2026-03-11T05:26:11-05:00 2025-09-30 844233121 SHARPE PATEL CPA 5510 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 140 RALEIGH NC 27609 990 2024-10-01 561268845 MAINSTREAMING CONSULTANTS INC MAIN 7045370550 5801 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE 101 CHARLOTTE NC 28212 AMRITA PATEL PRESIDENT 7045370550 2026-03-10 1 1 REBECCA FISHER P01690017 7044993893 2026-03-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DISABILITY RIGHTS AND RESOURCES SAMANTHA NEVINS 5801 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE 101 CHARLOTTE NC 28212 556624 0 X DISABILITY-RIGHTS.ORG X 1979 NC TO CREATE A FULLY INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE, WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, MAY PURSUE THEIR OWN GOALS AND CHOICES FOR LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER. 9 9 8 18 0 0 537787 535937 10400 6000 6482 7348 6865 5784 561534 555069 0 0 0 0 404961 419985 0 0 676 150478 131965 555439 551950 6095 3119 426418 399833 250377 174363 176041 225470 X TO CREATE A FULLY INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE, WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, MAY PURSUE THEIR OWN GOALS AND CHOICES FOR LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER. 0 0 317718 6000 INDEPENDENT LIVING CORE SERVICES:AS A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, DISABILITY RIGHTS & RESOURCES PROVIDES FIVE CORE SERVICES: INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, PEER COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION OF EACH CORE SERVICE, SEE SCHEDULE O.1. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES INCLUDE PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO THEM, AS WELL AS REFERRALS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST THEM. 2. INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING CONSISTS OF PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN PERFORMING DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND MANAGING PERSONAL FINANCES.3. PEER COUNSELING SERVICES ARE OFFERED BY STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES THEMSELVES, TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES REACH THEIR PERSONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING GOALS THROUGH COUNSELING, REFERRALS, AND EDUCATION ABOUT AVAILABLE RESOURCES. 4. TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY SERVICES, THE AGENCY WORKS WITH THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT, AND BUSINESSES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS THAT STAND BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP AND AN INDEPENDENT QUALITY OF LIFE. 5. COMMUNITY INTEGRATION SERVICES (I) FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES FROM NURSING HOMES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENCES WITH THE REQUISITE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES; (II) PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES WHO ARE AT RISK OF ENTERING INSTITUTIONS SO THAT THEY MAY REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY; AND (III) FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF YOUTH WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES TO POSTSECONDARY LIFE. ALL OF THESE CORE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN MECKLENBURG, GASTON, UNION, AND CABARRUS COUNTIES. 106114 LET'S ALL GO!:DISABILITY RIGHTS & RESOURCES OFFERS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HELPFUL GUIDANCE TO UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY. EACH INDIVIDUAL IS PROVIDED WITH A TRAVEL TRAINER WHO TEACHES THEM HOW TO SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY USE THE CHARLOTTE AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM TO REACH THEIR DESIRED DESTINATION BY PUBLIC BUS, LIGHT RAIL, OR STREETCAR. PARTICIPANTS LEARN TRAVEL SKILLS THAT ARE TAILORED TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS WHILE FOLLOWING A SPECIFIC ROUTE. 23738 TRANSITIONS TO COMMUNITY LIVING (TCL):DISABILITY RIGHTS & RESOURCES PROVIDES COMMUNITY INCLUSION SERVICES TO TRANSITIONS TO COMMUNITY LIVING (TCL) MEMBERS REFERRED TO US. COMMUNITY INCLUSION IS A PEER-DRIVEN SERVICE TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY LIVING. PEERS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE TRANSITIONING OR HAVE RECENTLY TRANSITIONED FROM CONGREGATE LIVING SETTINGS INTO INDEPENDENT HOUSING. COMMUNITY INCLUSION ASSISTS PEOPLE IN CONNECTING TO RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH, LEISURE OR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. IT ALSO FOCUSES ON NATURAL SUPPORTS AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING VALUED SOCIAL ROLES (E.G. MARRIAGE, PARENTING). CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.DATA SUPPORTS THAT PEOPLE RETURN TO CONGREGATE LIVING DUE TO LONELINESS, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND BOREDOM. COMMUNITY INCLUSION SUPPORTS TCL MEMBERS IN IDENTIFYING ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING DIRECT SUPPORT TO TCL MEMBERS SO THEY CAN SUCCESSFULLY BECOME INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. 3052 ADAPTIVE SOLUTIONS:DISABILITY RIGHTS & RESOURCES OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO PRIVATE BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER NONPROFITS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH DISABILITY CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS, INCLUDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, AND OTHERS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, POLICY REVIEW, BLUEPRINT REVIEW, PHYSICAL SITE SURVEYS FOR ACCESSIBILITY, AND CONSULTING SERVICES. 3052 450622 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NC X X CRYSTAL WILES 7046540045 610 CLEARBROOK ROAD MATTHEWS NC 28105 AMRITA PATEL PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANITA BAKER VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN MCINERNEY SECRETARY-TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH ABOWD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURA CHAVEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE DUNSTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CHILDERS ADVISOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICE EBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HOOE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA NEVINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X 85508 0 4068 85508 0 4068 0 0 0 0 0 510043 25894 20 535937 EVALUATIONS 900099 6000 6000 6000 7348 7348 7339 1555 5784 5784 555069 6000 0 13132 91539 75401 16031 107 263526 215828 47378 320 10190 8368 1811 11 26509 21776 4703 30 28221 23246 4942 33 21141 14747 6377 17 11955 8340 3606 9 17382 15640 1712 30 51854 42689 9104 61 10316 10174 118 24 2484 2418 65 1 3910 3910 4132 3635 492 5 COMMUNITY INTERGRATION 5046 5046 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 3209 2842 340 27 COMMUNITY OUTREACH 536 472 63 1 551950 450622 100652 676 1025 48 180912 177698 76425 71426 2254 4460 30811 24276 10445 6535 155357 139666 426418 399833 41552 27538 208825 146825 250377 174363 X 176041 225470 176041 225470 426418 399833 X 3119 48352 -2042 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 753177 576269 518171 537787 535937 2921341 753177 576269 518171 537787 535937 2921341 2921341 6002 4006 3309 6482 7348 27147 8098 7339 15437 2963925 55662 0.98560 0.98680 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FUNDRAISING/SPECIAL EVENTS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 8,098. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 7,339. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 30811 24276 6535 6535 RIGHT TO USE LEASED ASSET NET OF AMORTIZATION 139666 139666 LEASE LIABILITY 146825 146825 X 556624 0 556624 -1555 -1555 555069 555547 59673 59673 495874 56076 56076 551950 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE INCOME SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX ("UBIT"); ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING IN 2024, 2023, AND 2022 REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. ALL OTHER TAX YEARS HAVE BEEN CLOSED BY STATUTE. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES TO PART VIII -1,555. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES TO PART VIII 1,555. ASC 842 LEASE INTEREST 58,118. ASC 842 AMORTIZATION PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENT EXPENSE 56,076. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE SELF-REPORTING. THE EXPECTATION OF DISCLOSURE BY KEY EMPLOYEES IS OUTLINED IN THE EMPLOYEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES HANDBOOK. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYER'S ASSOCIATION AND USES DATA FROM ITS SURVEYS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR BOTH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED ONLINE THROUGH CANDID'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ASC 842 INTEREST EXPENSE -8,226. ASC 842 AMORTIZATION EXPENSE (ROU) -49,892. RENT EXPENSE 56,076.