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Access Life International Inc

EIN 20-4915292 · San Clemente, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION:Access Life International, Inc. exists to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities throughout the developing world. Access Life will provide tools of access for appropriate distribution and training to individuals with a disability, in order to enable them to participate in social and community life. In addition to this, we are creating clean water systems that will provide drinking water to people right where they live.OUR STRATEGY:Access Life International is currently involved in three initiatives on the islands of Bali and Lombok in Indonesia:MOBILITYHelping disabled people out of the shadows. People with disabilities are not only the most deprived human beings in the developing world, they are also the most neglected. It is important to acknowledge that more than 600 million people in the world live with some form of disability. More than 400 million of them live in developing countries, often amidst poverty, isolation and despair. Not only are they, ty

Income
$50,539
Spending
$47,316
Reserves
12.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $423 spent. WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVEDWe have an ongoing partnership with Free Wheelchair mission in order to distribute wheelchairs to individuals with disabilities who cannot afford to purchase one.In 2010 we received our first container of wheelchairs from Free Wheelchair Mission. In 2013 we brought a 2nd container of wheelchairs to the islands of Bali and Lombok. In 2018 we brought in our 3rd container of the Gen 2 & 3 wheelchairsWe have distributed over 600 wheelchairs in Bali and over 200 wheelchairs in Lombok to people with disabilities who could not otherwise afford one.We have built 134 water tanks in Bali which has assisted around 1,000 families have access to clean water for daily needs.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2006.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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