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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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
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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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$101K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2021▲ +37%
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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
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +10%
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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
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +30%
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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

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 Jun 1974.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.3M Management & general 6% · $95K Fundraising 9% · $135K

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; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$62,354Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Emergency Food, Clothing and Limited Financial Aid

Emergency SERVICES.MCUM provided financial assistance, directly from grant funding, to 79 households consisting of 187 total individuals. As both of our programs are largely grant-funded, all clients of mcum and compass early learning center could likely be considered grant recipients.

$213Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$822K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$95K
Fundraisingcol D$135K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$646K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
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$822K
Government grantsLn 1e$197K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$34K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
SavingsLn 2$496K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$646K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$546K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$922K
Other assetsLn 15$284K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$327K$646K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$379K$546K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$906K$922K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$32K$32K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$59K$4K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$941K$805K$49K$87K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$139K$117K$8K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$4K$17K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$50
Office expensesLn 13$8K$4K$4K$835
OccupancyLn 16$31K$28K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$330$243$87
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$75
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$93K$84K$3K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$16K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$168K$148K$7K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$95K$135K

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 Viewing $2.0M$1.5M$506K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $2,045,374 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $845,870$822,046
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $619,148$1,172,086
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,453$38,271
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,728$12,971
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,495,199$2,045,374
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,446$31,616
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,102,172$1,149,428
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $281,760$358,139
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,400,378$1,539,183
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,821$506,191
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 $2,045,374 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$21,826
VIII-1e Government grants$197,437
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$602,783
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$822,046
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,172,086$1,172,086
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,983$3,983
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $34,288$34,288
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,971$12,971
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,185,057 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,271$2,045,374
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,539,183 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $31,616$31,616
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,352 · Management $3,635 · Fundraising $6,482$69,469
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $805,351 · Management $48,822 · Fundraising $86,803$940,976
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $116,805 · Management $7,807 · Fundraising $14,371$138,983
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,624 · Management $17,315 · Fundraising $3,417$24,356
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $3,500$3,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,377 · Management $50$7,427
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,937 · Management $3,716 · Fundraising $835$8,488
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,533 · Management $1,596 · Fundraising $1,627$30,756
IX-17 TravelPrograms $243 · Management $87$330
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,900 · Management $75$2,975
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $83,644 · Management $2,922 · Fundraising $6,312$92,878
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,818 · Management $2,299 · Fundraising $1,473$19,590
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,854 · Management $6,798 · Fundraising $13,187$167,839
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,309,554 · Management $95,122 · Fundraising $134,507$1,539,183
Part X · Balance sheet $2,455,927 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,204$149,206
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $273,671$496,407
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,288$49,699
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,883$8,571
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $905,988$922,150
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $379,307$545,953
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $248,615$283,941
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,911,956$2,455,927
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $100,044$100,510
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,044$100,510
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,488,445$1,925,380
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $323,467$430,037
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,811,912$2,355,417
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,911,956$2,455,927
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,355,417 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,045,374
XI-2 Total expenses$1,539,183
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$506,191
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,811,912
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,988
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$45,302
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,355,417

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