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Empowering Abilities
Empowering Abilities reported $23.3 million in revenue and $21.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.90 went to program services, $7.77 to management and general costs and $1.33 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 81.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $294,479 (PRESIDENT/CE). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 18% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $22MFor context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.9% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.8% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.24 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 5.3% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.4% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 81.9% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $294,479 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.34% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 22.2 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 24 | 100.0% |
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 expenseDaily discovery west serves and assist individuals with disabilities to achieve employment outcomes in a sheltered environment or in the community by providing vocational rehabilitation and training. Number of individuals served: 137 enterprises is a work environment designed to provide individuals with disabilities an opportunity to have a job and earn a paycheck. Associates are hired as regular Empowering Abilities employees and are afforded the same benefits as all other part-time employees at Empowering Abilities. They complete work for local and regional companies, doing things like…
Endeavor living residential services enable individuals with intellectual disabilities to achieve a more satisfactory quality of life and live as independently as possible within the community by providing instruction and training in daily living skills, personal and financial management, and other self sufficiency skills. Number of individuals served: 95
The residential center, a licensed intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled (icf/id), provide intensive, therapeutic services to individuals with severe and multiple disabilities.number of individuals served: 58
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/CE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $252,414 | $0 | $42,065 | $294,479 |
| LPN Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $155,705 | $0 | $15,331 | $171,036 |
| VP OF ENTERP Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,670 | $0 | $33,681 | $167,351 |
| GROUP HOME M Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $147,179 | $0 | $15,070 | $162,249 |
| RN Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $125,582 | $0 | $33,545 | $159,127 |
| RESIDENTIAL Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $122,727 | $0 | $13,778 | $136,505 |
| RESIDENTIAL Officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $120,533 | $0 | $13,438 | $133,971 |
| CPO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,430 | $0 | $13,222 | $124,652 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Empowering Abilities (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.6M (Part IX, line 5).
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–1b24 · 24 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 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 5456
- Volunteers Part I, line 675
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Empowering Abilities totaling $60,212 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Empowering Abilities's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Empowering Abilities, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Empowering Abilities spent in FY2025, $90.90 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Empowering Abilities's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Empowering Abilities reported that 90.9% of its $21.9 million in expenses went to program services, 7.8% to management and general and 1.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Empowering Abilities pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Empowering Abilities reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $294,479, for the role of PRESIDENT/CE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Empowering Abilities get its money?
Of $23.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 5.3% came from contributions and grants (including 2.4% from government grants) and 81.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Empowering Abilities a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 42-0947868 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 June 30, 2025, object 202611349349302881 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541219349301224 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411159349300711 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331239349302263 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201299349303665 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101329349300120 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 42-0947868: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.