Pathways Vermont Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO END HOMELESSNESS IN VERMONT AND PROVIDE INNOVATIVE MENTAL HEALTH ALTERNATIVES.
- Income
- $13.2 million
- Spending
- $12.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- -0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 70%
- Employees
- 188
- Volunteers
- 31
- Highest pay
- $151,782, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 49% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $3.4 million spent. PATHWAYS VERMONT COLLABORATES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN EXITING INCARCERATION AND REMAINING IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR DOC-PARTNERED PROGRAMS UTILIZE ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT), A COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL, TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, REDUCE REINSTITUTIONALIZATION, AND MEET SELF-IDENTIFIED GOALS THROUGH VARIOUS SUPPORTS, INCLUDING INTERAGENCY SUPPORT AND A COLLABORATIVE SERVICE PLAN. IN FY25, WE FOUND HOUSING PLACEMENT FOR 58 INDIVIDUALS AND SERVED 181 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR DOC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS.
- $2.8 million spent. PATHWAYS VERMONT'S PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAMS INCLUDE A SCATTERSITE MODEL HOUSING PROGRAM (DMH), A PROJECT-BASED HOUSING PROGRAM (AWH), AND A FAMILY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT PERMANENT HOUSING AND OFFER A VARIETY OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXITING HOMELESSNESS AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION. THE PROGRAMS USE VARYING MODELS TO SUPPORT WITH LONG-TERM, COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSING, ASSISTING PARTICIPANTS IN SECURING LONG TERM SUBSIDIES AND LOCATING INDEPENDENT APARTMENTS. IN ADDITION TO SECURING ACCESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SERVICES TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN ACHIEVING GOALS AND OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING. THESE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE BENEFITS COORDINATION, PEER SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, PSYCHIATRY, SUBSTANCE USE SUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND NURSING. THE DMH PROGRAM FOUND HOUSING PLACEMENT FOR 48 HOUSEHOLDS AND SERVED 222 HOUSEHOLDS. THE FSH PROGRAM FOUND HOUSING PLACEMENT FOR 22 HOUSEHOLDS AND SERVED 56 HOUSEHOLDS. THE AWH PROGRAM SUPPORTED SIX FAMILIES IN SECURING HOUSING WITHIN THE 11 AVAILABLE PROJECT UNITS. PATHWAYS VERMONT'S PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAMS INCLUDE A SCATTERSITE MODEL HOUSING PROGRAM (DMH), A PROJECT-BASED HOUSING PROGRAM (AWH), AND A FAMILY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT PERMANENT HOUSING AND OFFER A VARIETY OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXITING HOMELESSNESS AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION. THE PROGRAMS USE VARYING MODELS TO SUPPORT WITH LONG-TERM, COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSING, ASSISTING PARTICIPANTS IN SECURING LONG TERM SUBSIDIES AND LOCATING INDEPENDENT APARTMENTS. IN ADDITION TO SECURING ACCESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SERVICES TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN ACHIEVING GOALS AND OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING. THESE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE BENEFITS COORDINATION, PEER SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, PSYCHIATRY, SUBSTANCE USE SUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND NURSING. THE DMH PROGRAM FOUND HOUSING PLACEMENT FOR 48 HOUSEHOLDS AND SERVED 222 HOUSEHOLDS. THE FSH PROGRAM FOUND HOUSING PLACEMENT FOR 22 HOUSEHOLDS AND SERVED 56 HOUSEHOLDS. THE AWH PROGRAM SUPPORTED SIX FAMILIES IN SECURING HOUSING WITHIN THE 11 AVAILABLE PROJECT UNITS.
- $1.3 million spent. SOTERIA CREATES A NEW OPTION IN THE SYSTEM OF CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING EARLY EPISODE PSYCHOSIS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A SAFE, TRAUMA- INFORMED, RESIDENTIAL SETTING WHERE INDIVIDUALS ARE EMPOWERED TO PURSUE THEIR PATH TOWARDS WELL-BEING, AN ALTERNATIVE TO INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION. SOTERIA DRAWS UPON VARIOUS DISCIPLINES TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING PEER SUPPORT, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND PSYCHIATRY. SOTERIA SERVED 11 INDIVIDUALS IN FY25.
- $3.3 million spent. VERMONT SUPPORT LINE: THE PATHWAYS VERMONT SUPPORT LINE PROVIDES CONFIDENTIAL, NONJUDGMENTAL PHONE SUPPORT TO ALL VERMONTERS OVER THE AGE OF 18. IN FY25, THE SUPPORT LINE COMPLETED 17,534 CALLS AND DIVERTED 1,767 CALLS FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE CALLER SATISFACTION RATE WAS 98%. EXPENSES = 912,809 TRAINING: PATHWAYS VERMONT MANAGES VERMONT'S PEER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (PWDI) THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH. GOALS INCLUDE CONVENING A STEERING COMMITTEE, EVALUATING AND ADDRESSING STATEWIDE PEER WORKFORCE NEEDS, ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF RELEVANT TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT PROVIDERS IN VERMONT. IN FY25, APPROXIMATELY 500 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN PWDI TRAINING, INCLUDING PARTICIPANTS FROM OVER 25 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. PATHWAYS VERMONT TRAINING INSTITUTE PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD AIMING TO END HOMELESSNESS AND PROVIDE INNOVATIVE MENTAL HEALTH ALTERNATIVES. IN FY25, APPROXIMATELY 340 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING INSTITUTE TRAINING AND PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS THE US. EXPENSES = 577,730 RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS (RRH HUD, ERAP): PATHWAYS VERMONT SUPPORTS TWO PROGRAMS THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SECURE RAPID ACCESS TO HOUSING, HOUSING NAVIGATION, AND HOUSING RETENTION SERVICES: HUD HUD-FUNDED RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM AND AN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE HUD RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM UTILIZES THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO FIND AND MAINTAIN HOUSING AND COLLABORATE ON A PERSON-CENTERED SERVICE PLAN TO ACHIEVE SELF-DEFINED GOALS. DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM BUT IS TIME-LIMITED TO 24 MONTHS. IN FY25, PATHWAYS VERMONT SERVED 13 HOUSEHOLDS, 6 OF WHOM WERE NEWLY HOUSED IN FY24. THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP) FUNDS BOTH HOUSING NAVIGATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO FIND AND MAINTAIN HOUSING THROUGH BENEFITS COORDINATION, PEER SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANCE USE SUPPORT, AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, AMONG OTHERS. NO DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. THIS 3-YEAR GRANT TERM FUNDED BY THE STATE OF VERMONT (7/1/22-6/30/25) CONCLUDED ON JUNE 30, 2025. IN OUR FINAL YEAR OF FUNDING, PATHWAYS VERMONT SERVED 54 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH THE ERAP PROGRAM, PROVIDING HOUSING RETENTION SERVICES TO 27 HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES TO 17 HOUSEHOLDS, AND BOTH SERVICES TO 10 HOUSEHOLDS. EXPENSES = 376,602 THE PATHWAYS VERMONT COMMUNITY CENTER: PATHWAYS VERMONT COMMUNITY CENTER OFFERS PEER SUPPORT, A RELATIONSHIP-BASED APPROACH WHERE STAFF WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE PROVIDE CONNECTION, UNDERSTANDING, AND GUIDANCE. THESE SERVICES HELP INDIVIDUALS BUILD COMMUNITY, EXPLORE PERSPECTIVES, AND ACCESS ADVOCACY OR SUPPORT IN A JUDGMENT-FREE ENVIRONMENT. PVCC RECORDED 840 INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONTACTS, WITH 110 INDIVIDUALS RETURNING FOR ADDITIONAL VISITS. EXPENSES = 265,865 PATHWAYS VERMONT'S RURAL OUTREACH AND SERVICES: BEGINNING IN EARLY 2024, THE PATHWAYS VERMONT RURAL OUTREACH PROGRAM SET OUT TO ENGAGE AND CONNECT VERMONTERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS TO HEALTH SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AMONG OTHERS. THE PROPS PROGRAM IS BUILT UPON A PEER MODEL APPROACH, UTILIZING ASSERTIVE ENGAGEMENT, CRITICAL TIME INTERVENTION MODEL, AND AN INTENTIONAL PEER SUPPORT FRAMEWORK. BETWEEN 10/1/24-6/30/25, PATHWAYS VERMONT SERVED 88 PEOPLE IN THE PROPS PROGRAM. EXPENSES = 477,444 MENTAL HEALTH URGENT CARE: THE OPENING DAY FOR MHUC WAS 10/28/24. THIS INITIATIVE PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE A THERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVE TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS FOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING SELF- DEFINED MENTAL HEALTH CRISES. MHUC SERVES ADULTS OVER 18 WHO ARE IN MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS, EXPERIENCING A SUICIDE CRISIS, MANAGING COMPLEX OR CO- OCCURRING DISORDERS, OR IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE PEER SUPPORT. MENTAL HEALTH URGENT CARE (MHUC) SUPPORTED 217 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS IN FY25. EXPENSES = 165,462 ROSEWOOD PEER RESPITE: THE OPENING DAY FOR THE ROSEWOOD WAS 12/12/24. THE PATHWAYS VERMONT PEER RESPITE, ROSEWOOD COTTAGE, IS A FREE, VOLUNTARY, SHORT-TERM, OVERNIGHT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND CRISIS RELIEF IN A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT. RESPITE SERVICES ARE GROUNDED IN RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN PEER SUPPORT INFORMED BY LIVED EXPERIENCE. ROSEWOOD HOSTED 36 UNIQUE STAYS IN FY25 WITH THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY BEING 6 DAYS. EXPENSES = 494,176
- VERMONT SUPPORT LINE: THE PATHWAYS VERMONT SUPPORT LINE PROVIDES CONFIDENTIAL, NONJUDGMENTAL PHONE SUPPORT TO ALL VERMONTERS OVER THE AGE OF 18. IN FY25, THE SUPPORT LINE COMPLETED 17,534 CALLS AND DIVERTED 1,767 CALLS FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE CALLER SATISFACTION RATE WAS 98%. EXPENSES = 912,809 TRAINING: PATHWAYS VERMONT MANAGES VERMONT'S PEER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (PWDI) THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH. GOALS INCLUDE CONVENING A STEERING COMMITTEE, EVALUATING AND ADDRESSING STATEWIDE PEER WORKFORCE NEEDS, ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF RELEVANT TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT PROVIDERS IN VERMONT. IN FY25, APPROXIMATELY 500 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN PWDI TRAINING, INCLUDING PARTICIPANTS FROM OVER 25 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. PATHWAYS VERMONT TRAINING INSTITUTE PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD AIMING TO END HOMELESSNESS AND PROVIDE INNOVATIVE MENTAL HEALTH ALTERNATIVES. IN FY25, APPROXIMATELY 340 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING INSTITUTE TRAINING AND PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS THE US. EXPENSES = 577,730 RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS (RRH HUD, ERAP): PATHWAYS VERMONT SUPPORTS TWO PROGRAMS THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SECURE RAPID ACCESS TO HOUSING, HOUSING NAVIGATION, AND HOUSING RETENTION SERVICES: HUD HUD-FUNDED RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM AND AN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE HUD RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM UTILIZES THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO FIND AND MAINTAIN HOUSING AND COLLABORATE ON A PERSON-CENTERED SERVICE PLAN TO ACHIEVE SELF-DEFINED GOALS. DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM BUT IS TIME-LIMITED TO 24 MONTHS. IN FY25, PATHWAYS VERMONT SERVED 13 HOUSEHOLDS, 6 OF WHOM WERE NEWLY HOUSED IN FY24. THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP) FUNDS BOTH HOUSING NAVIGATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO FIND AND MAINTAIN HOUSING THROUGH BENEFITS COORDINATION, PEER SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUBSTANCE USE SUPPORT, AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, AMONG OTHERS. NO DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. THIS 3-YEAR GRANT TERM FUNDED BY THE STATE OF VERMONT (7/1/22-6/30/25) CONCLUDED ON JUNE 30, 2025. IN OUR FINAL YEAR OF FUNDING, PATHWAYS VERMONT SERVED 54 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH THE ERAP PROGRAM, PROVIDING HOUSING RETENTION SERVICES TO 27 HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES TO 17 HOUSEHOLDS, AND BOTH SERVICES TO 10 HOUSEHOLDS. EXPENSES = 376,602 THE PATHWAYS VERMONT COMMUNITY CENTER: PATHWAYS VERMONT COMMUNITY CENTER OFFERS PEER SUPPORT, A RELATIONSHIP-BASED APPROACH WHERE STAFF WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE PROVIDE CONNECTION, UNDERSTANDING, AND GUIDANCE. THESE SERVICES HELP INDIVIDUALS BUILD COMMUNITY, EXPLORE PERSPECTIVES, AND ACCESS ADVOCACY OR SUPPORT IN A JUDGMENT-FREE ENVIRONMENT. PVCC RECORDED 840 INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONTACTS, WITH 110 INDIVIDUALS RETURNING FOR ADDITIONAL VISITS. EXPENSES = 265,865 PATHWAYS VERMONT'S RURAL OUTREACH AND SERVICES: BEGINNING IN EARLY 2024, THE PATHWAYS VERMONT RURAL OUTREACH PROGRAM SET OUT TO ENGAGE AND CONNECT VERMONTERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS TO HEALTH SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AMONG OTHERS. THE PROPS PROGRAM IS BUILT UPON A PEER MODEL APPROACH, UTILIZING ASSERTIVE ENGAGEMENT, CRITICAL TIME INTERVENTION MODEL, AND AN INTENTIONAL PEER SUPPORT FRAMEWORK. BETWEEN 10/1/24-6/30/25, PATHWAYS VERMONT SERVED 88 PEOPLE IN THE PROPS PROGRAM. EXPENSES = 477,444 MENTAL HEALTH URGENT CARE: THE OPENING DAY FOR MHUC WAS 10/28/24. THIS INITIATIVE PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE A THERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVE TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS FOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING SELF- DEFINED MENTAL HEALTH CRISES. MHUC SERVES ADULTS OVER 18 WHO ARE IN MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS, EXPERIENCING A SUICIDE CRISIS, MANAGING COMPLEX OR CO- OCCURRING DISORDERS, OR IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE PEER SUPPORT. MENTAL HEALTH URGENT CARE (MHUC) SUPPORTED 217 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS IN FY25. EXPENSES = 165,462 ROSEWOOD PEER RESPITE: THE OPENING DAY FOR THE ROSEWOOD WAS 12/12/24. THE PATHWAYS VERMONT PEER RESPITE, ROSEWOOD COTTAGE, IS A FREE, VOLUNTARY, SHORT-TERM, OVERNIGHT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND CRISIS RELIEF IN A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT. RESPITE SERVICES ARE GROUNDED IN RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN PEER SUPPORT INFORMED BY LIVED EXPERIENCE. ROSEWOOD HOSTED 36 UNIQUE STAYS IN FY25 WITH THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY BEING 6 DAYS. EXPENSES = 494,176
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2012 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2012.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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