Ability Partners Foundation
The Ability Partners Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established to raise and generate funds that will promote, support, and augment the continuation of long-term services for people with disablities offered through cp rochester, happiness house, and rochester rehabilitation in the finger lakes and greater rochester areas including Ontario, Seneca, Yates, Wayne, Livingston, Monroe, and Orleans counties.
Ability Partners Foundation at a glance
In short: Ability Partners Foundation gave $94K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $93,626
- -36.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $31,209
- -36.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $38,767
- Total assets
- $5,511,719
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ability Partners Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Finger Lakes United Cerebral Palsy ($39K). Together the top 3 received $94K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 15 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Ability Partners Foundation gives
- Giving fell 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $94K (2025) to $176K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $94K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Finger Lakes United Cerebral Palsy Geneva, NY | To support long-term services of finger lakes united cerebral palsy, inc. In accordance with its mission. | $38,859 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association of the Rochester Area Inc Rochester, NY | To support long-term services of united cerebral palsy association of rochester area, inc., dba cp rochester, in accordance with its mission. | $38,767 |
| Rochester Rehabilitation Center Inc Rochester, NY | To support long-term services of rochester rehabilitation center, inc., in accordance with its mission. | $16,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,511,719 | $597,938 | $372,870 | $93,626 | 3 | $185,709 |
| 2024 | $4,990,638 | $654,476 | $370,251 | $147,980 | 3 | $211,160 |
| 2023 | $4,380,502 | $591,177 | $437,382 | $170,058 | 3 | $99,876 |
| 2022 | $3,990,566 | $709,925 | $363,464 | $150,914 | 3 | $123,647 |
| 2021 | $4,205,111 | $503,419 | $317,648 | $106,697 | 3 | $118,143 |
| 2020 | $3,249,153 | $439,478 | $435,282 | $175,793 | 3 | $145,087 |
About Ability Partners Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Ability Partners Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Geneva, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $94K. Net investment income was $186K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ability Partners Foundation is led by Darrell J. Whitbeck, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Darrell J. Whitbeck
President & CEO
CEO → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Gage
Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2024
Board Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Cram
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Frangenberg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana Smith
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elsa Steo
Director
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Curtis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael A. Coppola
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Davidson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanie Smith
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Testa
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Kurz
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Coleman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Hawks Lyttle
Vice President Foundation & Development
Director → Vice President Foundation & Development, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey W. Baker
Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce W. Weir
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard H. Hawks Jr.
Immediate Past Chair
Board Chair → Director, 2024
Director → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roy Beecher
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rene Sandroni
CFO
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Schaeffer Coppola
Vice President Foundation & Development
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Charles A. Battle (2020–2024) — Director · Filing note: Through sept 2023
- Former: Charles T. Graham (2020–2024) — Founder
- Former: Mary Boatfield (2020–2024) — Former CEO
- Former: Cheryl Schaefer-Coppola (2023–2024) — Vice President Foundation & Development
- Former: Patricia Cunningham (2020–2023) — CFO
- Former: Brian Meath (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Nanci Bentley (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John Horvath (2020–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ability Partners Foundation
How much does Ability Partners Foundation give each year?
Ability Partners Foundation gave $94K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $148K across 3 grants.
What is Ability Partners Foundation's typical grant size?
Ability Partners Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $38,767, and its average grant was $31,209, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Ability Partners Foundation give grants?
Ability Partners Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Rochester, NY (2 grants).
Does Ability Partners Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Ability Partners Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Ability Partners Foundation?
Ability Partners Foundation reported $5.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $598K.
What is Ability Partners Foundation?
Ability Partners Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Geneva, NY. It holds $5.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Ability Partners Foundation's EIN?
Ability Partners Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4419177. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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