2025-02-21T10:51:09-05:00 2024-06-30 993868472 MKA ADVISORY LLC 501 S NEW YORK AVE STE 100 WINTER PARK FL 327894241 990 2023-07-01 593102837 CARING AND SHARING CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING INC CARI 7275397550 12552 BELCHER ROAD SOUTH LARGO FL 337733014 NICOLE REED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7275397550 2025-02-21 true true W ED MOSS JR P00531414 4076445811 2025-02-21 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER NICOLE REED 12552 BELCHER ROAD SOUTH LARGO FL 33773 1503495 false X WWW.DISABILITYACHIEVEMENTCENTER.ORG X 1991 FL "EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" IS DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER'S MISSION. IT IS A MISSION THAT INCLUDES ADVOCACY, INFORMATION, MENTORING, TRAINING, TRANSITION AND BEYOND TO TRULY EMPOWER. RESPECT, CHOICE AND CHANGE ARE AT THE CENTER OF EMPOWERMENT. EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS ENCOURAGED TO EMBRACE EMPOWERMENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY MEAN A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS AND MAKING THEM HAPPEN. FISCAL, OPERATIONAL, ADVOCACY AND HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES REFLECT SUPPORT FOR EMPOWERMENT AS AGENTS OF CHOICE AND CHANGE. ALL POLICIES OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST ADVANCE THE MISSION, ELIMINATE BARRIERS AND FOSTER INCLUSION. SINCE 1992, DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER HAS BEEN WORKING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN PINELLAS AND PASCO COUNTIES TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE AND ENSURE EQUALITY. WE HAVE A REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE COMBINED WITH CONSUMER-FOCUSED COMPASSIONATE SERVICES THAT HELP THOSE WE SERVE TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AT HOME, AT WORK, AND IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIF 11 11 11 15 0 1092108 1451179 1420 19124 4424 12118 10276 21074 1108228 1503495 183080 190057 0 478761 539970 0 5291 367541 550389 1029382 1280416 78846 223079 603568 847721 25351 46425 578217 801296 X "EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" IS DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER'S MISSION. IT IS A MISSION THAT INCLUDES ADVOCACY, INFORMATION, MENTORING, TRAINING, TRANSITION AND BEYOND TO TRULY EMPOWER. RESPECT, CHOICE AND CHANGE ARE AT THE CENTER OF EMPOWERMENT. EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS ENCOURAGED TO EMBRACE EMPOWERMENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY MEAN A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS AND MAKING THEM HAPPEN. FISCAL, OPERATIONAL, ADVOCACY AND HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES REFLECT SUPPORT FOR EMPOWERMENT AS AGENTS OF CHOICE AND CHANGE. ALL POLICIES OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST ADVANCE THE MISSION, ELIMINATE BARRIERS AND FOSTER INCLUSION. SINCE 1992, DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER HAS BEEN WORKING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN PINELLAS AND PASCO COUNTIES TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE AND ENSURE EQUALITY. WE HAVE A REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE COMBINED WITH CONSUMER-FOCUSED COMPASSIONATE SERVICES THAT HELP THOSE WE SERVE TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AT HOME, AT WORK, AND IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIF false false 1226288 187700 19124 COMMONLY KNOWN AS A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FIVE CORE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES: INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, TRANSITION, PEER MENTORING, AND INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER SERVED A TOTAL OF 1,473 CONSUMERS. OUT OF THIS NUMBER, AN INDEPENDENT LIVING PLAN WAS DEVELOPED FOR 1,348 CONSUMERS. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER PROVIDED 1,735 INDIVIDUAL SERVICES TO CONSUMERS AND 1,240 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER SPENT OVER 1,609.5 HOURS PROVIDING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES SUCH AS:"COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND AWARENESS FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH SCHOOLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, MEDIA, COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS UNITS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PREPARE THEM TO DEAL WITH ACCESSIBILITY AND SENSITIVITY TO DISABILITY ISSUES. "YOUTH TRANSITION SERVICES (AGES 14 TO 24) FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES. "DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES SUCH AS COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND AWARENESS FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHALLENGES. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ALSO PROVIDES DEAF ALERTING EQUIPMENT TO QUALIFIED PERSONS THROUGH OUR CEMA PROGRAM, SUCH AS FLASHING DOOR BELLS AND SMOKE DETECTORS, VIBRATING ALARM CLOCKS AND BABY CRIER AUDIBLE TRANSMITTERS. "ONGOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO OBTAIN DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE CENTER'S MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RECYCLING PROGRAM (MERP). THESE DONATIONS INCLUDE POWER WHEELCHAIRS, SCOOTERS, MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS, SHOWER CHAIRS, BENCHES, ROLLATORS, WALKERS, CRUTCHES, VEHICLE LIFTS, RAMPS AND INCONTINENT SUPPLIES. MERP EQUIPMENT IS GIVEN TO CONSUMERS WHOSE INSURANCE DOES NOT PROVIDE THESE ITEMS AND WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SAFETY AND INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR HOMES AND ACCESSING THE COMMUNITY. "SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED PERSONS THROUGH OUR CONSUMER EQUIPMENT AND MODIFICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CEMA) TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE MINOR HOME MODIFICATIONS (SUCH AS RAMPS AND GRAB BARS), DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT REPAIRS, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE RELEVANT TO SPECIFICS OF DISABILITY. 1525 SERVICES DESIGNED TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT, EMPLOYMENT ON THE JOB TRAINING, AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT. 10 OUR ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH THE BRAIN & SPINAL CORD INJURY PROGRAM (BSCIP) TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS REFERRED BY BSCIP. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE THIRD-PARTY SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS ASSISTANCE, WHERE WE CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS TO DETERMINE CLIENTS' ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS AND ASSIST WITH APPLICATIONS WHEN APPLICABLE. ADDITIONALLY, WE COORDINATE AND MANAGE HOME MODIFICATIONS BY PROVIDING QUOTES FOR POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS IDENTIFIED THROUGH CLIENT REFERRALS. WE ALSO SUPPORT CLIENTS BY DELIVERING AND SETTING UP DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (DME) AFTER RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM BSCIP. THESE SERVICES AIM TO ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY, INDEPENDENCE, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES. 4100 2357 OUR ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN THE SUNSHINE HEALTH COMMUNITY TRANSITION AND STABILIZATION PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SUNSHINE HEALTH, THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (FACIL), AND LOCAL CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CILS) ACROSS FLORIDA. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ASSISTING NURSING HOME MEMBERS TRANSITIONING BACK TO COMMUNITY LIVING BY PROVIDING PRE- AND POST-TRANSITION SUPPORT TO PROMOTE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNITY. CIL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED OVER A SIX-MONTH PERIOD, WITH MORE INTENSIVE ASSISTANCE AT THE BEGINNING, GRADUALLY REDUCING AS THE MEMBER'S NEEDS STABILIZE. SUNSHINE HEALTH PARTNERS WITH CILS TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS RECEIVE THE NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY STABILIZATION SERVICES TO FOSTER LONG-TERM INDEPENDENCE. 4100 2357 1231923 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 7 0 11 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false FL X X NICOLE REED 7275397550 12552 BELCHER ROAD SOUTH LARGO FL 33773 JACK HUMBURG PRESIDENT 1.50 X 0 0 0 ROSS SILVERS VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY LEGGETT TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BUCCA SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARB PAGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER FRENCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELENE BERGER BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN SOUSA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLORIA LEPIK CORRIGAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN DECOLA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY BURKEY BOARD MEMBER 1.25 X 0 0 0 NICOLE REED EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 87939 0 8337 87939 8337 false false false 905688 545491 266955 1451179 FEES & CONTRACTS 19124 19124 19124 12118 12118 MISC REVENUE 21074 21074 21074 1503495 40198 12118 190057 190057 87940 84976 2463 501 344004 332410 9636 1958 1646 1557 70 19 65732 63101 2166 465 40648 39353 1088 207 16674 16674 17349 16605 649 95 20783 19111 660 1012 101173 98047 2785 341 12246 11808 390 48 3929 3749 164 16 20026 19057 863 106 15555 13902 1576 77 IN KIND DONATIONS 266955 266955 MISCELLANEOUS 43791 40835 2718 238 TELEPHONE 15150 14426 602 122 MEMBERSHIP DUES 9936 9482 404 50 6822 6492 294 36 1280416 1231923 43202 5291 311932 572090 105468 79164 39399 39928 221820 75091 112294 146729 34475 9810 603568 847721 25351 46425 25351 46425 X 545159 749515 33058 51781 578217 801296 603568 847721 X 223079 X false true X true true true X 874930 1010337 929046 1092108 1451179 5357600 874930 1010337 929046 1092108 1451179 5357600 5357600 605 2134 1141 4424 12118 20422 5378022 76729 0.99620 0.99810 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 130834 47482 83352 90986 27609 63377 146729 1518226 14731 14731 1503495 1503495 1269026 14731 14731 1254295 26121 26121 1280416 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B RCC NET INCOME 26,121 false ADAPT HOUSING 140373 ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVI 40072 DEAF ALERTING EQUIPMENT 9612 X 713 113352 FMV X 1 153603 false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION "EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" IS DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER'S MISSION. IT IS A MISSION THAT INCLUDES ADVOCACY, INFORMATION, MENTORING, TRAINING, TRANSITION AND BEYOND TO TRULY EMPOWER. RESPECT, CHOICE AND CHANGE ARE AT THE CENTER OF EMPOWERMENT. EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS ENCOURAGED TO EMBRACE EMPOWERMENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY MEAN A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS AND MAKING THEM HAPPEN. FISCAL, OPERATIONAL, ADVOCACY AND HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES REFLECT SUPPORT FOR EMPOWERMENT AS AGENTS OF CHOICE AND CHANGE. ALL POLICIES OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST ADVANCE THE MISSION, ELIMINATE BARRIERS AND FOSTER INCLUSION. SINCE 1992, DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER HAS BEEN WORKING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN PINELLAS AND PASCO COUNTIES TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE AND ENSURE EQUALITY. WE HAVE A REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE COMBINED WITH CONSUMER-FOCUSED COMPASSIONATE SERVICES THAT HELP THOSE WE SERVE TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AT HOME, AT WORK, AND IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIFE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A COMMONLY KNOWN AS A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FIVE CORE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES: INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, TRANSITION, PEER MENTORING, AND INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER SERVED A TOTAL OF 1,473 CONSUMERS. OUT OF THIS NUMBER, AN INDEPENDENT LIVING PLAN WAS DEVELOPED FOR 1,348 CONSUMERS. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER PROVIDED 1,735 INDIVIDUAL SERVICES TO CONSUMERS AND 1,240 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER SPENT OVER 1,609.5 HOURS PROVIDING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES SUCH AS:"COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND AWARENESS FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH SCHOOLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, MEDIA, COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS UNITS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PREPARE THEM TO DEAL WITH ACCESSIBILITY AND SENSITIVITY TO DISABILITY ISSUES. "YOUTH TRANSITION SERVICES (AGES 14 TO 24) FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES. "DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES SUCH AS COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND AWARENESS FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHALLENGES. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ALSO PROVIDES DEAF ALERTING EQUIPMENT TO QUALIFIED PERSONS THROUGH OUR CEMA PROGRAM, SUCH AS FLASHING DOOR BELLS AND SMOKE DETECTORS, VIBRATING ALARM CLOCKS AND BABY CRIER AUDIBLE TRANSMITTERS. "ONGOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO OBTAIN DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE CENTER'S MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RECYCLING PROGRAM (MERP). THESE DONATIONS INCLUDE POWER WHEELCHAIRS, SCOOTERS, MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS, SHOWER CHAIRS, BENCHES, ROLLATORS, WALKERS, CRUTCHES, VEHICLE LIFTS, RAMPS AND INCONTINENT SUPPLIES. MERP EQUIPMENT IS GIVEN TO CONSUMERS WHOSE INSURANCE DOES NOT PROVIDE THESE ITEMS AND WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SAFETY AND INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR HOMES AND ACCESSING THE COMMUNITY. "SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED PERSONS THROUGH OUR CONSUMER EQUIPMENT AND MODIFICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CEMA) TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE MINOR HOME MODIFICATIONS (SUCH AS RAMPS AND GRAB BARS), DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT REPAIRS, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE RELEVANT TO SPECIFICS OF DISABILITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OUR ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN THE SUNSHINE HEALTH COMMUNITY TRANSITION AND STABILIZATION PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SUNSHINE HEALTH, THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (FACIL), AND LOCAL CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CILS) ACROSS FLORIDA. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ASSISTING NURSING HOME MEMBERS TRANSITIONING BACK TO COMMUNITY LIVING BY PROVIDING PRE- AND POST-TRANSITION SUPPORT TO PROMOTE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNITY. CIL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED OVER A SIX-MONTH PERIOD, WITH MORE INTENSIVE ASSISTANCE AT THE BEGINNING, GRADUALLY REDUCING AS THE MEMBER'S NEEDS STABILIZE. SUNSHINE HEALTH PARTNERS WITH CILS TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS RECEIVE THE NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY STABILIZATION SERVICES TO FOSTER LONG-TERM INDEPENDENCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ONCE THE DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS COMPLETE, THE DRAFT WILL BE ELECTRONICALLY SENT AND REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTING MANAGER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ACCURACY AND CONTENT. AFTER CORRECTIONS ARE MADE (IF ANY), THE DRAFT WILL BE ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. AFTER THE REVIEW PERIOD HAS PASSED AND IF NO QUESTIONS ARE RAISED, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL SIGN THE RETURN, AND IT WILL BE MAILED BY THE CENTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT EVERY BOARD MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. A BOARD MEMBER SHALL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER WHICH PLACES THEM IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OF ANY SUCH MATTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND COMPENSATION CHANGES ARE APPROVED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL TIMESHEETS AND EXPENSES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER REVIEWS COMPENSATION AND FRINGE BENEFITS OFFERED TO PERSONNEL PERFORMING COMPARABLE WORK IN THE SAME LABOR MARKET AREA. IN ADDITION, DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER PERIODICALLY REVIEWS SALARY AND BENEFIT DATA FOR OTHER CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 RCC NET INCOME 26,121 RCC NET INCOME -26,121 RCC PROPERTY HOLDINGS INC 12552 BELCHER ROAD SOUTH LARGO FL 337733014 464668505 RE ASSETS FL 501C2 7 CARING & S false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false RCC PROPERTY HOLDINGS K 36600 COST