Point Pathways
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 933831192
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Rating
- 94
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Youth Development Programs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $95,000
- Expenses
- $14,296
- Assets
- $80,704
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Fardosa Ahmed (Executive Director)
People named in this filing
- Fardosa Ahmed (Executive Director)
- Intisar Mohamed (Program Manager)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Point Pathways primary exempt purpose is to provide accessible community-based youth development and educational enrichment programs that support students in building confidence developing life skills and achieving academic and personal success. We offer after-school programming mentorship creative and recreational activities and opportunities for personal growth that help young people connect with positive adult role models build healthy peer relationships and explore their interests in a safe and supportive environment. Through these services Point Pathways works to improve educational outcomes strengthen social-emotional development and empower youth to thrive in school and beyond.
What it reported doing in 2024
Point Pathways provided a structured after-school program for over 40 middle school students offering academic support creative arts sports science activities and enrichment workshops. Students participated in biweekly sessions that promoted social-emotional learning leadership development and positive peer interactions. The program helped students improve academic habits explore new interests and engage in safe supervised activities after school hours. The organization delivered small-group mentorship opportunities and personal development sessions focused on building self-esteem goal-setting skills and healthy coping strategies. Over 40 students participated in workshops covering topics such as growth mindset SMART goals communication skills and confidence-building activities. These sessions supported students in developing resilience improving classroom engagement and strengthening their overall well-being. Point Pathways facilitated hands-on learning experiences that introduced middle school students to real-world careers and community roles. Activities included visits and workshops with healthcare professionals community leaders and local volunteers. Students gained exposure to potential future pathways practiced teamwork and saw positive representation in professional fields. More than 40 students benefited from increased career awareness and strengthened connections to their community. All funding raised will continue to be used for services in 2025 and for the remaining grant period.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 72
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 85%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.65; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 44.1%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $95K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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 — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.