Ability Kc

KANSAS CITY, MO EIN: 44-0552045 Website

OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL, THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$15.7M

+9.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$33K

-29.6% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$33K

-29.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$11M$16M$22M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$15,665,019$14,313,335$13,853,583
Revenue$18,993,612$16,654,040$13,950,345
Expenses$19,755,544$17,474,257$16,310,104
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$663,733$197,935$237,149
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$36K$71K$107K$142K1 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

ABILITY KC INDUSTRIES$33K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

AMY CASTILLOCEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$237KSHANNON LEPPERCOO$151KSHERRY EARLYCFO$150KJANET PADLEYCIO$145KCHRISTY NITSCHEDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT$118KMICHAEL KOLESSARPSYCHOLOGIST$116KJENNIFER MILLERDIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUNIC…$116KJOSEPH JEFFERSON PRO…OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS & FIN…$113KJANICE BROOKEDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES$111K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JIM CLAYCHAIR & FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR1
DOUG ELMERVICE CHAIR & DEV/MARKETING COMM CHAIR1
BRAD HAMILTONTREASURER1
DR SIABHAN MAY-WASHINGTONSECT. & PROG. QUALITY/EFFECTIVENESS CHAIR1
ROBERT V JACKSON MDPAST CHAIR & RISK MGMT COMM CHAIR1
ADAM WINZENRIEDDIRECTOR & GOVERNANCE COMM CHAIR1
BOB DUNNDIRECTOR1
BRIAN LOREDIRECTOR1
ERICA KOBLESKIDIRECTOR1
JP DECKERTDIRECTOR1
PATRICK HOSTYDIRECTOR1
PATRICK VENTOLADIRECTOR1
TJ HAWKSDIRECTOR1
LISA WOMAKDIRECTOR (THROUGH 7/2024)1
AMY CASTILLOCEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR25$236,507
SHERRY EARLYCFO25$150,191
JANET PADLEYCIO25$144,866
SHANNON LEPPERCOO25$150,617
CHRISTY NITSCHEDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT40$118,176
MICHAEL KOLESSARPSYCHOLOGIST40$116,380
JENNIFER MILLERDIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS40$116,116
JOSEPH JEFFERSON PROGRAM DIROF BUSINESS OPERATIONS & FINANCE40$113,350
JANICE BROOKEDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES39.85$110,915

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

KANSAS CITY

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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