Pilot Achieves Gold

For Immediate Release

Macon, Georgia- Pilot International, Inc. is proud to share that we’ve earned our 2024 Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid, a leading nonprofit research and data center formed in 2019 when GuideStar and the Foundation Center merged.

To earn the Gold Seal, Pilot International provided qualitative information about our vision, leadership, and financial health. Less than five percent of the 1.8 million nonprofits registered with Candid are recognized with this distinction.

Only 9% of nonprofit organizations hold a seal at all and we are proud to be among them. The Seal represents Pilot Internationals’ commitment to transparency and being a good steward of the funds that our donors invest in our mission.

About Pilot International

Pilot International is a community-based volunteer service organization founded in 1921 in Macon, GA, on the guiding principles of “Friendship and Service.”

From its very beginnings, Pilot International and its clubs have been dedicated to spreading the spirit of volunteerism throughout the world.Since its founding, members across the United States, Bahamas, Japan and South Africa help Pilot International proudly serve the varying needs of communities around the world.

Pilot recruits youth through volunteer service organizations for young people. Today’s Anchor and Compass members are tomorrow's Pilots.

Molly Wilkins
Communications Specialist
Pilot International
communications@pilothq.org

About Candid
Candid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides the most comprehensive data and insights about the social sector. Every year, millions of nonprofits spend trillions of dollars around the world. Candid finds out where that money comes from, where it goes, and why it matters. Candid was formed in 2019 when GuideStar and Foundation Center merged. Candid combined GuideStar's tools on nonprofits and Foundation Center's tools on foundations with new resources to offer more comprehensive, real-time information about the social sector. Find out more at candid.org and on LinkedIn and Instagram. 

Mary Steyer
Senior Director of Communications & Brand Awareness, Candid
media@candid.org

Emma Chase
Red Fan Communications for Candid
512-917-4319
media@candid.org