Pathways
Pathways reported $38.8 million in revenue and $36.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.52 went to program services, $12.48 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 80.1% of the total. Government grants made up 14.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $341,048 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 14% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $36MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $39MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.5% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 15.3% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 14.2% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 80.1% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $341,048 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.94% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 16 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.1 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResidential services - agency residential program options offer a variety of 24-hour supervised home settings for children with severe emotional and behavioral difficulties and for adults with developmental disabilities including 5 individual residential alternative (ira) homes, 3 intermediate care facility (icf) residences, and 2 community residences for children and youth ages 5-17.the agency also serves youth in custody of the department of social services (dss) who have serious emotional or behavioral difficulties and/or developmental disabilities in need of a therapeutic out-of-home…
Community and habilitation services - these programs provide various day programming and employment options for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and support for individuals that are nursing home-eligible or have traumatic brain injuries, in addition to behavioral health services for adults with mental illness and/or alcohol and substance abuse. Such services include day habilitation, community habilitation and employment services.additionally, programs include support services for children with serious emotional difficulties, developmental disabilities (if in foster…
Care coordination and contract management - these services provide care coordination to youth and adults with chronic medical conditions to get the care they need to improve their health and supports. Additionally, service coordination for individuals that are nursing home-eligible or have traumatic brain injuries. Pathways inc. Also provides contracted services with the steuben department of social services for at-risk youth and families, steuben county community mental health services for adults and children, chemung county department of social services for parent advocacy, and steuben…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $278,102 | $0 | $62,946 | $341,048 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $175,789 | $0 | $55,312 | $231,101 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $140,383 | $0 | $31,811 | $172,194 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFI Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $118,166 | $0 | $46,973 | $165,139 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY AND HABILITATI Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $115,260 | $0 | $48,684 | $163,944 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, RESIDENTIAL SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $119,026 | $0 | $13,720 | $132,746 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CARE COORDINATION AND CO Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $114,450 | $0 | $13,698 | $128,148 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CLINICAL SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $112,679 | $0 | $12,248 | $124,927 |
16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Pathways (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $744K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5796
- Volunteers Part I, line 630
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Pathways totaling $10,153 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Pathways's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Pathways reported that 87.5% of its $36.3 million in expenses went to program services, 12.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Pathways pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Pathways reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $341,048, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Pathways get its money?
Of $38.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 15.3% came from contributions and grants (including 14.2% from government grants) and 80.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Pathways a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 16-1089007 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202601679349301450 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202531779349301538 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401299349300410 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302269349302260 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202231649349300713 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141309349302434 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202021789349300202 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 16-1089007: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.