Organizations Filed Purposes:
GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO TURN ABILITIES INTO OPPORTUNITIES WHERE OPPORTUNITIES ARE LIMITED.
FRIENDS OF ABILITIES FIRST, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT FORMED TO PROVIDE, SOLICIT, GENERATE FUNDS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND EDUCATION OF THOSE SERVED BY ABILITIES FIRST FOR PURPOSES OF TRAINING, ASSISTING, AND EDUCATING THOSE PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
FRIENDS OF ABILITIES FIRST, INC. PROVIDED SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TOTALING 23,661 TO ABILITIES FIRST FOR THE ART INSPIRED ACADEMY PROGRAM. OF THAT AMOUNT, 4,000 WAS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS WHICH HELPED ART INSPIRED ACADEMY AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TOWARDS 52 CLASS ENROLLMENTS. DURING 2019, A TOTAL OF 664 CLASS ENROLLMENTS WERE FILLED. FRIENDS OF ABILITIES FIRST, INC. ALSO GRANTED 19,660 TO HELP PAY FOR A VAN EQUIPPED TO TRANSPORT ART SUPPLIES FOR PROJECTS AND DELIVER FINISHED PROJECTS TO CLASS PARTICIPANTS. THE ART INSPIRED ACADEMY AT ABILITIES FIRST ENABLES PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH INCLUSIVE ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES WHILE WORKING ON GOALS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, MOTOR SKILLS, SOCIAL SKILLS, SELF-CONTROL AND CONFIDENCE. ART INSPIRED ACADEMY CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED IN VARIOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND ENCOMPASS A WIDE RANGE OF ARTS INCLUDING PAINTING, DRAWING, POTTERY, PHOTOGRAPHY, ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE AND MUSIC THERAPY.
FRIENDS OF ABILITIES FIRST, INC. PROVIDED EMERGENCY RENT AND UTILITIES ASSISTANCE TOTALING 1,490 FOR FIVE INDIVIDUALS. IN-KIND CHRISTMAS GIFTS THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS ROOM INITIATIVE WERE PROVIDED TO 237 FAMILIES. TWO FAMILIES WERE SELECTED THROUGH THE ADOPT-A-FAMILY INITIATIVE AND TEN PEOPLE FROM INSPIRED BOUTIQUE'S 'GIVING TREE' THAT WERE NOT SELECTED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVED CHRISTMAS GIFTS TOTALING 896. THESE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WERE RECOMMENDED BY SUPPORT COORDINATORS FROM THE NEXT STEP AND FIRST STEPS PROGRAMS OF ABILITIES FIRST.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mary Kay Hostler | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Craig Kelsay | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Jessica Majorahn | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Ellie Widmer | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Cathie Hampton | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Jessy Glair | BOARD MEMBER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Crystal Reynolds Roberts | TREASURER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Martha Crise | IMMED.PAST P | 0.3 | $0 |
| Laura Curtis | VICE PRESIDE | 0.3 | $0 |
| Tom Jensen | PRESIDENT | 0.3 | $0 |
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