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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $192K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$153K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$235K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$758K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$112K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$235K
FY2023▼ -69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$753K
FY2023$235K
FY2024$523K
FY2025$120
Expenses
$758K
FY2023▲ +540%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$202K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$758K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$111K
Net assets
$112K
FY2023▼ -82%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$15K
FY2021$201
FY2022$635K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$71K
FY2025−$40K

From the FY2023 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.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $677K Management & general 11% · $81K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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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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 15aNo

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1 program · $677K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Performing on the prior years success securing a substantial and generous grant from Mercy C.A.R.E.S., we successfully developed and delivered 19, 3-day/2-night camps for foster family camps. Offered at Pathways?

$677Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$235K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Money outPt IX
$758K
Ln 25
Programscol B$677K
Managementcol C$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$112K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$110K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$466
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$235K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
SavingsLn 2$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$100K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K
Net assetsLn 32$112K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$570K$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$715K$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$153K
Net assetsLn 32$635K$112K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$225K$191K$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$1K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$727$618$109
Information technologyLn 14$257$218$39
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$788
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$417
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$701
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$412
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$499K$461K$38K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$758K$677K$81K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $120$111K−$111K−$40K 990 PDF
FY2024 $523K$564K−$41K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $235,168 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $569,400$109,500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $183,474$54,200
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $134$466
I-11 Other revenue$71,002
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $753,008$235,168
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $72,630$233,833
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $45,803$524,059
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $118,433$757,892
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $634,575−$522,724
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $235,168 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $71,002 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$109,500
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$109,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$109,500
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $54,200$54,200
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $466$466
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $125,668$235,168
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $757,892 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $191,125 · Management $33,728$224,853
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,633 · Management $1,347$8,980
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,176 · Management $4,703$5,879
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,256$2,256
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $618 · Management $109$727
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $218 · Management $39$257
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,467 · Management $788$5,255
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,364 · Management $417$2,781
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,974 · Management $701$4,675
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,334 · Management $412$2,746
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $461,221 · Management $38,262$499,483
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $677,386 · Management $80,506 · Fundraising $0$757,892
Part X · Balance sheet $264,714 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,664$39,759
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $498,048$15,532
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,000$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $88,567$109,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $49,117$99,923
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $715,396$264,714
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,569$7,319
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $60,051$145,343
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,620$152,662
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $88,592$112,052
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $634,776$112,052
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $715,396$264,714
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $112,052 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$235,168
XI-2 Total expenses$757,892
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$522,724
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$634,776
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$112,052

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