Pathfinder Village Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
150618744
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Edmeston, NY, USA
Phone
6079658377
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,914,894
Expenses
$14,223,386
Assets
$45,528,595
Liabilities
$1,857,212

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PAUL C LANDERS M ED (CEO (THRU 2-2024))
  • KAREN KNAVEL (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • KAREN KNAVEL (CEO): $238,945 total reported compensation
  • CAPRICE ECKERT (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $150,105 total reported compensation
  • CODY RAY (DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL): $109,665 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Pathfinder village, inc. Will promote a healthy, progressive environment that respects the individual, supporting a life of value and independence.

What it reported doing in 2024

Other programs includes the following, among others: 1) child maintenance - in support of their ieps, two students receive a full array of residential supports that allow them to receive educational services at pathfinder school. The residential component of the children's education provides opportunities to gain competence in self-care skills, independent decision-making, improved communication and social skills, and ongoing inclusion-integration into the greater community. Additionally, students may access a wide variety of on-campus and community-based enrichment programs for exploring the arts, sports and fitness, and cultural/leisure/social offerings.2) community habilitation - individuals at pathfinder village who participate in community habilitation provide service delivered in the community to facilitate inclusion, integration, and relationship building. These services assist the individual in being successful at home, in school, and in their other natural environments to help maintian them in their community.3) prevocational - services provided to prepare individuals with developmental disabilities for paid employment or meaningful community activities, including volunteering.4) day habilitation - includes a range of day programs to individuals with developmental disabilities. Each is focused on giving participants the personal, social and vocational supports needed to live in their community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 92% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 90.8%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: -10.1%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.2; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.7% of revenue deployed · 90.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $12.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $239K · 15 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 34 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.