Easter Seals Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010

Signed

Jun 8, 2011

Return Version

2010v3.2

Gross Receipts

$99,485,400

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Easter Seals Project Action is funded by the Department of Transportation and charged with making significant contributions to furthering accessible transportation in our nation for people with disabilities of all ages through our partnerships, resources, training and outreach.In 2010, Easter Seals Project Action carried the message of accessible transportation and touched communities in every state, as staff traveled to 23 states to present or attend events. Staff expanded international awareness in accessible transportation by participating in the Hong Kong based TRANSED Conference in 2010. Deeper partnerships were formed with national disability organizations NCIL and APRIL through our Independent Living Mobility Management Coaches activity.Easter Seals Project Action is a national leader in travel training and enhances awareness in the planning community of the importance of accessible transportation in the movement for Sustainability/ livability. Through its very close partnership with the two national transit associations, APTA and CTAA, Easter Seals Project Action invested significant staff time to support collaborations in the Partnership for Mobility Management and the National Human Services Consortium for CTAA and for APTA, Easter Seals Project Action was highly visible in the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.Easter Seals Project Action co-produced the ADA Board Members Handbook, and staff are sought out as collaborators, speakers and technical assistance specialists in the field of accessible transportation. This year, Easter Seals Project Action made a major education and awareness effort around Youth Transportation, holding several events to help increase awareness of the essential nature of transportation as a part of youth transition to career and college. 2010 Easter Seals Project ACTION 990 Inputs:Training - 4,102 people were trained in 38 events, an increase of 27.5% in persons trained over 2009Technical assistance and information and referral was provided to 1,955 people and targeted technical assistance saw an 800% increase over 2009 due to implementing the Accessible Transportation Coalition Institutes.Outreach/Communication - expended awareness at 64 events with over 2,285 attendees, a 94% increase over the number of events supported in 2009. Out of this number, staff presented at 41 events for a growth of 173% in staff presentations over 2009Enews sent out monthly with a year ending subscriber total of 7,796, representing a 24% increase in subscriptions over 2009Quarterly newsletters subscriptions totaled 14,651 by the end of the year, a 40% increase in subscriptions over 2009Website traffic averages stayed constant year over year with the 2010 average of 5,363Total number of persons served (includes the average monthly site visitor level for the website since maintaining the website with current and compelling information is a major area of staff support) in 2010 was 36,152The total number of events held or participated in totaled 102 for 2010The total number of customers who contacted ESPA either through attending training, using our 800# or getting targeted technical assistance was 6,057Grant efficiency for 2010 (Grant rev./# persons served) was $72/person servedTotal FTE's for 2010 was 15.95Grant effectiveness for 2010 (# per. served/#FTE's) was 2,266 persons served/FTE

Activity 3

The National Center for Senior Transportation is a major national resource, charged with education and creating greater awareness of the issues around and the need for accessible and available senior transportation in our nation. The National Center for Senior Transportation (NCST) has gained prominence as the "go to" organization for information on transportation options for older adults. Its student scholars and community grant programs have helped garner best practices and success stories that provide tangible and actionable information and help communities better serve the mobility needs of seniors.The NCST's work to build bridges with the gerontology and public health community has led to strong partnerships that now include the Centers for Disease Control and the American Medical Association - a collaboration to further the understanding between access to transportation and the health/wellness of older adults.The NCST led the way in diversity outreach, holding coalition building meetings that further understanding of the many barriers that elders from multi-cultural and multi-lingual communities face. Through partnerships with national aging organizations and service providers, NCST has increased the national awareness of the transportation needs of older adults. A new partnership with the eldercarelocator has now positioned the NCST to also connect directly to assist older adults to get a ride.National Center for Senior Transportation 990 Inputs:Training - 1,299 people were trained in 12 events, an increase of 75% in persons trained over 2009Technical assistance and information and referral was provided to 712 people with targeted technical assistance growing by 336% from 2009, demonstrating the increased respect the NCST is gaining with local communities as a technical resource.Outreach/Communication - expanded awareness at 41 events with over 1,151 attendees, and staff presented at 40 events for a growth of 33% in staff presentations over 2009Enews sent out monthly with a year ending subscriber total of 3,334, representing a 65% increase in subscriptions over 2009Quarterly newsletter subscriptions totaled 2,418 by the end of the year, a 60% increase in subscriptions over 2009Website traffic averages grew 41% from 2009 to a monthly average of 2,908Total number of persons served (includes the average monthly site visitor level for the website since maintaining the website with currently and compelling information is a major area of staff support) in 2010 was 8,914The total number of events held or participated in totaled 53 for 2010The total number of customers who contacted ESPA either through attending training, using our 800# or getting targeted technical assistance was 2,011Grant efficiency for 2010 (Grant rev./# persons served) was $103/person servedTotal FTE's for 2010 was 6.8 (3.8 ES staff and 3 n4a staff)Grant effectiveness for 2010 (# per. served/#FTE's) was 1,311 persons served/FTE

Filer

EIN

36-2171729