Pathways Foundation

“The organization does not compensate any other officers, directors, trustees or key employees, therefore this question has been intentionally marked "no" on the return.”

“SHIRLEY WELSH RYAN, ROBERT J.W. RYAN & PATRICK G. RYAN - Family relationship”

“In June 2016, the Foundation entered into an affiliation agreement with Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago ("RIC"), to reorganize the Foundation and make RIC the sole member effective July 1, 2016. The Foundation's by-laws were amended and restated to reflect this change.”

“The organization's management works with its independent third party tax preparers to complete the Form 990. Upon its completion, the organization's management performs a detailed preliminary review of the prepared Form 990. Subsequent to the preliminary review, all voting members of the governing body receive a copy of the Form 990 for questions and comments prior to filing with the IRS.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy covers all directors, trustees, officers, and key employees (interested persons). The organization's management determines whether conflicts of interest exist for transactions involving employees, while the organization's board of directors determines whether conflicts of interest exist for transactions involving directors. If it is determined that a conflict of interest exists, then the appropriate party would be excused from deliberating, deciding or voting on a matter in which a conflict exists. Interested persons are required to disclose conflicts of interest through a formal conflict of interest questionnaire on an annual basis.”

“The organization's compensation committee utilizes comparability data for similarly qualified persons in comparable positions and organizations in their industry to determine the compensation package of the organization's Vice President, Sarah Kerndt. The final determination of the Vice President's compensation arrangements are subject to the organization's independent compensation committee's review and approval. The determinations regarding the Vice President's compensation are documented on a timely basis. The process for determining compensation for the Vice President was last undertaken in 2016.”

“Financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policies are not required disclosures pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time.”

“By providing educational resources on these topics all children have the ability to achieve optimal motor, sensory and communication development leading to improved functional independence, social and emotional well-being, and integration into the community. Using the expertise of a medical roundtable comprised of leading physicians, clinicians, nurse practitioners and lay advisors, our chicago location develops and disseminates written and video materials to parents and health professionals, participates in professional and medical conferences, and develops continuing education programs for medical professionals. To promote full inclusion, we created an initiative called inclusion in worship, which raises awareness about barriers to participation that exist in many faith communities. The program assists congregations of all denominations to welcome persons of all abilities into all aspects of faith life. Pathways foundation has a clinical arm located in glenview, il. This facility is an outpatient therapy clinic providing assessment and intervention for children with conditions which impact gross motor, fine motor, sensory, executive function, feeding/swallowing, and/or communication development. Our glenview location provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy services to qualified families at an adjusted fee based on financial need. Our clinic seeks out and incorporates evidence based therapies and state of the art technologies to enhance functional outcomes for the children in its care. In its quest for best practices, our glenview location provides ongoing education and mentoring to its staff as well as offering leading edge continuing education programming to professionals in the community. In keeping with evidence based practice, our clinic conducts research to validate its interventions, often partnering with local hospitals and universities. Our clinic has established its own institutional research board comprised of physicians, researchers, and parents in the community to ensure the safety of its subjects and the integrity of its research protocols.”