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Pathfinder Foundation INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Chattanooga, TN501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 27-5487095Revenue $2.1M in FY2022

On file with the IRS517 E 5th St, 37403-1826 · Chattanooga, TNTax-exempt since Sep 2011Private non-operating foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$4K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990-PF
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $929K a year · 31% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 4 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 0.2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.1M
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
Net assets
$29.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2022▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.1M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2022▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.0M
Net assets
$29.1M
FY2022-0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27.4M
FY2021$29.2M
FY2022$29.1M
FY2023$30.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 71% · $1.6M Operating & administrative 29% · $647K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-PF; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Chattanooga, TN.

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Grants and how to apply

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Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 45 grants · $1.3M · 2023–2023
The Baylor SchoolTN · FY2023$200,000
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League INCFY2023$200,000
Lowcountry Land Trust INCSC · FY2023$200,000
Yeamans Hall Club Foundation INCSC · FY2023$30,000
Trident Technical College Foundation IncorporatedSC · FY2023$30,000
Southern Environmental Law CenterVA · FY2023$30,000
Polly Boyd Scholarship FundTN · FY2023$30,000
Open Space Institute INCFY2023$30,000
The Nature ConservancyVA · FY2023$30,000
Lowcountry Land Trust INCSC · FY2023$30,000
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina INCFY2023$30,000
Charleston Junior Golf FoundationFY2023$30,000
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League INCFY2023$25,000
MetanoiaFY2023$25,000
Historic Charleston FoundationSC · FY2023$25,000
The Charleston Promise NeighborhoodSC · FY2023$25,000
Charleston MovesSC · FY2023$25,000
Sustainability Institute INCFY2023$20,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Distinct granteesPart XV28
Average grantPart XV$29K
Median grantPart XV$15K
Largest grantPart XV$200K
Top cause focusNTEEEducation (16%)

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-PF, line by line.

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1The main four
Money in
$2.1M
Investment income$1.1M
Other income$851K
Gifts and grants$175K
Money out
$2.2M
Grants paid$1.6M
Running costs$647K
Owns and owes
$29.1M
net assets
Cash and savings$910K
Total assets$29.1M
Liabilities$0
People
3
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$175K
Investment income$1.1M
Other income$851K
Total revenue$2.1M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$910K
Total assets$29.1M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$29.1M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $3.1M$2.0M$1.1M$30.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.1M$2.2M−$80K$29.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$2.1M$1.8M$29.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$1.9M$946K$27.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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