Pathways to Independence FY2021 filing

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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, FY2021. 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.
68¢ 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
68%
of spending
68% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.7 mo
of spending, in cash
9.7 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
$53K
0.9% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.9% 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
$1.4M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +13%
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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
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +4%
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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
FY2021▼ -2%
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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 FY2021 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 Jan 1994.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $1.0M Management & general 21% · $315K Fundraising 11% · $164K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$82,167Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Provide support to disadvantaged single women with no dependents, ages 18-35, who are pursuing higher education. Supportive services include education assistance, therapy, mentoring, housing, and healthcare. Three buildings in huntington beach (dunbar residences) where we can house 31 of our clients.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0148082) · Dispute this line
$1.0Mprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$189K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$315K
Fundraisingcol D$164K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$74K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$517K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$189K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$831K
SavingsLn 2$373K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Accounts receivableLn 4$990
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$2K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$88K$53K$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$287K$106K$60K$122K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$7K$8K$640
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$13K$5K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$281$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$2K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$628$1K$228
Office expensesLn 13$25K$1K$23K$708
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$125$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$152K$152K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$834K$818K$15K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.0M$315K$164K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled 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
FY2021 ViewingFiled 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 I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,420,298 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,141,953$1,299,503
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $149,465$188,838
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,970$4,444
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$37,317−$72,487
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,258,071$1,420,298
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 $368,993$419,358
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,050,755$1,062,879
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,419,748$1,482,237
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$161,677−$61,939
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,420,298 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$517,259
VIII-1e Government grants$74,177
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$708,067
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,299,503
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $188,838$188,838
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,444$4,444
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$73,637−$73,637
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,150$1,150
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $188,838 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$68,043$1,420,298
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,482,237 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $52,644 · Management $17,548 · Fundraising $17,548$87,740
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $105,546 · Management $59,782 · Fundraising $121,836$287,164
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,827 · Management $8,289 · Fundraising $640$15,756
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,664 · Management $5,106 · Fundraising $10,928$28,698
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $281 · Management $7,798$8,079
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,400$14,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,785 · Fundraising $9,350$11,135
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $628 · Management $1,079 · Fundraising $228$1,935
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,193 · Management $22,710 · Fundraising $708$24,611
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,032 · Management $2,295$6,327
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,442$1,442
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $125 · Fundraising $1,665$1,790
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $151,542$151,542
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,139$6,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $817,730 · Management $14,723 · Fundraising $1,435$833,888
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,591$1,591
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,003,112 · Management $314,787 · Fundraising $164,338$1,482,237
Part X · Balance sheet $5,842,314 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $810,089$830,823
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $336,822$373,320
X-4 Accounts receivable$990
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $2,396$1,810
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,803$22,799
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,856,809$4,612,572
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,015,919$5,842,314
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,466$28,313
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $77,741$25,033
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $87,207$53,346
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,754,387$5,578,889
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $174,325$210,079
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,928,712$5,788,968
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,015,919$5,842,314
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,788,968 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,420,298
XI-2 Total expenses$1,482,237
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$61,939
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,928,712
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$18,187
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$95,992
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,788,968

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