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To serve as a resource, convener, and educator working collaboratively to ensure that people who are Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent can communicate and access information.
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Public Charity
501(c)(3)
2300 Clayton Road, Concord, CA 94520
https://abilitycentral.org/
Financial Summary
2022$18.8M
Total Revenue
$50.7M
Total Assets
$1.2M
Grants Given
$17.5M
Grants Received
$1.2M
To Domestic Orgs
$13.7M
Salaries & Benefits
19 Grants Given
2022To impact educational/clinical practice on CVI and AAC use through research, training and capacity building.$100K
This is a research and training development project which aims to study the prevalence of accessibility awareness and utilization on social media platforms.$100K
To create and implement a training program for Communication Partners (CPs) who work with non-speaking autistic students using text-based multi-modal AAC devices in educational settings.$90K
To systematically validate a tool to assess the expressive language skills of bilingual children with significant disabilities who use AAC.$90K
To continue partnering with B/LV people in the design and development of YDX tools to enhance the existing YouDescribe platform.$90K
To publicly release Bookshare Reader Skill app on Alexa to provide another way for people with disabilities to read and connect with community.$80K
To expand group speech therapy services for underserved children in Fresno.$80K
To provide training to abuse victim service providers in CA on communication with people with disabilities$75K
Strategic Planning for DVU to become a model of leadership inclusion of people with communication disabilities and a resource to other orgs$75K
Research to Quantify and Characterize People Who use AAC to communicate to better understand and meet their needs.$75K
To create a platform for artists with disabilities to engage and remake creative technologies through the lens of accessibility.$70K
To expand the Safety Powers Project for the Online Learning Center$65K
Other purposes$198K
| # | Organization | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bridge School | Hillsborough, CA 94010 | To impact educational/clinical practice on CVI and AAC use through research, training and capacity building. | $100K |
| 2 | The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA 90095 | This is a research and training development project which aims to study the prevalence of accessibility awareness and utilization on social media platforms. | $100K |
| 3 | Cal Lutheran | Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 | To create and implement a training program for Communication Partners (CPs) who work with non-speaking autistic students using text-based multi-modal AAC devices in educational settings. | $90K |
| 4 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA 94132 | To systematically validate a tool to assess the expressive language skills of bilingual children with significant disabilities who use AAC. | $90K |
| 5 | University Corporation at San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA 94132 | To continue partnering with B/LV people in the design and development of YDX tools to enhance the existing YouDescribe platform. | $90K |
| 6 | Beneficent Technology Inc DBA Benetech | Palo Alto, CA 94306 | To publicly release Bookshare Reader Skill app on Alexa to provide another way for people with disabilities to read and connect with community. | $80K |
| 7 | Exceptional Parents Unlimited | Fresno, CA 93726 | To expand group speech therapy services for underserved children in Fresno. | $80K |
| 8 | Center for Innovation and Resources | Cotati, CA 94931 | To provide training to abuse victim service providers in CA on communication with people with disabilities | $75K |
| 9 | Disability Voices United | Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 | Strategic Planning for DVU to become a model of leadership inclusion of people with communication disabilities and a resource to other orgs | $75K |
| 10 | DREDFCommunication First | Berkeley, CA 94703 | Research to Quantify and Characterize People Who use AAC to communicate to better understand and meet their needs. | $75K |
| 11 | Leonardo International Society for Arts Science and Technology | Oakland, CA 94612 | To create a platform for artists with disabilities to engage and remake creative technologies through the lens of accessibility. | $70K |
| 12 | Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International | Santa Cruz, CA 95061 | To expand the Safety Powers Project for the Online Learning Center | $65K |
| 13 | Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area | Danville, CA 94526 | Address the gap in Mental Health services for people with I/DD. | $43K |
| 14 | Society for the Blind | Sacramento, CA 95811 | To cultivate more leaders who are blind to better serve the growing number of people seeking our services. | $40K |
| 15 | IGNITE Collective Inc | Van Nuys, CA 91406 | To sustain and expand in-house leadership workshops with stakeholders and external learning opportunities in the Eastern Sierra region of California. | $35K |
| 16 | Autism Society Inland Empire | Corona, CA 92879 | To create communication passports for people with autism to be used with law enforcement and first responders. | $30K |
| 17 | TASK | Brea, CA 92821 | Lets Talk AAC will include four trainings for 175 professionals serving persons with communication needs. | $28K |
| 18 | Shelley Bergum Higher Education Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation | Oakland, CA 94612 | Admin Fees, 2022 Renewal Awards, 2022 New Award | $12K |
| 19 | University of California San Francisco Office for CME | San Francisco, CA 94116 | Disabilities Events Funding | $10K |
22 Key Officers & Employees
Total salaries, compensation & benefits: $13.7M
| Title | Name | Avg Hrs / Week |
|---|---|---|
| SECRETARY | JIMI GILROY | 2.00 |
| CHAIR | JESUS M GONZALEZ | 2.00 |
| TREASURER | SARAH SLAUGHTER | 2.00 |
| VICE CHAIR | CELIA C J SOLIS | 2.00 |
| DIRECTOR | LINDA DRATTELL | 2.00 |
| DIRECTOR | ANDREAS FORSLAND | 2.00 |
| DIRECTOR | TIM JIN | 2.00 |
| DIRECTOR | DR PHILIP PRINZ | 2.00 |
| DIRECTOR | GRIFFEN STAPP | 2.00 |
| DIRECTOR | DR SOFIA M VERGARA | 2.00 |
| DIRECTOR | MICHELLE YOOK | 2.00 |
| PRESIDENT AND CEO | BARRY SAUDAN | 40.00 |
| DIR. OF FIN AND ACCT/ASST TREASURER (FORMER) | TED SHIMANUKI | 40.00 |
| DIR. OF FIN AND ACCOUNTING (CURRENT) | ANN TRUONG | 40.00 |
| DIR. OF SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLO | DAVID KEHN | 40.00 |
| DIRECTOR OF HR AND ADMIN ( | TAMMY TOLLIVER POLANCO | 40.00 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | JACQUELYN TAYLOR | 40.00 |
| DIRECTOR OF HR AND ADMIN ( | JO ANN NELSON | 40.00 |
| CCO MANAGER | HYUK J KIM | 40.00 |
| FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER | ANGELA L MERRITT | 40.00 |
| IT MANAGER | MICHAEL J WALSH | 40.00 |
| CRS DEPARTMENT MANAGER | DAVID J WEISS | 40.00 |
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