United Ability Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Birmingham, AL EIN: 63-1173851

United Ability Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $97K. Net investment income was $204K.

United Ability Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: United Ability Foundation Inc gave $97K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $97K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$96,642
+15.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$96,642
+15.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$96,642
Total assets
$2,496,871
+20.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who United Ability Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

United Ability: $97KUnited Ability$97K

The largest 2025 recipient was United Ability ($97K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K4$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

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

Birmingham

How United Ability Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 85% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $59K (2019) to $106K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $97K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
United Ability Birmingham, ALTo further united ability's mission - to provide innovative services connecting people with disabilities to their communities and empowering individuals to live full and meaningful lives.$96,642
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,496,871$494,551$116,894$96,6421$96,642$204,318$113,186
2024$2,081,353$47,335$101,232$83,8761$83,876$35,278$96,642
2023$1,798,046$142,255$80,249$60,2131$62,572$25,514$86,235
2022$1,607,448$613,733$125,301$106,0001$106,140$487,200$84,512
2021$1,930,253$203,928$79,848$63,2491—$178,604$85,496
2020$1,560,479$105,579$74,618$67,1781—$49,565$69,425
2019$1,441,919$98,398$74,222$59,0101—$61,824$66,422

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, United Ability Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $113K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

United Ability Foundation Inc is led by Robert C. Chapman, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert C. Chapman

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Yuengert

    United Ability Board Chair

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allen Bolton

    Member

    Board Member → United Ability Board Chair, 2021

    United Ability Board Chair → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Bateh

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles H. Moses III

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles W. Leesburg

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Robinson

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Ezelle

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John P. Darnall III

    Sceretary

    Secretary → Sceretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marsha Hire

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronne Hess

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas J. Adams Jr.

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmie Harvey MD

    Member

    Board Member → Member, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark P. Cohen MD

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Barksdale

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Richard Pizitz Jr. (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Charlie Moses III (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: William King (2022) — United Ability Board Chair
  • Former: Mark P. Cohen Mdd (2019–2020) — Board Member

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.

Frequently asked questions about United Ability Foundation Inc

How much does United Ability Foundation Inc give each year?

United Ability Foundation Inc gave $97K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $84K across 1 grant.

How large is United Ability Foundation Inc?

United Ability Foundation Inc reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $97K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $113K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is United Ability Foundation Inc?

United Ability Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Birmingham, AL. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does United Ability Foundation Inc operate?

United Ability Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Alabama.

What is United Ability Foundation Inc's EIN?

United Ability Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-1173851. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 22, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 17, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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