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DISABILITYSA

EIN 81-4443195 SAN ANTONIO, TX

Revenue 2024
$396,835
Expenses 2024
$596,217

Program services were 80.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P82
Classification
1000
Street
2515 BLANCO RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF DISABILITYSA IS TO EDUCATE, ADVANCE, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE WITH DISABIITIES BY BUILDING CONNECTIONS, EXCHANGING INFORMATION, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, AND STRENGTHENING OUR DISABILITY COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO AREA. DISABILITYSA CONNECTS CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE AND INCLUSION WHERE WE ALL LIVE, LEARN, WORK, AND PLAY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DISABILITYSA'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, ADVANCE, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE WITH DISABIITIES BY BUILDING CONNECTIONS, EXCHANGING INFORMATION, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, AND STRENGTHENING OUR DISABILITY COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO AREA.

  • The education programs at disABILITYsa include Navigation Services, online resource website, social media platforms, Leadership & Life Skills Development programs, and AccessAbility fest. Programs which operate to connect children and adults with disabilities with the Resources in the community by sharing information. disABILITYsa's website is a dynamic resource tool for information on current issues, local events and programs, as well as local job opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and more. The Accessibility fest is a gateway to information, resources, and opportunities for individuals with Disabilities and their support networks. The program capture the attention of both individuals with and without disabilities. The VaxabilitySTRONG program (one-year only) is a multifaceted information, education, and community campaign to open conversations about questions and barriers around vaccinations and provide information and resources on vaccine safety, benefits, and access for the disability community.

    Expenses $233,952 · Revenue $4,107

  • The Advance programs at disABILITYsa support individuals with disabilities and others who are part of our disability community in discovering ways each participant can take a role in effecting change and providing training and resources to do so. The Ability STRONG Parage is San Antonios Disability Pride Celebration expressing the belief that disability is a natural and beautiful part of the human diversity in which people living with a disability can take pride. This annual program brings the local community together to advance public attitudes toward disability and even change the way we thing about and define disability. It is a celebration that highlights the beauty, ability, and strengths that individuals with disabilities bring to our local community. Disabilitysa team members participate in local conversations, planning teams, and community planning processes to advance the considerations of people with disabilities in the areas of Housing, healthcare, transportation, education, employment, and socialization.

    Expenses $137,567

  • The Engagement Programs at disABILITYsa include the Fiesta Especial programs consisting of a royal court leadership & life skills development program, Celebration Day community-based instruction program, parade, and Royal Court Alumni Leadership program, as well as the Disability Inclusion Resource Center, and Service Leadership programs. disABILITYsa serves young men and women with disabilities through the leadership development program. The Fiesta Especial Royal Court program creates visibility for the leadership and Contributions individuals with disabilities in our local community, while providing a platform for leadership and service development for children and adults with all types of disabilities (ages 12+). The Celebration Day, a community-based instruction program, brings many special education programs and adult day habitation programs that are comprised of children and adults with disabilities and their support networks, to participate in a city-wide celebration of heritage, culture, and diversity in a fun, safe, and inclusive way. The Disability Inclusion Resource Center is acquiring equipment to provide accessible resources that assist other businesses and organizations to make their community experiences more inclusive of people with disabilities. Equipment includes the Mobile Changing Unit, Sensory Escape Room, Sensory Kit Station, Disability Lived Experience Panels, and Inclusion Training. The Service Leadership Development programs teach people with disabilities and their support networks to actively participate in civic, research, board, and workplace leadership roles while amplifying the considerations of people with disabilities and bringing visibility to the leadership and contributions people with disabilities are making in our local community.

    Expenses $87,330 · Revenue $2,755

  • The STRENGTHEN programs at disABILITYsa include an educational and support benefits membership program that promotes the participation of individuals, businesses, and organizations in the mission of disABILITYsa through educational opportunities, networking platforms, awareness-building programs, financial savings, and more. These programs utilize resources to help strengthen the disability service organizations in our community through low-cost printing options, educational series, consulting, connects, and training.

    Expenses $23,412 · Revenue $903

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Melanie Cawthon

    CEO & EXEC DIR

    Total calculated
    $81,654
    From this org
    $75,791
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,863
    Hours/week
    75
  • Jane Paccione

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Sandy Liwang

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Marissa Gonzalez

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Markmann

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Albert Sawyer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Heard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Claudia Diaz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anitra Henning

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $396,835
    Expenses
    $596,217
    Contributions
    $395,157
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $378,547
    Expenses
    $426,915
    Contributions
    $362,772
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $542,824
    Expenses
    $435,184
    Contributions
    $521,108
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $270,433
    Expenses
    $231,000
    Assets (EOY)
    $270,984
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $245,800
    Expenses
    $234,906
    Assets (EOY)
    $318,300
  • 2020 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $164,878
    Expenses
    $193,798
    Assets (EOY)
    $259,264
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $146,743
    Expenses
    $189,150
    Assets (EOY)
    $182,565
  • 2017 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $165,659
    Expenses
    $100,755
    Assets (EOY)
    $88,492

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2016

Tax period
1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016
Principal officer
Melanie Cawthon
Mailing address
12715 COUNTRY OAKSSAN ANTONIO TX 78216
Website
DISABILITYSA.ORG

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.