Ability Tree INC EIN 27-3020956

Ability Tree INC FY2024 filing

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Supports families of children with special needs and equips organizations through recreation, education, and training. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $454K in revenue, $535K in expenses, and $156K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2010
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Springfield, MO
Website
www.abilitytree.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$454KFY2024
Expenses
$535K
Net assets
$156K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  27-3020956 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Springfield, MO Founded 2010
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 · $60K
Money in and out
$454K revenue, $535K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$454K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$535K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$156K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$81K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-18%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$454K
FY2024▼ -20%
Expenses
$535K
FY2024▼ -79%
Total assets
$166K
FY2024▼ -45%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2024▼ -84%
Total revenue
$454K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$535K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$156K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$81K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$166K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $382K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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coming alongside families or children with special needs and equipping organizations through recreation, education, support, and training (REST)

$382Kprogram 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 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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
$60,500Pt VII · Sec A
$35,833Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$224K · 49%
Program service revenue$135K · 30%
Other revenue$95K · 21%
Contributions & grants49%$224K
Program service revenue30%$135K
Other revenue21%$95K
Total revenueLn 12$454K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.01
Program services71%$382K
Management & general27%$145K
Fundraising1%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$535K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Total assetsLn 16$166K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$156K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $118K · Operating expenses/yr $535K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $382K · Total expenses $535K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $145K · Total expenses $535K
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $535K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $66K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $515K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $224K · Total revenue $454K
49%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $454K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $135K · Total revenue $454K
30%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $454K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $135K · Total expenses $535K
25%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $454K · Prior year $570K
-20%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $454K · FY2024 $454K
-0.05%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $156K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $454K · Expenses $535K
-18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $166K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $156K · Total assets $166K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $166K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joe Butler · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $535K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $269K · Total expenses $535K
50%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 27%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth -20%
Legal fee ratio 3%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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

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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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$454K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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