The Road Less Traveled Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 821356339
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Kaneohe, HI, USA
- Phone
- 8082568444
- Rating
- 35
- Verdict
- REVIEW
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Youth Development Programs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $3,000
- Expenses
- $3,000
- Assets
- $3,000
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
People named in this filing
- Robert Landau (Founder)
- Catherine Landau (Secretary)
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
The Road Less Traveled Foundation provides educational and charitable programs in the United States and abroad to support young people and underserved communities. Our initiatives include scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, the operation of a safe boarding house for scholarship recipients, and the distribution of bicycles to rural students to improve school access. Internationally, we support youth through community development projects, including the construction of recreational spaces and the provision of mentoring opportunities. The foundation also partners with schools, organizations, and local leaders to foster entrepreneurship, promote literacy, and encourage civic engagement. Our mission is to empower students and communities to realize their potential and create a brighter future by removing barriers to education and opportunity.
What it reported doing in 2024
Program Service Accomplishments Scholarship Program The Foundation provides scholarships to students from economically disadvantaged communities to cover tuition, supplies, and related educational costs. During the year, the Foundation supported students in pursuing secondary and higher education, paired with mentoring to encourage academic success and personal growth. Boarding House Program The Foundation operates a safe boarding house for scholarship students who would otherwise face long commutes or unstable housing. The program provides housing, meals, and guidance, ensuring students have a stable environment in which to thrive academically and personally. Bicycle Distribution & Community Projects The Foundation provides bicycles to rural students, improving school attendance by reducing transportation barriers. It also supports community development projects, including recreational facilities and mentoring initiatives, to strengthen communities and create healthier opportunities for young people. Mentorship and Leadership Development The Foundation partners with schools and community leaders to provide mentoring, leadership opportunities, and service projects. These initiatives equip students with civic engagement, entrepreneurship, and life skills that empower them to contribute positively to society.
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
REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 49
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.