Our mission at Path to College (pct) is to expand minds and ignite potential. We envision a world where genius, leadership, and excellence are cultivated in the most overlooked students in our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $1.0M
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$485K
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$578K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$645K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$485K
FY2024▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$398K
FY2022$730K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$485K
Expenses
$578K
FY2024▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$929K
FY2024$578K
Net assets
$645K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$742K
FY2024$645K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $491K Management & general 6% · $37K Fundraising 9% · $50K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$56,376Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Sylvain’s $56K as Executive Dir. is at the 48th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christine Sylvain$56,376$116,543$88,722$75,769$67,981

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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Empowers overlooked students to expand their minds and ignite their potential for leadership and excellence.

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1 program · $491K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our flagship program is a three-year academic fellowship that provides comprehensive and holistic support to driven students from low-income communities. Since its inception, path to college has helped thousands of students clarify and achieve their college admission goals.

$491Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$485K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$578K
Ln 25
Programscol B$491K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$645K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$426K
Total assetsLn 16$709K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$485K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
SavingsLn 2$398K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$426K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$102K
Total assetsLn 16$709K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$645K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 645
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$520K$426K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$778K$709K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$742K$645K
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$56K$49K$2K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$304K$266K$12K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$13K$571$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$20K$875$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$610$235
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$510$205
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$86K$13K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$59K$49K$8K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$578K$491K$37K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $485K$578K−$93K$645K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$929K$209K$742K 990 PDF
FY2022 $730K$532K$199K$533K 990 PDF
FY2021 $398K$293K$105K$313K 990 PDF
FY2020 $311K$260K$51K$208K 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 $484,928 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,072,107$477,957
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,258$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $51,712$6,971
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,138,077$484,928
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $575,898$398,386
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $353,426$179,728
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $929,324$578,114
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $208,753−$93,186
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $484,928 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$477,957
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$477,957
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,971$6,971
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $6,971$484,928
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $578,114 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 staffPrograms $49,351 · Management $2,166 · Fundraising $4,859$56,376
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $266,446 · Management $11,693 · Fundraising $26,236$304,375
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,012 · Management $571 · Fundraising $1,281$14,864
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,933 · Management $875 · Fundraising $1,963$22,771
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,819 · Management $610 · Fundraising $235$4,664
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,392 · Management $510 · Fundraising $205$4,107
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,704 · Management $13,143 · Fundraising $12,698$111,545
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $49,387 · Management $7,502 · Fundraising $2,523$59,412
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $491,044 · Management $37,070 · Fundraising $50,000$578,114
Part X · Balance sheet $709,240 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,600$28,251
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $402,040$397,794
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $246,815$172,303
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,110$8,713
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 $1,726$102,179
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $778,291$709,240
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $350$35,142
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $36,316$29,563
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,666$64,705
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $741,625$266,223
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$378,312
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $741,625$644,535
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $778,291$709,240
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $644,535 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$484,928
XI-2 Total expenses$578,114
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$93,186
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$741,625
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,917
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,821
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$644,535

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