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Stavros Center for Independent Living

Amherst, MA · EIN 51-0172014 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Stavros Center for Independent Living reported $10.4 million in revenue and $10.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.31 went to program services, $12.57 to management and general costs and $1.12 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $133,361 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 97% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
86.3%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.6%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.1%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.3%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
95.9%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$133,361$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.33%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
21.36.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 14100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$4.0M expenses · 46.3% of program spending

Various other programs

$3.4M expenses · 38.8% of program spending · revenue $6.0M

Independent Living program: Stavros Independent Living program enables people with disabilities to live in an environment that encourages and supports the rights of people with disabilities to achieve and maintain a sense of autonomy in their lives. Our program accomplishes this by providing a variety of peer based consulting, skills training, general encouragement, and support to people with disabilities in need of such assistance

$1.3M expenses · 14.9% of program spending

Pas: our personal assistance (pas) programs allow eligible individuals to hire personal care attendants (pca) to help them remain independent, healthy, safe, and in their own homes. The programs provide education, support and necessary resources to persons with disabilities so they may act as independent employers for their pcas

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 35.00 hrs/week
$123,610$0$9,751$133,361
CONTRACT MANAGER
Listed in Part VII, 35.00 hrs/week
$110,478$0$7,929$118,407
STAFF NURSE
Listed in Part VII, 45.00 hrs/week
$103,352$0$3,754$107,106

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Stavros Center for Independent Living (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $124K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$10M$10M86.3%$18M$133,361
FY2024 ⓘ$8.8M$10M84.9%$17M$151,370
FY2023 (amended) ⓘ$8.0M$8.5M87.2%$18M—
FY2022 ⓘ$228M$228M99.6%$19M—
FY2021 ⓘ$398M$395M99.8%$16M—
FY2020 ⓘ$373M$370M99.8%$13M—

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 14 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5163

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Stavros Center for Independent Living totaling $84 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Stavros Center for Independent Living's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Stavros Center for Independent Living, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Stavros Center for Independent Living's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Stavros Center for Independent Living reported that 86.3% of its $10.0 million in expenses went to program services, 12.6% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Stavros Center for Independent Living pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Stavros Center for Independent Living reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $133,361, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Stavros Center for Independent Living get its money?

Of $10.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.3% came from contributions and grants and 95.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Stavros Center for Independent Living a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 51-0172014 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611349349307071 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349313979 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (amended), object 202442429349301139 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310949349300226 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201319349302235 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140499349300314 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 51-0172014: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.