Abes Garden
Donations deductibleRevenue
$18.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$15.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$50.4m
$22.9m liabilities
Net assets
$27.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
6.9 years on average
Staff
374
500 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Michael Shmerling
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Abes Garden's network
18 people11 organisationsi18 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (11) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shmerling Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Abby Trotter | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bernard A Pargh (also filed as Bernard Pargh) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bill Purcell | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brenda Wynn | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Donald Holmes | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Shmerling | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John Hassenfeld | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katie Crumbo | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kim Campbell | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mary Kate Mouser | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mina Johnson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Phillip Billington | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ron Corbin | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ryan Moses | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Saurabh Sinha | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Scott Burns | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Susan Foxman | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Hansen | Senior Director of Development | 2024 |
| Angela Farmer | Senior Director of Human Resouces | since 2022 |
| Beth Zeitlin | Development Director | since 2018 |
| Bob Himes | Senior Director of Finance | since 2022 |
| Chris Coelho | COO | since 2022 |
| Chris Kincaid | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Donna Coleman | Senior Director of Develop | since 2022 |
| Donna Finto-Burks | Senior Director of Clinical Care | since 2022 |
| Judy Given | Dir of Campus Development | 2024 |
| Marybeth Watson | Senior Director of Hearthstone Institute | 2024 |
| Sharon Johnson | Sen Dir of Hearthstone Inst | 2023 |
| Susannah Dwyer | CEO | since 2023 |
| Susannah Dwyer Start 9122 | CEO | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susannah Dwyer | CEO | 40 | $355k | $16k | |
| Chris Coelho | COO | 40 | $165k | $2k | |
| Marybeth Watson | Senior Director of Hearthstone Institute | 40 | $153k | $19k | |
| Donna Finto-Burks | Sen Dir of Clinical Care | 40 | $140k | $12k | |
| Angela Farmer | Sen Dir of Human Resources | 40 | $123k | $13k | |
| Amanda Hansen | Senior Director of Development | 40 | $119k | $707 | |
| Judy Given | Dir of Campus Development | 40 | $113k | $8k | |
| Bob Himes | Sen Dir of Finance | 40 | $107k | $12k | |
| Michael Shmerling | Chairman | 20 | $0 | ||
| Donald Holmes | Vice Chairman | 10 | $0 | ||
| Susan Foxman | Secretary | 6 | $0 | ||
| Phillip Billington | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Bill Purcell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Wynn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Shmerling | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katie Crumbo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Moses | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Campbell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Hassenfeld | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bernard A Pargh | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Saurabh Sinha | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Abby Trotter | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mina Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Burns | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ron Corbin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Kate Mouser | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Abes Garden
- EIN
- 061818302
- Address
- 115 Woodmont Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37205-2280
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- The purpose of abe's garden is to establish a replicable model for senior life that is focused on brain health, wellness and purposeful living. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- L22 Housing and shelter
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Housing & Shelter
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2007
- Principal officer
- Michael Shmerling (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2008
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMichael Shmerling
≥8years on the filingsBernard A Pargh
≥8years on the filingsBill Purcell
≥8years on the filingsDonald Holmes
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $50.4m
- Total liabilities
- $22.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $27.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.7m
- Program service revenue
- $14.8m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $156k
- Employees
- 374
- Volunteers
- 500
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18.9m | $15.3m | $3.7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.