CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS INC

Programs

1. See schedule oveteran support services:as clear path's front line program, peer mentors, most of them veterans themselves, reach veterans and families wherever they are: in their homes, on the streets, or at our facilities, delivering individualized support for their most pressing needs, from suicide prevention to housing, benefits, and employment. Clear path is the leading provider of the joseph p. Dwyer peer support program, with partnerships in seven counties and a support presence across 33 new york counties. The program also includes family programming, workforce development, and operation socrates, clear path's dod skillbridge program, which operated in 18 states across 55 schools with 118 participants in 2025. In 2025, clear path served 3,063 unique individuals with 11,825 service deliveries, a 37 percent increase over the prior year. Expenses reflect a professional peer mentor and case management workforce distributed statewide. Clear path has earned recognition for transparency and fiduciary responsibility from guidestar and charity navigator.

   $1,704,446 spent
   47% of program spending

2. See schedule ocanine program: clear path's flagship canine program trains and places service dogs with veterans at no cost to the veteran. The program is accredited by assistance dogs international, which ensures members uphold the highest standards of excellence in the service dog industry. Purpose-bred puppies begin training at birth and continue throughout the first 24 months of life, raised from 8 weeks to 18 months by volunteers called canine guardians who receive weekly instruction from certified trainers. Each service dog is carefully matched with their veteran counterpart, ensuring the highest potential relationship capacity and compatibility. In 2025, the program delivered nearly 3,500 canine training hours, with 32 dogs in training, 27 veterans enrolled, and 24 active canine guardians. Clear path also believes pet dogs may play a vital role in healing and offers an extended owner-trainer model for veterans hoping to enroll their personal dogs; a 2018 syracuse university study found the program reduced symptomatic ptsd, increased self-compassion, reduced stress, and increased quality of life. Expenses reflect the acquisition and veterinary care of purpose-bred dogs,…

   $900,982 spent
   25% of program spending

3. See schedule o culinary program: each week, culinary staff and volunteers prepare the canteen, a complimentary lunch open to all veterans, active duty, guard, reserves, and their immediate families. Served in a welcoming environment to men and women of every service era, the canteen is often a veteran's first step toward deeper services such as peer support and career assistance. Beyond the weekly canteen at the chittenango campus, the program partners with veterans organizations across central new york to deliver mobile canteens. In 2025, the program served 18,191 complimentary meals through the canteen, mobile canteen, and mini mobile. Expenses reflect the food, professional culinary staff, volunteer coordination, and kitchen operations behind those meals. Every meal is free to those who attend, and the connections formed around the table frequently open the door to life-changing support.

   $891,322 spent
   25% of program spending

4. Wellness & enrichment: built on the national wellness institute's six dimensions of wellness, the industry standard methodology, this program meets veterans and family members where they are, whether in crisis or looking to excel, and helps them achieve the highest levels of emotional, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual well-being. Modalities offered at no cost include massage therapy, chiropractic care, polarity therapy, meditation, and yoga. Expenses reflect the licensed and certified practitioners who deliver these services, along with supplies and coordination, removing the cost barrier that keeps many veterans from accessing complementary care.

   $117,435 spent
   3% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,614,185.