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To transform the lives of disadvantaged single young women through education, therapy, mentoring, housing, and healthcare, to break the cycle of poverty and abuse.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0148082) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 13 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 0.4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
79% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$352K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.6 mo
of spending, in cash
5.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $400K
8 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$106K
2% of total assets
Liabilities are 2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
13 of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.4M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$5.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1994.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.0M Management & general 8% · $187K Fundraising 13% · $325K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $352K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$140,200Pt VII · Sec A
Therapy Director
$106,600Pt VII · Sec A
Fund Development Officer
$105,149Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diana Hill$140,200$136,700$120,000$98,598——
Jan Pollitt$106,600$100,700————
Lisa Mais$105,149$104,839$105,000———
Goretty Ramos———$27,859$82,167$82,167
Lisa Fluke———$2,500——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers disadvantaged young women with education, therapy, housing, and healthcare to escape poverty and abuse.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Pathways to independence provides support to single women ages 18-35, with no dependents, from disadvantaged backgrounds who are pursuing higher education. Through education assistance, therapy, mentoring, housing, and healthcareservices, pathways empowers women to achieve self-sufficiency and build BRIGHTERFUTURES.PATHWAYS owns and…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0148082) · Dispute this line
$2.0Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $2.2M · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$535,593
Unitemized GrantFY2024$606,120
Unitemized GrantFY2023$510,684
Unitemized GrantFY2023$510,684

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$607K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$325K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$162K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$41K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$773K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$607K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95K
Gains on assetsLn 7$21K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$8K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$33K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$621K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$41K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$542K$621K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K$106K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M$5.8M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$536K$536K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$146K$95K$15K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$392K$247K$24K$120K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$11K$5K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$30K$2K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$33K$33K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$6K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$89K$41K$45K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$165K$165K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$28$18K$55
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$158K$158K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$2K$21K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$776K$670K$2K$103K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$22K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.0M$187K$325K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 8, 2026 $2.4M$2.5M−$75K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 1, 2025 $2.0M$2.0M−$57K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 8, 2024 $1.9M$1.9M$295$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2023 $1.8M$1.4M$314K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $1.4M$1.5M−$62K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $1.3M$1.4M−$162K$5.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $2,421,212 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,857,617$1,665,680
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $197,330$607,265
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $73,603$73,909
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$166,335$74,358
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,962,215$2,421,212
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $606,743$535,593
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $522,314$614,366
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $45,740$33,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $844,866$1,313,419
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,019,663$2,496,378
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,448−$75,166
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 $2,421,212 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$772,567
VIII-1e Government grants$162,173
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$730,940
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$40,511
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,665,680
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $607,265$607,265
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,936$52,936
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $20,973$20,973
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $74,358$74,358
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $607,265 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $148,267$2,421,212
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,496,378 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $535,593$535,593
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $95,127 · Management $14,635 · Fundraising $36,587$146,349
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $247,455 · Management $24,355 · Fundraising $120,179$391,989
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,552 · Management $4,815 · Fundraising $15,530$30,897
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,147 · Management $2,385 · Fundraising $12,599$45,131
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,279$32,279
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $33,000$33,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,305$4,305
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,389$9,389
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,813 · Management $7,402$13,215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,246 · Management $45,013 · Fundraising $2,826$89,085
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $164,785$164,785
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28 · Management $17,822 · Fundraising $55$17,905
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $158,389$158,389
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,267 · Management $20,879 · Fundraising $1,358$24,504
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $670,251 · Management $2,362 · Fundraising $103,361$775,974
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,927 · Management $1,662$23,589
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,983,580 · Management $187,303 · Fundraising $325,495$2,496,378
Part X · Balance sheet $5,918,564 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,144,868$1,141,249
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,519$13,965
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $3,129$7,515
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,440$32,558
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,230,655$4,102,457
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $542,078$620,820
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,967,689$5,918,564
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,288$106,169
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,288$106,169
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,857,083$5,812,395
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,318$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,870,401$5,812,395
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,967,689$5,918,564
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,812,395 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,421,212
XI-2 Total expenses$2,496,378
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,166
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,870,401
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,160
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,812,395

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