Path to Jobs Inc (Fka Peer Training Inc/pti)

What it reported doing in 2024

Services: path to jobs meets the pressing need for economic opportunity among people with significant barriers to employment, including people living with HIV and other chronic illnesses, people in recovery from (or in treatment for) sud, people with a history of justice system involvement, and people experiencing housing insecurity. Path to jobs' core workforce development services are as follows: career readiness & workforce development services: path to jobs supports each participant in exploring their job-readiness goals and interests by providing an individualized set of services that prepare that participant to take action toward pursuing part- or full-time employment. This includes coaching, resume-development, mock interviews, and other topics; benefits counseling; skills training; and referrals to healthcare and other supports. Workforce readiness training: our 15-module training course, path to successful employment, covers career development and workplace-readiness skills, workplace boundaries, conflict management, communication skills, time management, stress management, financial management, digital literacy, business writing, documentation and record-keeping, patient confidentiality, and health literacy. Certification process assistance: path to jobs supports participants in enhancing their professional qualifications by obtaining nys certification as a recovery coach (oasas certification) and/or peer worker (nysdoh certification). We assist participants in preparing paperwork, navigating complicated certification processes, understanding eligibility criteria, assembling documentation, tracking training hours, ensuring compliance with the recertification process, and other logistics. We also provide expert guidance to the supervisors at our employer-partner agencies on completing the required supervisory evaluations for nys. Benefits counseling: path to jobs provides transitional benefits counseling to help participants make informed decisions about entering/return to work. Job placement & retention services: once a participant is ready for employment, path to jobs prepares them to excel in the workplace and matches them with organizations that seek to magnify their impact by employing frontline staff who reflect and understand their communities. Ongoing coaching and support position each participant to succeed in their new job. Employer & supervisor support services: we provide training and technical support to our employer partners and the supervisors of frontline staff. This training and ta focus on how to work effectively with, and support the success of, their path to jobs employee to foster a successful long-term match. Learn more about path to jobs at www.pathtojobs.org.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 99.3%; rating input score 99
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -29.6%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.71; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 44.1%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 26.5% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 27.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings