2026-06-11T14:22:34-04:00 2025-07-31 883299410 REDEFINED BUSINESS ADVISORS 704 CADET COURT LEBANON TN 37087 990EZ 2024-08-01 843548002 ABLEVOICES ABLE 6155795871 PO BOX 702 BRENTWOOD TN 37027 JENNY VOGUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6155795871 2026-06-10 true JOHN D FOUTCH CPA P01407551 6155496407 2026-06-10 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.ABLEVOICES.ORG X X 198328 X 156157 20539 27 21605 6019 15586 192309 78437 8800 51730 138967 53342 125104 -2978 175468 X 117439 168814 11437 8636 128876 177450 3772 1982 125104 175468 X ABLEVOICES WAS CREATED BY JEN VOGUS, WHO IS AN EDUCATOR, A PHOTOGRAPHER, AND A PARENT-ADVOCATE OF AN ADULT CHILD WITH A DISABILITY. WHEN HER SON, AIDAN (WHOSE SPEECH IS UNINTELLIGIBLE, BUT HE HAS LOTS TO SAY), STARTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HE HAD LIMITED WAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIS TEACHERS AND PEERS. SO JEN BEGAN TAKING AND SHARING PICTURES OF AIDANS INTERESTS, THE THINGS HE ENJOYED DOING, AND THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN HIS LIFE. THIS OPENED UP AIDANS WORLD AND GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD LASTING AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIS TEACHERS AND PEERS. JEN CREATED ABLEVOICES TO HARNESS THE ACCESSIBILITY, POWER, AND IMPACT OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO HELP OTHERS WHOSE VOICES MAY NOT BE HEARD. IN ADDITION, THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO INCREASE DISABILITY AWARENESS AND PROMOTE MORE ACCEPTING AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWERFUL MEDIUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY. ABLEVOICES INITIALLY BEGAN AS A PROGRAM OF THE ARC WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND INCORPORATED AS ITS OWN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN 2019. ABLEVOICES TEACHES PHOTOGRAPHY TO YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AS A MEANS FOR SELF-EXPRESSION, EMPOWERMENT, AND ADVOCACY. OUR FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM IS THE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SELF-EXPRESSION COURSE THAT IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND VIRTUALLY. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SELF-EXPRESSION IS TO TEACH INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT COMMUNICATE THEIR INTERESTS, PREFERENCES AND STRENGTHS, AS WELL AS FOSTER THE INCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE CULMINATING ACTIVITY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SELF- EXPRESSION COURSE IS TO DISPLAY PARTICIPANT PHOTOGRAPHS IN A PUBLIC GALLERY SO FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND THE COMMUNITY CAN VIEW THE PHOTOS AND LEARN ABOUT THE PERSPECTIVE OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING DISABILITY. 113737 113737 MARIE WICKS BOARD PRESID 1.00 0 PENNY RAY BOARD SECRET 1.00 0 KAREN GERMAN BOARD TREASU 1.00 0 MARY RICE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 SUSAN SCHRUPP BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 BROCK BORDEAU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 JENNY VOGUS EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 0 false false false false false false false false false TN JENNY VOGUS PO BOX 702 BRENTWOOD TN 37027 6155795871 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 42101 85847 94385 84542 156157 463032 42101 85847 94385 84542 156157 463032 463032 14368 18895 11580 44818 20539 110200 573232 42171 0.80780 X PART II, LINE 10 PROGRAM FEES, INVENTORY SALES 110,200 GALA 21605 21605 6019 21605 21605 6019 6019 15586 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 7,059 OFFICE 1,628 PARKING 195 INSURANCE 1,326 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 717 EVENT FEES 294 FOOD EXPENSES 1,252 PARKING 195 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 727 SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT 32,257 TAXES AND LICENSES 230 VEHICLE 3,049 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 2,801 TOTAL 51,730 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 OTHER DECREASES -2,978 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 14,005 14,005 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 2,568 5,369 TOTAL 11,437 8,636 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 3,772 1,982 FORM 990-EZ, PART III ABLEVOICES WAS CREATED BY JEN VOGUS, WHO IS AN EDUCATOR, A PHOTOGRAPHER, AND A PARENT-ADVOCATE OF AN ADULT CHILD WITH A DISABILITY. WHEN HER SON, AIDAN (WHOSE SPEECH IS UNINTELLIGIBLE, BUT HE HAS LOTS TO SAY), STARTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HE HAD LIMITED WAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIS TEACHERS AND PEERS. SO JEN BEGAN TAKING AND SHARING PICTURES OF AIDANS INTERESTS, THE THINGS HE ENJOYED DOING, AND THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN HIS LIFE. THIS OPENED UP AIDANS WORLD AND GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD LASTING AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIS TEACHERS AND PEERS. JEN CREATED ABLEVOICES TO HARNESS THE ACCESSIBILITY, POWER, AND IMPACT OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO HELP OTHERS WHOSE VOICES MAY NOT BE HEARD. IN ADDITION, THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO INCREASE DISABILITY AWARENESS AND PROMOTE MORE ACCEPTING AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE POWERFUL MEDIUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY. ABLEVOICES INITIALLY BEGAN AS A PROGRAM OF THE ARC WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND INCORPORATED AS ITS OWN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN 2019. WITH THE ARCS SUPPORT, ABLEVOICES HAS EXPANDED FROM ONE TO FOUR PROGRAMS AND TO SERVE HUNDREDS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGHOUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND BEYOND. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 ABLEVOICES TEACHES PHOTOGRAPHY TO YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AS A MEANS FOR SELF-EXPRESSION, EMPOWERMENT, AND ADVOCACY. OUR FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM IS THE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SELF-EXPRESSION COURSE THAT IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND VIRTUALLY. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SELF-EXPRESSION IS TO TEACH INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT COMMUNICATE THEIR INTERESTS, PREFERENCES AND STRENGTHS, AS WELL AS FOSTER THE INCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE CULMINATING ACTIVITY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SELF- EXPRESSION COURSE IS TO DISPLAY PARTICIPANT PHOTOGRAPHS IN A PUBLIC GALLERY SO FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND THE COMMUNITY CAN VIEW THE PHOTOS AND LEARN ABOUT THE PERSPECTIVE OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING DISABILITY.