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Toward Independence Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Group Home (Long Term) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$17.3M (2023)

Expenses
$18.1M (2023)

Total Assets
$16.9M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$2.46M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,283,597
Expenses
$18,143,573
Net Income
-$859,976
Net Assets
$14,445,868
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $145,192
0.8%
Program Services $15,497,605
89.7%
Investment Income $568,617
3.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$671
Sales of Assets -$114,837
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,187,691
6.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $653,583
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,948,945
65.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,907,822
Total Liabilities $2,461,954
Net Assets $14,445,868
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Schlater (Chief Executive) $276,014 $0 $23,728
Joseph Harmon (Chief Operations Officer) $134,667 $0 $16,539
Runette Wilson (Supervisor) $100,832 $0 $1,381
Dianne Anderson Brown (Dsp) $100,351 $0 $71
Dr Shashi Sharma (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jan Young (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Rentz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Gerard (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sakul Gupta (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Adam Webber (Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Novak (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$18,415,395
Expenses
$16,721,262
Net Income
$1,694,133
Net Assets
$15,179,075
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $34,711
0.2%
Program Services $16,539,775
89.8%
Investment Income $160,657
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,731
Sales of Assets -$145,871
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,828,854
9.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $243,422
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,857,300
64.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,713,165
Total Liabilities $2,534,090
Net Assets $15,179,075
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Schlater (Chief Executive) $212,132 $0 $31,290
Joseph Harmon (Chief Operations Officer) $117,939 $0 $28,353
Dr Shashi Sharma (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jan Young (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Rentz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Gerard (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Julie Gentile (Board Member Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
Sakul Gupta (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Adam Webber (Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Novak (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$18,762,995
Expenses
$16,236,271
Net Income
$2,526,724
Net Assets
$14,183,158
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,902,693
15.5%
Program Services $15,391,924
82.0%
Investment Income $199,809
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $14,323
0.1%
Sales of Assets $94,754
0.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $159,492
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $384,610
2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,666,425
65.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,397,880
Total Liabilities $2,214,722
Net Assets $14,183,158
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Schlater (Chief Executive) $221,250 $0 $25,920
Joseph Harmon (Chief Operations Officer) $109,808 $0 $27,632
Dr Shashi Sharma (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jan Young (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Rentz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Anne Gerard (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Julie Gentile (Board Member Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
Sakul Gupta (Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Member) $0 $0 $0
Adam Webber (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rakesh Gupta (Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Novak (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$19,513,652
Expenses
$15,885,197
Net Income
$3,628,455
Net Assets
$11,687,513
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,054,448
5.4%
Program Services $16,257,083
83.3%
Investment Income $90,314
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $6,364
0.0%
Sales of Assets $51,741
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,053,702
10.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $212,884
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,780,483
67.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,072,501
Total Liabilities $4,384,988
Net Assets $11,687,513
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Schlater (Chief Executive) $194,189 $0 $18,695
Joseph Harmon (Chief Operations Officer) $110,653 $0 $23,620
Dr Shashi Sharma (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jan Young (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Rentz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Anne Gerard (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Julie Gentile (Board Member Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
Rakesh Gupta (Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Member) $0 $0 $0
Adam Webber (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,459,409
Expenses
$14,616,804
Net Income
$842,605
Net Assets
$8,004,309
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $168,494
1.1%
Program Services $14,760,526
95.5%
Investment Income $108,782
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,201
Sales of Assets -$27,335
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $451,143
2.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $200,282
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,412,069
64.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,246,980
Total Liabilities $2,242,671
Net Assets $8,004,309
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Schlater (Chief Executive) $182,458 $0 $17,824
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robert Novak (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Rentz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Anne Gerard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jan Young (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rakesh Gupta (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Julie Gentile (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Shashi Sharma (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Adam Weber (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,048,598
Expenses
$14,728,527
Net Income
$320,071
Net Assets
$6,854,060
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $331,298
2.2%
Program Services $14,122,594
93.8%
Investment Income $88,332
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $10,405
0.1%
Sales of Assets $63,793
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $432,176
2.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $175,449
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,371,663
63.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,506,252
Total Liabilities $2,652,192
Net Assets $6,854,060
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Schlater (Chief Executive) $166,861 $0 $8,588
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Adam Webber (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Rentz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Anne Gerard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jan Young (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rakesh Gupta (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Julie Gentile (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Shashi Sharma (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,913,039
Expenses
$13,593,594
Net Income
$319,445
Net Assets
$6,761,618
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $141,016
1.0%
Program Services $13,366,678
96.1%
Investment Income $102,463
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,285
0.0%
Sales of Assets $3,958
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $297,639
2.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $157,185
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,760,704
64.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,003,212
Total Liabilities $2,241,594
Net Assets $6,761,618
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Schlater (Executive Director) $150,099 $0 $7,086
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Adam Webber (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Rentz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Anne Gerard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jan Young (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rakesh Gupta (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Julie Gentile (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,590,755
Expenses
$13,711,036
Net Income
-$120,281
Net Assets
$6,190,993
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $174,208
1.3%
Program Services $13,250,857
97.5%
Investment Income $119,147
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$8,969
Sales of Assets $2,971
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $52,541
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $167,923
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,750,696
63.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,189,364
Total Liabilities $1,998,371
Net Assets $6,190,993
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Schlater (Executive Director) $149,363 $0 $18,560
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Rentz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Adam Webber (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Julie Gentile (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Gerard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jan Young (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,777,804
Expenses
$11,214,221
Net Income
$563,583
Net Assets
$6,232,562
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $94,595
0.8%
Program Services $11,553,368
98.1%
Investment Income $92,357
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,570
Sales of Assets -$35,062
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $74,116
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $157,758
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,288,933
65.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,086,328
Total Liabilities $1,853,766
Net Assets $6,232,562
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Schlater (Executive Director) $139,177 $0 $18,581
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Rentz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Adam Webber (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Julie Gentile (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Gerard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David Springsteen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Groskopf (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,453,927
Expenses
$9,990,237
Net Income
$463,690
Net Assets
$5,711,114
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $66,092
0.6%
Program Services $10,120,769
96.8%
Investment Income $88,004
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$5,267
Sales of Assets $12,904
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $171,425
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $110,686
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,187,192
61.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,085,071
Total Liabilities $1,373,957
Net Assets $5,711,114
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Schlater (Executive Director) $107,408 $0 $3,278
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bob Groskopf (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Adam Webber (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Springsteen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Gerard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,944,490
Expenses
$9,525,850
Net Income
$418,640
Net Assets
$5,234,864
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,128
0.2%
Program Services $9,644,511
97.0%
Investment Income $55,833
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $42,928
0.4%
Sales of Assets $18,695
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $166,395
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $219,777
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,876,596
61.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,380,345
Total Liabilities $1,145,481
Net Assets $5,234,864
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert L Archer (Former Exec) $105,347 $0 $11,151
Maggie Bell (Finance Dire) $58,523 $0 $14,562
Mark Schlater (Executive Di) $28,292 $0 $1,902
Dr Mary Rose Zink (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Springsteen (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Paul Osterfeld (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David Ferguson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Touris (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bob Groskopf (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Adam Webber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,909,297
Expenses
$9,399,957
Net Income
$509,340
Net Assets
$4,827,447
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $41,513
0.4%
Program Services $9,715,982
98.0%
Investment Income $68,607
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $39,495
0.4%
Sales of Assets $40,410
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,290
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $181,139
1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,761,371
61.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,116,278
Total Liabilities $1,288,831
Net Assets $4,827,447

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,561,013
Expenses
$9,164,596
Net Income
$396,417
Net Assets
$4,312,771
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $28,880
0.3%
Program Services $9,438,709
98.7%
Investment Income $48,803
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $38,981
0.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,640
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $185,994
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,626,497
61.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,357,049
Total Liabilities $1,044,278
Net Assets $4,312,771

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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