138 Towpath Credit Union INC

Not tax-deductible

Fairlawn, OHMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1936EIN 34-0058905Revenue $13.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRStowpathcu.com2969 Smith Rd, 44333-2609 · Fairlawn, OHTax-exempt since Apr 1969

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Towpath Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative association. The Credit Union serves all residents of Summit County as well as approved seg-group companies. It is dedicated to providing its members with quality financial services.

Run by 7 volunteers and 83 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $691K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$597K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$177.1M
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$13.6M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$12.6M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$21.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$13.6M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$13.6M
Expenses
$12.6M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$12.6M
Net assets
$21.2M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18.3M
FY2021$19.1M
FY2022$19.8M
FY2023$20.2M
FY2024$21.2M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1969.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $597K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$170,637Pt VII · Sec A
EVP/Chro
$109,188Pt VII · Sec A
$108,396Pt VII · Sec A
$106,483Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, CIO/Cis
$101,883Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rose Bartolomucci——$400,297$223,865$238,388
Michael Sferro$170,637$152,609$118,999——
Kathryn Lee$109,188$104,366———
Melissa Dawson$108,396$103,571———
Jeremy Wascak$106,483$101,357———
Edward Schmuhl$101,883————

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides quality financial services to residents and approved companies in Summit County.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Depository Accounts

Towpath Credit Union is dedicated to providing members with financial flexibility while encouraging savings through a variety of depository account options. These include checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, share certificates, IRA accounts, holiday accounts, and several other account types designed to support…

Pt IX · col B
02

Member Loans

Towpath Credit Union is committed to providing members with financial flexibility and stability through a variety of loan options. These include automobile loans, share-secured loans, unsecured loans, business participation loans, mortgage loans, real estate loans, personal loans, credit cards, and several other lending products designed…

Pt IX · col B
03

Debit Card Program

Towpath Credit Union is committed to providing members with financial flexibility, security, and convenient access to their funds through its debit card program. This service allows members to easily access their accounts, make purchases, and manage their finances with confidence and ease.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$238K
Money outPt IX
$12.6M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$21.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.0M
Total assetsLn 16$198.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$177.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$238K
Total revenueLn 12$13.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$13.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$41.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.6M
Other assetsLn 15$299K
Total assetsLn 16$198.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$177.1M
Net assetsLn 32$21.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 583
VolunteersI 67
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.9M$15.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50.3M$41.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$198.0M$198.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$177.9M$177.1M
Net assetsLn 32$20.2M$21.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$1.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$681K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$206K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$313K
Payroll taxesLn 10$296K
Management feesLn 11a$278K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$52K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$210K
Office expensesLn 13$2.3M
Information technologyLn 14$143K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$373K
TravelLn 17$34K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K
InterestLn 20$21
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$43K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$680K
InsuranceLn 23$60K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.6M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $13.6M$12.6M$1.0M$21.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.6M$10.6M$1.0M$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.9M$8.4M$516K$19.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.8M$7.2M$551K$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.4M$7.0M$350K$18.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,589,594 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,148,735$12,093,275
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,192,132$1,258,595
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $277,430$237,724
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,618,297$13,589,594
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$1,621,351
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,387,789$4,605,308
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,203,122$6,351,483
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,590,911$12,578,142
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,027,386$1,011,452
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,589,594 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $228,724 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,093,275 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12,093,275
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,258,595 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,258,595
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $9,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,589,594 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$13,589,594
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,578,142 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$1,621,351
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$681,188
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$3,109,275
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$206,140
IX-9 Other employee benefits$312,948
IX-10 Payroll taxes$295,757
IX-11a Management fees$278,228
IX-11b Legal fees$23,347
IX-11c Accounting fees$68,455
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$51,606
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$210,249
IX-13 Office expenses$2,314,459
IX-14 Information technology$142,793
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$373,178
IX-17 Travel$34,032
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$6,430
IX-20 Interest$21
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$42,857
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$679,888
IX-23 Insurance$60,120
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$2,022,356
IX-24e All other expenses$43,464
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,578,142
Part X · Balance sheet $198,342,445 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $136,241,493; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,296,146$1,620,212
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,592,925$13,407,239
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $517,878$558,520
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $240,024$300,286
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,891,626$4,584,132
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $47,915,522$38,620,703
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $2,390,660$2,710,578
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $230,103$299,282
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $198,013,463$198,342,445
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,085,392$1,139,509
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $175,775,684$175,965,584
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $177,861,076$177,105,093
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,152,387$21,237,352
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $198,013,463$198,342,445
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,237,352 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,589,594
XI-2 Total expenses$12,578,142
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,011,452
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,152,387
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$73,513
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,237,352

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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