Learning Pathways Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and you should not send one.
- The filing states no geographic focus and its recipients include universities, a medical school, a high school, a public library and other charities, though most recorded grants went to New York and Maryland, so fit rests on the work itself.
- Typical grants fall between $2,400 and $250,000, and the median grant was $17,500, so a request around that size matches its record.
- In the filing, 74% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded earlier, so an existing relationship is likely to matter a great deal.
- The filings do not describe its funding field or how it chooses grantees, so establish a connection first and do not assume a particular programme focus.
Overview
Learning Pathways Foundation is a US private foundation based in Lutherville, MD.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The recorded grants went to universities and a medical school, as well as a high school, a public library and other charitable organisations. The purposes were recorded as restricted or unrestricted, with restricted grants forming the larger share; the filings do not say what those restrictions supported. Grants were recorded in New York, Maryland and Delaware. These are the locations of past recipients, not stated eligibility boundaries. The filings provide no description of the foundation’s overall funding field, the kinds of organisations it seeks to support, or its grantmaking approach. Accordingly, the evidence supports describing its recipients and the restricted character of most recorded grants, but not a broader programmatic priority.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and Maryland.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 74% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 11 grants to organisations were $17,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 67% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 74% of grant dollars went to organisations Learning Pathways Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $11,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Maryland Medical School · Restricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Merr Institute · Unrestricted$17,5002024 tax year
- Archbishop Curley High School · Restricted$11,0002024 tax year
- Agoge Project · Restricted$10,0002024 tax year
- Frankford Public Library · Unrestricted$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Richard Hoffman — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $731,089 | $291,000 | $9,446,434 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $678,770 | $302,400 | $3,970,805 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $565,964 | $148,500 | $10,614,157 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Lutherville, MD