SOLUTIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: SOLUTIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE (EIN 56-1811580)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-07-06
IRS object ID: 201131879349300323
Schema version: 2010v3.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-07-06T13:18:56-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BROWN JENKINS & ONEYEAR PA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	110 OAKWOOD DRIVE SUITE 550	AddressLine1
City	WINSTONSALEM	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	271031904	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	561811580	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ADAPTABLES INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	ADAP	NameControl
Phone	3367677060	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3650 PATTERSON AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	WINSTON SALEM	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	271053500	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JIM WHALEN	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	3367677060	Phone
Date Signed	2011-06-30	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	REBECCA A ONEYEAR CPA	Name
Phone	3367610366	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	JIM WHALEN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3650 PATTERSON AVE	AddressLine1
City	WINSTON SALEM	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	271053500	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	463060	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.theadaptables.com	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1993	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	To educate and serve the disabled. To promote, educate and enable individuals with disabilities to live more independently within the community and home through the network of programs.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	5	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	5	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	9	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	11	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	284171	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	462996	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	658	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	64	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	284829	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	463060	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	190826	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	244056	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	148504	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	179033	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	339330	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	423089	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-54501	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	39971	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	20250	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	61410	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1189	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	20250	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	60221	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	To educate and serve the disabled.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	293409	Expense
Description	TO EDUCATE AND SERVE THE DISABLED. TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE MORE INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND HOME THROUGH THE NETWORK OF PROGRAMS. THE ADAPTABLES ARE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF: ADRA (AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER); PROVIDES NURSING HOME TRANSITION, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, COMPUTER PLACEMENT PROGRAM, ADVOCACY, PEER COUNSELING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, COMPUTER TRAINING, DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT DONATIONS AND LOAN PROGRAM, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, ADVOCACY WITH CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO BRING AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	293409	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	false	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	9	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	9	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	5	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	5	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JIM WHALEN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	3367677060	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3650 PATTERSON AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	WINSTONSALEM	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	271053500	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
JIM WHALEN
Executive Director	40.00	X	46775	0	0
BRAILEY LIIPFERT
Chairperson	1.00		0	0	0	X
TAMI RHYNE
Vice Chair	1.00		0	0	0	X
DEAN VAVRA
Treasurer	1.00		0	0	0	X
CAROLINE STEELE
Secretary	1.00		0	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	46775	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Fundraising Events	6320	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	451698	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	4978	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	462996	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	64	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$64	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	6320	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	463060	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$64	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	46775	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	46775	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	171988	Total
Program Services	132431	ProgramServices
Management And General	39557	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9776	Total
Program Services	7528	ProgramServices
Management And General	2248	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15517	Total
Program Services	11948	ProgramServices
Management And General	3569	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3077	Total
Program Services	2369	ProgramServices
Management And General	708	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31378	Total
Program Services	24161	ProgramServices
Management And General	7217	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	200	Total
Program Services	200	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	39773	Total
Program Services	30625	ProgramServices
Management And General	9148	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2842	Total
Program Services	2188	ProgramServices
Management And General	654	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	54879	Total
Program Services	42257	ProgramServices
Management And General	12622	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16873	Total
Program Services	12992	ProgramServices
Management And General	3881	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2786	Total
Program Services	2145	ProgramServices
Management And General	641	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3491	Total
Program Services	2688	ProgramServices
Management And General	803	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2749	Total
Program Services	2116	ProgramServices
Management And General	633	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
Membership Dues	650	0	650
Staff Development	2494	1920	574
Classes/Supplies	10037	10037	0
Special Events	7804	7804	0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	423089	Total
Program Services	293409	ProgramServices
Management And General	129680	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1102	BOY
EOY	34918	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	18039	BOY
EOY	23796	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	9698	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	7002	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1109	BOY
EOY	2696	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20250	BOY
EOY	61410	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	1189	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	1189	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20250	BOY
EOY	60221	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20250	BOY
EOY	60221	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20250	BOY
EOY	61410	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	39971	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	284652	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	286543	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	329544	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	284172	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	462996	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1647907	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	284652	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	286543	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	329544	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	284172	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	462996	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1647907	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	1647907	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	14	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	720	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	658	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	64	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1456	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	9609	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	9609	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	1658972	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.99330	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.99270	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
Public Support Total509	0	PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage509	0	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Facts And Circumstances Test	OTHER INCOME PART II, LINE 10; DESCRIPTION: DEPOSIT REFUND; 2008: 9109.; DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS; 2008: 500.;	FactsAndCircumstancesTest

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	9698	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	7002	Depreciation
Book Value	2696	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	2696	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Payroll Liabilities Payable	Description
Amount	$1,189	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	1189	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI-B, Line 11a	Upon Request
Pt VI-B, Line 12c	Yearly review
Pt VI-B, Line 15	Reviewing regional salary data for other directors
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16	SUPPLIES SALES TAX EXPENSES COMPUTER SUPPLIES AND SMALL EQUIPMENT TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT RENTAL/LEASES TRAVEL/MEALS/CONFERENCE EXPENSES INSURANCE MEMBERSHIP DUES BANK FEES, INTEREST CHARGES AND FINES PROGRAM EXPENSES SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES MISCELLANEOUS