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Catalyst Foundation: 8 grants to organizations, $253,395 (tax year ended December 2025)
Catalyst Foundation, a private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT, paid 8 grants to organizations totaling $253,395 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 15, 2026. The largest was $151,895 to Utah Film Center in Salt Lake City, UT for free community films and discussions.
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- EIN
- 870666762
- Based in
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Assets
- $12,336,630
- Grants paid
- $253,395
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202601359349103795. It reported $253,395 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Film Center | Salt Lake City, UT | Free community films and discussions | $151,895 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness | Owings Mills, MD | General charitable purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salt Lake Arts Academy | Salt Lake City, UT | General charitable purpose | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uc San Diego Foundation | La Jolla, CA | General charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arthur C Clarke Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute of World Politics | Washington, DC | General charitable purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hogle Zoo | Salt Lake City, UT | General charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wamu 885 | Washington, DC | Public radio | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202541369349100404. It reported $173,400 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healing Place | Louisville, KY | General charitable purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | General charitable purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Benie Foundation | San Diego, CA | General charitable purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Council On Foreign Relations | New York, NY | International diplomacy | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Film Festival | Washington, DC | Public film festival | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Jolla Institute for Immunology | La Jolla, CA | General charitable purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chevy Chase at Home | Chevy Chase, MD | Help seniors live at home | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| KPBS - San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | Public radio | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arthur C Clarke Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General charitable purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kuer - University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Public radio | $2,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | Gen | Public and societal benefit | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Committee for Human Rights in North Korea | Washington, DC | General charitable purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hogle Zoo | Salt Lake City, UT | General charitable purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coronado Times | Coronado, CA | General charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cosmos Club Historic Preservation Fund | Washington, DC | Historic preservation | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edison Electric Institute | Washington, DC | General | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute of International Education | New York, NY | General charitbale purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LDS Philanthropies | Provo, UT | General charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planet World Museum | Washington, DC | General charitable purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weta - FM TV | Arlington, VA | Public radio | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wamu 885 | Washington, DC | Public radio | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $30,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $26,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $2,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Utah | $198,295 |
| Maryland | $55,000 |
| California | $51,000 |
| Virginia | $38,500 |
| District of Columbia | $33,000 |
| Kentucky | $30,000 |
| New York | $21,000 |
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Updated May 15, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.