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Ability Tree INC EIN 27-3020956

Ability Tree INC

EIN  27-3020956 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Springfield, MO Founded 2010
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports families of children with special needs and equips organizations through recreation, education, and training.
Leadership
Joe Butler · CEO · $68K
Money in and out
$546K revenue, $555K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency

Supports families of children with special needs and equips organizations through recreation, education, and training. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $546K in revenue, $555K in expenses, and $147K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$546K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$555K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$147K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$8K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +91% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$546K
FY2025▲ +20%
Expenses
$555K
FY2025▲ +4%
Total assets
$151K
FY2025▼ -9%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2025▼ -62%
Total revenue
$546K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$555K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$147K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$151K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $390K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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coming alongside families or children with special needs and equipping organizations through recreation, education, support, and training (REST)

$390Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAbility Tree INC
EINHdr · item D27-3020956
Principal addressHdr · item CSpringfield, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.abilitytree.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2010
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P46)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$68,256Pt VII · Sec A
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Jason James
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Schwartz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tyler Grant
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jermel Mayo
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe Butler’s $68K as CEO is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Joe Butler$68,256$60,500
Jennifer Butler$30,000$35,833

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$430K · 79%
Program service revenue$116K · 21%
Contributions & grants79%$430K
Program service revenue21%$116K
Other revenue$76
Total revenueLn 12$546K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.02
Program services70%$390K
Management & general28%$156K
Fundraising2%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$555K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$131K
Total assetsLn 16$151K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$147K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $131K · Operating expenses/yr $555K
2.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $390K · Total expenses $555K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $156K · Total expenses $555K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $555K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $31K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $327K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $430K · Total revenue $546K
79%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $546K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $116K · Total revenue $546K
21%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $546K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $116K · Total expenses $555K
21%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $546K · Prior year $454K
+20%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $454K · FY2025 $546K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $147K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $546K · Expenses $555K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $151K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $147K · Total assets $151K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $151K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joe Butler · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $68K · Total expenses $555K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $277K · Total expenses $555K
50%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%——
Overhead ratio 28%——
Fundraising cost ratio 2%——
Revenue growth 20%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Community Foundation Martin St Lucie INCFY2024$6K
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$546K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$454K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$570K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$948K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$640K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$454K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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