Accessing Independence

Analysis

Accessing Independence is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Accessing Independence reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.4m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $4.4m to $3.9m (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Accessing Independence sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastern Star Homes of California ($3.9m), Pure Desire Ministriesinternational ($3.9m) and Northwest Regional Primary Care Association ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.3% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $9.6m, net assets of -$3.5m. It reported 318 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.