Ability Center

Analysis

Ability Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Cruces, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Ability Center reported income of $445k and spending of $428k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $400k to $445k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ability Center sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empowering Parents Kansas City ($445k), I Am Abel Foundation ($445k) and Saturate ($445k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $191k. At year end it held assets of $310k against liabilities of $231k, net assets of $79k. It reported 6 employees.