Pathlight INC FY2021 filing

Springfield, MAUnknown exempt organizationSince 1952 EIN 04-2210685Revenue $35.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRSpathlightgroup.org220 Brookdale Drive · Springfield, MA

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Pathlight partners with people with disabilities and their families to create opportunities to build relationships throughout their lives.

91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$850K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$850K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $14.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $15K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.9M
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$35.1M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$34.1M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$18.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$35.1M
FY2021▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$33.9M
FY2021$35.1M
FY2022$39.9M
FY2023$38.9M
FY2024$41.3M
FY2025$27.3M
Expenses
$34.1M
FY2021▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$33.7M
FY2021$34.1M
FY2022$38.1M
FY2023$40.8M
FY2024$42.9M
FY2025$26.8M
Net assets
$18.6M
FY2021▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.7M
FY2021$18.6M
FY2022$17.2M
FY2023$15.8M
FY2024$13.8M
FY2025$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $31.1M Management & general 9% · $2.9M Fundraising 0% · $119K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $850K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$182,293Pt VII · Sec A
Registered Nurse
$120,715Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/VP of Admin
$115,199Pt VII · Sec A
Former VP Residential
$111,966Pt VII · Sec A
V. Pres Family Services
$108,491Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Nursing
$108,473Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Human Resources
$102,571Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru May 2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ruth Banta———$201,264$182,293$174,780
Mariame Kounta—$177,149$116,456$132,369$108,473—
Nadine Kosman$131,591$142,296$147,134$145,327——
Marian Ako-Brew—$134,684—$144,953$120,715—
Chad Carter$142,310—————
Marcia Morris-Lessard$141,131$88,906————
Gina Vona———$139,348——
John Roberson—$134,306$127,756———

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

Programs and updates

Builds relationships and creates opportunities for people with disabilities and their families.

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3 programs · $31.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Residential supports provides staff support and assistance with housing arrangements for individuals with developmental disabilities so that they have the opportunity to form meaningful relationships and be involved in the community.

$18.6Mprogram expense
02

Family based shared living provides shared living opportunities that match individuals with developmental disabilities, medical and personal care needs with families in the community so that they can develop and grow in the privacy and dignity of a natural living situation and experience the normal activities of familiy and community…

$8.9Mprogram expense
03

Family support services includes autism connections, family empowerment, whole children, milestones and whole selves. These services provide support, information and help for individuals with austism spectrum disorders and their families; referral, support groups, training, case management and direct services for children and adults with…

$3.6Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$35.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$231K
Money outPt IX
$34.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$31.1M
Managementcol C$2.9M
Fundraisingcol D$119K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$30.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$32.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$231K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$43K
Total revenueLn 12$35.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.5M
SavingsLn 2$154K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.3M
Other assetsLn 15$658K
Total assetsLn 16$30.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.9M
Net assetsLn 32$18.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5868
VolunteersI 658
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.6M$14.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.5M$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$23.2M$30.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.6M$11.9M
Net assetsLn 32$14.7M$18.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$332K$332K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17.6M$16.5M$1.0M$85K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$520K$486K$32K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.1M$2.0M$136K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.3M$1.2M$98K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Investment management feesLn 11f$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$922K$811K$108K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$406K$150K$243K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$2.0M$1.4M$538K
TravelLn 17$68K$57K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$589K$498K$91K$208
InsuranceLn 23$130K$123K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7.4M$7.4M$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$626K$450K$176K
Total functional expensesLn 25$34.1M$31.1M$2.9M$119K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $27.3M$26.8M$482K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $41.3M$42.9M−$1.6M$13.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $38.9M$40.8M−$1.9M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $39.9M$38.1M$1.8M$17.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $35.1M$34.1M$920K$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $33.9M$33.7M$257K$14.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $35,057,327 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $31,747,477$33,009,879
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,811,172$1,805,818
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $206,754$231,492
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $160,430$10,138
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $33,925,833$35,057,327
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,683,877$21,890,485
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,985,014$12,246,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $33,668,891$34,137,468
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $256,942$919,859
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $35,057,327 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$32,665,840
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$344,039
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$33,009,879
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,805,818$1,805,818
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $188,925$188,925
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $42,567$42,567
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,138$10,138
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,815,956 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $231,492$35,057,327
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $34,137,468 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $332,416$332,416
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,471,486 · Management $1,006,445 · Fundraising $84,871$17,562,802
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $485,774 · Management $31,938 · Fundraising $2,503$520,215
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,998,225 · Management $135,766 · Fundraising $10,007$2,143,998
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,226,927 · Management $97,805 · Fundraising $6,322$1,331,054
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $14,739$14,739
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $51,738$51,738
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $40,071$40,071
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $810,875 · Management $107,979 · Fundraising $2,950$921,804
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $150,459 · Management $243,338 · Fundraising $12,485$406,282
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,414,522 · Management $538,450$1,952,972
IX-17 TravelPrograms $57,446 · Management $10,794$68,240
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $497,526 · Management $90,792 · Fundraising $208$588,526
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $123,448 · Management $6,181$129,629
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,385,258 · Management $62,189$7,447,447
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $449,902 · Management $175,633$625,535
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $31,071,848 · Management $2,946,274 · Fundraising $119,346$34,137,468
Part X · Balance sheet $30,493,365 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,060,790$3,517,933
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $718,410$153,782
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,290$6,290
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,383,151$3,126,378
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $523,774$401,921
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,469,319$8,291,844
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,560,825$14,337,638
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $503,780$657,579
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,226,339$30,493,365
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,363,528$3,263,427
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $140,323$139,696
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,632,934$6,189,345
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,558,439$11,863,065
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,610,250$18,630,300
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $57,650$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,667,900$18,630,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,226,339$30,493,365
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,630,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$35,057,327
XI-2 Total expenses$34,137,468
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$919,859
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,667,900
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,042,541
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,630,300

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