Pathways, INC provides high-quality, affordable early learning and promote economic mobility for families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $135K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $379K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $101K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.8M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1974.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.2M Management & general 5% · $77K Fundraising 8% · $109K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$53,947Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katie Broadfoot’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katie Broadfoot$75,194$72,695$67,738$52,160$62,354$53,947

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides quality services and innovative solutions to address economic, educational, and social injustice.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To operate at the quality and with the outcomes and impact it does, compass early learning center costs the agency about $23,800 per week after the CCDF and on my way pre-k reimbursements and sliding scale fees (average of $63 per child per week) have been paid.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Emergency Food, Clothing and Limited Financial Aid

Emergency SERVICES.MCUM provided financial assistance, directly from grant funding, to 36 households consisting of 97 total individuals. We've remodeled our former emergency services program into our self-sufficiency center, which focuses on true, long-term self-sufficiency and financial stability.

$197Kprogram 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 · 6 grants · $231K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$93,011
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,197
Unitemized GrantFY2023$27,541
Unitemized GrantFY2022$37,310
Unitemized GrantFY2021$31,616
Unitemized GrantFY2020$16,446

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$846K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$619K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$327K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$846K
Government grantsLn 1e$264K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$619K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$21K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
SavingsLn 2$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$327K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$906K
Other assetsLn 15$249K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 6109
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K$327K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$446K$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$943K$906K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K$100K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16K$16K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$52K$2K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$892K$779K$36K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$151K$132K$7K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$4K$16K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$491
Office expensesLn 13$9K$5K$3K$331
OccupancyLn 16$31K$28K$935$1K
TravelLn 17$208$180$14$14
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$3K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$87K$79K$3K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$16K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$93K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$77K$109K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.3M$2.4M−$102K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$2.0M−$104K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.8M$12K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.6M$405K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.5M$506K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$95K$1.8M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,495,199 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $410,072$845,870
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $875,501$619,148
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $72,338$24,453
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,870$5,728
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,379,781$1,495,199
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,992$16,446
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,329,877$1,102,172
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $368,960$281,760
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,717,829$1,400,378
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$338,048$94,821
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,495,199 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$42,854
VIII-1e Government grants$264,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$538,816
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$845,870
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $619,148$619,148
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,769$3,769
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $20,684$20,684
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,728$5,728
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $619,148 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,181$1,495,199
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,400,378 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,446$16,446
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,743 · Management $2,434 · Fundraising $5,086$59,263
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $778,995 · Management $36,073 · Fundraising $77,030$892,098
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $131,500 · Management $7,163 · Fundraising $12,148$150,811
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,739 · Management $15,639 · Fundraising $2,785$22,163
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,191 · Fundraising $491$1,682
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,191 · Management $3,183 · Fundraising $331$8,705
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,159 · Management $935 · Fundraising $1,475$30,569
IX-17 TravelPrograms $180 · Management $14 · Fundraising $14$208
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,814$2,814
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,375 · Management $1,067$3,442
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $79,329 · Management $3,132 · Fundraising $4,140$86,601
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,387 · Management $2,123 · Fundraising $1,031$19,541
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,375 · Management $5,229 · Fundraising $4,931$103,535
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,213,924 · Management $76,992 · Fundraising $109,462$1,400,378
Part X · Balance sheet $1,911,956 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,617$53,204
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $77,779$273,671
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,294$44,288
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,861$6,883
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $943,085$905,988
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $446,285$379,307
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $239,937$248,615
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,795,858$1,911,956
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $98,647$100,044
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $98,647$100,044
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,402,120$1,488,445
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $295,091$323,467
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,697,211$1,811,912
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,795,858$1,911,956
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,811,912 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,495,199
XI-2 Total expenses$1,400,378
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,821
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,697,211
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,386
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$18,494
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,811,912

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