.Throughout the fiscal year, a total of 287 new and ongoing individuals were served. Of those served, 40 individuals received assistive technology and prosthesis related counseling and referrals. Independent living and life skills training, peer counseling, education advocacy, personal care assistance referrals, and related supports were provided to 243 individuals. Vocational referrals, coaching, and transportation assistance and training were delivered to 51 individuals. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.
$588,743 spent71% of program spendingMoney Follows the Person Through the Money Follows the Person Nursing Facility Transition program, individuals with disabilities were supported in pursuing their goal of transitioning from nursing facilities into the community. Access Independence worked closely with each consumer to identify, coordinate, and secure appropriate community-based services, resources, and supports necessary to facilitate a successful transition. Advocacy efforts were utilized when appropriate to support consumer choice and self-determination. During the fiscal year, 53 consumers were assisted through the nursing facility transition process, with 12 individuals successfully transitioning into community-based residences of their choice. Following transition, these individuals received six months of ongoing follow-up, including regular status checks, satisfaction surveys, and referrals for any needed adjustments to personal care or support plans.
$146,454 spent18% of program spendingThrough the ADRC MIPPA program, Access Independence provided a centralized point of access for individuals with disabilities and older adults seeking Aging and Disability Resource services. These services included benefits counseling, personal care assistance information, and related supports through collaboration with the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging. During the fiscal year, more than five presentations were delivered statewide to educate professionals and community partners on ADRC services and available supports. In addition, outreach efforts included numerous phone calls and mailings to inform individuals about the Medicare Savings Program and other benefits available through ADRC MIPPA.
$64,798 spent8% of program spendingProgram Service Expenses 32,240, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Case Services - During the fiscal year ending 09/30/2025, 71 consumers received direct financial assistance through Part B Case Service Funds and or restricted donor funds. These resources were used to assist individuals in addressing barriers that limited their ability to live independently in their homes or perform their jobs effectively. Assistance provided during the year included, but was not limited to, transportation support, food, clothing, utility assistance, housing assistance, temporary personal care assistance services, furniture, and other essential supports. These targeted interventions played a critical role in improving stability, safety, and independence for the individuals served. Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Additional Accomplishments - Access Independence, in collaboration with other Centers for Independent Living, continued to promote emergency preparedness education throughout the community. These seminars focus on educating professionals on how to appropriately support individuals with disabilities during emergency situations and will continue into the…
$32,240 spent4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $832,235.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $310k to $390k (+26%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 88% · 2018 94% · 2019 93% · 2020 89% · 2021 88% · 2022 89% · 2023 87% · 2025 88%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
88% of Access Independence Inc’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Melissa Cullen-Carter
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $6k → $322.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 3% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Access Independence Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Access Independence Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 52% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
54% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Access Independence Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 85% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
98% of Access Independence Inc's grant income comes from Connecticut funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $306 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Access Independence Inc runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Government funding Access Independence Inc receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $5.6M on record — $2.1M federal, $3.4M state.
- Department of Health and Human Services$2.1M
- Client Services-General$1.7M
- Pass thru Grant Non-State$673k
- Management Consultant Services$540k
- Medical Program Support Servs$540k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Access Independence Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
88%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Access Independence Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Access Independence Inc?
- Access Independence Inc (Connecticut) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,581 to it, the largest being SOUTHWESTERN CT AGENCY ON AGING INC ($6,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Access Independence Inc have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $11,581 in grants to Access Independence Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Access Independence Inc?
- SOUTHWESTERN CT AGENCY ON AGING INC is the largest funder on record, with $6,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Access Independence Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing