The Pioneer Fund

DENVER, CO EIN: 36-6108943

The Pioneer Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in DENVER, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $76K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$76K

+384.1% YoY

Grant Count

6

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

+384.1% YoY

About The Pioneer Fund

Based on IRS filings

The Pioneer Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in DENVER, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $76K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

ARDMOREBRENTWOODCOLORADO SPRINGSDENVERFRANKLINGOLDENLAKE PLACIDLAKEWOODLITTLETONLOS ANGELESNASHVILLEROCHESTER

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$23K$45K$68K$90K7 grants20203 grants20216 grants20226 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

HELAMR SKATING FUND$60KPHILADELPHIA SKATING CLUB$10KUCLA FOUNDATION$3KBELIZE EDUCATION PROJECT$2KBASICS TEAM FOUNDATION$1KUNITED STATES FIGURE SKA…$350

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT ANDERSONPRES-TREAS8
SCOTT HAMILTONVICE-PRESIDENT1
LARK BIRDSONGSECRETARY1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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