National Ability Center: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 94-3025807)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.1M
FY2021	$8.8M
FY2022	$10.7M
FY2023	$14.5M
FY2024	$12.3M
FY2025	$14.9M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$7.2M
FY2021	$6.9M
FY2022	$8.1M
FY2023	$10.0M
FY2024	$11.6M
FY2025	$13.0M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$27.9M
FY2021	$30.7M
FY2022	$32.4M
FY2023	$37.2M
FY2024	$38.9M
FY2025	$41.6M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1998.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

80%

13%

Program services 80% · $10.4M Management & general 13% · $1.6M Fundraising 7% · $959K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Jeff Fons

Chief Operating & IT Officer

$158,698Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Meier

SR Managing Director of Programming

$152,202Pt VII · Sec A

Caitlin Bognaski

Director of Development and Events

$139,992Pt VII · Sec A

Carin De Milo

Red, White & Snow Director

$127,161Pt VII · Sec A

Chelley Macon

VP of People and Culture

$126,126Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Blunck

Chief Financial Officer

$122,330Pt VII · Sec A

Carey Cusimano

VP of Major Gifts

$120,091Pt VII · Sec A

Willie Ford

Executive Director - as of 07/24

$119,424Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Fons’s $159K as Chief Operating & IT Officer is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 290 $10–100M recreation & sports 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Dan Glasser	—	—	$177,800	$119,350	—	—
Dan Glasser Executive	—	$172,136	—	—	—	—
Tracy Meier	$152,202	$161,640	$136,269	$103,342	—	—
Jeff Fons	$158,698	$152,385	$103,322	—	—	—
Kevin Stickelman	—	—	—	—	$137,704	$153,875
Caitlin Bognaski	$139,992	$113,670	—	—	—	—
Michelle Blunck	$122,330	$137,583	$113,519	$20,078	—	—
Carin De Milo	$127,161	$124,331	$114,598	—	—	—

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

Provides adaptive sports, recreation, military retreats, and equestrian programs to empower individuals with disabilities and veterans.

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1 program · $10.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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The center serves over 6,200 individuals with disabilities through over 35,500 experiences annually. Our top three program service areas include:I) sports and recreation programs - including alpine skiing, nordic skiing, snowboarding, cycling, watersports, archery, climbing, rafting, indoor climbing, and outdoor climbing,ii) military…

$10.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Jess & Marilyn Peck FoundationFY2025$20K

Muscular Dystrophy Association INCFY2025$17K

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$6K

Quinn Emanuel FoundationFY2025$5K

Madison Foundation for Families INCFY2025$2K

F Cubed FoundationFY2025$2K

Jacob Marcel Richard Memorial FoundationFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$53K

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Grants paid · 15 grants · $424K · 2020–2022

Jacks Brothers KeepersTX · FY2022$41,501

Childrens Oncology Services INCIL · FY2022$32,817

Cheyanna Foundation for ChildrenTX · FY2022$31,399

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands CorpMA · FY2022$26,508

Utah Schools for the Deaf and BlindFY2022$24,990

Project OverwatchLA · FY2022$16,115

Parents Empowering Able Kids (peak)FY2022$14,928

Stand4kindUT · FY2022$12,166

New Focus AcademyFY2022$10,295

Crossroads of the West Council INC Boy Scouts of America 590FY2022$7,383

Ihc Health Services INCUT · FY2022$7,108

Das Hooah INCUT · FY2022$7,073

Weilenmann School of DiscoveryUT · FY2022$6,037

Nk Medical GroupFY2022$5,026

Unitemized GrantFY2020$181,128

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$14.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.1M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$599K

Money outPt IX

$13.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$10.4M

Managementcol C$1.6M

Fundraisingcol D$959K

Owns and owesPt X

$41.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.5M

Total assetsLn 16$42.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

25

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a15

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$516K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.8M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$599K

Gains on assetsLn 7$24K

Total revenueLn 12$14.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$186K

SavingsLn 2$8.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.5M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.9M

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$42.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M

Net assetsLn 32$41.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5193

VolunteersI 61,815

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$6.2M	$8.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$10.8M	$12.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$21.3M	$20.9M
Total assetsLn 16	$39.6M	$42.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$756K	$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$38.9M	$41.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$688K	$688K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$434K	$434K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$715K	$225K	$368K	$122K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.5M	$3.2M	$871K	$487K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$104K	$81K	$14K	$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$473K	$377K	$49K	$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$387K	$252K	$89K	$45K
Legal feesLn 11b	$9K	$8K	$302	$366
Accounting feesLn 11c	$60K	$55K	$2K	$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$259K	$200K	$35K	$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$158K	$146K	$5K	$6K
Office expensesLn 13	$731K	$609K	$46K	$76K
Information technologyLn 14	$305K	$283K	$10K	$12K
OccupancyLn 16	$209K	$193K	$7K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$96K	$76K	$6K	$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$60K	$17K	$34K	$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$988K	$968K	$10K	$10K
InsuranceLn 23	$223K	$200K	$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.6M	$2.4M	$67K	$87K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1K	$1K	$36	$44
Total functional expensesLn 25	$13.0M	$10.4M	$1.6M	$959K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$14.9M	$13.0M	$1.9M	$41.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$12.3M	$11.6M	$629K	$38.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$14.5M	$10.0M	$4.5M	$37.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$10.7M	$8.1M	$2.6M	$32.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$8.8M	$6.9M	$1.9M	$30.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$8.1M	$7.2M	$910K	$27.9M	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 $14,869,041 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,744,484$11,147,351

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,702,116$3,268,519

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $884,915$599,201

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$64,829−$146,030

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,266,686$14,869,041

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $898,172$1,121,789

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,833,212$6,209,416

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,906,363$5,658,761

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,637,747$12,989,966

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $628,939$1,879,075

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 $14,869,041 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$1,047 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,382,753

VIII-1e Government grants$516,159

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,248,439

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,842,979

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,147,351

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,268,519$3,268,519

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $575,084$575,084

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $24,117$24,117

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$167,101−$167,101

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $22,118$22,118

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,268,519 · Unrelated business −$1,047 · Excluded from tax $454,218$14,869,041

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,989,966 across 20 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $687,603$687,603

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $434,186$434,186

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $224,647 · Management $368,485 · Fundraising $121,684$714,816

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,172,058 · Management $870,978 · Fundraising $487,143$4,530,179

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $81,187 · Management $13,880 · Fundraising $9,143$104,210

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $376,830 · Management $49,334 · Fundraising $46,904$473,068

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $252,497 · Management $89,147 · Fundraising $45,499$387,143

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,477 · Management $302 · Fundraising $366$9,145

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $55,280 · Management $1,968 · Fundraising $2,385$59,633

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $200,290 · Management $35,364 · Fundraising $23,052$258,706

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $146,492 · Management $5,215 · Fundraising $6,321$158,028

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $608,665 · Management $46,313 · Fundraising $75,577$730,555

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $283,193 · Management $10,081 · Fundraising $12,220$305,494

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $193,489 · Management $6,888 · Fundraising $8,349$208,726

IX-17 TravelPrograms $75,855 · Management $5,822 · Fundraising $14,346$96,023

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,176 · Management $34,090 · Fundraising $9,175$60,441

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $968,170 · Management $9,880 · Fundraising $9,879$987,929

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $199,929 · Management $22,685$222,614

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,407,073 · Management $66,659 · Fundraising $86,639$2,560,371

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,016 · Management $36 · Fundraising $44$1,096

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,394,113 · Management $1,637,127 · Fundraising $958,726$12,989,966

Part X · Balance sheet $42,692,411 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $262,822$185,565

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,931,977$8,361,534

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $873,810$824,075

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $234,753$88,707

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,797$17,580

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $159,198$284,076

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,310,354$20,932,088

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,644,032$11,894,364

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $111,422$104,422

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $72,600$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,623,765$42,692,411

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $697,585$1,003,847

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $58,656$65,469

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $756,241$1,069,316

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,739,504$32,687,859

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,128,020$8,935,236

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,867,524$41,623,095

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,623,765$42,692,411

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $41,623,095 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$14,869,041

XI-2 Total expenses$12,989,966

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,879,075

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,867,524

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$879,156

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$2,660

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$41,623,095

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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