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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ABILITIES FIRST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$38,416,064
Total expenses
$38,565,374
Contributions and grants received
$248,428
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$36,810,762
Investment income
$814,750
Other revenue
$542,124
Total assets, end of year
$27,452,276
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,576,445
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,875,831
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$33,299,871
Management and general expenses
$5,265,503
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$33,299,871

Program services were 86.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $248,428

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GOVERMENTAL SUPPORT

    total $36,577,817 · related or exempt $36,577,817

  • 2b · Program service revenue: WORK BY TRAINEES

    total $231,144 · related or exempt $231,144

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TRANSPORTATION FEES

    total $1,801 · related or exempt $1,801

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $814,750 · excluded $814,750

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $175,939

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $175,939

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $175,939 · related or exempt $175,939

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $366,185 · related or exempt $366,185

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $366,185

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $748,206 · management and general $748,206

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $21,274,926 · program services $19,339,154 · management and general $1,935,772

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $419,458 · program services $297,963 · management and general $121,495

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,425,569 · program services $3,801,718 · management and general $623,851

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,697,899 · program services $1,497,824 · management and general $200,075

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,633,326 · program services $1,325,331 · management and general $307,995

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $869,272 · program services $494,204 · management and general $375,068

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,694,955 · program services $2,404,592 · management and general $290,363

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,969,345 · program services $1,955,363 · management and general $13,982

  • 20 · Interest

    total $239,272 · program services $171,975 · management and general $67,297

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $996,442 · program services $866,955 · management and general $129,487

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $528,456 · program services $443,947 · management and general $84,509

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING COSTS

    total $490,727 · program services $244,536 · management and general $246,191

  • 24b · Other expenses: RENTAL AND MAINTENANCE

    total $274,958 · program services $207,402 · management and general $67,556

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $234,509 · program services $180,985 · management and general $53,524

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $68,054 · program services $67,922 · management and general $132

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,178,630 · end of year $3,776,634

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,041,912 · end of year $6,241,156

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $567,976 · end of year $627,734

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $19,053,915

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $13,414,531

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,112,026 · end of year $5,639,384

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,247,677 · end of year $2,317,803

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $398,776 · end of year $389,757

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,594,771 · end of year $8,459,808

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,328,613 · end of year $2,578,253

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,627,650 · end of year $4,094,477

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $4,036,430 · end of year $3,384,047

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $1,000,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,527,900 · end of year $8,519,668

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,481,079 · end of year $7,593,353

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,140,096 · end of year $1,282,478

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION AT ABILITIES FIRST IS TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WHO FACE DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES AND THEIR FAMILIES SUPPORT TO ATTAIN INDEPENDENCE, SELF-DETERMINATION, INTEGRATION AND ACCEPTANCE BY OTHERS THROUGH EDUCATION, EXPLORATION AND EXPERIENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE AGENCY'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES SUPPORT TO ATTAIN INDEPENDENCE, SELF-DETERMINATION, INTEGRATION AND ACCEPTANCE BY OTHERS THROUGH EDUCATION, EXPLORATION AND EXPERIENCE.

  • DAY HAB SERVICES - A DAY PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED TO HELP THEM DEVELOP PERSONAL AND EDCATIONAL SKILLS THAT WOULD ENABLE THEM TO FUNCTION. APPROXIMATLY 262 SERVED.

    Expenses $6,248,574 · Revenue $6,069,845

  • RESIDENTIAL SERVICES - TO PROVIDE A HOME LIFE ENVIRONMENT, CONSITSTING OF ROAM AND BOARD, RECREATIONAL AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICALLY AND DEVELOPMENTLLY DISABLE ADULTS. APPROXIMATLY 155 SERVED.

    Expenses $9,398,212 · Revenue $8,145,625

  • EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGED CHILLDREN WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE DISABILITIES. APPROXIMATELY 542 SERVED.

    Expenses $14,582,621 · Revenue $16,127,582

  • Expenses $3,070,464 · Revenue $7,009,834

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeanine Agnolet

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William Jeffries

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Janet Giannette

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ryan Kinlaw PhD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Moujalli Hourani

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Kolosky

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Don Minichino

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William Van Ornum

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Stafford

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rachana Tyagi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Deepak Vashisht

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lorraine Heneka

    BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary Cassiello

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike Oates

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steven Howell

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kathy Trela PhD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeffery Fox

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $319,333
    From this org
    $274,236
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,097
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,541
    Bonus
    $21,695
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,978 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $31,119 related
    Filer's total
    $274,236 + $45,097 related
  • Mark Nace

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $208,503
    From this org
    $171,582
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,921
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,582
    Bonus
    $7,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,919 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,002 related
    Filer's total
    $171,582 + $36,921 related
  • Kelly Martinez

    CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $185,491
    From this org
    $164,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,337
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,154
    Bonus
    $7,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,333 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $13,004 related
    Filer's total
    $164,154 + $21,337 related
  • Kim Ryder

    CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $162,871
    From this org
    $131,870
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,001
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,870
    Bonus
    $7,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $6,953 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,048 related
    Filer's total
    $131,870 + $31,001 related
  • Loveta Fletcher

    RESIDENTIAL COACH

    Total calculated
    $101,904
    From this org
    $101,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $156
    Hours/week
    80
  • Gail Armstrong

    DIRECTOR OF NURSING

    Total calculated
    $142,564
    From this org
    $123,788
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,776
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jill Krieger

    NURSING SERVICES COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $147,872
    From this org
    $111,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,625
    Hours/week
    40
  • Cynthia Specht

    RN

    Total calculated
    $125,069
    From this org
    $111,195
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,874
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413169349301216

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