Carve Your Own Path
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CARVE YOUR OWN PATH, INC. (CYOP) OPERATES AS A HOLISTIC MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED, AFFIRMING WELLNESS SERVICES THAT MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS BUILT UPON AN EVIDENCE-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND INCLUSIVE APPROACH THAT INTEGRATES MENTAL HEALTH CARE WITH HOLISTIC WELLNESS SERVICES, CLINICAL EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION. WE STRIVE TO TREAT THE WHOLE PERSON MULTI-DIMENSIONALLY, FOCUSING ON THE ROOT CAUSES OF CHALLENGES SO THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN MOVE BEYOND SURVIVAL AND TRULY THRIVE. OUR VISION IS TO FOSTER A WORLD WHERE WELLNESS SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT FEAR OF JUDGMENT, EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO HEAL TOGETHER IN SAFE, WELCOMING SPACES THAT HONOR ALL BODIES AND IDENTITIES.
- Income
- $105,491
- Spending
- $90,618
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 67%
- Highest pay
- $5,166, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $81,582 spent. IN 2024, CARVE YOUR OWN PATH, INC. EXPERIENCED A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT TRANSFORMATION CHARACTERIZED BY THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS FIRST GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES. THESE AWARDS ALLOWED THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL TRAUMA-INFORMED COUNSELING TO UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS IN THE GREATER SUMMIT COUNTY AREA. A PRIMARY FOCUS WAS PLACED ON REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO CARE, WHICH RESULTED IN SUPPORTING 22 CLIENTS THROUGH OUR SLIDING FEE SCALE AND PROVIDING OVER 71 COUNSELING SESSIONS TO 11 UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH A HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES GRANT. FURTHERMORE, OUR COMMITMENT TO THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY WAS STRENGTHENED THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE GAY COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND, WHICH SUPPORTED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE FOR 3 INDIVIDUALS AND ENABLED OUTREACH TO AN ESTIMATED 150-200 PEOPLE DURING THE AKRON PRIDE FESTIVAL. OVERALL, THE CLINICAL TEAM CONDUCTED 595 APPOINTMENTS, SERVING A TOTAL OF 48 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. BEYOND DIRECT CLINICAL CARE, THE ORGANIZATION MADE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE. WE PROVIDED 235 HOURS OF TRAINING SUPERVISION TO SOCIAL WORKERS SEEKING INDEPENDENT LICENSURE AND HOSTED TWO SOCIAL WORK INTERNS WHO CONTRIBUTED OVER 500 HOURS OF FIELD EXPERIENCE TO OUR PROGRAMMING. OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT WAS FURTHER AMPLIFIED BY 255 VOLUNTEER HOURS DEDICATED TO OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY, AS WELL AS SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS LIKE THE "CARVING THE FUTURE" EVENT, WHICH RAISED OVER 5,600 TO SUSTAIN OUR HOLISTIC MISSION. THROUGH THESE DIVERSE EFFORTS, CYOP REMAINED A STEADFAST ADVOCATE FOR CLIENT RIGHTS AND A LEADER IN PROVIDING INCLUSIVE, "OUTSIDE- THE-BOX" WELLNESS SOLUTIONS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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