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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 27-5487095

Pathfinder Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 45 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,300,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $30,192,184

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,570,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $29,134,190

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,440,000

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $29,464,342

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,280,000

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $27,420,055

Grants paid in 2023

45 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lowcountry Land Trust IncCharleston, SC

    capital campaign

    $200,000
  2. South Carolina Coastal Conservation League IncCharleston, SC

    Grow Food Initiative

    $200,000
  3. The Baylor SchoolChattanooga, TN

    Cartter Scholars Scholarship Fund

    $200,000
  4. Charleston Junior Golf FoundationMt Pleasant, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  5. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina IncN Charleston, SC

    Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney Scholarship Fund

    $30,000
  6. Lowcountry Land Trust IncCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  7. Nature ConservancyMt Pleasant, SC

    Conservation in South Carolina

    $30,000
  8. Open Space Institute IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  9. Polly Boyd Scholarship FundChattanooga, TN

    Employee Scholarship Fund

    $30,000
  10. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  11. Trident Technical College Foundation IncorporatedCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  12. Yeamans Hall Club Foundation IncCharleston, SC

    Expenditure Responsibility Grant

    $30,000
  13. Charleston MovesCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  14. Charleston Promise NeighborhoodCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  15. Historic Charleston FoundationCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  16. MetanoiaN Charleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  17. South Carolina Coastal Conservation League IncCharleston, SC

    Grow Food Initiative

    $25,000
  18. Ducks Unlimited IncMemphis, TN

    South Carolina State Initiative

    $20,000
  19. East Cooper Community OutreachMt Pleasant, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  20. Lowcountry Local FirstN Charleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  21. South Carolina AquariumCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  22. Sustainability Institute IncCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  23. Charleston Parks ConservancyCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  24. Charleston WaterkeeperMt Pleasant, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  25. Communities in Schools of South CarolinaN Charleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  26. Green Heart Project IncCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  27. Lord Berkeley Conservation TrustMoncks Corner, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  28. Skyuka HallChattanooga, TN

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  29. South Carolina Environmental Law Project IncPawleys Isl, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  30. Kids on Point IncCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  31. Preservation Society of CharlestonCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  32. Wings for KidsCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  33. Montessori Elementary at Highland ParkChattanooga, TN

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,500
  34. Prep Public SchoolsChattanooga, TN

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,500
  35. American Battlefield TrustWashington, DC

    Liberty Trail

    $5,000
  36. College of Charleston FoundationCharleston, SC

    Class of '81 Scholarship Fund

    $5,000
  37. Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina IncCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  38. Landmarks for Families IncN Charleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  39. Louies Kids IncCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  40. Operation Home IncNorth Charleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  41. S C Battleground Preservation Trust IncCharleston, SC

    Liberty Trail

    $5,000
  42. The Dee Norton Lowcountry Childrens Center IncCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  43. University of Chattanooga Foundation IncChattanooga, TN

    Scrappy's Cupboard

    $5,000
  44. University of South Carolina Educational FoundatioColumbia, SC

    Catesby Commemorative Trust

    $5,000
  45. Yo Art IncCharleston, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment9 grants $545,00049% of the total
  2. Education9 grants $310,00028% of the total
  3. Community development3 grants $65,0006% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation3 grants $65,0006% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $60,0005% of the total
  6. Human services5 grants $45,0004% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $30,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina35 grants $950,000
  2. Tennessee7 grants $285,000
  3. New York1 grant $30,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $30,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • David A BelitzDir Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • George G HillSec, Dir Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Betsey LuptonDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • John LuptonDir Hours 20Pay $0
  • T Cartter Lupton IIDir, Pres Hours 20Pay $0

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