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.
62¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 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
$569K
76% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 76% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$400K
+50% vs prior year
Spent
$375K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$177K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$400K
FY2021▲ +50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$310K
Expenses
$375K
FY2021▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$375K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$260K
FY2025$174K
Net assets
$177K
FY2021▼ -28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$467K
FY2025$603K

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

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $233K Management & general 38% · $142K

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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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
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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 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 · $233K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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.

$233Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$400K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$377K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$111
Money outPt IX
$375K
Ln 25
Programscol B$233K
Managementcol C$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$177K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K
Total assetsLn 16$746K
LiabilitiesLn 26$569K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$377K
Investment incomeLn 3$111
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Total revenueLn 12$400K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$470K
Total assetsLn 16$746K
LiabilitiesLn 26$569K
Net assetsLn 32$177K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$547K$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$486K$470K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$746K
LiabilitiesLn 26$877K$569K
Net assetsLn 32$246K$177K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$202K$151K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$765$255
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$20K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$49K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$279$279
Office expensesLn 13$7K$1K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$3K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$578$2K
TravelLn 17$216$216
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$500$500
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$375K$233K$142K$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 Viewing $400K$375K$24K$177K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $399,791 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $367,072$376,814
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$107,064$111
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,754$22,866
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $265,762$399,791
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $295,113$238,830
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $124,990$136,524
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $420,103$375,354
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$154,341$24,437
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $399,791 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $376,814$376,814
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $111$111
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$5,965−$5,965
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28,831$28,831
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $399,680 · Excluded from tax $111$399,791
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $375,354 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $151,271 · Management $50,424$201,695
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $765 · Management $255$1,020
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,494 · Management $2,498$9,992
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,592 · Management $6,531$26,123
IX-11a Management feesManagement $42,000$42,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,563$10,563
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,563$48,563
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $279$279
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,317 · Management $5,266$6,583
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,454 · Management $13,815$17,269
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $578 · Management $2,313$2,891
IX-17 TravelManagement $216$216
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $500$500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $7,660$7,660
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,034 · Management $142,320 · Fundraising $0$375,354
Part X · Balance sheet $746,052 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $546,678$190,515
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $90,626$85,459
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $485,616$470,078
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,122,920$746,052
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $482,218$7,021
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,750$222,389
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $877,246$568,950
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $245,674$177,102
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $245,674$177,102
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,122,920$746,052
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $177,102 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$399,791
XI-2 Total expenses$375,354
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$245,674
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$93,009
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$177,102

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