- Revenue 2024
- $18,938,902
- Expenses 2024
- $15,280,071
Program services were 80.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- L22
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 115 WOODMONT BLVD
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE PURPOSE OF ABE'S GARDEN IS TO ESTABLISH A REPLICABLE MODEL FOR SENIOR LIFE THAT IS FOCUSED ON BRAIN HEALTH, WELLNESS AND PURPOSEFUL LIVING.
Activities or mission (Part I)
A REPLICABLE MODEL FOR SENIOR LIFE THAT IS FOCUSED ON BRAIN HEALTH, WELLNESS AND PURPOSEFUL LIVING
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ABE'S GARDEN COMMUNITY PROVIDES SERVICES TO IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT, PERSONAL SUPPORT, AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OLDER ADULTS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON A RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS, THROUGH HOME CARE, ADVISING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS. WE HAVE HAD OVER 47,000 TOTAL RESIDENTIAL NIGHTS THROUGH INDEPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING, AND MEMORY SUPPORT SERVICES. THE HOME CARE PROGRAM HAS BENEFITED THE LIVES OF OVER 75 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE BLEND OF SERVICES HAVE ALLOWED PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN PLACE OR HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM ONE LEVEL OF CARE TO ANOTHER. ABE'S GARDEN COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH WITH UNIVERSITIES RELATED TO MEDICATION REDUCTION AND INTEGRATE AN ARRAY OF SERVICES FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND HOSPITALS TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
Expenses $12,271,170 · Grants $155,778 · Revenue $14,818,985
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Michael ShmerlingMICHAEL SHMERLING
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Donald HolmesDONALD HOLMES
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Susan FoxmanSUSAN FOXMAN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Phillip BillingtonPHILLIP BILLINGTON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Bill PurcellBILL PURCELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brenda WynnBRENDA WYNN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James ShmerlingJAMES SHMERLING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katie CrumboKATIE CRUMBO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ryan MosesRYAN MOSES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kim CampbellKIM CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John HassenfeldJOHN HASSENFELD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bernard A ParghBERNARD A PARGH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Saurabh SinhaSAURABH SINHA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Abby TrotterABBY TROTTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mina JohnsonMINA JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Scott BurnsSCOTT BURNS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ron CorbinRON CORBIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary Kate MouserMARY KATE MOUSER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susannah DwyerSUSANNAH DWYER
CEO
- Total calculated
- $371,285
- From this org
- $355,388
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,897
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $264,388
- Bonus
- $91,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,730
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,167
- Filer's total
- $371,285
-
Chris CoelhoCHRIS COELHO
COO
- Total calculated
- $167,362
- From this org
- $165,062
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,300
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,812
- Bonus
- $17,250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,300
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $167,362
-
Bob HimesBOB HIMES
SEN DIR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $119,915
- From this org
- $107,472
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,443
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Amanda HansenAMANDA HANSEN
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $120,171
- From this org
- $119,464
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $707
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Marybeth WatsonMARYBETH WATSON
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HEARTHSTONE INSTITUTE
- Total calculated
- $171,990
- From this org
- $153,146
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,844
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,146
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,844
- Filer's total
- $171,990
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Donna Finto-BurksDONNA FINTO-BURKS
SEN DIR OF CLINICAL CARE
- Total calculated
- $152,241
- From this org
- $139,845
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,396
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,323
- Bonus
- $6,522
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,347
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,049
- Filer's total
- $152,241
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Angela FarmerANGELA FARMER
SEN DIR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
- Total calculated
- $135,448
- From this org
- $122,659
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,789
- Hours/week
- 40
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $18,938,902
- Expenses
- $15,280,071
- Contributions
- $3,734,723
- Grants paid
- $155,778
-
2023
- Revenue
- $17,638,983
- Expenses
- $13,760,313
- Contributions
- $4,166,552
- Grants paid
- $99,183
-
2022
- Revenue
- $19,031,026
- Expenses
- $11,414,363
- Contributions
- $8,707,564
- Grants paid
- $23,091
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
-
2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $14,527,368
- Expenses
- $10,823,400
- Assets (EOY)
- $36,175,841
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,631,339
- Expenses
- $11,519,701
- Assets (EOY)
- $34,482,133
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,111,126
- Expenses
- $11,738,011
- Assets (EOY)
- $34,850,599
-
2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,038,615
- Expenses
- $10,863,256
- Assets (EOY)
- $34,615,664
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,692,523
- Expenses
- $10,343,804
- Assets (EOY)
- $34,448,005
-
2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,214,916
- Expenses
- $9,924,641
- Assets (EOY)
- $35,545,325
-
2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,303,351
- Expenses
- $7,405,212
- Assets (EOY)
- $37,246,338
-
2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,411,987
- Expenses
- $5,833,530
- Assets (EOY)
- $29,974,126
-
2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,883,340
- Expenses
- $4,606,446
- Assets (EOY)
- $22,193,836
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $4,126,588
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,247,955
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC
$400,000
2023 FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
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THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC
$200,000
2023 TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING NAMING OF THE FITNESS SUITE. THIS REPRESENTS A ONE-TIME DISTRIBUTION TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF ROBERT P. MAYNARD.
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THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC
$150,000
2022 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
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2023 MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
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THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC
$120,000
2024 DONATION
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THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC
$110,000
2023 DONATION
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2024 MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
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THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC
$105,000
2022 DONATION
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THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC
$100,000
2023 TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.
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$100,000
2023 HEALTH
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Disregarded entities on its 2024 return
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HEARTHSTONE EDUCATION INSTITUTE LLC
TO TRAIN CAREGIVERS AND STAFF WORKING IN MEMORY CARE · TN · income $586,492 · assets $710,492
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.