Ablelight Foundation
Ablelight Foundation reported $12.4 million in revenue and $106,694 in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $0.00 went to program services, $100.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 51.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $686,376 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). Revenue rose 48% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $107KFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 100.0% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 51.3% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $686,376 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 643.31% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 14,161.9 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 6 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe corporation is a charitable, religious and educational organization, the purpose of which is to solicit, hold, manage, invest and expend endowment funds and other gifts, grants and bequests, whether consisting of real or personal property, and whether subject to directions or conditions imposed by donors, exclusively for the maintenance and benefit of ablelight inc of watertown, wisconsin and such of its charitable, religious or educational programs or activities as the board of directors of this corporation from time to time deem to be suitable and appropriate
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $620,798 | $65,578 | $686,376 |
| VP AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Officer, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $367,154 | $50,249 | $417,403 |
| VP AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $333,016 | $66,876 | $399,892 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $296,685 | $67,043 | $363,728 |
| VP AND CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $298,829 | $50,773 | $349,602 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $287,529 | $43,899 | $331,428 |
| AREA VICE PRESIDENT Highest compensated employee, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $226,196 | $17,422 | $243,618 |
| CORPORATE AND DONOR ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $179,269 | $29,046 | $208,315 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ablelight Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 6 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
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Questions people ask
How much of Ablelight Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Ablelight Foundation reported that 0.0% of its $106,694 in expenses went to program services, 100.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ablelight Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ablelight Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $686,376, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ablelight Foundation get its money?
Of $12.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 51.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ablelight Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 39-1336413 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202601969349302160 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202521919349301767 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202401979349302700 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202301989349301675 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202201999349300710 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202101979349300020 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 39-1336413: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.