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Pathways High INC FY2020 filing

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Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)Education EIN 81-2564093Revenue $1.8M in FY2020

On file with the IRSpathwayshigh.org3022 W Wisconsin Ave, 53208-3950 · Milwaukee, WITax-exempt since Aug 2016School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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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FY2020 · 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 $240K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $56K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$624K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$604K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$604K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$604K
FY2021$627K
FY2022$862K
FY2023$962K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.1M Management & general 28% · $417K Fundraising 0% · $6K

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; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kim Taylor
School Direc
$102,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chad Bauman
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Schulz
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Walter Bond
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julia Burns
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Kellner
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Mauer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Gerner’s $89K as Executive Di is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Taylor——$107,000$107,000$102,075$102,000
Franz Meyer—$90,208————
Steven Gerner$89,159$24,242————

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 15aYes

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Pathways high school is a charter school that provides diverse students with a learner focused, innovative structure for academic and holistic success thru the implementation of a project-based learning model.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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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
Cedar Street Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$52K
Green Bay Packers FoundationFY2024$3K
Sixsibs Foundation INCFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$56K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$226
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$417K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$604K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$547K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$624K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Other incomeLn 4–11$226
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$547K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$547K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$652K
Other assetsLn 15$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$624K
Net assetsLn 32$604K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$236K$547K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K$652K
Total assetsLn 16$377K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$624K
Net assetsLn 32$287K$604K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$102K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$812K$574K$238K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$66K$52K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$77K$50K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$16K$10K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$9K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$7K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$8K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$2K$530
Information technologyLn 14$33K$33K
OccupancyLn 16$130K$121K$9K
InterestLn 20$25$25
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$10K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$149K$149K
All other expensesLn 24e$59K$54K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.1M$417K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.3M$2.0M$303K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$2.3M$506K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.3M$89K$962K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.8M$235K$862K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.7M−$9K$627K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.8M$1.5M$317K$604K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,832,253 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,268,309$1,820,116
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,710$11,872
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33$39
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,087$226
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,279,139$1,832,253
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $752,446$1,057,284
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $349,054$458,012
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,101,500$1,515,296
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $177,639$316,957
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,832,253 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,478,647
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$341,469
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,820,116
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,872$11,872
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39$39
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $226$226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,872 · Excluded from tax $265$1,832,253
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,515,296 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $102,000$102,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $573,825 · Management $238,452$812,277
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,110 · Management $13,400$65,510
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,841 · Management $27,656$77,497
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $10,356 · Management $6,144$16,500
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,065 · Management $5,378$14,443
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,001 · Management $4,154$11,155
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,446 · Management $1,406$9,852
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,162 · Management $2,473 · Fundraising $530$6,165
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,620$32,620
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $121,091 · Management $9,009$130,100
IX-20 InterestPrograms $25$25
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,915 · Management $5,883$15,798
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,489 · Management $1,277$12,766
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $149,363$149,363
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $53,832 · Fundraising $5,393$59,225
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,092,141 · Management $417,232 · Fundraising $5,923$1,515,296
Part X · Balance sheet $1,227,935 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $235,692$547,241
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,993$7,987
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $67,324$652,456
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,000$20,251
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $377,270$1,227,935
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $89,937$148,201
X-25 Other liabilities−$4,556
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,937$623,645
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $257,333$604,290
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $287,333$604,290
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $377,270$1,227,935
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $604,290 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,832,253
XI-2 Total expenses$1,515,296
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$316,957
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$287,333
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$604,290

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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