A Blessed Path Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921436952
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Canton, OH, USA
Phone
3302440657
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Transportation Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,203,690
Expenses
$5,201,312
Assets
$1,988,959
Liabilities
$1,494,172

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALEENA ORBAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ANDREW ROWLES (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CONNOR ORBAN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ALEENA ORBAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DAVID EIGEL RESIGNED AS OF 1024 (BOARD MEMBER)
  • LAUREN GRISWOLD (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to be a helping hand fostering the well-being of those in need in the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization is organized exclusively for charitable purposes to serve communities across northeast Ohio by providing non-emergency medical transportation, increasing handicap accessibility, and providing charitable gifts and random acts of kindness such as home-delivered meals, groceries, and other vital resources to individuals and families in need. In 2024, we served 13 counties, providing 74,188 rides and covering more than 1,527,000 miles to ensure access to critical care and essential services. This included expanded transportation for children with autism, ensuring reliable access to therapy schools and specialized care. We also participated in 11 community events supporting seniors and veterans, furthering our mission to improve the quality of life for vulnerable populations and strengthen communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 65
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.8%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 61.8%; rating input score 62
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.75; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 45.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 32.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 31.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.8% of revenue deployed · 61.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $1.9M reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.