Roads to Freedom ("the corporation") was created to empower people with disabilities by providing resources, options and disability-related services needed to obtain individual Freedom in their lives. The corporation is dedicated to advancing the rights and opportunities of persons with disabilities, in order to provide a full life in the community, through the prevention and/or elimination of physical, psychological and social barriers which serve to deny them the rights of free movement, employment, education and training, decent and appropriate housing, public transportation and other rights and privileges common to the general population of north central pennsylvania.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$877K
78% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 78% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$266K
Spent
$420K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$246K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$266K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$310K
Expenses
$420K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$375K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$260K
FY2025$174K
Net assets
$246K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$467K
FY2025$603K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2013.

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Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $222K Management & general 47% · $198K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memebe
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers people with disabilities by providing resources and services for individual freedom and community inclusion.

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1 program · $222K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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To empower people with disabilities by providing resources, options and disability-related services needed to obtain individual freedom in their lives.

$222Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$367K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$420K
Ln 25
Programscol B$222K
Managementcol C$198K
Owns and owesPt X
$246K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$547K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$877K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$367K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$109K
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$547K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$547K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$486K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$877K
Net assetsLn 32$246K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 61
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$345K$547K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$610K$486K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$676K$877K
Net assetsLn 32$400K$246K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$247K$185K$62K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$14K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$22K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$42K$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$289$289
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$478$478
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$326$6K
TravelLn 17$546$546
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$750$750
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$420K$222K$198K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $310K$174K$136K$603K 990 PDF
FY2024 $398K$260K$138K$467K 990 PDF
FY2023 $248K$277K−$29K$102K 990 PDF
FY2022 $284K$346K−$62K$131K 990 PDF
FY2021 $400K$375K$24K$177K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $266K$420K−$154K$246K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $265,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $209,004$367,072
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,284−$107,064
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,285$5,754
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $225,573$265,762
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $148,496$295,113
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,641$124,990
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $285,137$420,103
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$59,564−$154,341
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $265,762 across 6 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $367,072$367,072
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,589$1,589
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $5,739$5,739
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$108,653−$108,653
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15$15
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $264,173 · Excluded from tax $1,589$265,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $420,103 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $185,013 · Management $61,671$246,684
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $1,709$1,709
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,180 · Management $3,017$17,197
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,142 · Management $7,381$29,523
IX-11a Management feesManagement $42,000$42,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $289$289
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,755$5,755
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $20,525$20,525
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $478$478
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,120$8,120
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,215$9,215
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $326 · Management $6,192$6,518
IX-17 TravelManagement $546$546
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $750$750
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,385$15,385
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $15,409$15,409
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $221,661 · Management $198,442 · Fundraising $0$420,103
Part X · Balance sheet $1,122,920 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $345,019$546,678
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $120,976$90,626
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $609,807$485,616
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,075,802$1,122,920
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $274,235$482,218
X-25 Other liabilities$23,750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $675,787$877,246
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $400,015$245,674
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $400,015$245,674
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,075,802$1,122,920
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $245,674 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$265,762
XI-2 Total expenses$420,103
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$154,341
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$400,015
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$245,674

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