Pathfinders

Analysis

Pathfinders is a registered charity in United States, based in Aspen, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pathfinders reported income of $821k and spending of $657k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $410k to $821k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pathfinders sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Repro TLC ($820k), International Essential Tremor Foundation ($821k) and Thomas N Lynn Institute for Healthcare Research Inc ($820k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $900k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $879k. It reported 1 employees.