Ability Kc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL, THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES.
- Income
- $19.0 million
- Spending
- $19.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 84%
- Employees
- 326
- Volunteers
- 250
- Highest pay
- $259,401, ceo/executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 52 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 41% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $11.3 million spent. ABILITY KC IS DRIVEN BY THE UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT PEOPLE WITH THE MOST COMPLEX ILLNESSES, INJURIES AND DISABILITIES SHOULD HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, WE CELEBRATED 77 YEARS AS A REGIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED LEADER IN SPECIALIZED OUTPATIENT MEDICAL REHABILITATION, EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL AND INNOVATIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED CARE, HELPING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES. OUR MISSION AT EVERY JUNCTURE OF LIFE: FROM A CHILD'S KINDERGARTEN READINESS TO AN INDIVIDUAL RETURNING TO HIGH SCHOOL OR WORK, OR TO BUILDING AND ACHIEVING A PLAN OF LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOME AND COMMUNITY. ABILITY KC IS THE LONGEST-STANDING COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT MEDICAL REHABILITATION FACILITY IN KANSAS CITY. FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, ABILITY KC HAS UPHELD THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN REHABILITATION AND HUMAN SERVICES, VALIDATED BY OUR LONG-STANDING COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF) ACCREDITATION. CARF SETS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BENCHMARKS FOR QUALITY AND OUTCOMES. IN 2024, ABILITY KC AGAIN EARNED ITS THREE-YEAR CARF ACCREDITATION, REFLECTING OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND EXCEPTIONAL CARE. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CARF INTERNATIONAL, WE ARE RECOGNIZED AS A VALUE-BASED CARE LEADER. OVER THE PAST SEVEN DECADES, ABILITY KC HAS RISEN TO THE CHALLENGES OF THE RAPIDLY CHANGING REHABILITATION LANDSCAPE, PROVIDING A UNIQUE MODEL OF COMPREHENSIVE CARE, CULTURE AND SPECIALTY SERVICES. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER COMMUNITY INDEPENDENCE AT EVERY STAGE, ADAPTING TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF EACH PERSON WE SERVE. WHETHER PREPARING FOR SCHOOL, RETURNING TO WORK, OR REBUILDING AFTER INJURY, WE WALK ALONGSIDE EVERY JOURNEY. WITH A CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT ACROSS ALL AGES AND STAGES, ABILITY KC ENSURES THAT PROGRESS IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE AND INDEPENDENCE IS ALWAYS WITHIN REACH. AT ABILITY KC, WE EMBODY THE POWER OF POSSIBILITY EVERY DAY. IMAGINE A PLACE WHERE CARE ISN'T FRAGMENTED, WHERE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND MEDICAL COMPLEXITIES RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY OF LIFE SUPPORT. THAT VISION DRIVES OUR WORK, AND IT'S WHAT WE DELIVER EVERY DAY. BY INTEGRATING INTENSIVE SERVICES AND CARE TEAMS, WE DELIVER BETTER OUTCOMES, REDUCE CHALLENGES, AND SAVE TIME AND MONEY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. IMAGINE THE RELIEF OF NOT HAVING TO TRAVEL ACROSS CITIES FOR CARE. IMAGINE THE POWER OF CONTINUITY, EXPERTISE, CONNECTION, AND COMPASSION. FROM THE VERY FIRST CONVERSATION, EACH INDIVIDUAL IS AT THE HEART OF OUR EXPERIENCE. FOR THOSE WE SERVE, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS, AND OUR DEDICATED TEAM, THIS PURPOSE DRIVES EVERYTHING WE DO. WE ARE EXPERTS, EDUCATORS, NAVIGATORS, PROBLEM SOLVERS, AND CONNECTORS, BECAUSE IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO DELIVER THIS UNIQUE MODEL OF CARE. IMAGINE THERAPIES THAT GO BEYOND WHAT INSURANCE TYPICALLY COVERS, MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND GENEROSITY. OUR SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS ARE LED BY PASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE SHAPING BEST PRACTICES AND LEADING INNOVATION. IN 2024, WE SERVED OVER 3,200 INDIVIDUALS SPANNING ACROSS ALL AGES, HEALTH COMPLEXITIES, AND CONDITIONS. OUR MODEL CONSISTENTLY DECREASES REHOSPITALIZATION, ENSURES CONTINUITY WITH PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS, SUPPORTS SCHOOL READINESS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO COLLEGE, AND HELPS INDIVIDUALS RETURN TO WORK OR FIND NEW EMPLOYMENT. IMAGINE THE DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES, NOT JUST FOR ONE PERSON, BUT FOR ENTIRE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. WITHOUT ABILITY KC, MANY WOULD FACE IMMENSE BARRIERS. INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL TO MULTIPLE PLACES AND OFTEN A DIFFERENT CITY TO GET THE THERAPIES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED, RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL EXPENSES, INEFFICIENCIES, AND DISPARATE CARE. WITH ABILITY KC, THEY IMAGINE AND ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. OUR INTENSIVE AND COMPLEX OUTPATIENT MEDICAL REHABILITATION IS INDIVIDUAL-CENTERED, WITH THERAPY DESIGNED TO MEET EACH PATIENT'S UNIQUE NEEDS AND TO MAXIMIZE CARE WITHIN ONE CENTER. OUR MODEL BRIDGES HEALTHCARE TO QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH NON-TRADITIONAL MEDICAL THERAPIES IN EDUCATION, DRIVING, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY INDEPENDENCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. IN 2024, 35% OF OUR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL REHABILITATION PATIENTS SERVED (ACROSS ALL AGES PEDIATRIC, ADOLESCENT AND ADULT) WERE RECOVERING FROM A STROKE; 17% WERE RECOVERING FROM A BRAIN INJURY, 16% HAD A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY; 13% HAD A SPINAL CORD INJURY; 3% WERE LIVING WITH AN AMPUTATION, AND 16% HAD "OTHER" COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS. IN 2024, ABILITY KC SERVED INDIVIDUALS ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES, WITH 39% IDENTIFIED AS LOW INCOME. WE PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 20 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SUPPORT ALLIED HEALTH ROTATIONS AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH, OFFERING ASSISTANCE WITH CAPSTONE PROJECTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND INTERNSHIPS. OVERALL, WE SUPPORTED MORE THAN 80 COLLEGE STUDENTS, REFLECTING OUR DEDICATION TO EDUCATION, INNOVATION, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE MEDICAL COMPLEXITY OF THOSE WE SERVE CONTINUES TO INCREASE WITH THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS EXPERIENCING A MODERATE TO HIGH LEVEL OF MEDICAL COMPLEXITY. OUR NURSING TEAM DELIVERS EXPERT CLINICAL OVERSIGHT, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, AND CARE COORDINATION ENSURING SAFETY, STABILITY, AND CONTINUITY ACROSS THERAPIES. THROUGH INTEGRATED SUPPORT, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE GOALS, INDEPENDENCE, AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. EVEN WITH INCREASED MEDICAL COMPLEXITY, OUR REHOSPITALIZATION WAS ONLY 4.9% IN 2024. IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL OUTPATIENT MEDICAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, ABILITY KC OFFERS AN INTENSIVE DAY PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED MORE COMPREHENSIVE THERAPY SERVICES AFTER BEING DISCHARGED FROM AN INPATIENT HOSPITAL OR WHILE RECOVERING FROM A COMPLEX INJURY OR ILLNESS. WITH THE DAY PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS GET TO GO HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUT THEY RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF AN INPATIENT PROGRAM BY BEING WITH A TEAM OF THERAPISTS FOR AROUND FIVE HOURS A DAY. ABILITY KC'S DAY PROGRAM UTILIZES THE PR
- $2.3 million spent. ABILITY KC IS BUILT ON A STRONG FOUNDING LEGACY THAT CONTINUES TO INSPIRE THE WORK DONE EACH DAY FOR THE CHILDREN WE SERVE. IN 1947, MARY SHAW BRANTON, JEANETTE LUHNOW AND JANE DICK FOUNDED THE THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. NOW, 77 YEARS LATER, WE CONTINUE TO HELP CHILDREN ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND REACH KEY MILESTONES THROUGH THE GREAT WORK OF OUR TEACHERS AND THERAPISTS AT ABILITY KC'S MARY SHAW BRANTON THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL. NATIONALLY ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC), AND STATE LICENSED, OUR EARLY EDUCATION THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS OFFER A CARING, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROVIDE CHILDREN AGES 1 TO 5 YEARS OLD WITH A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES. BY DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC SERVICES WITHIN AN AGE-APPROPRIATE AND NATURAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, OUR HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TEAM CAN HELP YOUNG CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTION. ABILITY KC'S INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS PAIR CHILDREN LIVING WITH DISABILITIES TOGETHER WITH TYPICALLY DEVELOPING PEERS. THE GOAL OF EVERY TEAM MEMBER IS TO HELP EACH CHILD BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT AND SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR IMPORTANT LIFE TRANSITIONS. TO DO THIS, SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING THE CHILD'S FAMILY OR CAREGIVER, DEVELOP A CUSTOMIZED PLAN THAT EMPHASIZES BUILDING THE CHILD'S STRENGTHS. OUR PROGRAM OFFERS CHILDREN ONE-ON-ONE OR GROUP THERAPY, AQUATIC THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND SPEECH THERAPIES ALONG WITH THE USE OF ADAPTIVE COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORY EQUIPMENT. OUR TEACHERS AND THERAPISTS ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED TO ADDRESS A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL, AND THERAPEUTIC DIAGNOSES. FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO GET INVOLVED EARLY AND TO PARTNER WITH US IN PREPARING THEIR CHILD FOR THE JOURNEY AHEAD AS WE ADDRESS EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS, WHILE CELEBRATING WHAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE. OUR TEACHERS UTILIZE A VARIETY OF RESEARCH-BASED APPROACHES WHEN WORKING WITH EACH CHILD. OUR CLASSROOM STRUCTURE FOLLOWS THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM. THIS CURRICULUM IS CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE MISSOURI EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN WHO TRANSITION FROM OUR PROGRAM TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE READY TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL AGED CURRICULUM. FROM A SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL-BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVE, WE IMPLEMENT THE CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE APPROACH, A SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM THAT PROMOTES DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES. ALL OUR PRACTICES ARE TRAUMA INFORMED AND THE CHILDREN BENEFIT GREATLY FROM THESE VARIED APPROACHES, ENSURING A RICH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY CHILD. DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, WE SERVED 235 CHILDREN, 75% OF WHICH ARE LIVING WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. A TOTAL OF 83% CHILDREN SERVED IN THE THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL MADE PROGRESS TOWARD MISSOURI EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS.
- $2.8 million spent. ABILITY KC PROVIDES A UNIQUE RANGE OF VOCATIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A DISABILITY OR RECOVERING FROM A COMPLEX ILLNESS OR INJURY REALIZE THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND INDEPENDENCE GOALS. FROM JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT TO USE OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR CRITICAL WORK TASKS, THROUGH DRIVING SERVICES AND MORE, WE COLLABORATE WITH EACH PATIENT AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES THRIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE WORKPLACE. THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM AT ABILITY KC HELPS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES FIND AND MAINTAIN MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT. WE OFFER CAREER EXPLORATION, VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, JOB DEVELOPMENT, AND RETENTION SUPPORT, WITH SERVICES TAILORED TO EACH PERSON'S NEEDS. OUR COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH INCLUDES HANDS-ON WORK EXPERIENCES, INTEREST TESTING, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND MISSOURI VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. WE ALSO INTEGRATE MEDICAL SPECIALTIES LIKE OT AND SPEECH THERAPY TO PROVIDE A WELL-ROUNDED SUPPORT SYSTEM, ENSURING LONG-TERM SUCCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE WORKFORCE. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI), ABILITY KC OFFERS SPECIALIZED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DELIVERED BY A SPECIALLY TRAINED TEAM OF EXPERTS IN THE AREAS OF BRAIN INJURY, NEUROSCIENCE, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, AND MORE, TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AFTER A TBI. OUR PASSION AND GOAL ARE TO ENSURE THE EMPLOYEE HAS A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. ABILITY KC'S RETURN-TO-WORK NAVIGATOR PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES BREAK BARRIERS FACED ON THE PATH TO EMPLOYMENT BY SIGNIFICANTLY ACCELERATING AND SIMPLIFYING THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING BACK TO WORK AFTER EXPERIENCING A COMPLEX MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS. THE RETURN-TO-WORK NAVIGATOR PROGRAM HAS HELPED REDUCE THE TIMELINE FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS FROM 2-4 MONTHS AFTER DISCHARGE FROM MEDICAL REHAB TO 1-2 WEEKS, HELPING THEM GET BACK TO CONTRIBUTING WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY FASTER. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ALONGSIDE OUR CLINICAL, NON-CLINICAL, AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES STAFF, AND WITH PARTNERS AT MISSOURI AND KANSAS VOCATIONAL REHAB OFFICES, AND LOCAL EMPLOYERS, THE RETURN-TO-WORK PROGRAM SUPPORTS A SEAMLESS, EFFICIENT TRANSITION BETWEEN MEDICAL CARE AND THE COMMUNITY INDEPENDENCE SERVICES THESE INDIVIDUALS NEED TO ACHIEVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT GOALS. THE PURPOSEFUL TEAM DESIGN INCLUDES REHABILITATION THERAPISTS AND SPECIALISTS, CASE MANAGERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PROGRAM MANAGERS. THE PROGRAM HAS HELPED ALMOST 400 INDIVIDUALS IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS NAVIGATE A RETURN TO EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IF THEIR MEDICAL STATUS DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A SAFE RETURN TO WORK, REGAIN DRIVING SKILLS, AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. ABILITY KC'S RETURN-TO-WORK PROGRAM FILLS A LONGSTANDING GAP IN THE REHAB-TO-COMMUNITY INDEPENDENCE SERVICE CONTINUUM AND EXEMPLIFIES BEST PRACTICES IN RETURN-TO-WORK DESIGN, INCORPORATING FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE KEY PROGRAM COMPONENTS AS DEFINED BY THE DOL, BRINGING POSITIVE CHANGE AND OUTCOMES TO THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO HELPING AREA EMPLOYERS, RECOGNIZING THAT MANY EMPLOYERS ARE NOT FULLY EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT SET OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND RELATED POLICIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE RETURNING TO WORK FROM A REHABILITATIVE EXPERIENCE. ABILITY KC ALSO OFFERS A SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSOURI DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION TO SUPPORT A PAID WORK EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING FOR HIGH-SCHOOL AGE YOUTH. THE SIX-WEEK INITIATIVE PROVIDES A PAID, COMPETITIVE, AND INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS WORK 20 HOURS PER WEEK TO DEVELOP A RANGE OF JOB SKILLS AS WELL AS SOFT SKILLS, SUCH AS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, PROBLEM SOLVING AND CRITICAL THINKING. ABILITY KC CURRENTLY WORKS WITH OVER 30 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO LOCAL STUDENTS. SINCE 1989 THE ADAPTIVE COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ACCT) PROGRAM AT ABILITY KC HAS BEEN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER SUCCESS AND INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE USE OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES WORK WITH ABILITY KC'S EXPERIENCED TEAM TO IDENTIFY, ACQUIRE, AND LEARN HOW TO USE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR EVERYDAY NEEDS IN THEIR HOME, WORK, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY. AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE: AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC), ADAPTED ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AND OTHER FORMS OF EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY, ADAPTIVE GAMING, HOME AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATIONS, VOICE AND MESSAGE BANKING, TOOLS TO COMPENSATE FOR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES RELATED TO READING AND WRITING, ADAPTED COMPUTER USE FOR PHYSICAL OR VISUAL DISABILITIES, ADAPTED WRITING STRATEGIES, COMPUTER WORKSTATION ERGONOMIC ACCOMMODATIONS, TRAINING IN THE USE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IDENTIFIED FOR SCHOOL, WORK OR LEISURE, AND SUPPORT & GUIDANCE THROUGH THE FUNDING PROCESS FOR EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING. ABILITY KC'S PROJECT SEARCH PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE, BUSINESS-LED, ONE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS. PROJECT SEARCH SEAMLESSLY COMBINES CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, CAREER EXPLORATION, AND HANDS-ON TRAINING THROUGH WORKSITE ROTATIONS. ABILITY KC PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE YOUTH LIVING WITH A DISABILITY A PROVEN PATH TOWARD JOB AND CAREER READINESS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1953.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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