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Private foundation (trust)EIN 300286950Est. 2005-11

THE CATALYST FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 606061899

Total Assets

$5.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$403K

FY 2024

Grants Made

23

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$18K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$60K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$521K

Total Expenses

$479K

Qualifying Distributions

$411K

Distributable Amount

$261K

Min. Investment Return

$261K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

23 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $10K to maximum $60K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $494K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

123 grants

RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE INC
$280K
5 grants
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
$230K
5 grants
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA
$225K
5 grants
NEW ISRAEL FUND
$220K
6 grants
AJWS SAN FRANCISCO
$160K
4 grants
PEN AMERICAN CENTER
$125K
5 grants
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
$125K
5 grants
SF-MARIN FOOD BANK
$120K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

123 grants

<$10K
73
grants
$10–50K
43
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

California
$1.0M
46% of total
New York
$570K
26% of total
Massachusetts
$276K
12% of total
Connecticut
$120K
5% of total
Alabama
$80K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$60K
3% of total
New Jersey
$30K
1% of total
Maryland
$25K
1% of total
Michigan
$20K
1% of total
Delaware
$10K
0% of total

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