Employ Ability INC FY2021 filing

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Savannah, GA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 58-1401456Revenue $1.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSccds-sav.orgPo Box 13607, 31416-0607 · Savannah, GATax-exempt since Apr 1981Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The day service center provides a variety of professional and employment related services to adults with developmental disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $78K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $79K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$210K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-64% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$954K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021▼ -64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2021▼ -48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$954K
FY2021▼ -43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$954K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$959K
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1981.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.5M Management & general 30% · $657K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/Presiden
$125,605Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brendan Ferrara’s $139K as CEO/Presiden is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brendan Ferrara$139,423$135,000$128,134$123,561$125,605—
Dr Ken Boyd—————$123,903
Zach Bublitz$109,039$95,000$96,155$83,025——

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers professional and employment services for adults with developmental disabilities.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Enrichment Center

Our community access program provides daily opportunities to explore the community, cultivate new friendships, and improve self-help & adaptive skills.

$552Kprogram expense
02

Academy

Our prevocational program is designed to support participants in starting a career. Instructors work with individuals to find the right occupation that alligns with their interests, abilities, and goals.

$460Kprogram expense
03

Supported Employment

Our supported employment program helps participants begin their new careers with interview coaching, job training, and job placement assistance. Our job coaches work with each individual to identify preferences for employment then act as liaisons for the duration of the job to sustain success.

$307Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$79K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$657K
Owns and owesPt X
$954K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$700K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$198K
Government grantsLn 1e$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$246K
SavingsLn 2$454K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$700K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$293K
Other assetsLn 15$369
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
Net assetsLn 32$954K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5233
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$700K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$364K$293K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$792K$210K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$954K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$126K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$862K$264K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$26K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$160K$132K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$119K$76K$43K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$66K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$18K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$96K$76K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$7K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$93K$80K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$90K$76K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$196K$157K$39K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$18K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.5M$657K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$2.3M$450K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.4M−$42K$959K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.1M−$16K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.1M$50K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.5M$2.2M−$730K$954K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$4.2M−$181K$1.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,461,406 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,141,552$198,400
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,768,647$1,357,132
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,531$18,352
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $90,935−$112,478
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,022,665$1,461,406
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,247,933$1,567,427
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $955,882$624,424
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,203,815$2,191,851
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$181,150−$730,445
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,461,406 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$45,238
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$153,162
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$198,400
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,357,132$1,357,132
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,352$18,352
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $200$200
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$112,678−$112,678
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,244,454 · Excluded from tax $18,552$1,461,406
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,191,851 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $125,605$125,605
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $861,812 · Management $263,857$1,125,669
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,567 · Management $11,845$37,412
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $131,589 · Management $28,013$159,602
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $76,259 · Management $42,880$119,139
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,190$8,190
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $65,740$65,740
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,616 · Management $11,214$28,830
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,684$2,684
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,120 · Management $1,515$6,635
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $75,605 · Management $20,364$95,969
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,334 · Management $1,833$9,167
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,070$2,070
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $79,866 · Management $13,334$93,200
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $76,373 · Management $14,017$90,390
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $157,158 · Management $38,727$195,885
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,345 · Management $7,319$25,664
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,534,714 · Management $657,137 · Fundraising $0$2,191,851
Part X · Balance sheet $1,163,243 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,378,901$245,989
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $455,959$454,252
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $243,398$146,515
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,677$23,359
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $363,577$292,759
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,467$369
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,475,979$1,163,243
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,463$52,027
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $754,450$157,596
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $791,913$209,623
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,674,031$943,585
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,035$10,035
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,684,066$953,620
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,475,979$1,163,243
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $953,620 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,461,406
XI-2 Total expenses$2,191,851
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$730,445
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,684,066
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$953,620

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