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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INDEPENDENCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,274,316
Total expenses
$8,287,196
Contributions and grants received
$1,786,780
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$7,137,952
Investment income
$349,584
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$6,107,466
Total liabilities, end of year
$915,397
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,192,069
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,672,005
Management and general expenses
$615,191
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,672,005

Program services were 92.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,673,514

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $113,266

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FINANCIAL MGMT SVC

    total $5,807,114 · related or exempt $5,807,114

  • 2b · Program service revenue: INDEPENDENT LIVING SVC

    total $711,488 · related or exempt $711,488

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CASE MGMT & OTHER SVC

    total $592,001 · related or exempt $592,001

  • 2d · Program service revenue: TRANSPORTATION SVC

    total $27,349 · related or exempt $27,349

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $63,211 · excluded $63,211

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $286,363 · other assets $2,386

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $2,376

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $286,363 · other assets $10

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $286,373 · excluded $286,373

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $181,390 · program services $72,556 · management and general $108,834

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,420,818 · program services $6,386,924 · management and general $33,894

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,745 · program services $6,745

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $193,269 · program services $189,189 · management and general $4,080

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $507,785 · program services $492,916 · management and general $14,869

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $60 · management and general $60

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $68,259 · program services $7,500 · management and general $60,759

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $17,145 · management and general $17,145

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $25,927 · program services $1,898 · management and general $24,029

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,579 · program services $4,862 · management and general $2,717

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $50,813 · program services $11,107 · management and general $39,706

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $53,512 · program services $22,408 · management and general $31,104

  • 17 · Travel

    total $30,992 · program services $26,407 · management and general $4,585

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $92,397 · program services $33,124 · management and general $59,273

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $37,728 · management and general $37,728

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $498,498 · program services $379,999 · management and general $118,499

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE & SERVICES

    total $58,253 · program services $424 · management and general $57,829

  • 24c · Other expenses: VEHICLE FUEL & MTC

    total $25,200 · program services $25,200

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,826 · program services $10,746 · management and general $80

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,843 · end of year $6,832

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,718,252 · end of year $1,689,345

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $712,363 · end of year $997,439

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,697 · end of year $8,347

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,312,912

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,332,901

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $937,387 · end of year $980,011

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,553,625 · end of year $2,425,492

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $551,936 · end of year $631,677

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $48,443 · end of year $67,775

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $215,945

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,333,788 · end of year $5,192,069

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MAXIMIZING THE INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, PEER SUPPORT, TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVOCACY AND PROGRAMS TO MAXIMIZE THE INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

  • FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DESIRING TO DIRECT THEIR OWN PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT SERVICES UNDER THE KANSAS MEDICATED HCBS WAIVER PROGRAM. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INCLUDES PREPARATION OF SEMI-MONTHLY PAYCHECKS, FILING OF RELATED PAYROLL RETURNS AND W-2'S, AND FILING TAXES INCLUDING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND WORKERS COMPENSATION COVERAGE.

    Expenses $5,754,004 · Revenue $5,807,114

  • INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES - INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO ACCESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND TO PROVIDE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMS ADVOCACY SERVICES AND EDUCATION RELATED TO CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS AFFECTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING ON INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS SUCH AS COOKING AND BUDGETING, AS WELL AS PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT, WHICH INCLUDES MATCHING AND TRAINING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO COUNSEL OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES AND FACILITATING SUPPORT GROUPS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO STRIVES TO DEINSTITUTIONALIZE THEIR PATRONS BY ASSISTING THE INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE OUT OF NURSING HOMES AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $920,641 · Revenue $711,488

  • CASE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION SERVICES - COUNSELORS PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT TO NAVIGATE THE EMPLOYMENT PROCESS AND HELP ENSURE SUCCESS IN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH NAVIGATING STATE PROGRAM GUIDLINES, PROCEDURES, AND OPTIONS; ASSIST WITH BUDGETING AND OTHER INDEPENDENT LIVING NEEDS; AND IDENTIFY AND ACCESS SUPPORTS AND TRAINING AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $767,200 · Revenue $592,001

  • TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - PROVIDE TRANSPORATION SERVICES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH 6 LIFT-EQUIPPED VEHICLES, PROVIDING AS MANY AS 900 RIDES PER MONTH.

    Expenses $230,160 · Revenue $27,349

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kevin Elliott

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Craig Weinaug

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Angela Motsinger

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Gabel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Athena Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alex Kerr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ruth Lichtwardt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lara Mann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kyle Owens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dustin Stumblingbear

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jill Enyart

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $181,390
    From this org
    $167,230
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,160
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,000
    Bonus
    $35,230
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,640
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,520
    Filer's total
    $181,390

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
A 360 EVALUATION IS DONE ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY. BASED ON THE EVALUATION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. DISCUSSION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600429349301980

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