Southeast Alaska Independent Living Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SOUTHEAST ALASKA INDEPENDENT LIVING (SAIL) INC. IS A FEDERAL AND STATE RECOGNIZED INDEPENDENT LIVING AND AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER WHOSE MISSION IS TO "INSPIRE PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE" BY PROVIDING AND PROMOTING OPTIONS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKANS TO LIVE AS ACTIVE, PRODUCTIVE, AND INVOLVED CITIZENS IN THEIR COMMUNITY OF CHOICE
- Income
- $4.7 million
- Spending
- $4.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 6.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 47%
- Employees
- 93
- Volunteers
- 66
- Highest pay
- $146,693, 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: 89 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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
0 of 10Did not give 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 (1)
- $3.7 million spent. THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA INDEPENDENT LIVING (SAIL)PROVIDES CONSUMER DIRECTED INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES TO SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ALASKA, ENABLING INCREASED OPTIONS FOR ACTIVE, INVOLVED, PRODUCTIVE AND INTEGRATED COMMUNITY LIVING. SAIL PROVIDES FIVE CORE SERVICES; 1) ADVOCACY, 2) INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, 3) PEER SUPPORT, 4) INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, AND 5) TRANSITION SERVICES. SAIL IS SIGNIFICANTLY FUNDED BY FEDERAL AND STATE OF ALASKA GRANTS TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING. CORE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES SAIL'S SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL IS CENTERED ON THE FIVE CORE SERVICES REQUIRED OF ALL INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS NATIONWIDE. WHILE SERVICE DELIVERY METHODS VARY BY COMMUNITY NEED, ALL SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE, INCLUSION, AND SELF-DETERMINATION. 1.ADVOCACY SAIL ENGAGES IN INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMS-LEVEL ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE ACCESS, INCLUSION, AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. STAFF MAINTAIN CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION IMPACTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. SAIL STAFF AND CONSUMERS PARTICIPATE IN COMMITTEES,COALITIONS, AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES ADDRESSING DISABILITY-RELATED ISSUES. INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY PLANNING IS PROVIDED ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS. SAIL ALSO DELIVERS TRAINING AND PRESENTATIONS TO SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ON DISABILITY AWARENESS, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INCLUSION, AND ADA/UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES. 2.TRANSITION SERVICES SAIL SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING FROM NURSING HOMES OR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES INTO LESS RESTRICTIVE COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS, AS WELL AS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL INTO ADULT LIFE. SERVICES ARE INDIVIDUALIZED AND FOCUS ON INCREASING INDEPENDENCE, COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, AND SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHOICE. 3.INFORMATION AND REFERRAL ALL SAIL OFFICES FUNCTION AS COMMUNITY-BASED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CENTERS. STAFF MAINTAIN KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PROVIDE UNBIASED REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. 4.INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING INDEPENDENT LIVING (IL) SKILLS TRAINING IS PROVIDED IN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP SETTINGS AND MAY INCLUDE BUDGETING, HOME MANAGEMENT, COOKING, CLEANING, SOCIALIZATION, AND OTHER SKILLS NECESSARY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. TRAINING IS INDIVIDUALIZED AND OFTEN DELIVERED THROUGH RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, WHEN AVAILABLE. 5.PEER SUPPORT PEER SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE SIMILAR LIVED EXPERIENCES. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SHARE CHALLENGES, STRATEGIES, AND SUCCESSES TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, SKILLS, AND MUTUAL SUPPORT. OVERVIEW OF SERVICES AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER (ADRC) THE ADRC SERVES AS A CENTRALIZED ACCESS POINT FOR SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND CAREGIVERS SEEKING INFORMATION ON LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. AS AN ADRC, SAIL ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN IDENTIFYING OPTIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND SETTING OF THEIR CHOICE. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESOURCE CONNECTION (DDRC) THE DDRC ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ACCESSING COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND STATE-FUNDED SERVICES THROUGH THE ALASKA INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM. SERVICES INCLUDE OPTIONS COUNSELING; INFORMATION AND REFERRAL; ASSISTANCE COMPLETING ELIGIBILITY AND WAIVER APPLICATIONS; SUPPORT WITH GRANT APPLICATIONS; SHORT-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT; AND ADVOCACY. TRAUMATIC AND ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY (TABI) TABI SERVICES PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING TRAUMATIC OR ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES. STAFF ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN ACCESSING MEDICAL, TRANSPORTATION, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS NECESSARY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. SAIL ALSO ADMINISTERS TABI MINI-GRANTS TO ADDRESS FUNDING GAPS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE OR OTHER RESOURCES. GRANTS SUPPORT PURCHASES OF GOODS OR SERVICES THAT PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE AND SAFETY. FUNDING IS CAPPED AT 2,500 PER INDIVIDUAL PER YEAR, WITH A LIFETIME MAXIMUM OF 5,000 OVER FIVE YEARS. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SAIL PARTNERS WITH THE STATE OF ALASKA DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (DVR) TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES SEEKING TO ENTER OR REENTER THE WORKFORCE OR DEVELOP EMPLOYMENT SKILLS. SERVICES INCLUDE JOB SEARCH AND PLACEMENT, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, SHORT-TERM WORK EXPERIENCES, WORKFORCE TRANSITION TRAINING, SELF-EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS PLANNING, AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES FOR YOUTH AGES 12-22. STAFF COLLABORATE WITH EMPLOYERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND DVR TO SUPPORT COMPETITIVE, INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES. SAIL'S EMPLOYMENT AND ADAPTIVE RECREATION SERVICES (ORCA) OFTEN WORK IN CONCERT, AN INNOVATIVE BEST PRACTICE. DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN CLOSETS EACH SAIL OFFICE MAINTAINS A LOAN CLOSET OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (DME) AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, SHOWER BENCHES, BEDSIDE COMMODES, LOW-VISION AIDS, AND SOUND AMPLIFICATION DEVICES. EQUIPMENT IS LOANED FOR UP TO THREE MONTHS TO SUPPORT SAFETY AND INDEPENDENCE. VOICE (VETERAN OPTIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE, CHOICE, AND EMPOWERMENT) VOICE IS A VETERAN-DIRECTED HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES PROGRAM OPERATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALASKA VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ELIGIBLE VETERANS WITH A MONTHLY BUDGET TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES OR HIRE WORKERS TO MEET THEIR CARE NEEDS WHILE REMAINING IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. VETERANS MAINTAIN EMPLOYER AUTHORITY OVER HIRED WORKERS. SAIL INDEPENDENT LIVING ADVOCATES ASSIST PARTICIPANTS WITH BUDGETING, SERVICE PLANNING, AND PROGRAM NAVIGATION, WHILE A PARTNER PAYROLL AGENCY SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT-RELATED PROCESSES. ORCA (OUTDOOR RECREATION AND COMMUNITY ACCESS) ORCA PROVIDES
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 February 1993.
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.
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