Pathways Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341513022
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012
Location
Mentor, OH, USA
Phone
4403549924
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Community Mental Health Center

Reported finances

Revenue
$229,955
Expenses
$278,575
Assets
$44,015
Liabilities
$44,015

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide innovative, responsive, and accessible behavorial health care that will promote mental wellness and enhance quality of life.

What it reported doing in 2012

See schedule o the program services of pathways, inc. Fall into these major categories: opharmacological management (pms) - psychiatrists and nurses help persons to function at their highest levels through the use of medication and medical support. - mental health assessment (intake - da) - intake specialists conduct assessments to assist in making referrals and in enrolling persons in appropriate services. - crisis intervention mental health services (community based stabilization - cbs) - crisis specialists provide immediate assistance to anyone in the community experiencing a mental health crisis. - behavioral health hotline services (lake county crisis hotline - hl) - trained crisis responders answer the telephone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide assistance in accessing services or just to help ease a person's reaction to a crisis. - community psychiatric supportive treatment (cpst) - case managers provide support and assistance to persons with a severe mental illness so that they can remain living independently in the community. These services can be provided on an individual basis or in a group setting. - counseling services - counselors help persons discover underlying issues that negatively impact their mental illness functioning, learn coping strategies and change their way of thinking about themselves. - residential care (north coast house - nch) - pathways, inc. Has a 14-bed transitional group home, staffed 24 hours a day, to provide temporary housing and support services so that a person can return to their own independent housing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -21.1%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.16; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -38% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -46.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $241K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $39K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2009 to 2012
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.