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The Pilgrim Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.6M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
66
Grants FY2025
48
Organizations funded FY2024
8%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
44 to 48
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
21
Total assets, FY2025
$28M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 8% of the organizations The Pilgrim Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $127k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
InternationalEducationPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentAnimalsCommunity ImprovementOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving53$2.2M15%
FY202448$1.8M8%
FY202348$1.6M8%
FY202248$2.0M13%
FY202144$1.5M11%
FY202047$1.8Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

International$5.5MPhilanthropy$1.7MReligion$1.5MHuman Services$1.1MCommunity Improvement$890kEducation$630kYouth Development$591kEmployment$325kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
ID
IL
MI
NY
IA
IN
OH
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Restavek Freedom Foundation$958,83567%
Aruna Project$450,00065%
Sinapis Group Inc$440,00065%
Love Without Boundaries Foundation$410,00063%
Gathering of West Chester$405,5006n/a
Cure International Inc$325,00060%
Unshattered Inc$310,020614%
Mosaic Sa$307,500622%
Forgotten Voices International$295,000611%
Neema Project$285,000618%
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All grantees of The Pilgrim Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Restavek Freedom Foundation$958,83567%
Aruna Project$450,00065%
Sinapis Group Inc$440,00065%
Love Without Boundaries Foundation$410,00063%
Gathering of West Chester$405,5006n/a
Cure International Inc$325,00060%
Unshattered Inc$310,020614%
Mosaic Sa$307,500622%
Forgotten Voices International$295,000611%
Neema Project$285,000618%
Hope International$285,00060%
Friends of Haiti Providence University$265,000647%
Edify$255,00061%
Restore NYC Inc$252,50061%
Hope Walks Inc$230,20062%
Heartline Ministries$210,00064%
JoyCorps Project$205,000510%
Delaware County Christian School Society$195,00060%
The Sparrow Fund$190,000621%
Bridge Academy and Community Center$177,60069%
Mind the Gap$177,100645%
Harvest Christian Group Inc$175,000419%
Water Missions International$170,00040%
Link Global$160,00041%
Westside Community Center$159,000613%
International Justice Mission$155,00040%
Accounting Beyond Borders$150,505616%
Delaware County Christian School Foundation$150,00031%
Meto Inc$150,000110%
Rose Womens Foundation$145,000311%
Mission Aviation Fellowship$145,0006n/a
The Parkesburg Point$130,00054%
CRISTA Ministries$125,00020%
Connections Homes Inc$120,00053%
World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals$112,50030%
Partners Relief & Development$110,00022%
Christian Veterinary Mission$105,00030%
Ctc International Inc$102,50034%
Praxis Inc$100,00051%
The Gathering$96,50065%
Aspire for Humanity Initiatives$96,000415%
Providence Church Coatesville Inc$95,0006n/a
Made to Love Inc$89,350650%
Mom's House Inc of Greater Philadelphia$80,00064%
The Biologos Foundation Inc$77,50061%
Good Works Inc$75,00041%
Saltexchange Inc$70,00024%
Andrew L Hicks Jr Foundation$69,50034%
Reach Out Lafond Inc$65,000415%
Young Life$65,00060%
Hopewell United Methodist Church$62,5006n/a
Apparent Project$60,00064%
The City School$60,00021%
Justice Defense Fund$51,50014%
Fdm Foundation$50,00020%
The Chosen & Dearly Loved Foundation$40,00022%
Church World Service Inc$30,00010%
Spanish Health Ministry Inc$30,000213%
Healing Hands of Joy$30,0001n/a
Redeem International$25,00011%
LaOlam$25,00018%
Cradle of Hope Inc$25,00016%
Vets to Vets United Inc$25,000210%
Impact Senegal Inc$22,46817%
Professionals in Christian Philanthropy$20,00013%
Faith Driven Movements$20,0001n/a
Bluefields America$15,000124%
The Preemptive Love Coalition$15,00010%
Christian Alliance for Orphans$5,00010%
Ch Pennsylvania Under - 21$5,00010%
Servingleaders Ministries Inc$60010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($325k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Pilgrim Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 65 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRestavek Freedom Foundation: $958,835 over 6y, 6.6% of budgetAruna Project: $450,000 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetSinapis Group Inc: $440,000 over 6y, 4.5% of budgetLove Without Boundaries Foundation: $410,000 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetCure International Inc: $325,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUnshattered Inc: $310,020 over 6y, 14% of budgetMosaic Sa: $307,500 over 6y, 22% of budgetForgotten Voices International: $295,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetNeema Project: $285,000 over 6y, 18% of budgetHope International: $285,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of Haiti Providence University: $265,000 over 6y, 47% of budgetEdify: $255,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetRestore NYC Inc: $252,500 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetHope Walks Inc: $230,200 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetHeartline Ministries: $210,000 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetJoyCorps Project: $205,000 over 5y, 10% of budgetDelaware County Christian School Society: $195,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Sparrow Fund: $190,000 over 6y, 21% of budgetBridge Academy and Community Center: $177,600 over 6y, 8.8% of budgetMind the Gap: $177,100 over 6y, 45% of budgetHarvest Christian Group Inc: $175,000 over 4y, 19% of budgetWater Missions International: $170,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLink Global: $160,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetWestside Community Center: $159,000 over 6y, 13% of budgetInternational Justice Mission: $155,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAccounting Beyond Borders: $150,505 over 6y, 16% of budgetDelaware County Christian School Foundation: $150,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetMeto Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetRose Womens Foundation: $145,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetThe Parkesburg Point: $130,000 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetCRISTA Ministries: $125,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetConnections Homes Inc: $120,000 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetWorld Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals: $112,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPartners Relief & Development: $110,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetChristian Veterinary Mission: $105,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCtc International Inc: $102,500 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetPraxis Inc: $100,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetThe Gathering: $96,500 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetAspire for Humanity Initiatives: $96,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetMade to Love Inc: $89,350 over 6y, 50% of budgetMom's House Inc of Greater Philadelphia: $80,000 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetThe Biologos Foundation Inc: $77,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetGood Works Inc: $75,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetSaltexchange Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetAndrew L Hicks Jr Foundation: $69,500 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetReach Out Lafond Inc: $65,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetYoung Life: $65,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetApparent Project: $60,000 over 6y, 4.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 65.

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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.

Servant FoundationKS27.3× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · Ten Talents Foundation · First Fruit Inc · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · Micah 68 Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Dovetail Impact Foundation (Fka David Weekley Family Foundation) · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Love Thy Neighbor Too · Stewardship Foundation · International Generosity Foundation Trust · Connelly 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.

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How do I get to The Pilgrim Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Pilgrim 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.

About The Pilgrim Foundation

How much does The Pilgrim Foundation give?
The Pilgrim Foundation reported 66 grants totaling $2,599,907 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 44 and 48 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Pilgrim Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (43%), Philanthropy (13%), Religion (11%).
Who are The Pilgrim Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Restavek Freedom Foundation ($959k), Aruna Project ($450k), Sinapis Group Inc ($440k).
Does The Pilgrim Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Pilgrim Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Pilgrim Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Servant Foundation, Ten Talents Foundation, First Fruit Inc.
Where is The Pilgrim Foundation based?
The Pilgrim Foundation is based in DE.

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 79 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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