Services for Independent Living

Analysis

Services for Independent Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Westlake, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Services for Independent Living reported income of $833k and spending of $927k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $768k to $833k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Services for Independent Living sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epiphany Preschool ($833k), Stepup Durham ($833k) and Vessels with Purpose Child Placing Agency ($833k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $465k. At year end it held assets of $204k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $169k.

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.