Disability in
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION IS THE LEADING NONPROFIT RESOURCE FOR BUSINESS DISABILITY INCLUSION WORLDWIDE. TOGETHER WITH THE WORLD'S LEADING BRANDS, DISABILITY:IN DRIVES PROGRESS ON DISABILITY INCLUSION THROUGH INITIATIVES, TOOLS, AND EXPERTISE THAT DELIVER LONG-TERM BUSINESS IMPACT. MISSION: ADVANCING DISABILITY INCLUSION IN BUSINESS.VISION: A GLOBAL ECONOMY ACCELERATED BY DISABILITY INCLUSION.SHARED PURPOSE: BUILDING INCLUSIVE BUSINESSES FOR ALL.
- Income
- $18.9 million
- Spending
- $16.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 14.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 93%
- Employees
- 49
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $710,458, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (2)
- $9.3 million spent. DISABILITY:IN PROGRAMS:DISABILITY INDEX: THE DISABILITY INDEX HAS BECOME THE LEADING INDEPENDENT, THIRD-PARTY RESOURCE FOR THE ANNUAL BENCHMARKING OF CORPORATE DISABILITY INCLUSION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. IT HAS BEEN TRUSTED BY MORE THAN 70% OF THE UNITED STATES FORTUNE 100 AND NEARLY HALF OF THE FORTUNE 500. SUCH COMPANIES MUST INCREASINGLY CONSIDER HOW EMERGING GLOBAL REPORTING DIRECTIVES AND STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS SURROUNDING SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FACTORS IMPACT THEIR OPERATIONAL, CULTURAL, REPUTATIONAL AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2015, PARTICIPATION IN THE DISABILITY INDEX HAS GROWN NEARLY 6X FROM 80 COMPANIES IN THE INAUGURAL YEAR TO 428 IN 2025. THE 2025 DISABILITY INDEX OFFERED SCORED BENCHMARKS IN EIGHT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR. THIS INTERNATIONAL FOCUS INCLUDED BRAZIL, CANADA, GERMANY, INDIA, JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES, AND TOGETHER TOTAL SUBMISSIONS ACROSS ALL EIGHT COUNTRIES IN 2025 WAS 655. THE DISABILITY INDEX IS AN OBJECTIVE, REFLECTIVE, FORWARD-THINKING, AND CONFIDENTIAL TOOL DESIGNED TO ASSIST BUSINESS IN ADVANCING THEIR DISABILITY INCLUSION PRACTICES. IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE BENCHMARK THAT HELPS COMPANIES BUILD A ROADMAP OF MEASURABLE, TANGIBLE ACTIONS ACROSS SIX SCORED CATEGORIES: CULTURE, LEADERSHIP, ENTERPRISE-WIDE ACCESS, EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPLIER INCLUSION. PARTICIPATING COMPANIES RECEIVE A SCORE, ON A SCALE OF ZERO (0) TO 100, WITH THOSE SCORING 80 OR HIGHER EARNING THE DISTINCTION OF "BEST PLACES TO WORK FOR DISABILITY INCLUSION" FOR THE BENCHMARK YEAR. THE SECOND HALF OF 2025 ALSO SAW THE DISABILITY INDEX TEAM SPEND SIGNIFICANT TIME BEHIND THE SCENES IN REDESIGNING THE DISABILITY INDEX FOR 2026, INCLUDING CREATING A TRULY GLOBAL AND STREAMLINED QUESTION SET ALONG WITH SIMPLIFIED METHODOLOGY AND ALL-NEW SCORING AND RECOGNITION FOR ROLLOUT IN JANUARY 2026.SUPPLIER INCLUSION: DISABILITY:IN IS THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIER OF BUSINESSES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING SERVICE- DISABLED VETERANS. THE SUPPLIER INCLUSION PROGRAM OFFERS RESOURCES, INCLUDING LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIFIC INITIATIVES TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURS WITH DISABILITIES. WITH THE END GOAL OF PROMOTING DISABILITY INCLUSION IN BUSINESS THROUGH ACCESS TO CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES, DISABILITY:IN'S SUPPLIER INCLUSION PROGRAM PROVIDES A CONNECTING NETWORK BETWEEN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED DISABILITY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (DOBES) AND LARGE CORPORATIONS. ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SPECIALIZED SUPPLY CHAIN LEARNING SESSIONS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED AT THE ANNUAL DISABILITY:IN CONFERENCE. CERTIFICATION OF BUSINESSES OWNED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS A DOBE, V- DOBE OR SDV-DOBE THROUGH DISABILITY:IN PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCESS AND INCLUSION BY OPENING NEW AVENUES FOR POTENTIAL BUSINESS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. AT THE END OF 2025, THE PROGRAM HAD 1023 CERTIFIED DOBES ALONG WITH A GROWING, ACTIVE, AND CORPORATE-LED INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE AND PROCUREMENT COUNCIL.INCLUSION WORKS PROGRAM: INCLUSION WORKS (IW) IS A DISABILITY:IN PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED CONSULTING ON DISABILITY INCLUSION TO PARTICIPATING COMPANIES THROUGH ACCESS TO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING. PARTICIPATING COMPANIES PARTICIPATE IN AN EXCLUSIVE SEMI-ANNUAL GLOBAL EVENT, THE INSIDER SUMMIT, OFFERING BEST PRACTICES, TRENDS IN CORPORATE DISABILITY INCLUSION, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. OUTSIDE OF EVENTS, COMPANIES GAIN ACCESS TO AN EXCLUSIVE LIBRARY WITH EXTENSIVE RESOURCES, ELEARNING COURSES, AND DATA TO SUPPORT THEIR DISABILITY INCLUSION JOURNEY. PARTICIPATING COMPANIES HAVE GROWN FROM 6 IN 2014 TO 124 COMPANIES AS OF APRIL 2026. IW COMPANIES CAN OPT-IN TO SHARE THEIR YEARLY HIRING DATA OF NEW HIRES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THIS NUMBER HAS GROWN FROM 339 NEW HIRES AS OF 2015 TO MORE THAN 430,764 NEW HIRES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AS OF APRIL 2026, AN 127K% INCREASE. INCLUSION WORKS ENGAGES CLOSELY WITH COMPANIES TO CONNECT WITH QUALIFIED TALENT WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH ACCESS TO DISABILITY:IN'S RESUME DATABASE AND PARTICIPATION IN NEXTGEN LEADERS PROGRAMMING. INCLUSION WORKS COMPANIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISABILITY INDEX, A CONFIDENTIAL BENCHMARKING TOOL OF DISABILITY INCLUSION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS, DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY STRENGTHS, UNCOVER AREAS FOR GROWTH, AND HELP GUIDE STRATEGIC PROGRESS ACROSS EVERY BUSINESS FUNCTION.GLOBAL INITIATIVES: IN 2025, DISABILITY:IN ADVANCED ITS GLOBAL DISABILITY INCLUSION STRATEGY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF REGIONALLY TAILORED CONVENINGS, CURATED LEADERSHIP FORUMS, AND LARGE-SCALE LEARNING EXPERIENCES, ENGAGING BUSINESS LEADERS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA PACIFIC. THROUGH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, THESE INITIATIVES EMPHASIZED THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF ACCESSIBILITY, NEUROINCLUSION, AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AS CRITICAL DRIVERS OF ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.IN LATIN AMERICA, DISABILITY:IN DELIVERED A THREE-PART WEBINAR SERIES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS REGION-SPECIFIC WORKPLACE INCLUSION PRIORITIES AT SCALE. THE WEBINARS COLLECTIVELY ATTRACTED 1,536 REGISTRANTS ACROSS THREE SESSIONS, INCLUDING DISABILITY ETIQUETTE IN THE LATAM WORKPLACE, NEURODIVERSITY IN THE LATAM WORKPLACE, AND BUSINESS BEST PRACTICES FOR ATTRACTING TALENT WITH DISABILITIES IN LATAM. TOGETHER, THESE WEBINARS HIGHLIGHTED PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR FOSTERING INCLUSIVE WORK CULTURES, ADVANCING NEURODIVERSITY, AND STRENGTHENING TALENT ATTRACTION AND RETENTION ACROSS THE LATIN AMERICAN WORKFORCE.COMPLEMENTING THIS VIRTUAL REACH, DISABILITY:IN HOSTED A SERIES OF HIGHLY CURATED, INVITATION-ONLY EUROPEAN ROUNDTABLES ACROSS FIVE CITIESPARIS, LONDON, BRUSSELS, FRANKFURT, AND BERLININ MAY 2025. THESE IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENTS CONVENED SENIOR LEADERS FROM CORPORATE PARTNER
- $4.8 million spent. CONFERENCE AND SPONSORSHIP - THE 2025 DISABILITY:IN GLOBAL CONFERENCE AND EXPO WAS THE PREEMINENT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS EVENT THAT FOCUSED ON DISABILITY INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE, MARKETPLACE, AND SUPPLY CHAIN. THE EVENT DREW OVER 3,200 ATTENDEES VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON FROM PRIVATE SECTOR FORTUNE 1000 BUSINESSES, DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WITH DISABILITIES, MID-LEVEL PROFESSIONALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING SERVICE-DISABLED MILITARY VETERANS. CORPORATE EXECUTIVES SHARED DISABILITY INCLUSION POLICIES, STRATEGIES, AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS DURING FIVE PLENARY SESSIONS AND OVER THIRTY BREAKOUT SESSIONS. A PRE-CONFERENCE JOB SEEKING SKILLS PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED FOR OVER FIFTY COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WITH DISABILITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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