Empath combines direct service programs, independent research, and public policy advocacy in its mission to transform lives by helping people move out of poverty and provides the tools for other institutions to systematically DO the same.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 157 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $8.0M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $113K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.6M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.0M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$17.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$12.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$16.0M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$17.2M
FY2022$13.8M
FY2023$15.0M
FY2024$16.2M
FY2025$16.0M
Expenses
$17.1M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$13.1M
FY2022$14.5M
FY2023$16.2M
FY2024$17.0M
FY2025$17.1M
Net assets
$12.0M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$13.9M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$11.4M
FY2025$12.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1962.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $14.8M Management & general 11% · $1.8M Fundraising 3% · $539K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$280,234Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP & COO
$209,302Pt VII · Sec A
$188,827Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$176,678Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$142,648Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Vice President
$133,759Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$130,964Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Janey’s $280K as President & CEO is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kim Janey$280,234$268,889$134,743——
Elisabeth Babcock——$138,207$227,258$223,223
Mary Coleman$209,302$202,017$196,374$191,536$187,090
Richard Gair$188,827$182,074$175,498$171,233$167,218
Ruth Liberman$176,678$171,434$166,998$163,302$160,362
Jennifer Lowe$142,648$136,323$132,355$128,388$124,528
Cynthia Gura Walling—$138,215——$124,440
Milena Gostanian$133,759$122,879$119,435$113,910$109,464

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Helps people escape poverty through services, research, and policy advocacy.

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3 programs · $13.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Empaths housing and stabilization programs served 1,348 people , including 550 families in FY25. These programs include emergency shelter for homeless families and supportive housing services for formerly homeless families living in permanent housing.

$9.8Mprogram expense
02

Empaths mobility mentoring services provide low-income women an opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and strategies necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. The mobility mentoring services programs ground their training in the five pillars of empaths bridge to self sufficiency(tm): family stability, well-being, education…

$3.2Mprogram expense
03

The economic mobility exchange is a membership-based network comprised of nonprofit organizations and government agencies learning together about empaths mobility mentoring model. Through training, webinars, technical assistance, and online resource portal, the network captures and shares back innovative ways in which members evolve and…

$938Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$113K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$199K
Money outPt IX
$17.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.8M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$539K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$567K
Total assetsLn 16$15.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$254K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$151K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$199K
Gains on assetsLn 7$199K
Total revenueLn 12$16.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$567K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$567K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M
Other assetsLn 15$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M
Net assetsLn 32$12.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5157
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$854K$567K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.8M$8.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$15.4M$15.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M$3.6M
Net assetsLn 32$11.4M$12.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$511K$152K$283K$76K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.7M$6.8M$665K$278K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$195K$166K$21K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$729K$643K$54K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$613K$497K$91K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$217K$90K$111K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$5K$20K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$0$59K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$31K$0$31K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$120K$65K$44K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$519K$221K$245K$52K
Information technologyLn 14$82K$73K$7K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4.9M$4.8M$81K$37K
TravelLn 17$92K$82K$10K$284
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$19K$4K$476
InterestLn 20$4K$0$4K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$296K$232K$64K$0
InsuranceLn 23$111K$99K$12K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$890K$874K$15K$212
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.1M$14.8M$1.8M$539K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $16.0M$17.1M−$1.2M$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $16.2M$17.0M−$878K$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.0M$16.2M−$1.2M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.8M$14.5M−$684K$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.2M$13.1M$4.1M$13.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,991,669 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,238,028$3,167,548
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,785,729$12,634,959
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $182,980$199,108
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$38,652−$9,946
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,168,085$15,991,669
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,807,305$9,773,525
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,238,291$7,369,484
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,045,596$17,143,009
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$877,511−$1,151,340
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,991,669 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$150,776
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,016,772
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$254,038
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,167,548
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12,634,959
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $199,108$199,108
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$85,476−$85,476
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $75,530 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$75,530
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,710,489 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $113,632$15,991,669
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,143,009 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $151,753 · Management $283,224 · Fundraising $75,877$510,854
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,782,945 · Management $664,797 · Fundraising $278,321$7,726,063
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $166,044 · Management $20,670 · Fundraising $8,092$194,806
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $643,328 · Management $54,343 · Fundraising $30,830$728,501
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $497,155 · Management $90,892 · Fundraising $25,254$613,301
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $90,457 · Management $110,597 · Fundraising $16,411$217,465
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,000 · Management $19,989 · Fundraising $0$24,989
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $59,325 · Fundraising $0$59,325
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $31,453 · Fundraising $0$31,453
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $65,097 · Management $43,586 · Fundraising $11,538$120,221
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $221,395 · Management $245,472 · Fundraising $52,179$519,046
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $72,593 · Management $6,524 · Fundraising $2,531$81,648
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,782,973 · Management $80,881 · Fundraising $37,012$4,900,866
IX-17 TravelPrograms $81,736 · Management $9,787 · Fundraising $284$91,807
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,662 · Management $3,935 · Fundraising $476$23,073
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $3,516 · Fundraising $0$3,516
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $231,863 · Management $63,827 · Fundraising $0$295,690
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $98,731 · Management $11,876 · Fundraising $0$110,607
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $874,147 · Management $15,419 · Fundraising $212$889,778
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,783,879 · Management $1,820,113 · Fundraising $539,017$17,143,009
Part X · Balance sheet $15,593,858 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $853,769$566,953
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,650$850
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,565,930$1,392,066
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $320,362$258,333
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,543,129$3,403,667
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,752,015$7,971,802
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,399,539$2,000,187
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,436,394$15,593,858
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,515,703$1,520,241
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52,760$57,967
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,473,105$2,046,174
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,041,568$3,624,382
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,939,842$7,537,439
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,454,984$4,432,037
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,394,826$11,969,476
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,436,394$15,593,858
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,969,476 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,991,669
XI-2 Total expenses$17,143,009
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,151,340
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,394,826
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$733,964
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$992,026
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,969,476

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