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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “pathfinders”
Where the money went
United Way of Greater Milwaukee &Milwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $620,907 to PATHFINDERS — donor designations,safe & stable homes,supported housing,prevention education program,clinical services,pathfinders youth shelter
Largest: $3.0M to PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL — family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis; maternal, neonatal and child health
Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, COCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $208,871 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to PATHFINDERS — school counseling program
Largest: $50,000 to Pathfinder International — matching gifts for general operating support
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $131,718 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to PATHFINDERS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA INC — grant distribution
Largest: $561,812 to PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL — for work in tanzania
Pathfinder Village FoundationEdmeston, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $605,662 to PATHFINDER VILLAGE INC — support for pathfinder village, inc.
Largest: $3,500 to PATHFINDERS — program support
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $165,000 · through 2024Largest: $65,000 to PALM SPRINGS PATHFINDERS — to support the pathfinder ranch
EngenderhealthWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to PATHFINDER — family planning, maternal health and obstetrics
Largest: $50,000 to PATHFINDERS MILWAUKEE INC — supported housing for youth experiencing homelessness
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $62,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to FAMILY PATHFINDERS OF TARRANT COUNTY — for general purposes
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →