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The Kristina & William Catto 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.

$899k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2024
41
Organizations funded FY2023
41%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
28 to 52
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$26M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 41% of the organizations The Kristina & William Catto Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $240k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthCrime & LegalInternationalOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving33$899k9%
FY202341$1.1M41%
FY202228$1.1M11%
FY202148$500k25%
FY202052$821k52%
FY201933$575k21%
FY201833$564k9%
FY201741$661kn/a
90% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$2.0MHealth$1.1MEnvironment$782kArts & Culture$675kAnimals$369kCivil Rights$194kYouth Development$186kPhilanthropy$63kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
MI
NY
SD
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
DC
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 73 grantees
All grantees of The Kristina & William Catto Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Optimal Wellness Research Foundation Inc$625,0005100%
University of Colorado Foundation$468,53250%
Oceana Inc$280,00060%
Defenders of Wildlife$250,00080%
O Street Museum Foundation$155,00067%
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College$100,00030%
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$95,00060%
The Potomac School$90,00030%
Aspen Valley Land Trust$70,00041%
Casey Trees$70,00040%
Rachel's Network Inc$62,00082%
Museum of Modern Art$60,00020%
The Phillips Collection$55,00020%
National Gallery of Art$55,00050%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$55,00050%
Building Bridges Across the River Inc$50,00030%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$50,00010%
American University$47,50080%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$46,00070%
Horton's Kids Inc$45,00060%
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies$42,50050%
National Public Radio Inc$42,00080%
Red Cloud Renewable$40,00032%
Alliance for Justice$40,00040%
As You Sow$35,00070%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$35,00030%
Friends of the High Line Inc$30,00020%
Peace for DC$30,00021%
Environmental Integrity Project$25,00050%
The DC Central Kitchen Inc$25,00050%
Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc$22,50030%
Street Sense Inc$22,00051%
National Parks Conservation Association$21,50020%
The Film Collaborative Inc$20,00011%
Pine Ridge Girls School Inc$20,00022%
The Aspen Institute Inc$20,00020%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$20,00020%
Access Reproductive Care - Southeast$20,00020%
Whitney Museum of American Art$20,00010%
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Inc$20,00020%
Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter$19,00023%
The Brigid Alliance Inc$15,00010%
International Student House$15,00011%
NAACP Foundation$15,00021%
DC Abortion Fund$12,50010%
Black Women for Wellness$12,50020%
SMYAL Inc$10,00020%
The Studio Theatre Inc$10,00010%
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)$7,50020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$7,50010%
Human Rights Campaign Inc$6,00040%
Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project$5,00010%
The Innocence Project Inc$5,00010%
National Urban League Inc$5,00010%
Global Fund for Women Inc$5,00010%
Pesticide Action Network North America$5,0001n/a
Louisiana Abortion Fund$5,00010%
Bethesda Green Inc$5,00012%
Black Student Fund$5,0002n/a
Avalon Theatre Project Inc$3,00010%
The Traron Center$2,50011%
Girls for Gender Equity Inc$2,00020%
Equal Justice Initiative$2,00020%
American Near East Refugee Aid$2,00010%
Mother Earth Project Incorporated$2,0001n/a
The Sentencing Project$2,00020%
Together We Bake$1,50020%
National Women's Law Center$1,50010%
Black Girls Code Inc$1,00020%
Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy Inc$1,00010%
Washington Peace Center$5001n/a
Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society Inc$5001n/a
William Loveland Foundation$50011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 40 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Kristina & William Catto Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 68 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOptimal Wellness Research Foundation Inc: $625,000 over 5y, 100% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $468,532 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOceana Inc: $280,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $250,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetO Street Museum Foundation: $155,000 over 6y, 6.6% of budgetPresident-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College: $100,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc: $95,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Potomac School: $90,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAspen Valley Land Trust: $70,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCasey Trees: $70,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetRachel's Network Inc: $62,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Phillips Collection: $55,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNational Gallery of Art: $55,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $55,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBuilding Bridges Across the River Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCapital Area Food Bank Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican University: $47,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPhysicians Committee for Responsible Med: $46,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetHorton's Kids Inc: $45,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetAspen Center for Environmental Studies: $42,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetNational Public Radio Inc: $42,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRed Cloud Renewable: $40,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetAlliance for Justice: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAs You Sow: $35,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the High Line Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPeace for DC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetEnvironmental Integrity Project: $25,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe DC Central Kitchen Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVital Voices Global Partnership Inc: $22,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStreet Sense Inc: $22,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $21,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Film Collaborative Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPine Ridge Girls School Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetThe Aspen Institute Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAccess Reproductive Care - Southeast: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWhitney Museum of American Art: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Aspen Animal Shelter: $19,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetThe Brigid Alliance Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Student House: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetNAACP Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetDC Abortion Fund: $12,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBlack Women for Wellness: $12,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSMYAL Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Studio Theatre Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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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 68.

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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.

Greater Washington Community FoundationDC26.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation · The Ford Foundation · The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc · The Rockefeller Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Impactassetsinc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 The Kristina & William Catto Foundation

How much does The Kristina & William Catto Foundation give?
The Kristina & William Catto Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $899,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 52 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Kristina & William Catto Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (33%), Health (18%), Environment (13%).
Who are The Kristina & William Catto Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Optimal Wellness Research Foundation Inc ($625k), University of Colorado Foundation ($469k), Oceana Inc ($280k).
Does The Kristina & William Catto Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Kristina & William Catto 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 Kristina & William Catto Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Washington Community Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation.
Where is The Kristina & William Catto Foundation based?
The Kristina & William Catto Foundation is based in MD.

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 113 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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