To provide opportunities to explore the natural world giving outdoor experiences that will sustain and enrich physical and mental well-being throughout each youth's lives and to help inspire and motivate them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$29K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $192K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$248K
119% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 119% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$120
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$111K
To programs
81%
Net assets
−$40K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$120
FY2025▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$753K
FY2023$235K
FY2024$523K
FY2025$120
Expenses
$111K
FY2025▼ -80%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$202K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$758K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$111K
Net assets
−$40K
FY2025▼ -155%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$15K
FY2021$201
FY2022$635K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$71K
FY2025−$40K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2019-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $89K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $29K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$13,806Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gavven Ruddy’s $15K as President is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Gavven Ruddy$15,000$16,369
Aram Chavez$13,806—

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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Programs and updates

Offers outdoor experiences to inspire youth and improve their well-being.

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1 program · $533K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Completing another year of accomplishments and securing a helpful grant from Mercy C.A.R.E.S., we successfully developed and delivered 13, 3-day/2-night + 1, 4-day/3-night camps for foster family camps. Offered at Pathways?

$533Kprogram 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
Mercy CareFY2024$192K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$192K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$120
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$120
Money outPt IX
$111K
Ln 25
Programscol B$89K
Owns and owesPt X
−$40K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$248K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$120
Total revenueLn 12$120
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$248K
Net assetsLn 32−$40K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $120$111K−$111K−$40K 990 PDF
FY2024 $523K$564K−$41K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $235K$758K−$523K$112K 990 PDF
FY2022 $753K$118K$635K$635K 990 PDF
FY2021 $217K$202K$15K$201 990 PDF
FY2020 $56K−$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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