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Caterpillar Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$44M
Granted FY2023
200
Grants FY2023
12
States reached
$63k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$270kEducation$246kEnvironment$78kReligion$34kHealth$31kHuman Services$26kArts & Culture$25kInternational$16kOther$0
02FY2023 · 200 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 200 grants below total $374,889, the rows itemized in this filing. The $43,500,310 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $43,125,421 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k194 grants · $202k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $110k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $63k
$340
Median grant
12
States reached
$266M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY$63,152
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY$36,598
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY$28,882
CONVOY OF HOPE FOUNDATION$20,000
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN-ST PAUL$14,134
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION$10,000
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY$9,027
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY INC$6,901
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN-ST PAUL$6,245
TURNING POINT PREGNANCY RESOURCES CENTER INC$5,150
AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC$5,128
AUBURN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC$5,128
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA$5,128
TORREY PINES HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC$5,000
02Its 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.

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Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
2
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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5
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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6
Ashland University

Ashland university, guided by our christian heritage, is a comprehensive, private university that provides a transformative learning experience, shaping graduates who work, serve and lead with integrity in their local, national, and global…

Education
7
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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8
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
9
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
10
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
11
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
12
Park University

Park university's mission is to transform lives through accessible, student-centered, quality higher education.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Convoy of Hope Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Abigail Women's Clinic - Pregnancy Outreach Center. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

163 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. 163 of the 260 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
17
Early backer (in before they grew)
160/163
Grantees still filing
121/163
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Kenan Foundation Asia: $260,000 · OtherKenan Foundation Asia+124 more: $148,014 · Other+124 moreBRADLEY UNIVERSITY: $137,659 · EducationBRADLEY UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL: $27,309 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - …UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Education+24 more: $33,448 · Education+24 moreONE TREE PLANTED INC: $70,000 · PhilanthropyONE TREE PL…CREATE FOUNDATION: $3,750 · PhilanthropyMIDWAY USA FOUNDATION INC: $3,050 · Philanthropy+3 more: $1,540 · PhilanthropyCONVOY OF HOPE FOUNDATION: $21,930 · ReligionCAMPUS OUTREACH SERVE INC: $9,824 · Religion4 TUCSON INC: $8,200 · ReligionZaytuna College Inc: $5,000 · ReligionPARADISUS DEI INC: $2,351 · ReligionIN THE MIDST HONDURAS: $1,790 · ReligionTURNING POINT PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INC: $5,150 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH: $4,925 · Human ServicesCHADDOCK CHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $4,775 · Human ServicesBIG OAK RANCH INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesWELLS OF LIFE INC: $1,310 · Human ServicesUNION GOSPEL MISSION ASSOCIATION OF ST PAUL INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesSKY'S THE LIMIT FUND: $1,000 · Human ServicesUNITED STATES VETERANS INITIATIVE: $800 · Human Services+3 more: $1,094 · Human ServicesBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $6,951 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $2,750 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $2,600 · HealthPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $2,247 · HealthAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation: $1,925 · HealthA NEW LEAF: $1,000 · HealthTALBOT HOUSE INC: $1,000 · Health+6 more: $1,253 · HealthTHEATER & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY DBA LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE: $5,000 · Arts & CulturePARAMOUNT ARTS CENTRE: $1,080 · Arts & CultureUPSTREAM ARTS INC: $1,000 · Arts & CulturePlaywrights Project: $755 · Arts & CultureTWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $520 · Arts & CultureTHE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $500 · Arts & CultureTHE NEW CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $400 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $1,100 · Arts & Culture
Other$408,014Education$208,416Philanthropy$78,340Religion$49,095Human Services$22,554Health$19,726Arts & Culture$10,355

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBRADLEY UNIVERSITY: $137,659 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetONE TREE PLANTED INC: $70,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL: $27,309 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALFRED STATE COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget4 TUCSON INC: $8,200 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $6,951 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INC: $5,150 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $5,128 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTorrey Pines High School Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of the Pacific: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATER & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY DBA LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJubilee Community Development Corp: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetZaytuna College Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH: $4,925 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHADDOCK CHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $4,775 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $4,043 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCREATE FOUNDATION: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL INC: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $3,532 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $3,204 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIDWAY USA FOUNDATION INC: $3,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALDO LEOPOLD FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $2,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $2,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $2,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLENDALE ASSOCIATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG OAK RANCH INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Thacher School Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARADISUS DEI INC: $2,351 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $2,247 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALBEMARLE AREA UNITED WAY: $2,062 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHAMPAIGN COUNTY CASA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPRESIDENT-BOARD OF TRUSTEES SANTA CLARA COLLEGE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation: $1,925 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,875 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIN THE MIDST HONDURAS: $1,790 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMISSOURI PARKS ASSOCIATION: $1,600 over 1y, 0.9% of budget413 STRONG INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWELLS OF LIFE INC: $1,310 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $1,175 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $1,140 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION INC: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARAMOUNT ARTS CENTRE: $1,080 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $1,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNION GOSPEL MISSION ASSOCIATION OF ST PAUL INC: $1,000 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.

Shell USA Company Fou…The San Diego Foundat…Community Foundation …Jewish Community Foun…Butler Snow O'Mara St…Van Devender Family F…Sempra FoundationIbm International Fou…Ergon Foundation IncCommunity Foundation …Commerce Bancshares F…Christian Community F…
Shell USA Company FoundationTX17.4× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · Community Foundation for Mississippi · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada Foundation · Van Devender Family Foundation William Van Devender Trustee · Sempra Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Ergon Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis

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.

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 260 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $56M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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