Pathfinder Foundation Inc
EIN 275487095
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). This foundation may have filed its
final return or ceased operations — verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2020–2023
$2.6M
93 grants · $645K avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$15K
typical small grants · $8K–$25K
grant size
61%
deep partner · 33/54 multi-year
repeat
$33.1M
Assets (2023)
54
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.3M | $30.9M | $2.8M | 48 |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $33.1M | $3.1M | 45 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 93 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$8K
Median
$15K
Average
$28K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$300K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
TL
T Cartter Lupton II
Dir, President
Leadership
GH
George G Hill
Sec, Dir
BL
Betsey Lupton
Dir
JL
John Lupton
Dir
DB
David A Belitz
Dir
TL
T Cartter Lupton II
Dir, President
Leadership
GH
George G Hill
Sec, Dir
DB
David A Belitz
Dir
Grants Awarded (93 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Baylor School | Chattanooga, TN | $300,000 | Cartter Scholars Scholarship | 2020 |
| South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc | Charleston, SC | $225,000 | Grow Food | 2020 |
| Lowcountry Land Trust Inc | Charleston, SC | $200,000 | capital campaign | 2023 |
| South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc | Charleston, SC | $200,000 | Grow Food Initiative | 2023 |
| The Baylor School | Chattanooga, TN | $200,000 | Cartter Scholars Scholarship Fund | 2023 |
| South Carolina Aquarium | Charleston, SC | $50,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Skyuka Hall | Chattanooga, TN | $45,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Polly Boyd Scholarship Fund | Chattanooga, TN | $40,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Charleston Junior Golf Foundation | Mt Pleasant, SC | $30,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc | N Charleston, SC | $30,000 | Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney Scholarship Fund | 2023 |
| Lowcountry Land Trust Inc | Charleston, SC | $30,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | Mt Pleasant, SC | $30,000 | Conservation in South Carolina | 2023 |
| Open Space Institute Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Polly Boyd Scholarship Fund | Chattanooga, TN | $30,000 | Employee Scholarship Fund | 2023 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | $30,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Trident Technical College Foundation Incorporated | Charleston, SC | $30,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Yeamans Hall Club Foundation Inc | Charleston, SC | $30,000 | Expenditure Responsibility Grant | 2023 |
| Charleston Junior Golf Foundation - the First Tee | Mt Pleasant, SC | $25,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Charleston Moves | Charleston, SC | $25,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Charleston Promise Neighborhood | Charleston, SC | $25,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Historic Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | $25,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Lowcountry Land Trust Inc | Charleston, SC | $25,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Nature Conservancy - Charleston Satelite Office | Mt Pleasant, SC | $25,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Nature Conservancy - Charleston Satelite Office | Mt Pleasant, SC | $25,000 | Brooks Tract Acquisition | 2020 |
| Porter-Gaud School | Charleston, SC | $25,000 | Renewal Campaign | 2020 |