Able - Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations EIN 81-2667531

Able - Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations

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Empowers individuals with disabilities through performing arts to build confidence and share their talents. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $411K in revenue, $285K in expenses, and $390K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
www.ableensemble.com
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$411KFY2025
Expenses
$285K
Net assets
$390K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-2667531 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers individuals with disabilities through performing arts to build confidence and share their talents.
Leadership
Kathryn Yohe · Executive Dir. · $58K
Money in and out
$411K revenue, $285K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$411K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$285K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$390K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $125K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +41% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+31%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +156% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$411K
FY2025▲ +30%
Expenses
$285K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total assets
$412K
FY2025▲ +51%
Total liabilities
$22K
FY2025▲ +165%
Total revenue
$411K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$285K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$390K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$125K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$412K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $207K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Ensembles

Actors with disabilities collaborate with a team of teaching artists and volunteer facilitators to create theatre and film projects. Each ensemble serves a maximum of 10 actors with intellectual and developmental disabilities ages 15+. Ensembles meet for weekly rehearsals each week over the course of a 6-week or 12-week semester.

$176Kprogram expense
02

ABLE shares our methodology through one-time workshops and longer residencies for community organizations that serve individuals with I/DD and professional development training for those who support them.

$31Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAble - Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations
EINHdr · item D81-2667531
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ableensemble.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A25)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$57,942Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Yohe’s $58K as Executive Dir. is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kathryn Yohe$57,942$56,050$65,838$45,658$28,659

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$371K · 90%
Program service revenue$38K · 9%
Contributions & grants90%$371K
Program service revenue9%$38K
Other revenue$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$111K
Total revenueLn 12$411K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.11
Program services72%$207K
Management & general17%$48K
Fundraising11%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$285K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$302K
Total assetsLn 16$412K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$22K
Total net assetsLn 32$390K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $302K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $285K · Less non-cash grants $1K · Cash operating expenses/yr $284K
12.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $207K · Total expenses $285K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $48K · Total expenses $285K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $285K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $24K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $194K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $371K · Total revenue $411K
90%
Government reliance
Government grants $111K · Total revenue $411K
27%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $38K · Total revenue $411K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $411K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $38K · Total expenses $285K
13%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $411K · Prior year $316K
+30%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $229K · FY2024 $411K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $390K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $411K · Expenses $285K
+31%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $412K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $390K · Total assets $412K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $412K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathryn Yohe · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $58K · Total expenses $285K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $177K · Total expenses $285K
62%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 30%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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)$411K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$316K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$331K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$207K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$229K 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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