Funding search · EIN 813783868 · Carbondale, CO

Catena Foundation

Name: Catena Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

355
grants reported: $92.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $150,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

8 grants matching “navajo” · $884,439

$144,500
International Mountain Bicycling Association · Boulder, CO · 2023
Colorado river basin/trails and youth cycling - navajo nation community engagement and sw trails development.
$112,250
Project Bike Tech · Frisco, CO · 2023
Colorado river basin/trails and youth cycling- teaching bike mechanic skills to high school students in the four corners area, primarily serving the navajo nation.
$76,517
Navajo Nation Dept of Fish & Wildlife · Window Rock, AZ · 2023
Colorado river basin/restoration - promoting and preserving dine cultural heritage through plants
$47,825
Bellas Mentoring · Richmond, VT · 2023
Colorado river basin/trails and youth cycling - develop female mentors on navajo nation to lead bicycle education programs specific to girls in the gallup/mckinley school district.
$155,100
International Mountain Bicycling Association · Boulder, CO · 2022
Trails & youth cycling - support position within the navajo community and support a trails labs conference
$144,000
Youth Empowerment Services - Navajo Yes · Teec Nos Pos, AZ · 2022
Trails & youth cycling - enhance bike restoration an distribution, increase trail advocacy, trail design and construction.
$125,000
Rising From Ashes · Dallas, TX · 2022
Trails & youth cycling - support for a documentary bringing awareness to the growing culture of mountain biking withing the navajo nations.
$79,247
Seeds of Harmony · Round Rock, AZ · 2022
Watershed health - engage local navajo community members within the lukachukai watershed to advance riparian restoration and holistic land managements

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

New Venture Fund2 grants · $4.7M
World Wildlife Fund1 grant · $4.0M
Trust for Public Land2 grants · $3.1M
Environmental Defense Fund2 grants · $3.0M
Western Resource Advocates2 grants · $2.8M
State Leadership Project3 grants · $2.5M
International Rescue Committee3 grants · $2.3M
Hopewell Fund3 grants · $2.1M
Defending Democracy Together Institute2 grants · $2.0M
Civic Nation3 grants · $1.6M

Giving over time

$35.0M

2022

$30.2M

2023

$27.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 355 grants.

$4.0M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Dignity and education - support for herencia colombia.
$3.3M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Community engagement
$3.0M
Trust for Public Land · San Fransisco, CA · 2024
Conservation
$1.6M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Independent projects/clean energy - supporting climate leadership, protecting americans from toxic chemicals, and private sector engagement for clean trucks.
$1.4M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Civic engagement & protecting democracy support
$1.4M
Western Resource Advocates · Boulder, CO · 2023
Independent projects/clean energy - support for decarbonization across the west
$1.4M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Clean energy - support for vehicle decarbonization and protecting americans from toxic chemicals.
$1.4M
Western Resource Advocates · Boulder, CO · 2022
Clean energy - support for decarbonization across the west
$1.1M
State Leadership Project · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Community engagement
$1.1M
State Leadership Project · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Civic engagement & protecting democracy support
$1.1M
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Civic engagement & protecting democracy support
$1.0M
Defending Democracy Together Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$1.0M
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Crisis response
$1.0M
Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$1.0M
Defending Democracy Together Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Civic engagement & protecting democracy support
$1.0M
Voices Project USA · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Independent projects/crisis response - white helmets syria/turkey earthquake relief
$1.0M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Clean energy - support for building electrification
$945,000
Policy Impact (Name Change in 2025 To Contina Impact) · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Community engagement
$900,000
Fwsuseducation Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Immigration - to support research, education, and outreach about immigration
$900,000
National Immigration Forum (Nif) · Washington, DC · 2023
Immigration - support building positive narrative on immigration and general support.
$850,000
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project · New York, NY · 2024
Community engagement
$820,250
Policy Impact · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Civic engagement & protecting democracy - build public trust in elections and other democratic institutions
$800,000
Civic Nation · Washington, DC · 2023
Civic engagement & protecting democracy support
$775,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Community engagement
$708,071
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Independent projects/crisis response - turkey and syria earthquake relief efforts and immigration - support for at-risk and displaced persons
$700,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Independent projects/crisis response - turkey & syria earthquake relief efforts.
$650,000
Advanced Energy Economy Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Clean energy - western rto, western puc, and taeba & driving federal climate action via states
$605,000
Deployus · Boston, MA · 2022
Clean energy - support climate change media efforts
$600,000
American Immigration Council · Washington, DC · 2024
Community engagement
$600,000
American Immigration Council · Washington, DC · 2023
Immigration - to support research, education, and outreach about immigration
$600,000
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2022
Immigration - npr and tx public radio immigration coverage
$566,929
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Immigration - support for at-risk and displaced persons
$565,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2023
Civic engagement & protecting democracy support
$550,000
Aspen Global Change Institute · Basalt, CO · 2024
Conservation
$550,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
Community engagement
$550,000
Aspen Global Change Institute · Basalt, CO · 2023
Independent projects/clean energy - support modeling, analysis, and technical assistance
$550,000
Workmoney Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Civic engagement & protecting democracy - addressing disengaged and disaffected citizens.
$525,000
Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Clean energy- support cheaper renewable energy
$500,000
Equis Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Community engagement
$500,000
Issue One · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$500,000
Deployus · Boston, MA · 2023
Independent projects/clean energy - support research, education and outreach on climate and energy
$500,000
Friends of South Georgia Island · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Independent projects/crisis response - planning, research and operations of the mouse-free marion project to eradicate invasive mice from marion island.
$500,000
Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2023
Civic engagement & protecting democracy - general operating support
$500,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Immigration - build and support a positive narrative around newcomers and strengthening capacity of communities to welcome afghans and ukrainians
$500,000
Aspen Global Change Institute · Basalt, CO · 2022
Clean energy - support modeling, analysis, and technical assistance
$500,000
Civic Nation · Washington, DC · 2022
Civic engagement & protecting democracy - general operating support.
$450,000
Welcoming America · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Community engagement
$450,000
Western States Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Community engagement
$450,000
Western States Center · Portland, OR · 2023
Civic engagement & protecting democracy support
$440,000
International Refugee Assistance · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$426,427
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Independent projects/clean energy - projects related to energy transition
$410,673
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Conservation
$400,000
Fwduseducation Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Community engagement
$400,000
Unidosus · Washington, DC · 2024
Community engagement
$400,000
America'S Voice Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Immigration - to support research, education, and outreach about immigration
$400,000
International Refugee Assistance · New York, NY · 2023
Immigration - support a multifaceted effort on behalf of at-risk and displace afghans, and by extension for the rights of all refuges and displaced persons.
$397,992
Resguardo Kogui Malayo Arhuaco · 2024
Conservation
$397,440
Canopy Northwest Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
General operating support
$393,095
Klamath Tribes · Chiloquin, OR · 2022
Watershed health - support for sucker-rearing program
$380,000
Refugee Congress · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$375,000
Welcoming America · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Immigration - unite the movement of welcomers to counter xenophobia with a powerful narrative and set of proven tools to reject discrimination and build inclusion.
$360,000
United Nations Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Independent projects/clean energy - support clean energy work
$360,000
United Nations Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Clean energy - support clean energy work
$355,526
Environmental Policy Innovation Center · College Park, MD · 2024
Conservation
$354,463
Environmental Policy Innovation Center · College Park, MD · 2023
Klamath - support tribal-federal relationships.
$351,511
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2022
Watershed health - support process-based restoration in the upper klamath basin to address native fish habitat losses and bootleg fire impacts.
$350,000
National Center for Youth Law · Oakland, CA · 2024
Community engagement
$350,000
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2023
Immigration - npr and tx public radio immigration coverage
$350,000
American Immigration Council · Washington, DC · 2022
Immigration - ending immigration detention and elevating civil society solutions
$350,000
Renew Democracy Initiative · Washington, NY · 2022
Civic engagement and protecting democracy - ukraine disinformation project
$337,788
Neem Foundation · 2024
Crisis response
$330,000
Policy Impact · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Civic engagement & protecting democracy support
$325,000
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Conservation
$325,000
Define American · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Community engagement
$325,000
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center · El Paso, TX · 2024
General operating support
$325,000
Immigrant Legal Resource Center · San Fransisco, CA · 2023
Immigration - support expansion of access to legal counsel
$321,590
Neem Foundation · 2023
Independent projects/education - support the lafiya sarari school years 5-7
$305,000
Electrification Coalition Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Clean energy - fund truck electrification pilot projects.
$302,980
Neem Foundation · 2022
Dignity and education - support the lafiya sarari school years 5-7
$300,075
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project Llc · Boulder, CA · 2022
Clean energy - advance transportation electrification plans and support decarbonizing utilities in the southwest
$300,040
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Immigration - build and support a positive narrative around newcomers and strengthening capacity of communities to welcome afghans and ukrainians
$300,000
Civic Nation · Washington, DC · 2024
Community engagement
$300,000
Southern Vision Alliance · Durham, NC · 2024
Community engagement
$300,000
States United Democracy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$300,000
Doctors Without Boarders · New York, NY · 2023
Independent projects/crisis response - turkey and syria earthquake emergency relief efforts
$300,000
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Immigration - support expandion of access to legal counsel and safe facilities
$300,000
American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Civic engagement & protecting democracy - general operating support
$300,000
Aspiration · San Fransisco, CA · 2022
Civic engagement & protecting democracy- disinformation situation center
$300,000
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project · New York, NY · 2022
Immigration - support scaling of asps direct services and communication technology to respond to the increased demand from asylum seekers and mobilization of members.
$300,000
Unite America · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic engagement & protecting democracy - general operating support
$300,000
Western Conservation Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Clean energy - general operating support
$275,000
Center for Tech and Civic Life · Chicago, IL · 2024
Community engagement
$275,000
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Clean energy - support decarbonization and education around clean energy policies.
$265,000
Refugee Council USA · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$255,000
Upper Klamath Basin Agriculture Collaborative · Medford, OR · 2022
Watershed health - to build resiliency in the agricultural community by forwarding projects that restore critical habitats and improve relationship in the tributary communities above klamath lake
$251,427
Cocopah Environmental Protection Office · Somerton, AZ · 2022
Watershed health - expand restoration efforts to include trail development, planning, permitting, and nursery design for enhanced rehabilitation of the northern section of the trail nation along the co river.
$250,000
Grand Canyon Youth · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
Community engagement
$250,000
Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition · Nashville, TN · 2024
Community engagement
$250,000
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Civic engagement & protecting democracy support
$250,000
American Business Immigration · Chicago, IL · 2023
Immigration - general operating support.

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