Pathfinder Fund
Pathfinder Fund is a private foundation based in Carbondale, Colorado. Its 2024 filing reports 22 grants totaling $122,500 to charitable organizations.
Pathfinder Fund at a glance
In short: Pathfinder Fund gave $123K across 22 grants in 2024 (avg $6K), top state Colorado. 30% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $122,500
- -26.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 22
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $5,568
- -26.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $479,362
- +9.7% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (6 of 20, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (30% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Pathfinder Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3402 County Rd 103, Carbondale, CO 81623
Phone: (617) 905-5119
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Pathfinder Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Classrooms 4 Climate Action ($25K). Together the top 10 received $109K.
Grant Size Distribution
109 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 106 grants of 109 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2024 grant dollars were reported as 30% to Colorado, 20% to Massachusetts, 20% to Wisconsin, 19% to California, and 4% to Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Pathfinder Fund open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 6 of 20 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 70% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving fell 30% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 449% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $116K (2019) to $209K (2020). In 2024 it made 22 grants totaling $123K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Classrooms 4 Climate Action Louisville, CO | General | $25,000 |
| Rethinking Schools Milwaukee, WI | General | $25,000 |
| Ecologic Development Fund Cambridge, MA | General | $15,000 |
| Fotokids-Fundacion De Ninos Artista San Francisco, CA | General | $15,000 |
| Grassroots International Boston, MA | Martin-Baro Initiative | $10,000 |
| American Friends Service Comm Philadelphia, PA | General | $5,000 |
| Network Solidaritypple Guatemala Oakland, CA | General | $5,000 |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Stud Aspen, CO | General | $2,500 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Tucson, AZ | General | $2,500 |
| Friends of Bonobos Durham, NC | General | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $479,362 | $171,118 | $128,722 | $122,500 | 22 | $122,500 | $3,350 | $27,294 |
| 2023 | $436,966 | $70,539 | $171,779 | $165,500 | 22 | $165,500 | $4,730 | $31,708 |
| 2022 | $538,206 | $23,649 | $161,954 | $155,900 | 15 | $155,900 | $6,715 | $41,526 |
| 2021 | $676,511 | $171,652 | $183,238 | $175,000 | 24 | $175,000 | $6,174 | $53,437 |
| 2020 | $688,097 | $160,572 | $215,935 | $208,500 | 26 | — | $8,505 | $48,235 |
| 2019 | $743,460 | $68,657 | $126,376 | $115,500 | 14 | — | $16,855 | $49,678 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pathfinder Fund reported a distributable amount of $27K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Among its 2024 grantees, Rethinking Schools describes its work as strengthening public education through social justice teaching and education activism. Eco-Logic Development Fund says it empowers rural and Indigenous people to restore and protect tropical ecosystems in Central America and Mexico. Grassroots International describes work connecting people in the U.S. with global movements defending land, water, food, and related rights through grantmaking, social action, and philanthropic leadership.
Other grantee-described work includes protecting species and habitats (Center for Biological Diversity), saving bonobos and their rainforest home (Friends of Bonobos), protecting wild lands and watersheds (EcoFlight), using arts programs to build community belonging (Voices), and protecting wilderness, water, and wildlife on western Colorado public lands (Wilderness Workshop).
Grantmaking
In 2024, Pathfinder Fund gave $122,500 through 22 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median grant of $2,000. The largest awards included $25,000 each to Classrooms 4 Climate Action and Rethinking Schools; $15,000 each to Eco-Logic Development Fund and FotoKids-Fundación de Niños Artista; and $10,000 to Grassroots International for the Martin-Baro Initiative.
Other reported 2024 grants included $5,000 to American Friends Service Committee and $5,000 to Network Solidarity People Guatemala; $2,500 each to Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of Bonobos; and $2,000 each to EcoFlight and Palo Alto Friends. Palo Alto Friends’ grant was designated for El Salvador projects. Voices and Wilderness Workshop each received $1,500.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Pat Goudvis and Ann Goudvis as trustees.
Pathfinder Fund's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Ann Goudvis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Pat Goudvis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Pathfinder Fund
How much does Pathfinder Fund give each year?
Pathfinder Fund gave $123K across 22 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $166K across 22 grants.
What is Pathfinder Fund's typical grant size?
Pathfinder Fund's median grant in 2024 was $2,000, and its average grant was $5,568, across 22 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Pathfinder Fund that year got $2K on average.
Where does Pathfinder Fund give grants?
Pathfinder Fund's top state is Colorado, with 30% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (20%) and Wisconsin (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Carbondale, CO (3 grants), Oakland, CA (2 grants), Aspen, CO (2 grants) and Durham, NC (2 grants).
Does Pathfinder Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 91% of Pathfinder Fund's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (20 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Pathfinder Fund's largest grantees?
Pathfinder Fund's largest 2024 grantees include Classrooms 4 Climate Action ($25,000), Rethinking Schools ($25,000) and Ecologic Development Fund ($15,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Pathfinder Fund?
Pathfinder Fund reported $479K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $123K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $27K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Pathfinder Fund fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Among its 2024 grantees, Rethinking Schools describes its work as strengthening public education through social justice teaching and education activism. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Pathfinder Fund?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Pathfinder Fund's EIN?
Pathfinder Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6536633. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Does Pathfinder Fund accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 7, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Pathfinder Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/pathfinder-fund-morg_645a993b648b4c3880c03f6f53d8027d
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