The mission of the Foundation for Abilities First NY, INC. Is to garner the financial resources necessary to meet the programmatic interests and to assure the sustainability of the mission of Abilities First, INC. Fafny will establish a stable commitment of philanthropic support, to assure the programs, services, and quality of life opportunities remain strong and available, as well as ensure the organization's fiscal resiliency during unexpected changes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$164K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$164K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$390K
-0.09% vs prior year
Spent
$395K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$337K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$390K
FY2021-0.09%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$391K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$361K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$466K
Expenses
$395K
FY2021+0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$395K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$401K
Net assets
$337K
FY2021▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$729K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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Where the money goes

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Fundraising 100% · $395K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $164K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Foundation Director
$75,732Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Officer
$65,290Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$22,928Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joann Parker’s $76K as Foundation Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Joann Parker$75,732$53,645
Melissa McCoy$65,290$59,786
Jeffery Fox$22,928$22,716
Maria Darby—$12,142

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

Raises funds to support programs and ensure quality of life for individuals.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Foundation for abilities first ny, inc. Staff lead the efforts to garner the financial resources necessary to meet the programmatic interests of the mission of abilities first, inc. The primary accomplishments of the foundation operations are the procurement of in-kind support the operational programmatic needs of the agency, as well as…

Pt IX · col B

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$6K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$390K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$110K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$395K
Ln 25
Fundraisingcol D$395K
Owns and owesPt X
$337K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$343K
Total assetsLn 16$347K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$110K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$86K
Total revenueLn 12$390K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$263K
SavingsLn 2$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$343K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$347K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$337K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100$343K
Total assetsLn 16$303K$347K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$10K
Net assetsLn 32$303K$337K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$186K$186K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$452$452
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$154K$154K
All other expensesLn 24e$267$267
Total functional expensesLn 25$395K$0$0$395K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $466K$401K$65K$729K 990 PDF
FY2023 $304K$344K−$40K$354K 990 PDF
FY2022 $361K$454K−$93K$244K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $390K$395K−$4K$337K 990 PDF
FY2020 $391K$393K−$2K$303K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $390,462 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $247,230$266,988
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $96,239$109,737
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,338$13,737
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $390,807$390,462
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 $172,916$220,599
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $220,113$173,907
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $393,029$394,506
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,222−$4,044
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $390,462 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,380
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$254,608
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$266,988
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,749$23,749
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $85,988$85,988
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $13,627$13,627
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $110$110
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $110 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $123,364$390,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $394,506 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffFundraising $185,502$185,502
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesFundraising $14,002$14,002
IX-9 Other employee benefitsFundraising $7,059$7,059
IX-10 Payroll taxesFundraising $14,036$14,036
IX-11f Investment management feesFundraising $14,037$14,037
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $4,798$4,798
IX-17 TravelFundraising $452$452
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $154,353$154,353
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $267$267
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $394,506$394,506
Part X · Balance sheet $346,591 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100$262,611
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$80,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,980$3,980
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $299,041$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $303,121$346,591
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$9,967
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$9,967
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $195,336$154,027
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $107,785$182,597
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $303,121$336,624
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $303,121$346,591
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $336,624 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$390,462
XI-2 Total expenses$394,506
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,044
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$303,121
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$37,547
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$336,624

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