Maryland · Nonprofit
PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC
PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC (Maryland) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $150,000 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($150,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $18M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $150k
- Net assets
- $10M
What Progress Unlimited Inc does
Mission
To empower individuals to lead fulfilling and productive lives at home and in the community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Residential program:progress unlimited, inc. Provided 24-hour care and support to 88 adults with developmental disabilities during the year. This invaluable service allows recipients the opportunity to live in their own communities and experience firsthand all the benefits of independence. We are licensed by the state of maryland department of health and mental hygiene (dhmh). We own or lease approximately 30 homes (apartments, townhomes, detached homes, condominiums) in baltimore county. Many of our homes are wheelchair accessible. Homes are designed to accommodate three compatible individuals. Staff support and assistance is available in each home according to the needs of the individuals living there.many homes offer awake overnight staff coverage and multiple staff. Residential services, beyond housing, are numerous and varied. They include: supervision and support by trained staff; health management and medical services including access to a registered nurse 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; psychiatric and psychological services; restraint-free behavioral support; transportation; case management; financial planning; and opportunities for personal growth and enjoyment such as…
$9,382,946 spent$13,828,803 earned by the program73% of program spendingDay program:progress unlimited, inc. Provides adult medical day care services to all individuals who are eligible. Our center was renovated and expanded in 2012 to include a snoezelen room focusing on a multi-sensory environment. Eligibility for those who require funding by medical assistance is determined by baltimore county adult eligibility review services (aers). Eligibility for private-pay participants is determined by center staff. The center is licensed by the state of maryland department of health and mental hygiene (dhmh) to serve 130 participants. Our staffing ratio is 1:6 (staff:person). Transportation is provided to and from the center to all those within the catchment area. This includes transportation of participants in wheelchairs. Each program participant receives: an individualized nursing care plan; medication management; medical treatments as ordered by the physician; two nutritionally balanced meals daily as well as snacks and beverages; opportunities for exercise, social activities, leisure/recreational activities, arts and crafts, games, reading, vocal and instrumental arts, and other activities; opportunities for community field trips; access to…
$2,139,027 spent$2,091,934 earned by the program17% of program spendingCommunity day habilitation program: the key characteristic that distinguishes the community day habilitation program from other day programs is the community-based services. Participants in this program are in the community daily rather than a building-based model. The accomplishments include a robust weekly schedule of day outings and volunteer opportunities. Integration into the community at large is every person's right and with support from qualified staff, participants enjoy learning, having new experiences, meeting non-disabled community members. The goal of day services is enrichment with opportunities for fluidity between work and non-work activities. Direct support staff foster each participant's engagement to their personal level of comfort. Transportation is provided.
$706,854 spent$1,302,447 earned by the program5% of program spendingSupported employment program:progress unlimited, inc.'s supported employment program encourages every interested individual to consider employment as his/her outcome. The supported employment program places individuals in a competitive and integrated setting which complement their strengths, priorities, abilities, interests, and informed choice with ongoing support services. The goal of pui's supported employment program is job placement in an integrated setting for the maximum number of hours possible based on the individual's employment factors.a key characteristic which distinguishes supported employment from other employment services is the provision of ongoing support services for individuals with the most significant disabilities to maintain employment. Ongoing support services are provided throughout the intensive and extended phases of supported employment. Pui utilizes the following customized approach to ensure a successful employment match: an initial exploration process which identifies each job seekers skills, preferences, and natural talents as potential employer contributions; provides opportunities for informational interviews, job shadowing, time limited work…
$627,896 spent$395,148 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $12,856,723.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $7.8M to $12M (+54%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 3% · 2019 0% · 2020 1% · 2021 2% · 2022 4% · 2023 2% · 2024 1% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
1% of PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Mary Gatto
Executive director
Board chair
Shelley Keirn Cpa
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $150k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,297 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $879k on record.
- Grant$594k
- Loan$285k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC?
- PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC (Maryland) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $150,000 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($150,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $150,000 in grants to PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $150,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PROGRESS UNLIMITED INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing