Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative

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Ann Arbor, MI501(c)(3)Since 2018EnvironmentEIN 82-1605735Revenue $4.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRShuron-waterloo-pathways.org339 E Liberty St Ste 320, 48104-2391 · Ann Arbor, MITax-exempt since Nov 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To facilitate development and promote enjoyment of regional trails connecting people, communities, and nature.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 6 employees.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $356K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$221K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $1.9M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$177K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$5.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2025▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$3.4M
Net assets
$5.7M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.7M

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 Nov 2018.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $2.9M Management & general 9% · $313K Fundraising 8% · $261K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $221K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$119,533Pt VII · Sec A
$101,523Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Hamp’s $120K as Executive Di is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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
Christopher Hamp$119,533$110,000$94,500$73,125——
Susan Faulkner————$83,121$113,202
Mackenzie Wisniewski$101,523$95,000$93,167$72,577$80,833—

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

Programs and updates

Develops and supports non-motorized recreational pathways, connecting trails and communities.

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1 program · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The huron waterloo pathways initiative (hwpi) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to facilitate development and promote enjoyment of regional trails connecting people, communities, and nature.

$2.9Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$313K
Fundraisingcol D$261K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.2M
SavingsLn 2$114K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K
Other assetsLn 15$81K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$100K$50K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K$177K
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M$5.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$50K$50K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$221K$57K$88K$76K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$226K$82K$57K$86K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$11K$12K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$11K$11K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$5K$31K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$49K$7K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$23K$16K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$3K$2K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$4K$12K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$480$37K
TravelLn 17$2K$23$2K$72
InsuranceLn 23$2K$42$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.6M$2.6M$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.9M$313K$261K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.1M$3.4M$669K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$4.5M−$978K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.9M−$369K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$2.1M$2.1M$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$1.8M$976K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$2.1M−$260K$3.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $4,097,391 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,523,488$4,132,034
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,378$8,445
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,051−$43,088
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,551,917$4,097,391
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$50,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $487,588$518,187
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,041,972$2,860,214
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,529,560$3,428,401
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$977,643$668,990
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $4,097,391 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$76,494
VIII-1e Government grants$3,000,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,055,540
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,069
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,132,034
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,445$8,445
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$44,997
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,909$1,909
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,909 · Excluded from tax $8,445$4,097,391
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,428,401 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,491 · Management $87,866 · Fundraising $75,699$221,056
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,374 · Management $57,407 · Fundraising $86,460$226,241
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,422 · Management $11,876 · Fundraising $13,242$36,540
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,689 · Management $11,207 · Fundraising $12,454$34,350
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,396 · Management $30,579$35,975
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $7,365 · Management $41,735$49,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,589 · Management $16,456 · Fundraising $1,500$40,545
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,482 · Management $2,447 · Fundraising $16,202$22,131
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,544 · Management $11,919 · Fundraising $25,977$41,440
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $480 · Management $37,385$37,865
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23 · Management $2,270 · Fundraising $72$2,365
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $42 · Management $2,068$2,110
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,599,308 · Fundraising $29,375$2,628,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,854,205 · Management $313,215 · Fundraising $260,981$3,428,401
Part X · Balance sheet $5,839,162 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,764,249$3,185,295
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $483$113,937
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,215,908$2,402,321
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,911$6,644
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $100,000$50,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $110,063$80,965
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,193,614$5,839,162
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $90,212$95,881
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $110,063$80,965
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $200,275$176,846
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,574,460$3,562,483
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,418,879$2,099,833
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,993,339$5,662,316
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,193,614$5,839,162
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,662,316 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,097,391
XI-2 Total expenses$3,428,401
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$668,990
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,993,339
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$13
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,662,316

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