· Private foundation
The Holt Catania Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- $10k–50k3 grants · $30k
- $250k+2 grants · $3.0M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| NITA STEWART HALEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY | $2,000,000 |
| TEXAS RANGER ASSOC FOUNDATION | $1,000,000 |
| SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | $10,000 |
| FOOD FOR THOUGHT OUTREACH | $10,000 |
| GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY21–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
6 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- NSNita Stewart Haley Memorial Library2× · 2022–2024 · $3.1M · revenue +27% · 75% of their budget
- TRTEXAS RANGER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION2× · 2023–2024 · $2.0M · revenue -13% · 57% of their budget
- NNMWA2× · 2021–2022 · $100k
Funded once
- TPTHE PAPER BEAR INCone grant, 2023 · $417k · 61% of their budget
- COCASA OF WEST TEXASone grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +5%
- CACARING AND SHARING OF S WALTONone grant, 2023 · $10k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
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.
The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.
The following are the purposes for which the corporation is organized as set forth in the certificate of formation: the purposes for which the corporation is organized are (i) to endow a presidential archival depository, as defined by…
To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.
The lyndon baines johnson foundation's mission is to manage and hold funds to support the operations of the lbj presidential library & museum and the lbj school of public affairs at the university of texas at austin.
Our mission is to bring together a comprehensive collection of texas fossils for the purpose of engaging and educating the general public. through meaningful educational experiences, we hope to stimulate appreciation for texas unique…
We will share the petroleum and energy story and its impact on our lives.
As the state chamber of commerce, tab is the most influential and dominant voice for public policy issues affecting business in texas. through proven results-oriented advocacy and member services, tab develops a climate in texas which…
The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…
We believe the legacy of the past enhances and enriches the lives of current and future generations. we strive to preserve and interpret our history through exhibits, programs, and archives that will evoke an appreciation of our shared…
To strengthen the association of former students, promote the interests and welfare of texas a&m university, perpetuate ties of affection and esteem formed in university or college days, and serve the student body.
The amon carter museum of western art was established through the generosity of amon g. carter sr. (1879-1955) to house his collection of more than 400 paintings and sculptures by fredric remingtion and charles m. russell, to collect,…
The Museum was organized to distribute educational information and data on animals of the world; and provide a channel for organized efforts to promote a public understanding and acceptance of sport hunting as an effective tool for…
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 14 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds Nita Stewart Haley Memorial Library ↗
- Who funds TEXAS RANGER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE PAPER BEAR INC ↗
- Who funds FOOD FOR THOUGHT OUTREACH INC ↗
- Who funds THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds CASA OF WEST TEXAS ↗
- Who funds STARLIGHT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds ALAQUA ANIMAL REFUGE INC ↗
- Who funds ELLEN NOEL ART MUSEUM OF THE PERMIAN BASIN ↗
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: National Philanthropic Trust · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Holt Catania Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Holt Catania Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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