Caring Gene Healthcare Career Pathways Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993019895
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Clifton Park, NY, USA
Phone
5182901700
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,257,881
Expenses
$21,257,881
Assets
$12,263,324
Liabilities
$12,263,324

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEVIN KERWIN (BOARD CHAIR, PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • TOSHA GRIMMER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - CGHCP)
  • DONNA GAMMARATO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - UISS)
  • FRANCINE FREISE (ASSOC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - UISS)
  • GRAZIA YAEGAR (ASSOC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - CGHCP)
  • GARY FITZGERALD (FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • GARY FITZGERALD (FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO): $644,892 total reported compensation
  • KEVIN KERWIN (BOARD CHAIR, PRESIDENT & CEO): $462,765 total reported compensation
  • THOMAS HOSEY (TREASURER & CFO): $356,417 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary purpose of caring gene is to facilitate the state of New York department of health's career pathways training program grant to provide comprehensive support, including career exploration, complete coverage of tuition, and job preparation for individuals with interests in behavioral health, social care, and other healthcare careers.

What it reported doing in 2025

The state of New York department of health created the career pathways training (cpt) program. The cpt program covers the cost of education and support services for students across thirteen healthcare program titles. Caring gene healthcare career pathways, inc. Is one of three nys organizations administering the program. In return for providing education and support, student participants in the cpt program are required to give a three-year service commitment to certain healthcare providers. As of december 31, 2025, there were 2,434 students participating in the cpt program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 85% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 37
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.7%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 93.7%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 172.6% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 169.5% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 46.1% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.7% of revenue deployed · 93.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $19.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $645K · 13 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $1M reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.