Path Ventures EIN 20-1892523

Path Ventures FY2022 filing

EIN  20-1892523 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA Founded 2004
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Builds quality affordable and permanent supportive housing tailored to the specific needs of homeless and low-income individuals and families.
Leadership
Joel Roberts · CEO · $292K
Money in and out
$7.1M revenue, $3.0M expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Builds quality affordable and permanent supportive housing tailored to the specific needs of homeless and low-income individuals and families. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $7.1M in revenue, $3.0M in expenses, and $26.0M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$7.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$26.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $4.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
20.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+58%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$7.1M
FY2022▼ -53%
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2022▼ -16%
Total assets
$71.0M
FY2022▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$45.0M
FY2022▲ +5%
Total revenue
$7.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$26.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$4.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$71.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $2.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

The organization builds affordable housing and permanent supportive housing for homeless and low income individuals and families. What distinguishes the organization is its approach to creating housing that serves the specific needs to the homeless population.

$2.3Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPath Ventures
EINHdr · item D20-1892523
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jepath.org/path-ventures
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$292,458Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir of Hsg
$145,783Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir of Finance
$133,485Pt VII · Sec A
Asset Mgmt Dir.
$124,192Pt VII · Sec A
Exe Officer
$114,827Pt VII · Sec A
Project Manager
$102,410Pt VII · Sec A
$28,234Pt VII · Sec A
$17,966Pt VII · Sec A

Joel Roberts’s $357K as CEO is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 672 $10–100M housing 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joel Roberts$356,993$346,509$292,458$39,867
Anthony Bahamondes$210,128$190,391$145,783$74,252
Ernesto Espinoza$168,011$20,004
Lilian Najarro$162,096$146,669$133,485$127,938$16,339
Abbas Azara$142,512$110,128
Shiheng Guan$138,711$114,377$102,410
Michael Busse$129,020$110,915
Cynthia Wong$125,744$110,758

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$5.5M · 77%
Contributions & grants$1.6M · 23%
Investment income$98K · 1%
Program service revenue77%$5.5M
Contributions & grants23%$1.6M
Investment income1%$98K
— government grantsLn 1e$628K
Total revenueLn 12$7.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.01
Program services77%$2.3M
Management & general21%$643K
Fundraising1%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$71.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$45.0M
Total net assetsLn 32$26.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed20.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $5.2M · Operating expenses/yr $3.0M
20.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.3M · Total expenses $3.0M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $643K · Total expenses $3.0M
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $3.0M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $35K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.3M
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.6M · Total revenue $7.1M
23%
Government reliance
Government grants $628K · Total revenue $7.1M
9%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5.5M · Total revenue $7.1M
77%
Investment reliance
Investment income $98K · Total revenue $7.1M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5.5M · Total expenses $3.0M
181%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $7.1M · Prior year $15.2M
-53%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $26.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $7.1M · Expenses $3.0M
+58%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $71.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $26.0M · Total assets $71.0M
37%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $71.0M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joel Roberts · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $292K · Total expenses $3.0M
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.5M · Total expenses $3.0M
50%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -53%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 4%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$11.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$8.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$7.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$15.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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