Pathways for Children INC FY2021 filing

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Gloucester, MA501(c)(3)Since 1979Human ServicesEIN 04-2694002Revenue $7.8M in FY2021

On file with the IRSpw4c.org29 Emerson Ave, 01930-2556 · Gloucester, MATax-exempt since Apr 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Pathways for Children nurtures Children and supports families impacted by economic and social inequity through programs that educate, enrich, empower and motivate.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$283K 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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FY2021 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $391K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$283K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $414K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.8M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$7.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$5.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.8M
FY2021▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$9.9M
FY2024$10.5M
FY2025$11.1M
Expenses
$7.7M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$10.4M
FY2025$10.9M
Net assets
$5.5M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$7.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 1980.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $6.0M Management & general 16% · $1.2M Fundraising 6% · $424K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $283K 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
President & CEO (until 12/31/20)
$104,017Pt VII · Sec A
$91,495Pt VII · Sec A
Vp(until 12/31/20), Ceo(as of 1/1/21)
$87,139Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Mitchell’s $111K as President & CEO is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Mitchell$111,119$105,438$102,265$95,433$87,139—
Laura O'Neill$108,559$102,787————
Susan Todd————$104,017$103,546
Elizabeth Redmond———$60,210$91,495$85,661
Laura Koumarianos$89,245$83,572$82,527———

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

Programs and updates

Nurtures children and supports families facing inequity through educational and empowering programs.

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2 programs · $6.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Pathways for children is the head start and early head starts grant holder for the n. Shore and cape ann areas providing head start services for up to 294 preschoolers and 16 infants and toddlers annually. In FY21, during the COVID-19 pandemic, pathways set in place strict safety guidelines in order to reopen for children.

$4.9Mprogram expense
02

After closing in march of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pathways for children was one of the earliest child care programs to reopen, in july 2020. In FY21, pathways served 30 preschoolers, 8 toddlers and 50 school age children through eec subsidized childcare, including full-day care for children with income eligible parents /…

$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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Money outPt IX
$7.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.0M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$424K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$27K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Total revenueLn 12$7.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$507K
SavingsLn 2$776K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$526K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5162
VolunteersI 656
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$1.1M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$468K$526K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$5.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$299K$299K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.3M$3.7M$380K$272K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K$44K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$672K$551K$79K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$464K$370K$66K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$56K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$27K$6K$140
Office expensesLn 13$444K$307K$90K$47K
Information technologyLn 14$288K$170K$92K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$399K$330K$65K$3K
InterestLn 20$56K$56K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$234K$210K$22K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$58K$18K$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$297K$281K$15K$738
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.7M$6.0M$1.2M$424K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.1M$10.9M$208K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.5M$10.4M$113K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.9M$9.6M$276K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.4M$7.9M$1.5M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $7.8M$7.7M$150K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.0M$7.9M$76K$5.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,805,849 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,877,267$7,735,790
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $103,285$17,157
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,064$5,750
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$27,773$47,152
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,961,843$7,805,849
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 $6,045,765$5,788,230
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,839,860$1,867,535
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,885,625$7,655,765
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,218$150,084
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
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 $7,805,849 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,325
VIII-1e Government grants$6,541,243
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,170,222
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$27,443
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,735,790
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,157$17,157
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,750$5,750
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,335$4,335
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $42,817$42,817
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,974 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,085$7,805,849
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,655,765 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $299,487$299,487
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,650,245 · Management $380,203 · Fundraising $272,352$4,302,800
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $44,297 · Management $2,403 · Fundraising $3,322$50,022
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $551,445 · Management $78,767 · Fundraising $41,754$671,966
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $370,496 · Management $66,073 · Fundraising $27,386$463,955
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,295$2,295
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56,277$56,277
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,089 · Management $6,164 · Fundraising $140$33,393
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $306,818 · Management $90,114 · Fundraising $46,913$443,845
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $170,052 · Management $91,705 · Fundraising $26,002$287,759
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $330,429 · Management $65,237 · Fundraising $3,335$399,001
IX-20 InterestPrograms $56,416$56,416
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $209,679 · Management $22,417 · Fundraising $2,071$234,167
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,439 · Management $39,343$57,782
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $280,791 · Management $15,071 · Fundraising $738$296,600
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,016,196 · Management $1,215,556 · Fundraising $424,013$7,655,765
Part X · Balance sheet $6,885,269 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $312,632$507,261
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $821,259$775,731
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $598,124$570,437
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$14,648
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $50,836$140,506
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,523,837$4,350,210
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $467,728$526,476
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,774,416$6,885,269
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $318,187$381,125
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $126,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,446,098$1,349,720
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,810,987$5,183,939
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $517,331$351,610
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,328,318$5,535,549
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,774,416$6,885,269
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,535,549 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,805,849
XI-2 Total expenses$7,655,765
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$150,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,328,318
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$57,147
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,535,549

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