Abraham Path Initiative INC

Tax-deductible

Newtown, PA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 20-8041715Revenue $745K in FY2024

On file with the IRSabrahampath.org14 S State St Ste 2, 18940-3573 · Newtown, PATax-exempt since Jul 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support local partners in the middle east in developing the Abraham Path, a long-distance walking trail across the region

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 2 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $214K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$745K
+89% vs prior year
Spent
$390K
To programs
48%
Net assets
$521K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$745K
FY2024▲ +89%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$314K
FY2021$402K
FY2022$323K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$745K
Expenses
$390K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$369K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$466K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$390K
Net assets
$521K
FY2024▲ +216%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$282K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$521K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2007.

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

Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $185K Management & general 19% · $74K Fundraising 33% · $130K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,800Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher McLaurin’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anisa Mehdi——$103,060$93,462$94,725
Christopher McLaurin$100,800$25,200———

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

Develops a long-distance walking trail across the Middle East with local partners.

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1 program · $185K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The entity creates personal and cultural connections between people of southwest asia aka the middle east and the wider world by catalyzing sustainable economic development in the region through experiential tourism. Api has seeded more than 2,000 miles of walking trails.

$185Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$214K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $45K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$44,750

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$745K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$739K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$390K
Ln 25
Programscol B$185K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$130K
Owns and owesPt X
$521K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$515K
Total assetsLn 16$531K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$739K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$745K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
SavingsLn 2$407K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$515K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$531K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$521K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$515K
Total assetsLn 16$196K$531K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$165K$521K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$45K$45K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$78K$78K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$15K$25K$60K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$1K$2K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$14K$14K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$25K$28K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$17K$451$16K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$17K$6K$11K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$794$794
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$901$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$311$311
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$390K$185K$74K$130K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $745K$390K$356K$521K 990 PDF
FY2023 $394K$368K$26K$165K 990 PDF
FY2022 $323K$466K−$143K$139K 990 PDF
FY2021 $402K$374K$28K$282K 990 PDF
FY2020 $314K$369K−$55K$254K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $745,428 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $393,795$739,174
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$6,254
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $393,795$745,428
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$122,425
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $137,307$108,511
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,746$158,695
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $368,053$389,631
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,742$355,797
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 $745,428 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$739,174
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$739,174
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,254$6,254
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $6,254$745,428
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $389,631 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $44,750$44,750
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $77,675$77,675
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,120 · Management $25,200 · Fundraising $60,480$100,800
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,156 · Management $1,928 · Fundraising $4,627$7,711
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,322 · Management $13,500 · Fundraising $6,000$33,822
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,061 · Management $28,000 · Fundraising $31,260$84,321
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $451 · Fundraising $16,246$16,697
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,296$2,296
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,500 · Fundraising $10,931$17,431
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $794$794
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $901 · Management $2,122$3,023
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $311$311
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $185,485 · Management $73,808 · Fundraising $130,338$389,631
Part X · Balance sheet $531,393 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,581$108,271
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$407,004
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,435$9,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $653$364
X-15 Other assets$6,254
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $195,669$531,393
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,797$10,724
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,797$10,724
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $139,872$84,665
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$436,004
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $164,872$520,669
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $195,669$531,393
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $520,669 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$745,428
XI-2 Total expenses$389,631
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$355,797
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$164,872
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$520,669

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