The Pathfinders United FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Cheraw, SC501(c)(3)Since 2011Youth DevelopmentEIN 83-0486443

Youth development activities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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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
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 $3K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$44K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$66K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$629K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$44K
FY2024▼ -37%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$43K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$44K
FY2025$33K
FY2025$43K
Expenses
$66K
FY2024▼ -37%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$32K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$66K
FY2025$49K
FY2025$52K
Net assets
$629K
FY2024▼ -8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$740K
FY2022$715K
FY2023$680K
FY2024$629K
FY2025$589K
FY2025$553K

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

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Pathfinders United
EINHdr · item D83-0486443
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2009
Year of formationHdr · item L2011
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCheraw, SC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Management & general $1.00
Management & general100%$66K
Total functional expensesLn 25$66K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
0%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-51%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$653K
FY2024▼ -4%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$766K
FY2022$715K
FY2023$680K
FY2024$653K
FY2025$612K
FY2025$589K
Total liabilities
$24K
FY2024
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$26K
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$24K
FY2025$23K
FY2025$36K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$22K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$653K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B0%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8
Total assetsLn 16$653K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$24K
Total net assetsLn 32$629K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$44K
— government grantsLn 1e$10K
Total revenueLn 12$44K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8 · Operating expenses/yr $66K
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $0 · Total expenses $66K
0%
Management & General
Management & general $66K · Total expenses $66K
100%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $66K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $43K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $44K · Total revenue $44K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $10K · Total revenue $44K
23%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $44K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $44K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $66K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $44K · Prior year $70K
-37%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $629K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $44K · Expenses $66K
-51%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $653K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $629K · Total assets $653K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $653K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jemard Ganzy · Reported title SECRETARY · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $66K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $66K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Overhead ratio 100%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -37%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Melton’s $10K as President is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 112 <$100K youth development 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.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

The Pathfinders United is a youth development nonprofit based in Cheraw, SC, formed in 2011.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

We have worked hard to provide educational and good citizen assistance to the youth coming to our programs

Pt IX · col B

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 $33K$49K-25% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $44K$66K-37% 990 PDF
FY2023 $70K$105K-34% 990 PDF
FY2022 $106K$60K+146% 990 PDF
FY2021 $43K$32K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $66,044 across 8 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $19,739$19,739
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $225$225
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $95$95
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,585$6,585
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $8,812$8,812
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $23,273$23,273
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,159$3,159
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,156$4,156
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $66,044 · Fundraising $0$66,044

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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