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Empowers women through mentorship, scholarships, and services for economic stability and personal growth. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $230K in revenue, $150K in expenses, and $305K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2014
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Mesa, AZ
Website
www.positivepathsaz.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$230KFY2022
Expenses
$150K
Net assets
$305K
People
19
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  46-4943070 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Mesa, AZ Founded 2014
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers women through mentorship, scholarships, and services for economic stability and personal growth.
Leadership
Maria Hesse · President
Money in and out
$230K revenue, $150K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$230K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$150K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$305K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $80K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
24.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+35%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$230K
FY2022▲ +105%
Expenses
$150K
FY2022▲ +30%
Total assets
$305K
FY2022▲ +36%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2022
Total revenue
$230K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$150K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$305K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$80K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$305K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPositive Paths
EINHdr · item D46-4943070
Principal addressHdr · item CMesa, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.positivepathsaz.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director-Emeritis
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director-Emeritis
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $136K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Since the fall of 2014, the organization has awarded over 100 east valley women the opportunity to get an education by awarding them an educational scholarship. Each of these women has worked hard to overcome life's traumatic obstacles and is determined to improve their lives, and that of their children, through an education.

$136Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants108%$248K
Total revenueLn 12$230K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.01
Program services91%$136K
Management & general8%$12K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$150K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$304K
Total assetsLn 16$305K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$305K
Months of cash on handcomputed24.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $304K · Operating expenses/yr $150K
24.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $136K · Total expenses $150K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $12K · Total expenses $150K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $150K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $135K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $248K · Total revenue $230K
108%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $230K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $230K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $230K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $150K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $230K · Prior year $112K
+105%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $305K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $230K · Expenses $150K
+35%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $305K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $305K · Total assets $305K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $305K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Maria Hesse · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $150K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $37K · Total expenses $150K
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.8%
Revenue growth 105%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$47K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $427K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$74,800
Unitemized GrantFY2023$73,850
Unitemized GrantFY2022$77,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$87,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$59,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$53,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$217K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$196K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$230K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$112K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$70K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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