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Natural Pathways Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$12k
Granted FY2024still arriving
24
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$43kPhilanthropy$14kReligion$11kHuman Services$7kInternational$6kArts & Culture$5kEnvironment$4kPublic Benefit$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$200
Median grant
5
States reached
$578k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE$5,075
DURANGO DHARMA CENTER$1,210
DEER HILL FOUNDATION$1,000
ANIMAS VALLEY INSTITUTE$520
FOUR RIVERS INST SW COMMUNITY FOUND$520
RADICAL JOY FOR HARD TIMES$500
MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS$500
CONGREGATION BETH EVERGREEN$432
GIVENGAIN FOUNDATION USA$266
PLEDGELING FOUNDATION$260
BOYS GIRLS CLUB OF LA PLATA COUNTY$200
CONGREGATION HAR SHALOM$200
EARTH LAW CENTER$200
SHANTA FOUNDATION$200
SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE$154
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 40% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 9%HELPING HAND FOR RELIEF DEVELOPMENT: $1k → 8%NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE: $200 → 8%GREAT OLD BROADS FOR WILDERNESS: $350 → 12%GREAT OLD BROADS FOR WILDERNESS: $260 → 12%GREAT OLD BROADS FOR WILDERNESS: $104 → 12%GREAT OLD BROADS FOR WILDERNESS: $100 → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MI
NY
MA
OR
PA
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
NM
DC
HI
AL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$83k · 34 repeat orgs$18k to everyone else

34 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2024, 16 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
27

Total granted

$83k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+36%

Still filing today

74%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureReligionEducationHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • DH
    Deer Hill Foundation
    5× · 2018–2024 · $6k · revenue +35%
  • SF
    Shanta Foundation Inc
    5× · 2017–2024 · $4k · revenue +154%
  • SJ
    San Juan Citizens Alliance
    6× · 2018–2024 · $3k · revenue +136%

Funded once

  • MV
    MOVEMENT VOTER FUNDgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue ×66
  • LS
    LOVE SERVE REMEMBER FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $2k · revenue +31%
  • SH
    SUFIS HAWAII
    one grant, 2021 · $1k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
2
Dzi Foundation

Dzi partners with local communities in nepal to achieve shared prosperity by ensuring access to basic needs, catalyzing inclusive economic growth, and creating an environment for lasting change.

Human Services
3
Rogue Climate

Rogue Climate's mission is to empower Southern Oregon communities most impacted by climate change including low-income, rural, youth, seniors & communities of color, to win climate justice by organizing for clean energy, sustainable jobs &…

Education
4
Wild Rockies Field Institute Inc

To broaden the nature of a liberal arts education; teach critical thinking about social & environmental issues; foster understanding of & respect for natural & human communities; & cultivate a sense of place that encourages personal,…

Education
5
Global Forest Generation

Global Forest Generation restores and protects forest ecosystems in partnership with grassroots leaders and local communities across vast landscapes which play a critical role in preserving water, protecting biodiversity, storing carbon,…

Environment
6
Eden Peopleplanet

To offer the dignity of fair employment to people living in impoverished communities, who become transformational agents of global forest restoration.

International
7
Dolores River Boating Advocates

Dolores River Boating Advocates protects and enriches the recreational and ecological values of the Dolores River through advocacy, stewardship and education.

Environment
8
Cuenca Los Ojos

Cuenca los ojos works to preserve and restore the biodiversity of the us/mexican borderlands through land protection, habitat restoration and wildlife reintroduction.

Environment
9
Denver Botanic Gardens Inc

The mission of denver botanic gardens is to connect people with plants, especially plants from the rocky mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.

Environment
10
Devworks International

Devworks international is dedicated to a society where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. we contribute to this by strengthening the capacity of local organizations.

Human Services
11
Women Donors Network

Women donors network advances a just, equitable, and sustainable world through the power of philanthropy, women's leadership, and collective and individual action.

Philanthropy
12
Conservation Legacy

Conservation legacy engages future leaders who protect, restore, and enhance our nation's lands through community-based service.in 2024, conservation legacy engaged 2,524 participants who completed over 1.5 million service hours on public…

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Colorado Gives Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Sufi Ruhaniat International. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

49 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 49 of the 70 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
49/49
Grantees still filing
36/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE: $39,499 · OtherFORT LEWIS COLLEGERADICAL JOY FOR HARD TIMES: $4,500 · OtherRADICAL JOY FOR HARD TIMESCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION SW CO: $4,012 · OtherCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION SW COBETH EVERGREEN CONGREGATION: $3,671 · OtherSan Juan Citizens Alliance: $2,878 · Other+34 more: $15,387 · Other+34 moreDeer Hill Foundation: $6,400 · PhilanthropyDeer Hill…Lazos Inc: $500 · PhilanthropyLazos IncCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOULDER COUNTY: $500 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY…+3 more: $776 · Philanthropy+3 moreShanta Foundation Inc: $3,700 · Community ImprovementMOVEMENT VOTER FUND: $2,200 · Community ImprovementKUTE INC DBA KSUT PUBLIC RADIO: $1,426 · Arts & CultureLama Foundation: $1,000 · Arts & CultureROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $644 · Arts & CultureDURANGO ARTS CENTER INC: $608 · Arts & CultureFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $545 · Arts & CultureThe Gaden Sharste Cultural Foundation: $400 · Arts & CultureMERELY PLAYERS: $250 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $120 · Arts & CultureLOVE SERVE REMEMBER FOUNDATION: $1,500 · ReligionDURANGO SANGHA: $1,210 · ReligionCONGREGATION HAR SHALOM: $1,120 · ReligionSufi Ruhaniat International: $705 · ReligionScience and Nonduality: $200 · ReligionWEEKEND BACKPACKS BALTIMORE INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesHELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesGREAT OLD BROADS FOR WILDERNESS: $814 · Human ServicesANIMAS VALLEY INSTITUTE: $520 · Human ServicesNeighborhood House Association: $200 · Human ServicesMancos Valley Dragonfly School: $1,740 · EducationSCHOOL OF LOST BORDERS: $1,000 · EducationONWARD A LEGACY FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EducationBENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION: $450 · EducationAnimas High School: $250 · Education
Other$69,947Philanthropy$8,176Community Improvement$5,900Arts & Culture$4,993Religion$4,735Human Services$4,534Education$4,440

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDeer Hill Foundation: $6,400 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetShanta Foundation Inc: $3,700 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSan Juan Citizens Alliance: $2,878 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMOVEMENT VOTER FUND: $2,200 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetWEEKEND BACKPACKS BALTIMORE INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMancos Valley Dragonfly School: $1,740 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetLOVE SERVE REMEMBER FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKUTE INC DBA KSUT PUBLIC RADIO: $1,426 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDURANGO SANGHA: $1,210 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEACEJAM FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCHOOL OF LOST BORDERS: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THE SOUTHWEST: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLama Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetONWARD A LEGACY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT OLD BROADS FOR WILDERNESS: $814 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMusic in the Mountains Inc: $804 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFINCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSufi Ruhaniat International: $705 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LA PLATA COUNTY INC: $652 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $644 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $620 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $608 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDURANGO ARTS CENTER INC: $608 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $545 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAS VALLEY INSTITUTE: $520 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLazos Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOULDER COUNTY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION: $450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWomens Resource Center in Durango: $402 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPOPULATION CONNECTION: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Gaden Sharste Cultural Foundation: $400 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $361 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEARTH LAW CENTER: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGivenGain Foundation USA: $266 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLEDGELING FOUNDATION: $260 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMERELY PLAYERS: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnimas High School: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNeighborhood House Association: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetScience and Nonduality: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPEPPERS SENIOR DOG SANCTUARY: $150 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC: $120 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Colorado Gives Founda…The Erteszek Foundati…Ballantine Family FundCommunity Foundation …El Pomar FoundationThoren Family Charita…Team UpThe Moniker FoundationRocky Mountain Health…Anschutz Family Found…The Colorado Health F…Tides Foundation
Colorado Gives FoundationCO26.5× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Erteszek Foundation · Ballantine Family Fund · Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado · El Pomar Foundation · Thoren Family Charitable Trust · Team Up · The Moniker Foundation · Rocky Mountain Health Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Tides Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Natural Pathways Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Natural Pathways Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Bennington College Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Natural Pathways Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Natural Pathways Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 70 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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