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Catena Foundation: 80 grants to organizations, $27.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Catena Foundation, a private foundation in Carbondale, CO, paid 80 grants to organizations totaling $27,208,117 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $3,250,000 to New Venture Fund in Washington, DC for community engagement.
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- EIN
- 813783868
- Based in
- Carbondale, CO
- Assets
- $596,379,235
- Grants paid
- $27,197,754
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202523219349106862. It reported $27,197,754 in grants paid; 80 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Community engagement | Environment | $3,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust for Public Land | San Fransisco, CA | Conservation | Environment | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | Community engagement | Public and societal benefit | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Defending Democracy Together Institute | Washington, DC | General operating support | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | Crisis response | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Third Way Institute | Washington, DC | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Policy Impact (name Change in 2025 To Contina Impact) | Berkeley, CA | Community engagement | $945,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project | New York, NY | Community engagement | Human services | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Community engagement | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $775,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Immigration Council | Washington, DC | Community engagement | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Global Change Institute | Basalt, CO | Conservation | Education | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Community engagement | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equis Institute | San Francisco, CA | Community engagement | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Issue One | Washington, DC | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Welcoming America | Atlanta, GA | Community engagement | Human services | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western States Center | Portland, OR | Community engagement | Public and societal benefit | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Refugee Assistance | New York, NY | General operating support | $440,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | Conservation | Environment | $410,673 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fwduseducation Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Community engagement | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unidosus | Washington, DC | Community engagement | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Resguardo Kogui Malayo Arhuaco | Santa Marta, CO | Conservation | $397,992 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Canopy Northwest Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | General operating support | $397,440 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Refugee Congress | Washington, DC | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $380,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Policy Innovation Center | College Park, MD | Conservation | Environment | $355,526 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Youth Law | Oakland, CA | Community engagement | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neem Foundation | NI | Crisis response | $337,788 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado State University Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | Conservation | Education | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Define American | Los Angeles, CA | Community engagement | Human services | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center | El Paso, TX | General operating support | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | Community engagement | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Community engagement | Public and societal benefit | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| States United Democracy Center | Washington, DC | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Tech and Civic Life | Chicago, IL | Community engagement | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Refugee Council USA | Washington, DC | General operating support | Human services | $265,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Canyon Youth | Flagstaff, AZ | Community engagement | Recreation and sports | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition | Nashville, TN | Community engagement | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tech Assist Partnership of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | Conservation | $203,463 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cities Forward Inc | Washington, DC | Community engagement | Public and societal benefit | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Voter Project Fund | Philadelphia, PA | Community engagement | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Community engagement | Education | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | Conservation | Animal-related | $163,824 | apps.irs.gov |
| Education Reform Now | New York, NY | General operating support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Canyon Trust | Flagstaff, AZ | Conservation | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Social science | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Community engagement | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meridian Institute | Dillion, CO | Conservation | $145,320 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Journalism | Aspen, CO | Conservation | Arts, culture and humanities | $143,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| High Desert Devo | Cortez, CO | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $139,650 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Conservation | Science and technology | $137,351 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ecoflight | Aspen, CO | Conservation | Environment | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rural Arizona Engagement | Coolidge, AZ | Community engagement | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Solutions for An Independent Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | Community engagement | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voter Formation Project | Washington, DC | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheel Fun | Sedona, AZ | Community engagement | Youth development | $119,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mormon Women for Ethical Government Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | Community engagement | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tayas Yawks | Klamath Falls, OR | Community engagement | $113,371 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chiloquin Vision in Progress | Chiloquin, OR | Community engagement | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | Conservation | Environment | $103,922 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rural Utah Project Education Fund | Salt Lake City, UT | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Justice Action Center | Los Angeles, CA | Community engagement | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Inst of Land Policy | Phoenix, AZ | Community engagement | $66,720 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Klamath River Renewal Corp | Berkeley, CA | Conservation | Environment | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association | Aspen, CO | Conservation | $53,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Himalayan Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Crisis response | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montezuma Land Conservancy | Cortez, CO | Community engagement | Environment | $49,840 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | Crisis response | Social science | $49,537 | apps.irs.gov |
| Applegate Forestry LLC | Corvallis, OR | Community engagement | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisteqn'eemit | Lapwai, ID | Community engagement | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sustainable Northwest | Portland, OR | Community engagement | Community improvement and capacity building | $17,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Colorado Avalanche Information Center | Evergeen, CO | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evergreen State College Foundation | Olympia, WA | General operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Canyon River Guides | Flagstaff, AZ | General operating support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc | Aspen, CO | General operating support | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Northern Arizona | Flagstaff, AZ | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prescott College | Prescott, AZ | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Whale Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | General operating support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lakota Fund | Kyle, SD | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Domenico | San Anselmo, CA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hopi Foundation | Kykotsmovi, AZ | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roaring Fork Public Radio | Aspen, CO | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $7,519,961 |
| Public and societal benefit | $2,600,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,575,000 |
| Education | $2,515,000 |
| Human services | $1,900,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,325,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,050,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $389,650 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $9,826,888 |
| California | $5,875,673 |
| New York | $2,990,000 |
| Colorado | $1,665,732 |
| North Carolina | $1,450,000 |
| Arizona | $1,076,683 |
| Oregon | $735,571 |
| Georgia | $450,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. 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.