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The Catalyst Foundation: 23 grants to organizations, $403,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Catalyst Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 23 grants to organizations totaling $403,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 26, 2025. The largest was $60,000 to New Israel Fund in San Francisco, CA for general operating support.
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- EIN
- 300286950
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $5,804,945
- Grants paid
- $403,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 26, 2025, IRS object ID 202532389349100203. It reported $403,000 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Israel Fund | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene Inc | Menands, NY | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ajws San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adelphi University | Garden City, NY | General operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amnesty International USA | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pen American Center | Beverly Hills, CA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sf-Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Americans for Peace Now | Woburn, MA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Israel Fund | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Single Mom Project | Hawthorne, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Anthony Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canal Alliance | San Rafael, CA | General operating support | Religion-related | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA | General operating support | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Jazz Conservatory | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Home Within Inc | Oakland, CA | General operating support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | General operating support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | General operating support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan Residential College | Ann Arbor, MI | General operating support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $60,000 |
| Education | $35,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $10,000 |
| Human services | $9,500 |
| Religion-related | $7,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $232,000 |
| New York | $90,000 |
| Massachusetts | $60,000 |
| Alabama | $10,000 |
| Maryland | $5,000 |
| Michigan | $4,000 |
| Delaware | $2,000 |
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Updated August 26, 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.