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The Ability Center of Greater Toledo

Public charity · Grantmaker Sylvania, OH EIN: 34-4428597 Website

To assist people with disabilities to live, work and socialize within a fully accessible community.

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo at a glance

In short: The Ability Center of Greater Toledo gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,760
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$5,760
Median grant
$5,760
Total assets
$14,625,211
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to The Ability Center of Greater Toledo

Who The Ability Center of Greater Toledo funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Twos Athletic Club: $6KTwos Athletic Club$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Twos Athletic Club ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K5$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

ToledoBowling GreenBryanPerrysburgPort Clinton

How The Ability Center of Greater Toledo gives

  • Giving fell 99% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 5 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $397K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Twos Athletic Club Toledo, OHAccessible Community Funds to Use 2 Tennis Courts$5,760
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$14,625,211$6,733,795$6,357,002$5,7601$332,146
2023$9,862,864$5,543,654$5,802,411$45,4102$302,766
2022$9,892,443$5,439,230$5,530,853$397,0005$151,529
2021$11,057,626$5,213,194$4,851,922$67,9522$293,214
2020$10,350,637$5,447,431$4,320,458——$123,116
2019$8,840,253$4,547,339$4,219,973$20,0001$166,187

About The Ability Center of Greater Toledo

Based on IRS filings

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Sylvania, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $332K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo is led by Stuart James, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 3 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stuart James

    Executive Director

    Executive Director From → Executive Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    48 hrs/week

    $54K (2022) → $140K (2025)

  • Ash Lemons

    New Executive Director From

    New on the 2025 filing

    48 hrs/week

    $10K (2025)

  • Adrienne Bell

    Chair

    Secretary → Trustee, 2023

    Trustee → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eylene Wachowlak

    Director of Finance

    New on the 2025 filing

    42 hrs/week

    $76K (2025)

  • Jennifer Schaefer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Stutler

    Trustee

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Wood

    Trustee

    Trustee → Chair-New, 2023

    Chair-New → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Bigelow

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Crystal Darnell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Krohn

    Trustee

    Trustee → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Conda

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Rogers

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Torbet

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan Turner

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tenesha Ulrich

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Riling

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Logie

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Alice Schorling (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bill Logie (2019–2023) — Chair-
  • Former: John Jack Perion (2019–2023) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Sandra Sundermeier (2019–2023) — Trustee-
  • Former: Arlene Whelan (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kerry Wolff (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Lisa Keller (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Subramanian Thyagarajan (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Colleen Mandell (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Malcolm Richards (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Tami Williams (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Timothy Harrington (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Chris Haley (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Claire Browning (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Gary Mossburg (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Gwen Ames (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Kimberlie England (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Molly Branyan (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Tom McArdle (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Wanda Brown (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Sandra Elliott (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Debbie Arbogast (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeff Witt (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Stuart James — Executive Director Until 12/8/25: $140KStuart JamesExecutive Director Until 12/8/25$140KEylene Wachowlak — Director of Finance: $76KEylene WachowlakDirector of Finance$76KAsh Lemons — New Executive Director from 12/9/25: $10KAsh LemonsNew Executive Director from…$10K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $140K, to Stuart James (Executive Director Until 12/8/25). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Ability Center of Greater Toledo

How much does The Ability Center of Greater Toledo give each year?

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is The Ability Center of Greater Toledo?

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo reported $14.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.7M.

What is The Ability Center of Greater Toledo?

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Sylvania, OH. It holds $14.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Ability Center of Greater Toledo operate?

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is The Ability Center of Greater Toledo's EIN?

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-4428597. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2023

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