Pathways to Independence FY2023 filing

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $1,000 a year, plus $10 a year for the ID check.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

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, FY2023. 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.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$450K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2023 · 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
67%
of spending
67% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$450K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
10.2 mo
of spending, in cash
10.2 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
$73K
1% of total assets
Liabilities are 1% 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
$1.9M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$5.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +8%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +31%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$5.9M
FY2023▼ -2%
Tap a bar for its year
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 FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

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

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.3M Management & general 15% · $289K Fundraising 17% · $328K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

40 people listed on the 990; $450K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Fund Development Officer
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
Fund Development Officer
$105,000Pt 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.

See Pathways to Independence executive salaries →

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.

Questions for Pathways to Independence

Tap to ask. Pathways to Independence sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Pathways to Independence answers here, for everyone.

2 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Pathways provides support to single women with no dependents, ages 18-35, from disadvantaged backgrounds, who are pursuing higher education. Supportive services include education assistance, therapy, mentoring, housing, and healthcare.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0148082) · Dispute this line
$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Pathways provides support to single women with no dependents, ages 18-35, from disadvantaged backgrounds, who are pursuing higher education. Supportive services include education assistance, therapy, mentoring, housing, and healthcare.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0148082) · Dispute this line
$1.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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
See all 8 funders →
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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$289K
Fundraisingcol D$328K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes

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
FY2023 ViewingFiled 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990
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

Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

The names, titles, and financial information shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records. More

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown. A filing can only be corrected by the organization filing an amended return with the IRS; the corrected information appears here at our next update.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing, and less than the filing contains. Our pages do not display home addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, contact the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures come from public IRS Form 990 filings. Comparisons are computed from the filing against similar orgs. They are not a rating.

Featured nonprofit jobs

All nonprofit jobs → · Hiring? Post a job →