The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-6536633

Pathfinder Fund

A private foundation in Carbondale, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $122,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $122,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $479,362
  • Tax year 2023

    $165,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $436,966
  • Tax year 2022

    $155,900

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $538,206
  • Tax year 2021

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $676,511
  • Tax year 2020

    $208,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $688,097
  • Tax year 2019

    $115,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $743,460
  • Tax year 2018

    $100,750

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $801,179

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Classrooms 4 Climate ActionLouisville, CO

    General

    $25,000
  2. Rethinking SchoolsMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $25,000
  3. Ecologic Development FundCambridge, MA

    General

    $15,000
  4. Fotokids-Fundacion de Ninos ArtistaSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $15,000
  5. Grassroots InternationalBoston, MA

    Martin-baro initiative

    $10,000
  6. American Friends Service CommPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $5,000
  7. Network Solidaritypple GuatemalaOakland, CA

    General

    $5,000
  8. Aspen Center for Environmental StudAspen, CO

    General

    $2,500
  9. Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ

    General

    $2,500
  10. Friends of BonobosDurham, NC

    General

    $2,500
  11. EcoflightAspen, CO

    General

    $2,000
  12. Palo Alto FriendsPalo Alto, CA

    El salvador projects

    $2,000
  13. VoicesCarbondale, CO

    General

    $1,500
  14. Wilderness WorkshopCarbondale, CO

    General

    $1,500
  15. 2 Forks ClubWillow Creek, CO

    General

    $1,000
  16. Carbondale Education FDNOakland, CA

    General

    $1,000
  17. Friends of BonobosDurham, NC

    General

    $1,000
  18. Roaring Fork Safe PassagesBasalt, CO

    General

    $1,000
  19. The Sarara FoundationDenver, CO

    General

    $1,000
  20. Third Act Education FundNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  21. Verde Valle SchoolSedona, AZ

    General

    $1,000
  22. Wilderness WorkshopCarbondale, CO

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $10,00044% of the total
  2. Animals3 grants $6,00027% of the total
  3. Environment4 grants $5,00022% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $1,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado9 grants $36,500
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $25,000
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $25,000
  4. California4 grants $23,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  6. Arizona2 grants $3,500
  7. North Carolina2 grants $3,500
  8. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Pat GoudvisTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann GoudvisTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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