Funding search · EIN 202594397 · Cherry Hills Village, CO

Catalyst Foundation

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

89
grants reported
$1.2M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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

  • Ndsu Foundation4 grants · $429,000
  • Civico2 grants · $100,000
  • The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $95,059
  • Busted Halo4 grants · $95,000
  • Access Opportunity3 grants · $61,000
  • Boys and Girls Club Colorado2 grants · $60,000
  • Avoca Collective1 grant · $50,000
  • Tommy Spaulding Leadership Institute2 grants · $49,875
  • Denver Museum of Natural History4 grants · $48,500
  • Craig Hospital Foundation3 grants · $48,000

Giving over time

$167,050
2022
$319,100
2023
$349,625
2024
$379,609
2025

Grant history

All 89 reported grants, largest first.

  • $195,000

    Ndsu Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2024

    General purpose

  • $109,000

    Ndsu Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Ndsu Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2025

    General purpose

  • $55,059

    The Nature Conservancy · Boulder, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Avoca Collective · Avoca, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Civico · Denver, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Civico · Denver, CO · 2022

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Access Opportunity · Boulder, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Ben Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Boys and Girls Club Colorado · Denver, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Boys and Girls Club Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Busted Halo · New York, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Tommy Spaulding Leadership Institute · Greenwood Village, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Busted Halo · New York, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Busted Halo · New York, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Ndsu Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2022

    General purpose

  • $24,875

    Tommy Spaulding Leadership Institute · Greenwood Village, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Boulder, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Busted Halo · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Boulder, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Nat'L Leadership Academy · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $19,900

    Nat'L Leadership Academy · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $18,000

    Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2022

    General purpose

  • $16,000

    Denver Museum of Natural History · Denver, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Claudio Campaign · Hyde Park, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Access Opportunity · Boulder, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $12,500

    Denver Museum of Natural History · Denver, CO · 2022

    General purpose

  • $11,000

    Access Opportunity · Boulder, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Denver Museum of Natural History · Denver, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Gasparilla Island Conservation · Boca Grande, FL · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Denver Museum of Natural History · Denver, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    St Joseph Catholic Church · Devils Lake, ND · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,250

    Aspen Community Foundation · Basalt, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Foundation for Mississippi · Jackson, MS · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Yale Athletics · New Haven, CT · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Denver Public School Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $2,500

    March of Dimes · Arlington, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,750

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,500

    St Ann Catholic Church · Saratoga, WY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,250

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,100

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Blue Sky Bridge · Boulder, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church · Denver, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Gasparilla Island Conservation · Boca Grande, FL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Lert Programs · Boulder, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Most Precious Blood · Denver, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    St Raymond Catholic Church · Menlo Park, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Wish for Wheels · Denver, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church · Denver, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Colorado Golf Association · Greenwood Village, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Navy Seals Foundation · St Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Wish for Wheels · Denver, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Souris Valley Animal Shelter · Minot, ND · 2022

    General purpose

  • $500

    Souris Valley Animal Shelter · Minot, ND · 2025

    General purpose

  • $500

    Souris Valley Animal Shelter · Minot, ND · 2024

    General purpose

  • $500

    Cleo Parker Dance · Denver, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $500

    Friends of Vail Mtn Rescue · Edwards, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $500

    Gasparilla Island Conservation · Boca Grande, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $500

    Yale Athletics · New Haven, CT · 2023

    General purpose

  • $500

    Arcs Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022

    General purpose

  • $500

    Boys and Girls Club San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $500

    Friends of Vail Mtn Rescue · Edwards, CO · 2022

    General purpose

  • $500

    Yale Athletics · New Haven, CT · 2022

    General purpose

  • $250

    Friends of Vail Mtn Rescue · Edwards, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $250

    Boys and Girls Club of San Fran · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $250

    Friends of Vail Mtn Rescue · Edwards, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $250

    Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $250

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $250

    Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $250

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $250

    Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $250

    St Dominic'S Catholic Church · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $250

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $200

    Bicycle Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $200

    Park Hill Food Pantry · Denver, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100

    Most Precious Blood · Denver, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $100

    St Thomas More · Centennial, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $100

    Suncoast Humane Society · Englewood, FL · 2025

    General purpose

  • $100

    Colorado 14'Ers Initiative · Golden, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100

    Colorado 14'Ers Initiative · Golden, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100

    The Elizabethan Club · New Haven, CT · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100

    Colorado 14'Ers Initiative · Golden, CO · 2022

    General purpose

  • $100

    The Elizabethan Club · New Haven, CT · 2022

    General purpose

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