United Ability INC FY2020 filing

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Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Since 1972Diseases & DisordersEIN 63-0307960Revenue $11.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSunitedability.org100 Oslo Cir, 35211-5965 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Feb 1949Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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United Ability provides innovative services connecting people with disabilities to their communities and empowering individuals to live full and meaningful lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.0M 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $98K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.5M
Spent
$13.1M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$41.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.5M
FY2021$13.0M
FY2022$13.0M
FY2023$14.6M
FY2024$15.2M
FY2025$16.3M
Expenses
$13.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.1M
FY2021$12.1M
FY2022$12.9M
FY2023$14.8M
FY2024$15.5M
FY2025$16.0M
Net assets
$41.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$41.4M
FY2021$46.6M
FY2022$42.6M
FY2023$45.0M
FY2024$49.8M
FY2025$51.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 Feb 1949.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $12.4M Management & general 2% · $200K Fundraising 4% · $473K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Medical Director
$253,868Pt VII · Sec A
$158,494Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$123,741Pt VII · Sec A
Chief HR Officer
$123,030Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director/CEO
$118,091Pt VII · Sec A
Early Intervention Coordin
$115,693Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Enterprises
$114,848Pt VII · Sec A
$13,517Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Sellers’s $280K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M diseases & disorders 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Sellers$280,180$295,345$264,726$177,860——
Charles Law—————$253,868
Stephanie Lynn Holderby$156,599$173,845$22,098———
Abraham Bernstein$172,992$171,612———$114,848
Tina Shaddix——$156,795$164,713$172,015$158,494
Abraham Berstein——$169,848$144,686$115,949—
Thomas Garner$148,520$163,205$138,303$25,064——
Kristina Hart——$127,905$129,049$143,269—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Connects people with disabilities to their communities through innovative services.

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3 programs · $7.8M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Early Learning Program

Children age 6 weeks to five years who have delays in one or more areas of development and those who are typically developing learn side by side in nine spacious classrooms. Designed by educators and developmental specialists to meet the needs of all children, the hand in hand facility is situated on seven acres of wooded landscape…

$2.7Mprogram expense
02

Early Intervention Program

The hand in hand early intervention program offers services and interventions that enable children and families a more independent and integrated lifestyle within their community. It is a comprehensive program for infants and toddlers between the ages of birth to three years with the main location in birmingham.

$2.6Mprogram expense
03

Adult Day Habilitation

The adult day program is designed to meet the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities. Each individual has the opportunity to select the training and services they would like to receive. Eligibility criteria require a diagnosis of a developmental disability and the ability for the program to meet the individual's needs.

$2.5Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Money outPt IX
$13.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.4M
Managementcol C$200K
Fundraisingcol D$473K
Owns and owesPt X
$41.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$44.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$46K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$248K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$11.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.8M
Other assetsLn 15$26.2M
Total assetsLn 16$44.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$41.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5413
VolunteersI 6376
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$4.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.2M$11.8M
Total assetsLn 16$42.7M$44.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$41.4M$41.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$312K$312K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.2M$7.7M$93K$322K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$222K$206K$4K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$813K$775K$6K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$577K$549K$6K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$53K$622$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$24K$24K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$417K$396K$8K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$184K$167K$11K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$438K$405K$21K$11K
TravelLn 17$161K$160K$40$397
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$773K$765K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$154K$146K$2K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$624K$553K$30K$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$177K$169K$1K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.1M$12.4M$200K$473K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $16.3M$16.0M$340K$51.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $15.2M$15.5M−$236K$49.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.6M$14.8M−$164K$45.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.0M$12.9M$155K$42.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.0M$12.1M$930K$46.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $11.5M$13.1M−$1.6M$41.4M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,477,875 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,353,304$8,450,555
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,676,613$2,906,245
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $126,287$55,451
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,908$65,624
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,153,296$11,477,875
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,553,705$10,074,216
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,427,505$3,018,171
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,981,210$13,092,387
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$827,914−$1,614,512
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,477,875 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$736,588
VIII-1c Fundraising events$247,940
VIII-1e Government grants$6,835,572
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$630,455
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$46,155
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,450,555
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,906,245$2,906,245
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $56,965$56,965
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,514−$1,514
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,126$6,126
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $59,498$59,498
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,964,229 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $63,091$11,477,875
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,092,387 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $311,830$311,830
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,736,464 · Management $92,507 · Fundraising $322,227$8,151,198
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $205,983 · Management $4,229 · Fundraising $11,815$222,027
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $775,311 · Management $6,475 · Fundraising $30,783$812,569
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $549,485 · Management $5,631 · Fundraising $21,476$576,592
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $52,554 · Management $622 · Fundraising $2,325$55,501
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $24,000$24,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,155$9,155
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $396,233 · Management $7,591 · Fundraising $13,243$417,067
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $167,338 · Management $11,327 · Fundraising $5,446$184,111
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $404,752 · Management $21,395 · Fundraising $11,378$437,525
IX-17 TravelPrograms $160,288 · Management $40 · Fundraising $397$160,725
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,787$2,787
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $764,809 · Management $7,722$772,531
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $145,755 · Management $1,712 · Fundraising $6,406$153,873
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $553,262 · Management $30,150 · Fundraising $40,297$623,709
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $169,000 · Management $1,254 · Fundraising $6,933$177,187
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,419,851 · Management $199,810 · Fundraising $472,726$13,092,387
Part X · Balance sheet $44,479,209 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $736,072$1,696,713
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,680,965$2,278,067
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $849,627$767,425
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $411,025$468,909
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,496$1,120
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,158,549$11,790,742
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,260,333$1,251,005
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,591,981$26,225,228
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,699,048$44,479,209
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,262,600$1,249,908
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $40,314$33,752
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,757,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,345,600$3,069,765
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,618,294$15,029,963
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,735,154$26,379,481
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,353,448$41,409,444
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,699,048$44,479,209
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $41,409,444 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,477,875
XI-2 Total expenses$13,092,387
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,614,512
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,353,448
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$18,367
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,688,875
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$41,409,444

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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