How much does Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties give?

Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties reported 38 itemized grants totaling $1,087,314, out of $1,173,316 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 50 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.

What does Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties fund?

By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (21%), Housing & Shelter (16%), Human Services (15%).

Who are Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Union Bethel a M E Church ($668k), Pilipino Workers Center of Southern ($331k), Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans ($325k).

Does Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties fund new organizations?

In FY2023, 62% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, The Conrad Prebys Foundation, Alliance Healthcare Foundation.

Where is Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties based?

Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties is based in CA.

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Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties

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$1.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving): 38
Itemized grants FY2024: 50
Organizations funded FY2023: 62%
First-time grantees FY2023

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Itemized, FY2024: $1.1M; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024: $10,000
Largest grant, FY2024: $190,000
Organizations funded a year: 14 to 50; FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024: 1
Total assets, FY2024: $7.9M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 62% of the organizations Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties funded were first-time grantees, receiving 68% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.5M went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

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

Human ServicesArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementEducationCivil RightsHousing & ShelterOther

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 year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2024still arriving	34	$1.1M	71%
FY2023	50	$5.1M	62%
FY2022	23	$1.5M	43%
FY2021	32	$824k	53%
FY2020	43	$2.1M	67%
FY2019	23	$1.0M	74%
FY2018	14	$547k	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$2.5MHousing & Shelter$2.0MHuman Services$1.9MCommunity Improvement$1.1MCivil Rights$917kFood & Nutrition$721kHealth$522kEnvironment$512kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Union Bethel a M E Church	$667,958	4	n/a
Pilipino Workers Center of Southern	$331,225	6	3%
Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans	$325,335	6	7%
Al Otro Lado	$325,276	1	8%
Mission Edge San Diego	$319,799	3	2%
Project New Village	$310,693	5	43%
Jewish Family Service of San Diego	$304,488	4	0%
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation	$297,261	2	0%
Imperial County Historical Society	$284,522	1	70%
Environmental Health Coalition	$277,261	3	2%

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All grantees of Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Union Bethel a M E Church	$667,958	4	n/a
Pilipino Workers Center of Southern	$331,225	6	3%
Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans	$325,335	6	7%
Al Otro Lado	$325,276	1	8%
Mission Edge San Diego	$319,799	3	2%
Project New Village	$310,693	5	43%
Jewish Family Service of San Diego	$304,488	4	0%
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation	$297,261	2	0%
Imperial County Historical Society	$284,522	1	70%
Environmental Health Coalition	$277,261	3	2%
Pillars of the Community	$251,126	5	17%
Labors Training and Community Development Alliance	$245,693	4	15%
San Diego Housing Federation	$213,750	4	6%
Union of Pan Asian Communities	$207,500	2	1%
Casa Familiar Inc	$205,000	1	2%
Townspeople	$200,000	1	9%
Regional Task Force on the Homeless	$192,500	3	1%
Refugee Assistance Center Inc	$190,000	1	39%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc	$190,000	1	0%
California State University San Marcos Foundation	$175,000	2	2%
Interfaith Community Services Inc	$164,050	3	0%
California Coast Credit Union	$150,000	1	n/a
Via International	$147,261	2	20%
Voices of Our City Choir Inc	$146,250	2	32%
North County LGBTQ Resource Center	$143,850	2	8%
Disco Riot	$142,261	1	67%
Outside the Lens	$142,261	1	6%
Media Arts Center San Diego	$142,261	1	8%
Playwrights Project	$142,261	1	17%
Asian Culture and Media Alliance Inc	$142,261	1	77%
Best Step Forward	$142,261	1	28%
San Diego Urban Warriors	$142,261	1	n/a
Kumeyaay Community College Inc	$142,261	1	n/a
The Urban Collaborative Project Dba Urban Collaborative Project	$142,261	1	31%
Maraya Performing Arts Collective	$142,261	1	59%
Los Amigos De La Comunidad Inc	$142,261	1	75%
San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts	$142,261	1	n/a
Hill Street Country Club	$142,261	1	n/a
Circle of Life Connection	$135,000	2	25%
Comite Civico del Valle Inc	$130,000	3	3%
Grid Alternatives	$125,000	1	n/a
Elderhelp of San Diego	$117,500	2	4%
Center on Policy Initiatives	$109,799	1	4%
Universidad Popular	$109,057	1	85%
RISE Urban Leadership Institute of San Diego	$105,000	2	7%
San Diego Community College District	$100,000	1	n/a
Path	$100,000	2	0%
Lakeside Union School District	$100,000	2	n/a
Equality Alliance of San Diego	$95,000	1	4%
Imperial Valley Food Bank	$95,000	1	1%
A Reason To Survive	$95,000	1	8%
Haitian Bridge Alliance	$90,947	1	3%
Crisis House	$89,268	3	3%
San Diego Hunger Coalition	$85,000	1	8%
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego	$80,000	2	0%
San Diego Youth Services	$75,000	1	0%
San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Inc	$75,000	1	2%
Homes for San Diegans	$70,000	2	9%
Somali Bantu Association of America	$67,500	2	8%
Pacific Arts Movement	$60,000	1	7%
Kitchens for Good	$60,000	1	2%
Reuben H Fleet Science Center	$57,500	1	1%
The San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center	$56,000	2	1%
International Rescue Committee INC	$55,000	3	0%
Women of Color Roar Media	$55,000	1	22%
LeSar Development Consultants	$50,000	1	n/a
Collective Freedom	$50,000	1	91%
Feeding San Diego	$50,000	1	0%
American Friends Service Committee	$47,947	1	n/a
County of San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation	$45,636	1	1%
San Diego Organizing Project	$40,000	1	3%
Casa Cornelia Legal Services	$36,400	3	0%
Mana de San Diego	$36,400	3	2%
Uc San Diego Foundation	$35,200	2	0%
Free to Thrive	$35,000	3	2%
Global Policy Leadership Academy	$35,000	1	n/a
Sister Cities Project	$35,000	2	n/a
Logan Heights Community Development Corporation	$34,775	2	1%
Paving Great Futures	$33,287	1	n/a
San Diego Center for Children	$30,000	2	0%
Home Start Inc	$30,000	2	0%
Just in Time for Foster Youth	$30,000	2	0%
Harvey Family Foundation	$30,000	1	2%
Casa De Amparo	$26,400	2	0%
San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation	$25,000	2	16%
Call Blackline	$25,000	1	n/a
Kind Inc	$25,000	1	0%
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights	$25,000	1	0%
City Heights Community Development Corporation	$25,000	1	1%
Lived Experience Advisors	$25,000	1	n/a
Fern Street Community Arts Inc	$25,000	1	9%
San Diego Community College Auxiliary Organization	$25,000	1	3%
Olivewoods Gardens & Learning Center Inc	$25,000	1	2%
Chicano Federation of San Diego	$25,000	2	0%
Council on American-Islamic Relations California	$25,000	1	0%
Lived Experience Advisers LLC	$23,750	1	n/a
Depositing Empowerment Through Outreach and Urban	$22,500	2	3%
Friends of We Chinese in America	$20,000	1	n/a
Coastal Roots Farm	$20,000	1	1%
YMCA of San Diego County	$20,000	1	0%
New PATH	$20,000	1	4%
Filipino Migrant Center	$18,400	1	4%
North County Lifeline Inc Dba Lifeline Community Services	$17,500	1	0%
St Vincent de Paul Village Inc	$16,000	1	0%
Accessity	$15,000	1	0%
Southwestern College Foundation	$15,000	1	1%
Think Dignity	$15,000	1	3%
Csa San Diego County	$15,000	1	3%
Black American Political Association of California	$15,000	1	74%
Humble Design Inc	$15,000	1	0%
Community Action Service & Advocacy	$12,800	1	1%
Somali Family Service of San Diego	$12,500	1	1%
Hip Hop Health and Wellness	$10,000	1	n/a
The Vision Culture Foundation	$10,000	1	19%
JIREH Providers	$10,000	1	5%
Phatcamp Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
EMRG Collaborative LLC	$10,000	1	n/a
Community Advocates for Just and Moral Governance	$10,000	1	3%
Council of Equity Advocacy SD	$10,000	1	n/a
Pacific Southwest Community Development Corporation	$10,000	1	1%
United Women of East Africa Support Team	$10,000	1	0%
Immigrant Defenders Law Center	$10,000	1	0%
Future Construction Leaders Foundation	$10,000	1	5%
John Stacy Lyons Memorial Fndtn	$10,000	1	11%
I Am Green Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Phatcrops	$10,000	1	n/a
Giving Hands Inc Nonprofit Organization	$10,000	1	n/a
Shoe Drive Worldwide	$10,000	1	n/a
Mundo Gardens	$10,000	1	3%
Growth & Success Training & Housing Corporation	$10,000	1	n/a
March for Black Womxn San Diego	$10,000	1	n/a
Townspeople	$7,500	1	n/a
Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center Inc	$5,053	1	2%
Destination Home SV	$5,000	1	n/a
Imperial Valley Wellness Foundation	$5,000	1	1%
National Black Contractors Foundation of America	$5,000	1	n/a
United Taxi Workers of San Diego	$5,000	1	5%
Funders Together to End Homelessnes	$5,000	1	1%
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Parish in San Diego Ca Real Prop S	$5,000	1	n/a

Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($151k), not named here.

Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 13 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 107 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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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 107.

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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.

The San Diego FoundationCA102.4× affinity71 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Alliance Healthcare Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · The Parker Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The California Endowment · United Way of San Diego County · Sempra Foundation · David C Copley Foundation · The San Diego Women's Foundation · The Cushman 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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About Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties

How much does Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties give?: Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties reported 38 itemized grants totaling $1,087,314, out of $1,173,316 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 50 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties fund?: By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (21%), Housing & Shelter (16%), Human Services (15%).
Who are Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Union Bethel a M E Church ($668k), Pilipino Workers Center of Southern ($331k), Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans ($325k).
Does Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties fund new organizations?: In FY2023, 62% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, The Conrad Prebys Foundation, Alliance Healthcare Foundation.
Where is Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties based?: Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties is based in CA.