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Clear Path for Veterans INC FY2020 filing

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Chittenango, NY501(c)(3)Since 2011Human Services EIN 27-5206513Revenue $3.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSclearpath4vets.org1223 Salt Springs Rd, 13037-9795 · Chittenango, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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At Clear Path for Veterans, we forge meaningful connections with the military, Veterans, and their families and nurture them over time. Creating a strong network of trust and community support, we help each person navigate their unique journey, foster connections, and find a Clear Path to a brighter future. Vision: our vision is to embody the values of traditional warrior culture by embracing a warrior's desire to give to and participate equally in a free world. By creating a welcoming space where an informed and inspired community can work in partnership with them, we transcend the military-civilian divide through shared understanding and mutual support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $151K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$5.0M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$4.8M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Aug 2011.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.7M Management & general 9% · $176K Fundraising 5% · $102K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Alex Behm
Executive Director
$82,092Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christopher Flaherty
Chair of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kraig Rando
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephen Breen
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Woodruff’s $130K as President/CEO is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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
Chris Flaherty—$133,220————
Ryan Woodruff$130,000$108,956————
Christopher Flaherty——$129,025$130,000——
Alex Behm$117,577$101,450$97,747$97,117$97,861$82,092
Stephanie Burke—$48,682————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps veterans and families recover and reintegrate through support, training, and recreational programs.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Veterans Outreach Services

Clear path for veterans offers outreach services through two programs: wingman peer mentoring and warriors working. I. The wingman peer mentoring program reaches veterans and active duty men and women exactly where they are to empower them in establishing independent and purpose-driven lives.

$691Kprogram expense
02

Canine Programming

Clear path for veterans offers select canine programs for both veterans and community members who wish to participate in training with their canine companions. I. The community canine program engages the community in supporting clear path for veterans' mission by offering training to the general public in early development and…

$546Kprogram expense
03

Culinary and Agriculture

Each week the culinary program staff and volunteers prepare a complimentary lunch open to all veterans, active duty, guard, reserves and their immediate family called the wednesday canteen. This nutritious lunch is served in a welcoming environment to men and women of all service eras.

$349Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation INCFY2025$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$793K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$409K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$58K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Other incomeLn 4–11$793K
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 6918
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$832K$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$993K$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$79K$9K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$881K$100K$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$58K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$100K$84K$10K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$91K$91K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$119K$119K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$21K$4K$510
Office expensesLn 13$22K$19K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$28K$4K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$56
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$22K
InterestLn 20$38K$28K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$95K$71K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$235K$185K$9K$42K
All other expensesLn 24e$143$143
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.7M$176K$102K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.0M$4.8M$248K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.4M$5.2M−$866K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$5.0M−$565K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$3.6M$54K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$2.6M$581K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.4M$2.0M$1.5M$2.4M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,434,416 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,385,179$2,640,931
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25$11
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $154,109$793,474
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,539,313$3,434,416
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 $1,280,078$1,284,071
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $582,810$699,011
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,862,888$1,983,082
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $676,425$1,451,334
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,434,416 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,842 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$33,018
VIII-1e Government grants$409,209
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,198,704
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$57,547
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,640,931
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11$11
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $22,981$22,981
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,352 · Excluded from tax $746,299$752,651
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,194 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $769,291$3,434,416
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,983,082 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,478 · Management $8,575 · Fundraising $4,022$92,075
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $880,791 · Management $100,001 · Fundraising $50,016$1,030,808
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,927 · Management $3,568$61,495
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $84,493 · Management $10,309 · Fundraising $4,891$99,693
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,316$4,316
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $90,537$90,537
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $118,820$118,820
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,924 · Management $3,947 · Fundraising $510$25,381
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,149 · Management $2,872$22,021
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,906 · Management $3,668$31,574
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,830 · Management $56$7,886
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,942$21,942
IX-20 InterestPrograms $27,513 · Management $10,778$38,291
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $71,118 · Management $23,681$94,799
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,860$7,860
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $184,604 · Management $8,505 · Fundraising $42,332$235,441
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $143$143
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,705,351 · Management $175,960 · Fundraising $101,771$1,983,082
Part X · Balance sheet $3,789,189 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $810,715$1,616,623
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,574$32,042
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $448,671$481,815
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,057$8,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,161$39,945
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,541,052$1,603,186
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $70,100$7,078
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,952,330$3,789,189
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $59,775$61,524
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $260,000$180,389
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $991,806$1,098,381
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,959,477$1,345,002
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $855,760$1,903,644
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $137,093$540,543
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $992,853$2,444,187
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,952,330$3,789,189
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,444,187 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,434,416
XI-2 Total expenses$1,983,082
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,451,334
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$992,853
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,444,187

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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