LEAD THE WAY FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: LEAD THE WAY FUND INC (EIN 20-8757694)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-03-24
IRS object ID: 202600839349301215
Schema version: 2024v5.5
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-03-24T10:26:08-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	132709344	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHEEHAN & COMPANY CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	165 ORINOCO DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRIGHTWATERS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11718	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	208757694	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEAD THE WAY FUND INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LEAD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5164395268	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 GARDEN CITY PLAZA 149	AddressLine1Txt
City	GARDEN CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11530	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES P REGAN	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIRMAN & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5164395268	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-03-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	STEPHANIE I HANDEL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01630631	PTIN
Phone	6316657040	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JAMES P REGAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 GARDEN CITY PLAZA 149	AddressLine1Txt
City	GARDEN CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11530	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,810,813	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LEADTHEWAYFUND.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND IS AN ACTIVE DUTY, CASUALTY ASSISTANCE, RECOVERY, TRANSITION AND VETERANS ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO U.S. ARMY RANGERS AND THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED, HAVE BEEN DISABLED OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN HARM'S WAY AROUND THE WORLD.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	70	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,020,410	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$995,561	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$495,407	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$687,266	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$120,899	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$85,098	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,394,918	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,597,729	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$544,821	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$575,224	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$435,937	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$446,928	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$88,582	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$392,125	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$358,284	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,372,883	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,380,436	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$22,035	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$217,293	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$15,869,650	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$16,906,591	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$314,641	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$266,627	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$15,555,009	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$16,639,964	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND IS AN ACTIVE DUTY, CASUALTY ASSISTANCE, RECOVERY, TRANSITION AND VETERANS ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO U.S. ARMY RANGERS AND THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED, HAVE BEEN DISABLED OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN HARM'S WAY AROUND THE WORLD.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$311,664	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$163,180	GrantAmt
Desc	RECOVERY, RESILIENCY, EDUCATION, AND TRANSITION PROGRAM: WHEN OUR WOUNDED, ILL OR INJURED RANGERS RETURN FROM COMBAT, THE SEVERITY OF THEIR INJURIES IS OFTEN TO THE DEGREE THAT THEIR DISABILITIES PREVENT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM BEING ABLE TO FULLY SUPPORT THEMSELVES. THE CARE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT IS OFTEN LIMITED AND INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS. LTWF PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT, FROM THE MOMENT OF INJURY, THROUGH THE SHORT AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY, REHABILITATION, AND TRANSITION PROCESS. STARTING WITH AN IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL GRANT OF $5,000 FOR RANGERS THAT ARE WOUNDED IN ACTION OR DURING TRAINING, AND TO THE FAMILIES OF RANGERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN ACTION. IF A SPOUSE OR ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS NEED TO BE AT THE BEDSIDE OF THEIR LOVED ONE, WE ENSURE THAT THE TRAVEL COSTS, ACCOMMODATIONS (INCLUDING EXTENDED STAY), CHILD CARE, AND EXPENSES ARE COVERED SO THERE IS NO ADDED FINANCIAL OR EMOTIONAL STRESS. IF THE RANGER SUFFERS A SETBACK DURING HIS RECOVERY PROCESS THAT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL HOSPITALIZATION AND THERAPIES, LTWF WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GRANTS TO THE FAMILY SO THERE IS NO FINANCIAL SHORTFALL. WITH THE ONGOING CHALLENGE OF SERVICE MEMBERS DEVELOPING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, LTWF THROUGH OUR RANGER RESILIENCY PROGRAM, IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING RANGERS RECEIVE ACCESS TO THE BEST MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AVAILABLE. BY SUPPORTING THE FAMILY UNIT DURING THIS EMOTIONAL JOURNEY, WE HOPE TO ALLEVIATE THE FINANCIAL STRAIN SO OUR RANGERS CAN FOCUS ON GETTING THE INTENSIVE, AND PROPER, TREATMENT THEY NEED.RANGER RESILIENCY SPECIAL PROGRAMS: THE DEDICATED RANGER CHAPLAINS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARING FOR THE SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND THE RESILIENCY OF THE RANGERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND SEES IT AS OUR OBLIGATION TO ASSIST OUR RANGER CHAPLAINS WITH THE ENDURING TASK OF ENHANCING RANGER MORALE AND SUSTAINING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND PROVIDES ENRICHMENT GRANTS FOR THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED BY CHAPLAIN COMMAND. MARRIAGE RETREATS AND DATE NIGHTS FEATURE RELATIONSHIP TRAINING LED BY RANGER CHAPLAINS AND ALSO OFFER FREE TIME FOR RANGER COUPLES TO CONNECT AND RECHARGE THEIR RELATIONSHIP. SINGLE RANGER RETREATS FEATURE CHAPLAIN-LED TRAINING ON LIFE AND RELATIONSHIP SUCCESS AS WELL AS HIGH-ENERGY ACTIVITIES LIKE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, SNOW SKIING, WHITE-WATER RAFTING, AND MOUNTAIN BIKING. BIBLE STUDIES: RANGER CHAPLAINS AND THEIR WIVES LEAD BIBLE STUDIES AND OTHER SPIRITUAL-GROWTH EVENTS FOR RANGER COUPLES OR WIVES OF DEPLOYED RANGERS AND OUR LTWF RESOURCES PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED CHILDCARE FOR THESE EVENTS.FOR OUR RANGERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES SUCH AS PARALYSIS OR AMPUTATIONS, LTWF PROVIDES THE SUPPORT FOR MODIFIED VEHICLES AND BUILDING AND MODIFYING MORTGAGE-FREE, ACCESSIBLE, AND SMART HOMES. THESE "HOMES THAT HEAL" ARE CUSTOM BUILT TO INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EACH RANGER.OUR RANGERS ARE AMONG THE MOST DISCIPLINED AND SKILLED WARRIORS IN THE WORLD AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING THEM UTILIZE THEIR INGRAINED SKILLS BY EMPOWERING THEM TO THRIVE IN CAREERS AT TOP UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. WHEN RANGERS MAKE THE DECISION NOT TO RE-ENLIST IN THE REGIMENT AFTER A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL MILITARY CAREER, THE TRANSITION BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE CAN BE CHALLENGING. THROUGH OUR WARRIOR EDUCATION TRANSITION PROGRAMS SUCH AS OUR COLLEGIATE ACCESS PROGRAM (CAP); GRADUATE ACCESS PROGRAM (GAP); RANGER ACTIVATION AND MENTOR PROGRAM (RAMP); WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING OUR RANGERS THROUGH THE REINTEGRATION PROCESS, ENSURING THAT THEY ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS OF A REWARDING AND PROSPEROUS CIVILIAN LIFE. THROUGH LTWF'S CAP/GAP/RAMP PROGRAMS, RANGERS INTERESTED IN SECONDARY EDUCATION HAVE ACCESS TO THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE WITH TEST PREP, APPLICATION AND ESSAY EDITING, SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIPS AS WELL AS INTERNSHIP AND JOB PROGRAMS.STAYING ACTIVE AND COMPETITIVE IS PARAMOUNT TO THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL PRESERVATION OF OUR WOUNDED RANGERS. LTWF PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR OUR RANGERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE WARRIOR GAMES (ADAPTIVE SPORTS COMPETITION FOR WOUNDED, ILL, AND INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS). WE WILL ALSO ACCOMMODATE IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS SO THEY CAN SEE THEIR LOVED ONES COMPETE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$434,587	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$357,934	GrantAmt
Desc	RANGER AND FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS: WITH CONSECUTIVE DEPLOYMENTS SINCE THE START OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, THE PRESERVATION OF THIS EXTREMELY PRESSURED FORCE IS A NECESSITY. WHEN A RANGER IS DEPLOYED, SO IS HIS FAMILY. THE LONG SEPARATIONS CAN BE CHALLENGING AND STRENUOUS ON THE FAMILY UNIT. FAMILY READINESS GROUPS (FRGS), CONSISTING OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR UNIT, ACT AS FIRST RESPONDERS THAT SERVE TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING, MORALE, AND ESPRIT DE CORP OF THE UNIT. THROUGH OUR RANGER AND FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE THE FRGS IN THE REGIMENT WITH GRANTS TO PAY FOR THESE ALL-IMPORTANT FAMILY MORALE-BOOSTING ACTIVITIES. LTWF UNDERSTANDS THE STRAIN AND STRESS THE FAMILIES OF THIS ELITE FORCE ENDURE; CONSERVATION OF THE FAMILY UNIT IS PARAMOUNT FOR THE MORALE AND FOCUS OF OUR RANGERS. WHEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE HAPPENS, LTWF WILL PROVIDE FUNDS TO GET FRG "FIRST RESPONDERS" TO THE SIDE OF THE RANGER WIFE AND FAMILY DURING THE ARDUOUS BURIAL PROCESS. ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND SUPPORTS MORAL FUNCTION GRANTS FOR ALL-IMPORTANT PRE- AND POST-DEPLOYMENT MORALE-BOOSTING ACTIVITIES. DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, LTWF PROVIDES GIFT CARDS TO OUR MORE JUNIOR NCO RANGER FAMILIES, DETERMINED BY COMMAND, WHO ARE MOST IN NEED AND UNDER FINANCIAL STRAIN DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$94,714	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$54,110	GrantAmt
Desc	GOLD STAR PROGRAM: WHEN A RANGER HAS PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, WHETHER, IN COMBAT OR TRAINING, ARMY RANGER LEAD THE WAY FUND BELIEVES THERE IS A MORAL OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT THE DEPENDENTS OF THESE HEROES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WE CAN HONOR AND MEMORIALIZE DECEASED RANGERS AND THEIR GOLD STAR FAMILIES. TO EDUCATE AND BRING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF GOLD STAR FAMILIES AND THE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ALL ARMY RANGERS THROUGH THE LEAD THE WAY FUND ORGANIZATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$22,477	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$22,477	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$863,442	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEAD THE WAY FUND INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5164395268	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 GARDEN CITY PLAZA SUITE 149	AddressLine1Txt
City	GARDEN CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11530	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JAMES P REGAN
CHAIRMAN & CEO	20.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LORI CURRIER
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HON BARBARA DONNO
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR MARY MCHUGH
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY REGAN
PROGRAM DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$90,000	$0	$1,577
BRENDAN MCCORMICK
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY DURNAN
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WALKER GORHAM
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMIE BRODSKY
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$90,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,577	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$452,232	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$543,329	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$9,525	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$995,561	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$448,713	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$448,713	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$238,553	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$238,553	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$238,553	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$238,553	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$73,527	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$452,232	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$185,329	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$111,802	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$111,802	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$27,922	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$27,755	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$167	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$167	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INSURANCE REIMBURSEMEN	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$26,537	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$26,537	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$26,537	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,597,729	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$602,168	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$441,469	TotalAmt
Program Services	$441,469	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$133,755	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,577	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,577	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$309,264	TotalAmt
Program Services	$127,315	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$135,146	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,803	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,640	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,473	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,892	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,072	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,285	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,725	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$272	TotalAmt
Management And General	$272	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,465	TotalAmt
Management And General	$38,465	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,459	TotalAmt
Management And General	$87,459	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,691	TotalAmt
Management And General	$35,691	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,961	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,300	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,850	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,811	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,430	TotalAmt
Management And General	$36,430	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,494	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,370	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$124	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,117	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,117	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,878	TotalAmt
Program Services	$983	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,634	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$261	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CREDIT CARD FEES	$19,317	$19,317
FUNDRAISING APPAREL	$13,773	$13,773
LICENSES & FEES	$5,037		$5,037
BANK CHARGES	$365		$365

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,380,436	TotalAmt
Program Services	$863,442	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$428,412	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$88,582	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,970	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,589	BOYAmt
EOY	$237,669	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,977	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$60,715	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$56,034	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,903	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,681	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,991,836	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,972,332	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,479	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,583,359	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,515,483	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,869,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,906,591	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,488	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,309	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$152,858	BOYAmt
EOY	$168,796	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,295	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,522	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$314,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$266,627	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,355,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,439,964	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$200,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,555,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,639,964	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,869,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,906,591	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$217,293	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$867,662	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,313,084	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,486,360	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,019,067	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,020,410	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$995,561	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,834,482	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,313,084	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,486,360	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,019,067	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,020,410	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$995,561	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,834,482	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$73,394	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$5,761,088	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$254,060	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$272,262	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$359,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$430,452	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$448,173	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,764,006	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$26,537	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,537	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,625,025	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$167,566	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.75560	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.77960	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II SECTION B LINE 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	$26,537 RELATES TO INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$15,494,517	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,554,852	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$521,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$87,459	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$16,440,910	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,894,774	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,680,406	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$80,663	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$15,494,517	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$12,781,890	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,188,134	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$75,250	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$13,894,774	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$14,563,366	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$1,700,612	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$80,774	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$12,781,890	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$11,790,077	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,848,791	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$75,502	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$14,563,366	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$33,307	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$28,626	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,681	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$27,408	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$27,408	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$4,681	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$5,383
CASH DESIGNATED FOR ENDOWMENT FUND	$1,468,578
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET	$41,522

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,515,483	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RIGHT-OF-USE OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$41,522	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$41,522	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,596,016	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$867,662	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$5,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$872,662	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,723,354	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$87,459	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$213,084	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$125,625	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,597,729	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,511,061	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$5,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$213,084	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$218,084	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,292,977	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$87,459	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$87,459	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,380,436	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND IS A GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. IT IS THE BOARD'S INTENTION TO INVEST AND GROW THE FUND TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES -185,329. COST OF LOGO MERCHANDISE SOLD -27,755.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 185,329. COST OF LOGO MERCHANDISE SOLD 27,755.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	NYC MARATHON	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$187,767	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$187,767	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$3,229	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$46,984	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	HEROES GOLF CLASSIC	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$225,358	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$151,831	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$73,527	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$49,790	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$7,583	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$39,925	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	7	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$112,634	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$112,634	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$37,818	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$525,759	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$452,232	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$73,527	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$53,019	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$7,583	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$124,727	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$185,329	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$111,802	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS
75TH RANGER REGIMENT	FORT BENNING	GA	31905	$308,259	$0	COST	WE ASSIST OVER 5,000 RANGERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT WITH HEALTH WELLNESS AND MORALE PROGRAMS THAT ARE VITALE TO SUSTAIN THESE FORCES, WHO HAVE CONTINUOUSLY BEEN DEPLOYED FIGHTING THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.
RANGER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES FUND
1031 INGERSOLL ST BOX 133	FORT BENNING	GA	31905	$0	$49,675	COST	FOR ABOVE PURPOSE AND FOR MORALE FUNCTION FOR SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES	MORALE FUNCTIONS FOR SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES
FORT BENNING CTOF-BI-ANNUAL CHAPLAIN DONATION
6400 DAWSON LP BLDG 2931	FORT BENNING	GA	31905	$83,535	$0	COST	CHAPLAIN PROGRAM FOR RANGER AND FAMILY RESILIENCY

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
GOLD STAR AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE	60	$54,110	COST	TO HONOR AND MEMORALIZE DECEASED RANGERS AND THEIR GOLD STAR FAMILIES. TO EDUCATE AND BRING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF GOLD STAR FAMILIES AND THE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ALL ARMY RANGERS THROUGH THE LEAD THE WAY FUND ORGANIZATION.
RECOVERY, RESILIENCY, EDUCATION AND TRANSITION	158	$16,156	COST	ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR ACTIVE/WOUNDED RANGERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR TRAVEL, MEDICAL, LIVING EXPENSES AND RANGER RESILIENCY. ASSITANCE PROVIDED FOR TRANSITIONING RANGERS WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR APPLICATION TO ADVANCED EDUCATION AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.	$63,489

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE LEAD THE WAY FUND, INC. (LTWF) IS AN ACTIVE DUTY, CASUALTY ASSISTANCE, RECOVERY, TRANSITION AND VETERANS ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS IN DIRECT COLLABORATION WITH THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CARE COALITION (USSOCOM) AND THE ACTIVE DUTY US ARMY RANGER COMMUNITY. USSOCOM IS A GOVERNMENT RUN ORGANIZATION WHOSE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS SOLDIERS (75TH RANGER REGIMENT) AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. THE LEAD THE WAY FUND IS THE ONLY CHARITY OF ITS KIND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH USSOCOM TO GIVE ASSISTANCE SPECIFICALLY TO THESE US ARMY RANGERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. USSOCOM IDENTIFIES THE RANGER AND THEIR NEEDS. LEAD THE WAY FUND WILL PROVIDE NEEDED RESOURCES TO THOSE SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES WHOSE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY USSOCOM AND NOT COVERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT. LEAD THE WAY FUND ALSO ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF ACTIVE DUTY RANGERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT FAMILY READINESS GROUPS (FRG'S) AND THE RANGER CHAPLAIN PROGRAM. THIS AID HELPS ADDRESS THE FAMILIES HEALTH AND WELLNESS STATUS. LEAD THE WAY FUND WILL ALSO PROVIDE SPECIAL SITUATIONAL FINANCIAL AID, WITH LTWF BOARD APPROVAL, TO FAMILIES IDENTIFIED BY THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT COMMAND FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS. ALL REQUESTS ARE DONE BY LETTER OR EMAIL FROM USSOCOM OR 75TH RANGER REGIMENT. LEAD THE WAY FUND MONITORS, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF USSOCOM AND REGIMENTAL COMMAND, THAT THE DISBURSED FUNDS WERE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE BY OBTAINING RECEIPTS TO DOCUMENT THE EXPENDITURES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARY REGAN	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	FAMILY MEMBER OF CURRENT BOARD MEMBER	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$91,577	TransactionAmt
Transaction	EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. SHE IS A DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	LINE 2 EXPLANATION - MARY REGAN (DIRECTOR) IS THE WIFE OF JAMES P. REGAN (CHAIRMAN & CEO).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	LINE 11A EXPLANATION - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE TAX RETURN BEFORE THE RETURN IS SIGNED AND FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. AS PART OF THIS REVIEW, THE BOARD COMPARES ALL FINANCIAL AMOUNTS WITH THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THEIR BOARD MEETINGS. THE POLICY IS ENFORCED ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED A FINANCE COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF 4 INDEPENDENT BOARD DIRECTORS. THE COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BRINGS ITS RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ADDRESS OF OPERATIONS.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS FOR THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT, AS WELL AS THE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED TO PROVIDE NECESSARY OVERSIGHT FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.