Economic Mobility Pathways INC FY2023 filing

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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.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% 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 · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $7.6M 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
$4.3M
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.0M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$16.2M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$11.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$15.0M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$17.2M
FY2022$13.8M
FY2023$15.0M
FY2024$16.2M
FY2025$16.0M
Expenses
$16.2M
FY2023▲ +12%
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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
$11.5M
FY2023▼ -4%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $14.4M Management & general 9% · $1.4M Fundraising 3% · $455K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Senior VP & COO
$196,374Pt VII · Sec A
$175,498Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$166,998Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO (retired 6/20/2022)
$138,207Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$134,743Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$132,355Pt VII · Sec A
$125,933Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$122,568Pt 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

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  • 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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3 programs · $12.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Empath's housing and stabilization programs served 1,074 people, including 455 families in FY23. These programs include emergency shelter for homeless families and supportive housing services for formerly homeless families living in permanent housing.

$8.3Mprogram expense
02

Empath's 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 empath's "bridge to self sufficiency"(tm): family stability, well-being…

$3.0Mprogram expense
03

The economic mobility exchange is a membership-based network comprised of nonprofit organizations and government agencies learning together about empath's 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…

$1.1Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Money outPt IX
$16.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.4M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$455K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$666K
Total assetsLn 16$15.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$244K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$15.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$666K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$666K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
Other assetsLn 15$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$15.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$11.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5157
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$244K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY23FY22FY21FY20FY19
End of yearLn 1g$7.6M$6.9M$6.7M$4.8M$5.5M
Given inLn 1b$0$1.5M$500K
SpentLn 1d–1f$29K$29K$24K$782K$288K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$666K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.9M$7.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$13.4M$15.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$11.9M$11.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$693K$350K$274K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.8M$5.4M$1.2M$196K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K$71$472
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M$940K$42K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$600K$509K$71K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$349K$294K$56K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$0$9K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$0$58K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$29K$0$29K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$250K$181K$23K$46K
Office expensesLn 13$437K$309K$80K$48K
Information technologyLn 14$81K$72K$7K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$4.1M$4.6M−$523K$32K
TravelLn 17$85K$73K$9K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$6K$15K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$293K$232K$61K$52
InsuranceLn 23$105K$93K$12K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.3M$8K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.2M$14.4M$1.4M$455K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 11, 2026 $16.0M$17.1M−$1.2M$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $16.2M$17.0M−$878K$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2024 $15.0M$16.2M−$1.2M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 4, 2023 $13.8M$14.5M−$684K$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 1, 2022 $17.2M$13.1M$4.1M$13.9M 990 PDF

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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,034,934 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,708,630$2,979,020
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,073,237$11,999,921
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,366−$1,752
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,396$57,745
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,825,629$15,034,934
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,246,244$9,109,523
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,263,418$7,136,795
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,509,662$16,246,318
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$684,033−$1,211,384
Part VI · Governance 18 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $15,034,934 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$89,925
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,889,095
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$244,222
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,979,020
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,999,921
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,752−$1,752
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$28,418−$28,418
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $86,163 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$86,163
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,086,084 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$30,170$15,034,934
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,246,318 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $350,298 · Management $273,659 · Fundraising $68,897$692,854
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,402,076 · Management $1,190,811 · Fundraising $195,534$6,788,421
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,819 · Management $71 · Fundraising $472$10,362
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $939,811 · Management $42,098 · Fundraising $35,612$1,017,521
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $508,583 · Management $70,589 · Fundraising $21,193$600,365
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $293,830 · Management $55,634 · Fundraising $0$349,464
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,260 · Fundraising $0$9,260
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $57,949 · Fundraising $0$57,949
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $28,644 · Fundraising $0$28,644
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $180,974 · Management $23,300 · Fundraising $45,750$250,024
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $308,923 · Management $79,815 · Fundraising $48,043$436,781
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $72,002 · Management $6,996 · Fundraising $2,131$81,129
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,552,536 · Management −$522,630 · Fundraising $31,647$4,061,553
IX-17 TravelPrograms $72,951 · Management $8,868 · Fundraising $2,693$84,512
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,185 · Management $14,847 · Fundraising $1,157$22,189
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $232,148 · Management $60,918 · Fundraising $52$293,118
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $92,989 · Management $11,973 · Fundraising $0$104,962
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,347,351 · Management $8,497 · Fundraising $1,362$1,357,210
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,370,476 · Management $1,421,299 · Fundraising $454,543$16,246,318
Part X · Balance sheet $15,739,782 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,176,447$666,161
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,150$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,073,113$1,725,130
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $286,868$269,124
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,809,445$2,618,148
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,904,174$7,646,535
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $126,348$2,814,684
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,381,545$15,739,782
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,388,811$1,342,335
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $61,695$46,345
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,874,435
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,450,506$4,263,115
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,469,004$7,125,691
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,462,035$4,350,976
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,931,039$11,476,667
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,381,545$15,739,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,476,667 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,034,934
XI-2 Total expenses$16,246,318
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,211,384
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,931,039
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$757,012
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,476,667

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