2011-02-08T09:38:27-06:00 2010-06-30 GORFINE SCHILLER &AMP GARDYN PA 10045 RED RUN BLVD SUITE 250 OWINGS MILLS MD 21117 990 2009-07-01 526060453 ABILITIES NETWORK INC FORMERLY EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION OF MDINC ABIL 4108287700 8503 LASALLE ROAD TOWSON MD 21286 LEE KINGHAM 4108287700 2011-02-07 1 W JAMES SCHILLER CPA 4103565900 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z LEE KINGHAM 8503 LASALLE ROAD TOWSON MD 21286 9632805 0 X WWW.ABILITIESNETWORK.ORG X 1967 MD Abilities Network provides customized services to children, adults, and families - Cont Sch O of differing abilities that focus on one-on-one support to foster broadened, more inclusive communities through education, training and advocacy. 24 24 237 110 0 0 6028851 4796584 4894695 4802069 28051 16346 39766 1576 10991363 9616575 0 0 7253164 6956792 0 129622 3336664 2911452 10589828 9868244 401535 -251669 8587681 7750181 3721555 3135724 4866126 4614457 Abilities Network provides customized services to children, adults, and families of differing abilities that focus on one-on-one support to foster broadened, more inclusive communities through education, training and advocacy. 0 0 6798820 4216156 Community and Employment PartnersAs an agency providing a variety of services to people with developmental disabilities for the past 40 years, Abilities Network/ Community and Employment Partners has developed an innovative model of job placement and community integration for people with disabilities. This model is grounded in the idea that the wishes, preferences, skills, and existing community connections of a person with developmental disabilities must be the foundation of all efforts to locate and maintain a meaningful and satisfying experience with in their community. Preparation and planning are key in discovering each person's established skill set and future need to make them successful in pursuing outcomes and goals of their choosing.Providing direct care to well over 529 people for support on the job and/or in the community, Abilities Network prides itself in developing community supports in the community where people live, work, and play. Thus consumers will continue to experience and grow as a result of real interactions and real responses from their community at large.Through the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS), each office continues working with people with disabilities seeking job development and job coaching services. Since April 2006, Abilities Network has served approximately 418 individuals through DORS. 534863 530549 Autism Services The Autism Services program exists to provide services in a manner that enables children with autism to function as meaningfully and independently as possible in their community, while simultaneously providing their families with the knowledge and resources necessary to assist their children in reaching their maximum potential.Autism Services has supported families this year in Baltimore City, Howard, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Harford Counties. We employ an administrative assistant, an adult life planner, approximately 25 behavioral support counselors, and the director to meet the needs of the children and families. The program was able to provide the following services:-Intensive Individual Support Services: Goal and task oriented, with interventions developed on an individual basis to assist the child in achieving success-Family Training: Individualized support and training for the family related to the Individualized Education Plan, behavioral interventions, skills training, and the use of adaptive equipment.-Respite Care Services: Short-term, temporary childcare that takes place in the family's home or in the community to allow the family to take a break from their daily care giving routine. Adult life planning: Technical assistance, individualized interventions, and supports for the transition from school based services to the adult services delivery system.The benefits of involving our children in Special Olympics and Therapeutic Parks and Recreation Programs were emphasized to our families. Many of the children participated in several therapeutic programs with the support of the Behavioral Support Counselors such as: bowling, basketball, gymnastics, track and swimming.Great collaborations continue through the Maryland State Department of Education, local school systems, and The Coordinating Center.Abilities Network/Autism Services staff attend MSDE/DHMH provider trainings; and trainings on new interventions and best practices for serving children with autism and their families.As the program continues to grow, we will encourage more community involvement, branch out to more areas in Maryland to meet the needs of children with autism and offer additional services. 983675 0 Family Support ServicesSupport Services has been reorganized and now has 1 case worker in the Towson office as well as a support services manager.Staff attended Special Education Citizen Advisory Council meetings in Baltimore County and Baltimore city. Our attendance helps us to stay aware of current issues within each school system, and helps the educational community to know more about Abilities Network.Our Towson office took part in collaborative groups with other area organizations in order to share information and collaborate on events.We continued to facilitate the speaker series discussion groups in six counties. The groups continue to be well-attended and popular with people who have disabilities and their loved ones. 656339 56940 PROJECT ACT - ALL CHILDREN TOGETHERProject All Children Together is a program that provides free training and mentoring to childcare providers and teachers throughout the state of Maryland. Project ACT has a phone resource line for teachers and childcare providers to answer child development or special needs questions that may arise. Project ACT receives funding from several grants through the Maryland State Department of Education - Office of Child Care. Under these grants, childcare providers can receive training in Core of Knowledge areas that will assist with keeping their credentials current to meet childcare licensing requirements and learn how to fully include children with disabilities in childcare settings. The Core of Knowledge Areas include: professionalism, child development, health, safety, and nutrition, special needs, and community. Under these categories, Project ACT develops and delivers training modules onsite to meet the needs of childcare professionals and teachers. As a result of these trainings, childcare professionals are more comfortable with working with a variety of children and delivering the best services possible to all children in their care. Project ACT also provides free onsite child consultation services in Baltimore, Harford and Cecil County. Through this project, Project ACT Consultants provide case management services to children who have challenging behaviors and are in danger of expulsion from the child care center. The goal of this project is to retain children in child care and to provide the necessary resources to child care providers, children and parents. Project ACT has worked closely with PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs. Through this partnership, Project ACT and PACT received funding from the United Way of Central Maryland to provide training and mentoring to four pilot child care centers on how to promote school readiness skills in preschool children. Healthy FamiliesHealthy Families Baltimore County (HFBC) is part of a national effort to support new parents to help their children get off to a healthy start. Services are available to families of children from the prenatal stage through age five. Initial contact must occur from the prenatal stage through two weeks following the birth. HFBC provides assessment, information and referral, intensive home visitation, parent education, crisis intervention, advocacy, child development assessment, and parent group meetings. Family Empowerment NetworkIn response to the needs identified by families, the Family Empowerment Network (FEN) was created in our Towson office in 2006 to provide opportunities for families and individuals to support each other and learn about resources. Since then, the Network has expanded to other offices and is creating connections for families through social and educational events. AdvocacyAbilities Network conducts speaker series and discussion groups for people with disabilities, parents of children with epilepsy, Kids on the Block, outreach to the hispanic and african american communities on epilepsy, IEP advocacy for parents needing assistance with the school system, and FEN activities on a regular basis for families with children with disabilities. 656339 56940 8973697 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 109 0 1 237 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MD X X SONYA BAJWA 4108287700 8503 LASALLE ROAD TOWSON MD 21286 Matthew T Murnane 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Kim West PharmD 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Chris McBride 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Harris 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Dyer 2.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Cooper 2.00 X 0 0 0 trish kanE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONA CRISWELL 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLEMENT K MILLER CFA 2.00 X 0 0 0 S WILLIAM FEISS 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC HW KOSSOFF MD 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALLAN KRUMHOLZ MD 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL W LOCHTE CPA 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL F OBRECHT III 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHARINE O'DONOVAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PAULSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE PETERS 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY L PRUITT CPA 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL READY 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL TRINKOFF ESQUIRE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAXINE SEIDMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRENT STROUP 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAMSAY M WHITWORTH 2.00 X 0 0 0 FABIAN WILLIAMS 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEE KINGHAM 40.00 X 184803 0 4896 SONYA BAJWA 30.00 X 65374 0 403 250177 0 5299 1 0 1 0 0 68843 4624129 103612 4796584 FEE FOR SERVICE GOVERN 900099 4080640 4080640 AUTISM SERVICES 900099 530549 530549 Program Service Fees 900099 159873 159873 Sale of Fund Raising S 900099 19307 19307 Sale of Epilepsy Servi 900099 11700 11700 4802069 16346 16346 16230 68843 16230 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1576 1576 1576 9616575 4803645 0 16346 255476 255476 5623047 5160254 374280 88513 9966 8847 931 188 641336 544147 90823 6366 426967 410557 9960 6450 9956 7028 2451 477 47258 46781 477 29398 29398 1185684 1185684 33198 32938 130 130 271485 237992 14855 18638 40444 40070 75 299 486547 479038 2152 5357 461900 457771 3967 162 3001 769 1969 263 11951 11711 120 120 139949 137164 1393 1392 36671 35955 358 358 SUBCONTRACT 116157 116157 Staff DEVELOPMENT 18095 15351 2656 88 Miscellaneous 12902 10695 1386 821 Taxes AND LICENSES 6856 5390 1466 0 9868244 8973697 764925 129622 3285347 3419762 1081403 834824 346000 416961 247299 138867 114370 3692532 683196 3148278 3009336 170825 124590 8587681 7750181 797753 1110674 2136433 2025050 787369 3721555 3135724 X 4520126 4614457 346000 0 4866126 4614457 8587681 7750181 X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 7905811 9369386 9666907 10099065 8808381 45849550 7905811 9369386 9666907 10099065 8808381 45849550 45849550 51593 93782 66938 28051 16346 256710 46106260 675313 0.99440 0.99400 X X 29398 29398 29398 29398 9844724 9844724 9874122 9874122 643706 643706 160927 160927 0 0 0 0 621518 660527 679491 643706 2605242 3907863 28122 28070 28852 29398 114442 155380 165132 169873 160927 651312 976968 3433253 502612 2930641 259279 180584 78695 3009336 9616575 9868244 -251669 0 -251669 9700390 83815 83815 9616575 0 9616575 9931078 62834 62834 9868244 0 9868244 Part XII, Line 2d - Revenue of affiliate included in combined financial statements. Part XIII, Line 2d - Expenses of affiliate included in combined financial statements. EPILEPSY AWARENESS WALK 70264 57112 13152 13152 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 7260 4182 3078 3078 7 7549 7549 0 85073 68843 16230 16230 16230 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LEE KINGHAM 184803 0 0 0 0 0 1003 0 3893 0 189699 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 A copy of Form 990 will be presented at an upcoming exectuive committee meeting to all executive committee members who act for the enitre board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy by going over the conflict of interest policy with all new board members and the organization is planning to implement yearly reviews of the conflict of interest policy with all board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The process for determining compensation starts with the organization receiving national surveys from a salary service with salaries for various positions from comparable sized organizations. From there, the organization reviews all compensation amounts for all employees and tries to establish revised salaries that are on average, 50% of the national average. The executive director's salary is determined by the executive board after comparing current salary to national average and making adjustments. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public by providing them upon request to individuals who request the information. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region 8503 LaSalle Road Towson MD 21286 522210541 Assist people with Epilepsy and to educate the public about epilepsy. 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