YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

18 CHESTNUT ST STE 540, WORCESTER, MA 01608-1558

In care of

% KRISTINA COURNOYER

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

MARGARET B COFFIN, 18 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 540, WORCESTER, MA 01608

Signed the 990

MARGARET B COFFIN, CEO

Phone

(508) 798-0350

Website

WWW.CENTERLW.ORG

Return prepared by

SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC

Mission

WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES CAN LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AS EQUAL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

Program accomplishments

• PERSONAL CARE MANAGEMENT ("PCM"):EVERY YEAR CLW SERVES APPROXIMATELY 2,300 PEOPLE IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN MASSHEALTH OR OTHER QUALIFYING INSURANCE AND REQUIRE THE ASSISTANCE OF A PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT ("PCA") TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE. AS AN INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER, CLW IS COMMITTED TO ASSURING THAT THOSE SERVED HAVE CONTROL IN MANAGING THEIR OWN PERSONAL CARE. THIS COMMITMENT TRANSLATES TO A PARADIGM SHIFT- THE PERSON WITH THE DISABILITY BECOMES THE EMPLOYER, EMPLOYING HIS/HER OWN PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT(S). CLW PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ORIENTATION AND SKILLS TRAINING TO EACH INDIVIDUAL ON HOW TO MEET THEIR OWN PERSONAL CARE NEEDS, HOW TO INTERVIEW PCAS AND CHECK REFERENCES. CLW'S CLINICAL STAFF CONDUCT CLINICAL EVALUATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED/ENROLLING INTO THE PCA PROGRAM. CLW PROVIDES PCM SERVICES TO MEMBERS ENROLLED IN SENIOR CARE OPTIONS AND ONE CARE PLANS.
  Expenses $1,930,341 · revenue $2,332,001
• INDEPENDENT LIVING ("IL"):CLW ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES LEARN TO LIVE MORE INDEPENDENTLY. INDEPENDENT LIVING SPECIALISTS/SKILLS TRAINERS PROVIDE ONE-TO-ONE SERVICES AND WORKSHOPS TO INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE: INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, PEER COUNSELING, INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMS ADVOCACY, AND NURSING FACILITY TRANSITION SERVICES. SKILL TRAINING SERVICES INCLUDE: CONSUMER/LEGAL RIGHTS, EDUCATION/TRAINING, FINANCES/BENEFITS, HEALTH CARE/NUTRITION, HOUSING, SELF-CARE/DAILY LIVING, PERSONAL/SELF-HELP AND SOCIAL/RECREATION. AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ENROLLED WITH MASSABILITY VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ("VR"), IS THE IL PROGRAM. THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED CONTRACTS WITH MASSABILITY VR, CLW PROVIDES VOCATIONAL SUPPORT AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PREPARING FOR EMPLOYMENT.
  Expenses $1,407,566 · grants $26,273 · revenue $65
• DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES ("DHILS"):CLW'S DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CONSUMERS. CLW ACCEPTS REFERRALS FROM OTHER AGENCIES OR INDIVIDUALS MAY SELF-REFER BY VISITING OR CALLING THE OFFICE. SERVICES PROVIDED ARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES: SKILLS TRAINING, PEER MENTORING PROGRAM, PROBLEM SOLVING ASSISTANCE, CRISIS INTERVENTION, ADVOCACY PROGRAM, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION, EDUCATION/SOCIAL EVENTS, VOLUNTEER/INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND ASSISTIVE DEVICE TRAINING/LOANER PROGRAM.
  Expenses $448,564 · revenue $2,453
• TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD PROGRAM ("TAP"):CLW'S TAP PROVIDES INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AGED 14 THROUGH 21, IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR TRANSITION FROM AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING TO LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. TAP SKILLS TRAINERS PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM (FAMILY, SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES, MASSABILITY COUNSELORS, ETC.) WITH THE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN ("IEP") AND INDIVIDUAL TRANSITION PLAN ("ITP") PROCESS. TO ALIGN WITH THE GOALS OF THE WORK, INNOVATION, AND OPPORTUNITY ACT ("WIOA") AND THE FEDERAL FUNDING COMPONENT OF THE TAP CONTRACT, INNOVATIVE SERVICES STRENGTHEN THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES OF TRANSITION AGE YOUTH. ONE CARE LONG-TERM SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ("LTSS"): THROUGH THE ONE CARE PROGRAM, CLW PROVIDES LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS COORDINATION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN BOTH MASSHEALTH AND MEDICARE AND HAVE OPTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A SELF-DIRECTED HEALTH CARE MODEL THROUGH TUFTS, COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE OR UNITED HEALTHCARE. ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY AND MOVING FORWARD PLAN - TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES: CLW ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, LIVING IN AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING (NURSING FACILITY, HOSPITAL, OR INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES) RETURN TO LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR COMMUNITY WITH THE NECESSARY ADDED SUPPORTS. CLW'S TRANSITION COORDINATORS ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TRANSITION TO HOME PROCESS. THIS MAY INCLUDE: SECURING HOUSING, PURCHASING CLOTHES, FURNITURE AND BEDDING, SETTING UP TRANSPORTATION, ETC. AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CONSORTIUM ("ADRC"): CLW IS A MEMBER OF A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS WITH INFORMATION, SERVICES, SUPPORTS AND CHOICES TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AS TO WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE AND RECEIVE SERVICES. OPTIONS COUNSELORS TAKE THE TIME TO ASSIST THE INDIVIDUAL IN UNDERSTANDING THE ARRAY OF LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES AND RESOURCE OPTIONS THROUGH TELEPHONIC OR FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, AT CLW, OR FACILITY SETTING. SPECIALIZED AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT ("ADA") CONSULTING SERVICES: CLW PROVIDES ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ADA LAWS. CLW'S ADA ACCESS AND ADVOCACY COORDINATOR ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS AND PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS UNDERSTAND ADA ACCESS REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP BRING AREA BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, CITIES AND TOWNS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, HOUSING AUTHORITIES, HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHERS INTO COMPLIANCE. PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ("PRE-ETS"): CLW'S PRE-ETS PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AGED 14 TO 21, WITH PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES THAT ASSIST THE STUDENT GAIN THE SKILLS SETS AND AWARENESS TO BE PREPARED FOR THE WORLD OF WORK. PRE-ETS SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN ASSIGNED SCHOOLS. THE FIVE PRE-ETS TARGET AREAS ARE: JOB EXPLORATION COUNSELING, WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES, COUNSELING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, WORKPLACE READINESS TRAINING, AND SELF-ADVOCACY.SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT PROGRAM ("STEP"): CLW ASSISTS THOSE WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR DAILY LIVES WITH OUR SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT PROGRAM. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OFTEN HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS THAT REQUIRE SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT, WHETHER DUE TO MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT, HEARING, SPEECH OR VISIONS DIFFICULTIES, OR COGNITIVE CHALLENGES. CLW'S STEP ASSISTS PEOPLE IN OBTAINING THIS SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AT A FRACTION OF THE AVERAGE COSTS AND IT SUPPORTS AND STRENGTHENS ONE'S INDEPENDENCE. AS PART OF THE PROCESS, CLW HELPS DETERMINE WHICH DEVICE IS MOST EFFECTIVE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. EQUIPMENT SALES ARE REPORTED NET OF THE DIRECT COSTS ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES.
  Expenses $378,191 · grants $23,816 · revenue $183,368

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

04-2564426

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1976

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P82Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$4,668,552

Income (IRS master file)

$5,306,738

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2564426).

Questions about YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC

What is the EIN of YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC is 04-2564426.

Is YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.

Are donations to YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARGARET B COFFIN.

Who are the officers and directors of YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $167,143 (REBECCA COFFIN, ASSOCIATE ED - FIN & ADM).

How much revenue does YOUR ACCESS ADVOCATES INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,283,418, expenses of $5,008,647 and total assets of $4,668,552 at year end.

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