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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ABILITIES FIRST FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,496,372
Total expenses
$3,331,900
Contributions and grants received
$507,045
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,184,485
Investment income
-$200,732
Other revenue
$5,574
Total assets, end of year
$1,525,511
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,279,657
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$245,854
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,514,355
Management and general expenses
$748,530
Fundraising expenses
$69,015
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,514,355

Program services were 75.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $28,343

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $21,597

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $100,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $357,105

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $101,520

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Autism Learning Center Revenue

    total $1,060,016 · related or exempt $1,060,016

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Early Childhood Learning Center R

    total $705,388 · related or exempt $705,388

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Therapy Revenue

    total $419,081 · related or exempt $419,081

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $29,975 · excluded $29,975

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $5,000

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $5,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $5,000 · excluded $5,000

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $8,788 · other assets $3,015

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $242,510

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $8,788 · other assets -$239,495

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$230,707 · excluded -$230,707

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $11,202

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $21,597

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $12,583

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,381 · excluded -$1,381

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $1,955 · excluded $1,955

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,955

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,103 · management and general $105,103

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $2,245,436 · program services $1,883,952 · management and general $309,814 · fundraising $51,670

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $28,108 · program services $22,142 · management and general $4,971 · fundraising $995

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $216,048 · program services $169,654 · management and general $38,770 · fundraising $7,624

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $171,372 · program services $138,244 · management and general $29,370 · fundraising $3,758

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $384 · program services $10 · management and general $374

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,400 · program services $600 · management and general $22,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $105,274 · program services $2,512 · management and general $102,762

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,867 · program services $2,859 · management and general $17,008

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,126 · program services $15,101 · management and general $11,025

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $153,328 · program services $143,413 · management and general $9,915

  • 20 · Interest

    total $49,575 · management and general $49,575

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $58,997 · program services $45,173 · management and general $13,824

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Related

    total $87,829 · program services $70,066 · management and general $13,693 · fundraising $4,070

  • 24b · Other expenses: Organization Dues

    total $29,831 · program services $9,991 · management and general $18,996 · fundraising $844

  • 24c · Other expenses: Equipment Rental

    total $5,983 · program services $5,453 · management and general $530

  • 24d · Other expenses: Communications

    total $5,162 · program services $5,162

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $77 · program services $23 · fundraising $54

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $465,328 · end of year $284,034

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $23,387 · end of year $23,387

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $83,078 · end of year $91,813

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,943 · end of year $29,119

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

    $2,765,953

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

    $2,475,761

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $598,414 · end of year $290,192

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $652,697 · end of year $755,391

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $36,057 · end of year $51,575

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $163,178 · end of year $192,772

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $617,620 · end of year $1,058,778

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $36,057 · end of year $28,107

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $880,586 · end of year $14,931

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $180,463 · end of year $230,923

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Abilities First is committed to providing comprehensive services and quality care to each child and adult with special needs to put their abilities first.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Abilities First empowers children and their Families living with Autism and different abilities to celebrate their strengths and reach their unique and highest potential by providing comprehensive care and support in an inclusive learning environment.

  • Therapy programs provide comprehensive outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy to children from birth to 22 years of age. Therapies are also incorporated into the Autism Learning Center which is an accredited educational program for pre-school through second grade. The Agency served ~ 165 unduplicated clients during the 2024 calendar year. Camp Connect is a summer 1-2 week activity offered by the therapy team for just 5-10 attendees in the teen to adult age group. It involves activities both on-site as well as community-centered designed to help enable attendees with specific needs to experience and work through daily life activities. Yoga was offered as an opportunity for adults to experience yoga.

    Expenses $705,164 · Revenue $419,079

  • Early Childhood Learning Center is State Licensed and provides day care for typical and special needs children. They work closely with our Autism Learning Center. The day care operation served 108 unduplicated children during the 2024 calendar year.

    Expenses $685,922 · Revenue $705,389

  • The Autism Learning Center is an accredited educational program for pre-school through second grade. They work with our Therapy and Day Care programs to give a complete service and served 87 unduplicated children during the 2024 school year. Latchkey service started in 2024 to provide ALC parents the opportunity to drop students off prior to and pick up after typical ALC hours if needed. Without latchkey, some parents were not able to have their child participate in the ALC program due to work schedules.

    Expenses $780,212 · Revenue $1,060,017

  • Maintenance support services for #1, #2, and #3 above. Also includes allocations for depreciation, insurance, restricted expenses, copier/printing, and postage/shipping expenses

    Expenses $343,057

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stephanie Bisselberg

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Jim Kleingers

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Anna Root

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Tal Moon

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Avinne Kiser

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Joe Mulligan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Mike Scorti

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Chuck Fortener

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Brein Everhart

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Roni Hairston

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • David Hood

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $105,103
    From this org
    $86,896
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,207
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503179349301765

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