Caring & Sharing Center for Independent Living Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
"EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" IS DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER'S MISSION. IT IS A MISSION THAT INCLUDES ADVOCACY, INFORMATION, MENTORING, TRAINING, TRANSITION AND BEYOND TO TRULY EMPOWER. RESPECT, CHOICE AND CHANGE ARE AT THE CENTER OF EMPOWERMENT. EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS ENCOURAGED TO EMBRACE EMPOWERMENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY MEAN A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THINGS AND MAKING THEM HAPPEN. FISCAL, OPERATIONAL, ADVOCACY AND HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES REFLECT SUPPORT FOR EMPOWERMENT AS AGENTS OF CHOICE AND CHANGE. ALL POLICIES OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST ADVANCE THE MISSION, ELIMINATE BARRIERS AND FOSTER INCLUSION. SINCE 1992, DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER HAS BEEN WORKING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN PINELLAS AND PASCO COUNTIES TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENCE AND ENSURE EQUALITY. WE HAVE A REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE COMBINED WITH CONSUMER-FOCUSED COMPASSIONATE SERVICES THAT HELP THOSE WE SERVE TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AT HOME, AT WORK, AND IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIF
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 5.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 52%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $101,739, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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 June 30, 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)
- $1.3 million spent. COMMONLY KNOWN AS A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FIVE CORE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES: INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, TRANSITION, PEER MENTORING, AND INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER SERVED A TOTAL OF 1,427 CONSUMERS. OUT OF THIS NUMBER, AN INDEPENDENT LIVING PLAN WAS DEVELOPED FOR 1,275 CONSUMERS. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER PROVIDED 1,578 INDIVIDUAL SERVICES TO CONSUMERS AND 1,625 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER SPENT OVER 1,419 HOURS PROVIDING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES SUCH AS:"COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND AWARENESS FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH SCHOOLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, MEDIA, COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS UNITS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PREPARE THEM TO DEAL WITH ACCESSIBILITY AND SENSITIVITY TO DISABILITY ISSUES. "YOUTH TRANSITION SERVICES (AGES 14 TO 24) FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES. "DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES SUCH AS COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND AWARENESS FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHALLENGES. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ALSO PROVIDES DEAF ALERTING EQUIPMENT TO QUALIFIED PERSONS THROUGH OUR CEMA PROGRAM, SUCH AS FLASHING DOOR BELLS AND SMOKE DETECTORS, VIBRATING ALARM CLOCKS AND BABY CRIER AUDIBLE TRANSMITTERS. "ONGOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO OBTAIN DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE CENTER'S MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RECYCLING PROGRAM (MERP). THESE DONATIONS INCLUDE POWER WHEELCHAIRS, SCOOTERS, MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS, SHOWER CHAIRS, BENCHES, ROLLATORS, WALKERS, CRUTCHES,RAMPS AND INCONTINENT SUPPLIES. MERP EQUIPMENT IS GIVEN TO CONSUMERS WHOSE INSURANCE DOES NOT PROVIDE THESE ITEMS AND WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SAFETY AND INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR HOMES AND ACCESSING THE COMMUNITY. "SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED PERSONS THROUGH OUR CONSUMER EQUIPMENT AND MODIFICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CEMA) TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE MINOR HOME MODIFICATIONS (SUCH AS RAMPS AND GRAB BARS), DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT REPAIRS, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE RELEVANT TO SPECIFICS OF DISABILITY. COMMONLY KNOWN AS A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FIVE CORE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES: INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, TRANSITION, PEER MENTORING, AND INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER SERVED A TOTAL OF 1,427 CONSUMERS. OUT OF THIS NUMBER, AN INDEPENDENT LIVING PLAN WAS DEVELOPED FOR 1,275 CONSUMERS. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER PROVIDED 1,578 INDIVIDUAL SERVICES TO CONSUMERS AND 1,625 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER SPENT OVER 1,419 HOURS PROVIDING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES SUCH AS:"COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND AWARENESS FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH SCHOOLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, MEDIA, COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS UNITS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PREPARE THEM TO DEAL WITH ACCESSIBILITY AND SENSITIVITY TO DISABILITY ISSUES. "YOUTH TRANSITION SERVICES (AGES 14 TO 24) FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES. "DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES SUCH AS COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND AWARENESS FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHALLENGES. DISABILITY ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ALSO PROVIDES DEAF ALERTING EQUIPMENT TO QUALIFIED PERSONS THROUGH OUR CEMA PROGRAM, SUCH AS FLASHING DOOR BELLS AND SMOKE DETECTORS, VIBRATING ALARM CLOCKS AND BABY CRIER AUDIBLE TRANSMITTERS. "ONGOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO OBTAIN DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE CENTER'S MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RECYCLING PROGRAM (MERP). THESE DONATIONS INCLUDE POWER WHEELCHAIRS, SCOOTERS, MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS, SHOWER CHAIRS, BENCHES, ROLLATORS, WALKERS, CRUTCHES,RAMPS AND INCONTINENT SUPPLIES. MERP EQUIPMENT IS GIVEN TO CONSUMERS WHOSE INSURANCE DOES NOT PROVIDE THESE ITEMS AND WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SAFETY AND INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR HOMES AND ACCESSING THE COMMUNITY. "SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED PERSONS THROUGH OUR CONSUMER EQUIPMENT AND MODIFICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CEMA) TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE MINOR HOME MODIFICATIONS (SUCH AS RAMPS AND GRAB BARS), DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT REPAIRS, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE RELEVANT TO SPECIFICS OF DISABILITY.
- $16,566 spent. OUR ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN THE SUNSHINE HEALTH COMMUNITY TRANSITION AND STABILIZATION PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SUNSHINE HEALTH, THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (FACIL), AND LOCAL CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CILS) ACROSS FLORIDA. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ASSISTING NURSING HOME MEMBERS TRANSITIONING BACK TO COMMUNITY LIVING BY PROVIDING PRE- AND POST-TRANSITION SUPPORT TO PROMOTE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNITY. CIL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED OVER A SIX-MONTH PERIOD, WITH MORE INTENSIVE ASSISTANCE AT THE BEGINNING, GRADUALLY REDUCING AS THE MEMBER'S NEEDS STABILIZE. SUNSHINE HEALTH PARTNERS WITH CILS TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS RECEIVE THE NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY STABILIZATION SERVICES TO FOSTER LONG-TERM INDEPENDENCE. OUR ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN THE SUNSHINE HEALTH COMMUNITY TRANSITION AND STABILIZATION PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SUNSHINE HEALTH, THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (FACIL), AND LOCAL CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CILS) ACROSS FLORIDA. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ASSISTING NURSING HOME MEMBERS TRANSITIONING BACK TO COMMUNITY LIVING BY PROVIDING PRE- AND POST-TRANSITION SUPPORT TO PROMOTE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNITY. CIL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED OVER A SIX-MONTH PERIOD, WITH MORE INTENSIVE ASSISTANCE AT THE BEGINNING, GRADUALLY REDUCING AS THE MEMBER'S NEEDS STABILIZE. SUNSHINE HEALTH PARTNERS WITH CILS TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS RECEIVE THE NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY STABILIZATION SERVICES TO FOSTER LONG-TERM INDEPENDENCE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 October 13, 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 June 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 July 1992.
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 October 21, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Resource Center for Independent Living Inc (Utica, NY), EIN 22-2518284. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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