Pathways to Housing Ny Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133686794
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2122890000
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Mental Health Treatment F31 Psychiatric, Mental Health Hospital

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,508,372
Expenses
$20,060,213
Assets
$4,493,589
Liabilities
$7,068,159

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

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

Overview

Mission

As originators of the housing first model, pathways to housing seeks to transform individual lives by ending homelessness and supporting recovery for those with psychiatric disabilities. We believe housing is a basic human right, and aspire to change the practice of homeless services by: providing immediate access to permanent independent apartments, without preconditions.setting the standard for services driven by consumer choice that support recovery and community integration.conducting research to find innovative solutions and best practices for those who suffer from mental illness and homelessness.

What it reported doing in 2012

Pathways to housing was founded on the belief that housing is a basic human right and is essential to recovery. Pathways' housing, treatment, and support services assist individuals with their recovery so that they are living in the communities of their choice and working to achieve their potential. "consumer choice" is at the foundation of all pathways' services. It is this philosophical approach of self-determination that further sets our program apart and accounts for our remarkable success.housing & act serviceshousing: the housing team works with more than 200 landlords and is able to quickly identify available apartments from which the client may choose. The program never rents more than 20% of the units in any one building. This "scattered-site" approach ensures that people are living in normal housing with regular neighbors - not in a building that is set aside to be inhabited only by people diagnosed with mental illness. Each apartment is fully furnished, and the team assists the individual with move-in and orientation to the apartment, building, and community.act services: after receiving housing, individuals are assigned to one of six assertive community treatment (act) teams, multi-disciplinary teams offering psychiatric, medical, social, and other intensive support services. Our act teams meet with their assigned participants individually at least six times per month, using the individual's comprehensive service plan to identify the client's own goals for recovery and reintegration into the community (e.g., employment, smoking cessation, medications). The team's role is to support the individual in meeting his or her goals.supported housingpathways also has a supported housing program for participants who have "graduated" from act and do not require intensive treatment services. Selected individuals engage in a six-month training program to develop the skills necessary to live with an even greater level of independence. The act teams and supported housing program sites operate weekdays, 9am-5pm, with 24-hour telephone coverage on weekends and holidays. The program staff rotate their engagement with clients and meet them in their apartments, in a park, at a diner, in a (medical) doctor's office - wherever the participant wants to engage with the team member. In addition, a client may make an appointment to visit the program site during office hours.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 63% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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: 87
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 29
  • 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; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • 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; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Scored; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 17th 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: 2.2%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.57; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.5%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13.6% 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: 8 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $17.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $282K · 15 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2009 to 2012
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 8 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.