Maryland · Private foundation
The Catalyst Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $60k
- Granted FY2021
- 37
- Grants FY2021
- 37
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 8%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $7,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 43
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 12
- Total assets, FY2021
- $485k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 8% of the organizations The Catalyst Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 37 | $60k | 8% |
| FY2020 | 36 | $61k | 22% |
| FY2019 | 43 | $70k | 88% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $500 | 0% |
| FY2017 | 25 | $35k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Rescue Committee INC | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Sarah Lawrence College | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Manna Food Center Inc | $9,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Cornerstone Corporation | $9,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Adoptions Together Inc Dba as Paths for Families | $7,900 | 3 | 0% |
| The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College | $7,000 | 4 | 0% |
| 4montgomerys Kids Inc | $6,650 | 3 | 0% |
| The Maryland Food Bank Inc | $6,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $4,050 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 48 grantees
Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($82k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Catalyst Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · Healthcare Initiative Foundation · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Jack R Anderson Foundation · The Gary & Carol Berman Family Foundation Inc · John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation · The Carl M Freeman Foundation Inc · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
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About The Catalyst Foundation
- How much does The Catalyst Foundation give?
- The Catalyst Foundation reported 37 grants totaling $59,700 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 43 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The Catalyst Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (17%), Education (13%), Food & Nutrition (9%).
- Who are The Catalyst Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: International Rescue Committee INC ($15k), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($15k), Sarah Lawrence College ($12k).
- Does The Catalyst Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Catalyst 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 Catalyst Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Washington Community Foundation, Healthcare Initiative Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
- Where is The Catalyst Foundation based?
- The Catalyst Foundation is based in MD.
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