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Filing year 2023

THE PATHFINDER SCHOOL INC

Traverse City, Michigan·EIN 20-8457978·NTEE B20 · Education·3
Total revenue
$2.5M
Total assets
$3.8M
Total expenses
$2.5M
Reported officers
15
Mission

THE PATHFINDER SCHOOL IS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SERVING CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH 8TH GRADE. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER INTELLECTUAL CURIOUSITY AND LOVE OF LEARNING WHICH IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH SMALL CLASS SIZES, DEDICATED TEACHERS AND AN ENRICHING, RIGOROUS CURRICULUM. PATHFINDER DRAWS FROM THE FIVE COUNTY GRAND TRAVERSE REGION. APPROXIMATELY 25-33% OF THE STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PATHFINDER ALSO HOSTS A SEVEN WEEK SUMMER CAMP THAT IS EXPERIENTIAL AND CHILD-CENTERED.

Executive compensation

Form 990 · Schedule J · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Head of School
officer (unspecified)
$93k
$103k
Business Officer
officer (unspecified)
$50k
$55k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 13 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Education

Up 2%
from 2022

From $92k in 2022 to $93k in 2023.

$92k
2022
$93k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 2% in real terms$105k to $103k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE PATHFINDER SCHOOL INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$2.8M
$2.7M
2022
$2.5M
$2.5M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Education executives earn in Michigan

Comparable education organizations in Michigan pay their highest-earning executive a median of $73,500.

25th percentile
$36k
Median
$73,500
75th percentile
$198k
90th percentile
$424k

These are education sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 159 organizations across 159 filings (2021 – 2023).

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