Pathways North

Analysis

Pathways North is a registered charity in United States, based in New Brighton, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pathways North reported income of $118k and spending of $331k, spending 280% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $314k to $118k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 189% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pathways North sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 39th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CFK Inc ($118k), Camp Anuenue Corporation ($118k) and Simon Says Give ($118k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $186k. It paid $11k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $601k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $588k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.