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Towpath Trail High School

Akron, OH · EIN 34-1900212 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Towpath Trail High School reported $12.7 million in revenue and $10.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.05 went to program services, $3.95 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,615 (Board Member). Revenue rose 124% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
96.1%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.9%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
100.0%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$2,615$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.03%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
08
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.613.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 9100.0%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$9.8M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $1.7M · revenue $13M

Overseeing the education of students in accordance with established standards

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Board Member
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$2,615$0$0$2,615
Board Member
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$2,615$0$0$2,615
Board President
Director/trustee, 2.0 hrs/week
$2,615$0$0$2,615
Board Member
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$2,490$0$0$2,490
Board Member
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$2,245$0$0$2,245
Board Member
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$1,990$0$0$1,990
Board Member
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$1,990$0$0$1,990
Board Member
Director/trustee, 1 hrs/week
$750$0$0$750

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Towpath Trail High School (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$13M$10M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$10M96.1%$6.4M$2,615
FY2024 ⓘ$10.0M$8.5M96.4%$3.9M$2,245
FY2023 ⓘ$7.4M$6.9M96.7%$2.4M$2,435
FY2022 ⓘ$6.2M$5.2M96.4%$1.9M$2,000
FY2021 ⓘ$6.2M$6.1M96.9%$840K$2,245
FY2020 ⓘ$5.7M$5.9M96.7%$744K$2,125

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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–1b9 · 9 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 15aNo
  • 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 50

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Oakmont Education
Management Services
$6,114,283
BC Construction Group
Construction Services
$2,509,204
St Aloysius Orphanage
Sponsor
$337,155
GFB Consulting LLC
Consulting Services
$168,637
Knights Protective Service of Ohio
Security Services
$143,085

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Towpath Trail High School's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Towpath Trail High School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Towpath Trail High School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Towpath Trail High School reported that 96.1% of its $10.2 million in expenses went to program services, 3.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Towpath Trail High School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Towpath Trail High School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $2,615, for the role of Board Member (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Towpath Trail High School get its money?

Of $12.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Towpath Trail High School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 34-1900212 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202630759349301563 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531079349300713 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411169349301116 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311229349301656 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240899349301039 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120999349300722 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 34-1900212: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.