Connecticut State Independent Living Council
Legal name: Connecticut State Independent Living Council Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 061664597
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2018
- Location
- Hartford, CT, US
- Phone
- 860-869-0684
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $333,540
- Expenses
- $378,028
- Assets
- $380,791
- Liabilities
- $9,268
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
14 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- COLE MOLLY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- BLAKE CHRIS (VICE PRESIDENT)
- KNAUFF GRETCHEN (PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- COLE MOLLY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $85,673 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To promote choice, equal access, opportunity and full inclusion of people with disabilities into the economic, political, social, cultural and educational mainstream of American society.
What it reported doing in 2024
CT SILC writes a three year plan to give residents with disabilities full access to the Centers for Independent Living CIL and to promote independent living through outreach and training. Our plan expands educational opportunities, programs and services that increase and support independent living in CT. During the 2024-2025 period, activities and accomplishments included Hosting a Candidate Forum on Disability Issues educating the CILs and the public about supported decision making as an alternative to guardianship providing intense leadership training to individuals with disabilities and family members through the Partners in Policymaking training program hosting the CT Cross Disability Lifespan Alliance providing training on Emergency Preparedness and first responders providing DEI training for CIL staff supporting work groups to address issues of timely equipment repair for wheelchairs and for accessible durable medical equipment. Providing support and information for those looking to hire PCAs through supporting the PCA Employers workgroup.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 27
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 90.1%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -13.3%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 22.7%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $341K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $86K · 14 people listed
- Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.