Pathways to Success INC

Tax-deductible

Georgetown, DE501(c)(3)Since 2006Human ServicesEIN 76-0811283Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSpathways-2-success.org4 E Laurel St, 19947-1442 · Georgetown, DETax-exempt since Apr 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Prepare youth, adults and their families for sucessful lives through the delivery of customized programs that aid in academic, personal & career development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $102K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$993K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$727K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$849K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$993K
FY2025-0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$689K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$998K
FY2025$993K
Net assets
$727K
FY2025▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$395K
FY2022$530K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$547K
FY2025$727K

From the FY2025 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 Apr 2006.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $858K Management & general 14% · $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

11 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$92,656Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Fayetta Blake’s $93K as Executive Director is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Fayetta Blake$92,656$91,297

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

Programs and updates

Prepares youth and adults for success through customized academic, personal, and career development programs.

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1 program · $858K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Pathways serves at-risk students in grades 9-12 in after-school and summer school mentoring programs

$858Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Money outPt IX
$993K
Ln 25
Programscol B$858K
Managementcol C$135K
Owns and owesPt X
$727K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$722K
Total assetsLn 16$727K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$926K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$721K
SavingsLn 2$516
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$722K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$727K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$727K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 587
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$542K$722K
Total assetsLn 16$556K$727K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$0
Net assetsLn 32$547K$727K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$15K$15K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$386K$386K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$46K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$60K$60K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$74$74
Office expensesLn 13$17K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$112K$112K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$87K
All other expensesLn 24e$127K$121K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$993K$858K$135K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$993K$181K$727K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$998K$94K$547K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.6M−$78K$452K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.2M$135K$530K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M$122K$395K 990 PDF
FY2020 $849K$689K$160K$273K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,173,503 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,092,018$1,173,493
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18$10
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,092,036$1,173,503
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $20,841$15,292
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $559,360$536,663
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $417,623$440,979
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $997,824$992,934
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,212$180,569
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,173,503 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$926,073
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$247,420
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,173,493
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $10$10
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $10 · Excluded from tax $0$1,173,503
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $992,934 across 15 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $15,292$15,292
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,656$92,656
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $386,037$386,037
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,145$12,145
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,825$45,825
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,186$16,186
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,050$3,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,594$59,594
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $74$74
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,762$16,762
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $112,269$112,269
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,731$8,731
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,016$10,016
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,365$87,365
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $120,793 · Management $6,139$126,932
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $857,764 · Management $135,170 · Fundraising $0$992,934
Part X · Balance sheet $727,176 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $541,829$721,366
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $506$516
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,850$5,294
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $556,185$727,176
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,578$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $524,326$704,895
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,281$22,281
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $546,607$727,176
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $556,185$727,176
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $727,176 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,173,503
XI-2 Total expenses$992,934
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$180,569
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$546,607
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$727,176

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