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PATHWAY CARING FOR CHILDREN

EIN 23-7244648 CANTON, OH

Revenue 2024
$6,650,612
Expenses 2024
$6,321,130

Program services were 80.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
F30
Classification
1200
Street
4895 DRESSLER RD NW STE A

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES REALIZE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH. WE SERVE OVER 1,700 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN 14 NORTHEAST OHIO COUNTIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO REALIZE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THEIR LIVES.

  • MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - PATHWAY'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES ACROSS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN NORTHEAST OHIO. SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN OUTPATIENT OFFICES, SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY AND MEET CLIENTS WHERE THEY ARE. WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY THERAPY; CASE MANAGEMENT; EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPITE, AND SPECIALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT FOCUSED ON FAMILY EMPOWERMENT AND INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUNG PEOPLE. OUR LICENSED CLINICIANS AND CASE MANAGERS USE A RANGE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO PROMOTE HEALING AND RESILIENCE, INCLUDING TRUST-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI), TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT), DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT) SKILLS, EMDR(EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING) AND OTHER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODELS. THESE APPROACHES ADDRESS TRAUMA, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, FAMILY STRESSORS, AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS. AS A DESIGNATED ZERO SUICIDE AGENCY, WE INTEGRATE SYSTEMATIC SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, AND CRISIS RESPONSE INTO OUR CARE MODEL. OUR SERVICES ARE INDIVIDUALIZED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, EQUIPPING CLIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, REGULATE EMOTIONS, DEVELOP COPING SKILLS, AND BUILD LONG-TERM STABILITY.IN THE PAST YEAR, WE SERVED OVER 1000 CLIENTS ACROSS OUR NORTHEAST OHIO SERVICE AREA, IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.PATHWAY PROVIDES PREVENTION SERVICES TO A POPULATION THAT RANGES FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH ADULTHOOD AND INCLUDES FAMILIES THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH DESIGNED TO REDUCE RISK FACTORS, STRENGTHEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. WE DELIVER SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS ALL STARS, BOTVIN LIFESKILLS TRAINING, INCREDIBLE YEARS/DINA DINOSAUR, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, TOO GOOD, AND TRIPLE P IN RURAL AND INNER CITY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST OHIO. THESE PROGRAMS BUILD SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, IMPROVE DECISION-MAKING, AND FOSTER RESILIENCE AGAINST SUBSTANCE USE, VIOLENCE, AND OTHER HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS. PATHWAY'S CREDENTIALED PREVENTION SPECIALISTS ALSO PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER WORKSHOPS, GROUP INTERVENTIONS, AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT. SERVICES ARE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY TAILORED, EQUIPPING PARTICIPANTS WITH TOOLS FOR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, EMOTIONAL REGULATION, AND POSITIVE COPING. BY PROMOTING CONNECTEDNESS, COMMUNICATION, AND SELF-ESTEEM, OUR PREVENTION SERVICES REDUCE THE NEED FOR HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE AND STRENGTHEN THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN THE PAST YEAR, WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 800 YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGH STRUCTURED CURRICULUM GROUPS, CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. OUR PREVENTION EFFORTS ALIGN WITH PATHWAY'S MISSION TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.

    Expenses $2,483,521 · Revenue $2,563,624

  • FOSTER CARE SERVICES - PATHWAY CARING FOR CHILDREN'S DEDICATED, HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF WORK DILIGENTLY TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPPORT FAMILY AND TREATMENT FOSTER PARENTS ACROSS STARK, CUYAHOGA, SUMMIT, COLUMBIANA, PORTAGE, TUSCARAWAS, AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. IN FY 25 THEY RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF 75 REFERRALS PER MONTH FOR CHILDREN NEEDING FOSTER CARE DUE TO ABUSE, NEGLECT, FAMILY DISRUPTION, OR EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. OVER THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, PATHWAY HAS SEEN A NOTABLE INCREASE IN REFERRALS DRIVEN BY A RISE IN CHILDREN WITH DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS AND REPEAT PLACEMENTS, A GROWING NUMBER OF NONVERBAL CHILDREN AND THOSE WITH AUTISM, OLDER YOUTH REQUIRING INTENSIVE PHYSICAL CARE, AND LARGER SIBLING GROUPS OF FIVE OR MORE, MANY OF WHOM ARE ENTERING CARE DUE TO HOUSING INSTABILITY; ADDITIONALLY, THERE HAS BEEN A SURGE IN CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES SUCH AS ODD, ADHD, MOOD DISORDERS, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PTSD, AND LEARNING DISABILITIES, OFTEN REQUIRING MEDICATION, AS WELL AS MORE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM OR CHILD CARE SETTINGS AND NEED ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION OPTIONS, WITH A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER UNABLE TO SHARE ROOMS DUE TO UNSAFE, SEXUALIZED, OR AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS.THE STAFF THOUGHTFULLY MATCH CHILDREN WITH FAMILIES WHO CAN PROVIDE THE NECESSARY CARE AND SUPPORT. IN FY 25, A TOTAL OF 44 CHILDREN WERE PLACED, AND 111 CHILDREN WERE SERVICED WITHIN THE FOSTER NETWORK. RESPITE FOSTER PARENTS, WHO ARE FULLY TRAINED AND LICENSED, OFFER OTHER FOSTER PARENTS AND COMMUNITY PARENTS A BREAK BY CARING FOR THEIR CHILDREN FOR SHORT PERIODS, SUCH AS OVER A WEEKEND. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 136 CHILDREN RECEIVED 471 NIGHTS OF RESPITE CARE.SERVICES PROVIDED TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INCLUDE TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, PARENTING SUPPORT, REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION. TEENS PLACED IN FOSTER CARE RECEIVE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES TO PREPARE THEM FOR INDEPENDENCE AT AGE 18.ALL FOSTER CARE OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AIM FOR THE LONG-TERM GOAL THAT EVERY CHILD WILL LEAVE PATHWAY FOR A POSITIVE REASON. IN FY 25, 65 CHILDREN WERE DISCHARGED, WITH 78% OF THOSE DISCHARGES BEING POSITIVE. 25 CHILDREN WHO WERE DISCHARGED, WERE ADOPTED BY THEIR FOSTER PARENTS. THE MONTHLY OUTCOMES MEASURED, WITH A TARGET OF 100%, ARE AS FOLLOWS:- CHILDREN WILL EXPERIENCE STABILITY IN THEIR CURRENT PLACEMENT DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS, EVIDENCED BY HAVING FIVE OR FEWER CIRS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. THIS OUTCOME WAS MET AT 100%.- CHILDREN WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED STABILITY IN THEIR CURRENT PLACEMENT AFTER THREE MONTHS, EVIDENCED BY HAVING TWO OR FEWER CIRS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. THIS OUTCOME WAS MET AT 94.19%.- 100% OF YOUTH WILL HAVE FEWER THAN TWO PLACEMENT MOVES WITHIN PATHWAY AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE. THIS OUTCOME WAS MET AT 95.71%

    Expenses $1,897,497 · Revenue $1,676,733

  • PATHWAY CARING FOR CHILDREN NOW PROVIDES ESSENTIAL HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO YOUNG ADULTS WHO LEAVE FOSTER CARE AT 18 BUT ARE NOT YET 21.BEFORE LAUNCHING IN FEBRUARY 2018, THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES (ODJFS) RESEARCHED SIMILAR PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE. THEY FORMED AN ADVISORY COUNCIL, AN INTERNAL WORKGROUP, AND CONSULTED WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCY STAFF, JUVENILE COURT STAFF, AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. TOGETHER, A PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED THAT: - IS YOUNG ADULT-DRIVEN: EMPOWERING PARTICIPANTS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR FUTURES. - PROMOTES LASTING CONNECTIONS: BUILDING SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS. - SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: HELPING PARTICIPANTS GAIN SKILLS AND JOBS THAT MEET THEIR FINANCIAL NEEDS. - ENSURES SAFE, STABLE HOUSING: PROVIDING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR GROWTH. - LINKS TO HEALTH SERVICES: CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS TO PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES. - TEACHES DAILY LIVING SKILLS: PREPARING YOUNG ADULTS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. - BUILDS SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS: ENCOURAGING PARTICIPANTS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.FROM JULY 2024 TO JUNE 2025, WE'VE PROUDLY SERVED 51 YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE HELP OF OUR DEDICATED FULL-TIME LIAISONS. THEIR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT ARE TRULY MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

    Expenses $578,324 · Revenue $553,067

  • PATHWAY CARING FOR CHILDREN OFFERS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE POST-ADOPTION AND KINSHIP SERVICES IN NORTHEAST OHIO. WE PROVIDE A UNIQUE, PATHWAY-DEVELOPED FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SERVICE THAT OFFERS EXTENSIVE SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS FOR ALL FAMILIES, INCLUDING ADOPTIVE AND KINSHIP. PATHWAY USES AN EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODEL CALLED TRUST-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI) TO DELIVER SUPPORT AND INTERVENTIONS TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO FORM HEALTHY ATTACHMENTS AND RESTORE RELATIONSHIPS. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PARTICIPATE IN AGENCY-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, AND IN-HOME INTERVENTIONS.

    Expenses $138,070 · Revenue $46,848

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • PATRICK RENNER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRIAN STRUNCK

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARK WAGNER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JENNIFER MCNEMAR

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • WILLIAM BARLOCK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ERIC BELDEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PATRICK DOMINGO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRIAN FRANCIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KARL HENLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KYLE JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SARAH LAMBOS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOSH LINS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AUTOMN LOWE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AUDRA MARTIN PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDY MOOCK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DOUGLAS MYERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDREA PERRY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RENEE POWELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GERHARD SCHMIDT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DIANE SCHULTZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RAYMOND SEILER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTOPER THOMAZIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LUKE VINCER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOSEPH LEESON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • WENDY TRACY

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $117,239
    From this org
    $110,603
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,636
    Hours/week
    40

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $6,650,612
    Expenses
    $6,321,130
    Contributions
    $1,742,817
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,034,755
    Expenses
    $6,610,499
    Contributions
    $1,747,785
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $6,468,241
    Expenses
    $6,615,462
    Contributions
    $1,251,524
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,051,893
    Expenses
    $5,885,472
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,524,429

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,435,970
    Expenses
    $6,336,997
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,655,860

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,015,198
    Expenses
    $6,038,656
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,420,061

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,232,774
    Expenses
    $5,328,132
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,572,328

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,579,920
    Expenses
    $4,680,985
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,436,205

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,263,736
    Expenses
    $4,563,350
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,595,467

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,661,431
    Expenses
    $4,474,194
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,830,180

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,224,407
    Expenses
    $4,424,998
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,497,161

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,348,237
    Expenses
    $4,363,495
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,657,658

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $4,318,038
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,731,840

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.