Life Pathway

Public charity · Grantmaker Big Lake, AK EIN: 27-1731172

To provide hangar, tools and assistance for missionaries to maintain airplanes; fly cargo and passengers to service missionaries and bible camps; and provide flight training.

Life Pathway at a glance

In short: Life Pathway gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,650
+113.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$10,650
Median grant
$10,650
Total assets
$367,629
+4.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Life Pathway funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Central Missionary Clearinghouse: $11KCentral MissionaryClearinghouse$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Central Missionary Clearinghouse ($11K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Houston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $11K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Central Missionary Clearinghouse Houston, TXDonation$10,650
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$367,629$513,507$566,804$10,6501$17,253
2024$352,452$302,407$266,155$5,000Total only$4
2023$303,972$254,690$268,344——$-58,658
2022$455,938$343,630$192,178——$1
2021$309,252$210,481$299,010——$1
2020$394,002$215,468$269,490——$2
2019$450,990$294,691$284,042——$1

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Life Pathway

Based on IRS filings

Life Pathway is a public charity focused on religion, based in Big Lake, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $368K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K. Net investment income was $17K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Life Pathway is led by Evan Burns, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Evan Burns

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $14K (2019) → $100K (2025)

  • Shawn Bickford

    Chairman

    Chairman → Director, 2024

    Director → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Turner

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathaniel Carson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Mossier

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Andrew Swanson (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ben Mosier (2019–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Evan Burns — President: $100KEvan BurnsPresident$100K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $100K, to Evan Burns (President).

Frequently asked questions about Life Pathway

How much does Life Pathway give each year?

Life Pathway gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.

How large is Life Pathway?

Life Pathway reported $368K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $514K.

What is Life Pathway?

Life Pathway is a public charity focused on religion, based in Big Lake, AK. It holds $368K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Life Pathway operate?

Life Pathway has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Life Pathway's EIN?

Life Pathway's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1731172. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)

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