New York · Nonprofit
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC (New York) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,452,407 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ($2,094,898). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $12M
- Funders on record
- 34
- Grants received
- $7.5M
- Net assets
- $5.2M
What Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York Inc does
Mission
The center for independence of the disabled, new york's goal is to ensure full integration, independence and equal opportunity for all people with disabilities by removing barriers to the social, economic, cultural and civic life of the community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Founded in 1978, the center for independence of the disabled, ny (cidny) is a leading advocate for the civil rights of people with disabilities in new york city. We work one-on-one with individuals to create a roadmap to achieve their goals. We educate people with disabilities about their rights and the public todeepen understanding of disability.- we listen to our community and together we educate the public and policymakers.- people with disabilities lead our advocacy network, offering leadership and skill development.- we research and survey conditions in the community to identify barriers that impede access.- we share our findings with policymakers to advocate for correction of the barriers we find.- we partner with the university of new hampshire to provide the public and policymakers with up to date information on status and well-being of people with disabilities.- we advocate with lawmakers and in the courts for fair and effective policies that will increase opportunities for full inclusion and for implementation and enforcement of existing law.- we demonstrate for our rights.- we educate and help people with disabilities learn to navigate complex systems and, through…
$10,283,988 spentof which $28,600 as grants$1,915,554 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $10,283,988.
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 2022 to 2023, from $5.3M to $9.6M (+83%).
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 91% · 2019 89% · 2020 90% · 2021 88% · 2022 79% · 2023 57% · 2024 90% · 2025 81%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
83% of CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 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
Sharon Mclennon Wier
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $221k → $1.3M.
8 of 34 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 20% 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 CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 34 funders by total. 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
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 28% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
92% 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 CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 46% · 2018 53% · 2019 29% · 2020 33% · 2021 43% · 2022 50% · 2023 42% — 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.
How long its funders stay
38% of CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
80% of CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states 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
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 2,297 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $3.3M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$3.3M
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 CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK 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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
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
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC?
- CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC (New York) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,452,407 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ($2,094,898). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC have?
- IRS filings report 34 organizations giving $7,452,407 in grants to CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC, 19 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC?
- COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK is the largest funder on record, with $2,094,898 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED IN NEW YORK INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 34 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