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Organizational Background
The Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living was established in 1976 as the first Center for Independent Living in Michigan and fourth in the nation. There are now 15 Centers for Independent Living in Michigan and more 600 nationally and throughout the world.
The Ann Arbor CIL has a 34-member staff supported by a 15-member board of directors and a cadre of volunteers. A majority of staff, board members and volunteers have a personal experience with disability. Five members of the senior staff leadership team — our President & CEO, Director of Operations, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Development, and Director of Research and Program Development—have been employed by the Ann Arbor CIL for 25, 18, 16, 12, and 10 years, respectively. Many members of our staff began their affiliation with the CIL as volunteers.
Our 8,000 square foot facility consists of mixed use office and educational space located at 3941 Research Park Drive, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In addition to our Washtenaw County office, we have an affiliate location, the Monroe Center for Independent Living , in neighboring Monroe County and have a staffing presence in neighboring Livingston County.
Our operating budget has grown from just $60,000 in 1976 to more than $2,130,000 in 2007. Over the last ten years the Ann Arbor CIL has been awarded $6,127,417 in federally based grant funding and $6,127,130 in funding from the state of Michigan in support of our mission. Each year an independent financial auditor performs all single audit tests required by the U. S. Office of Management and Budget and has issued without exception, an unqualified opinion that acknowledges the accuracy and validity of our financial policies and procedures.
The work of the Ann Arbor CIL is well respected locally, in Michigan and across the United States. We have received funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Corporation for National Service, the State of Michigan through Michigan Rehabilitation Services, the City of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the Presbyterian Committee on Self Development of People, Washtenaw United Way, Monroe United Way, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, the Ford Motor Fund, the Buhr Family Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, Pfizer Corporation, many local and regional businesses and corporations, as well as contributions from individuals to our Annual Campaign and major gift Transformation Society.
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