The mission of Pathways north is to provide resources and services to help people explore complementary healing approaches for resilience and mental/emotional wellbeing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $105K a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$235K
to officers and key staff · 67% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 67% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $516K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$280
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 4 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 4 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$86K
-88% vs prior year
Spent
$350K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$876K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$86K
FY2025▼ -88%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$118K
FY2024$709K
FY2025$86K
Expenses
$350K
FY2025▲ +98%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$456K
FY2021$466K
FY2022$573K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$177K
FY2025$350K
Net assets
$876K
FY2025▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$788K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$876K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1989.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $276K Management & general 21% · $74K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $235K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$104,387Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Se
$72,529Pt VII · Sec A
Creative Dir
$58,048Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Medic
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair (pa
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair (pa
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aimee Prasek’s $104K as Executive Di is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2020
Tim Thorpe—$105,858$102,000
Aimee Prasek$104,387——
Lorri Weisen$72,529——
Elena Hollenhorst$58,048——
Erika Backberg—$25,385—

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

Programs and updates

Supports people facing serious health crises and their caregivers with resources and healing approaches.

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1 program · $276K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The joy lab program is an evidence-based mental health intervention. Participants engage with monthly topics grounded in CBT, positive psychology, and the science of mindfulness. The intervention aims to improve wellbeing and reduce self-reported symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression.

$276Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$86K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$350K
Ln 25
Programscol B$276K
Managementcol C$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$876K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$876K
LiabilitiesLn 26$280
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Total revenueLn 12$86K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$90K
SavingsLn 2$270K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$516K
Total assetsLn 16$876K
LiabilitiesLn 26$280
Net assetsLn 32$876K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 63
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K$360K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$516K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$876K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$280
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$876K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$233K$198K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$17K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$38K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$11K$2K
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$350K$276K$74K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $86K$350K−$264K$876K 990 PDF
FY2024 $709K$177K$532K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $118K$331K−$213K$588K 990 PDF
FY2022 $114K$573K−$460K$788K 990 PDF
FY2021 $378K$466K−$88K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $320K$456K−$135K$1.3M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $85,759 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $30,989$57,228
I-9 Program service revenue$2,432
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $678,007$26,099
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $177$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $709,173$85,759
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $53,905$252,810
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,799$97,391
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $176,704$350,201
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $532,469−$264,442
Part VI · Governance 1 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $85,759 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$57,228
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$57,228
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,432$2,432
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,099$26,099
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,432 · Excluded from tax $26,099$85,759
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $350,201 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $197,860 · Management $34,916$232,776
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,029 · Management $3,005$20,034
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,147$9,147
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,500 · Management $7,358$45,858
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,015$1,015
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,656$1,656
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,954 · Management $1,500$12,454
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,038 · Management $1,878$11,916
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,065 · Management $1,455$2,520
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,068$10,068
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,757$1,757
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $276,461 · Management $73,740 · Fundraising $0$350,201
Part X · Balance sheet $876,462 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,682$89,965
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,000$270,020
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,009,185$516,477
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,121,274$876,462
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,121$280
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,121$280
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,119,153$876,182
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,119,153$876,182
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,121,274$876,462
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $876,182 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$85,759
XI-2 Total expenses$350,201
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$264,442
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,119,153
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,502
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,969
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$876,182

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