ABILITY BUILDING SERVICES FOUNDATION INC

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2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $46K · expenses $649 · assets $163K

Also known as
FOUNDATION INC
EIN
46-0452620
Address
909 W 23RD ST, YANKTON, SD 57078-1510
NTEE code
P11 Single Organization Support (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 1999 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
ELIZABETH KATHOL (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE FOUNDATION EXISTS TO PROVIDE ABILITY BUILDING SERVICES, INC. WITH LONG TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO HELPING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES LIVE RICHER LIVES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Elizabeth Kathol EXECUTIVE DI2017 $80,814$80,814 3
Nickie Anderson DIRECTOR2017 $58,045$58,045 1
Jill Wermers DIRECTOR2017 $39,983$39,983 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sue Anderson DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Ben Husman DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Trenhaile DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Kurt Dykstra DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2017 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $179K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELIZABETH KATHOL EXECUTIVE DI1 $70,120-$10,694 $80,8143
NICKIE ANDERSON DIRECTOR1 $49,392-$8,653 $58,0451
JILL WERMERS DIRECTOR1 $30,936-$9,047 $39,9831
SUE ANDERSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BEN HUSMAN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JENNIFER TRENHAILE DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
KURT DYKSTRA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,087$649 $163,171$163,112 $12,381- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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ASHE SERVICES FOR AGING FOUNDATIONNCP11 $46,065$88,746 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$76,678 Same NTEE code P11, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $539,85020 5DAF sponsor2014–2024 MENLO CHARITY HORSE SHOW; AGING AHEAD FOUNDATION; PERMIAN BASIN WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER THE LIFE CENTER FOUNDATION; JLL CMG FOUNDATION and 1 more
OSPREY FOUNDATION INC $530,0005 1Private foundation2009–2014 CENTER FOR URBAN FAMILIES FUND INC
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WARNOCK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $370,0005 1Private foundation2019–2023 CENTER FOR URBAN FAMILIES FUND INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2017 · Form 990EZ · $649 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $6,331
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $629 96.9%
Fees to independent contractors $20 3.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$6,331reported apart
Total$649100%

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