Funding search · EIN 465064265 · Denver, CO
Catto Shaw 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.
- 54
- grants reported
- $3.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $40,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies3 grants · $726,500
- The Arts Campus at Willits3 grants · $352,961
- Ascend at the Aspen Institute3 grants · $304,400
- Aspen Words3 grants · $298,500
- Valley Settlement3 grants · $250,000
- Creative Capital Foundation2 grants · $224,760
- Manu2 grants · $175,000
- Creative Visions1 grant · $125,014
- Cate School2 grants · $125,000
- Conservation International3 grants · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $278,500
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2024
General operating fund
- $236,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $212,000
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies · Aspen, CO · 2023
General operating fund
- $172,361
The Arts Campus at Willits · Basalt, CO · 2024
General operating fund
- $149,760
Creative Capital Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General operating fund
- $130,600
The Arts Campus at Willits · Basalt, CO · 2023
General operating fund
- $125,014
Creative Visions · Malibu, CA · 2022
General operating fund
- $104,400
Ascend at the Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating fund
- $100,000
Ascend at the Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating fund
- $100,000
Aspen Words · Aspen, CO · 2024
General operating fund
- $100,000
Manu · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating fund
- $100,000
Valley Settlement · Carbondale, CO · 2024
General operating fund
- $100,000
Ascend at the Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating fund
- $100,000
Aspen Words · Aspen, CO · 2023
General operating fund
- $98,500
Aspen Words · Aspen, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $96,600
Creative Capital · New York, NY · 2022
General operating fund
- $75,000
California State University Sacramento · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General operating fund
- $75,000
Creative Capital Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General operating fund
- $75,000
Cate School · Carpenteria, CA · 2023
General operating fund
- $75,000
Manu · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating fund
- $75,000
Valley Settlement · Carbondale, CO · 2023
General operating fund
- $75,000
Valley Settlement · Carbondale, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $60,000
English in Action · Basalt, CO · 2023
General operating fund
- $51,200
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating fund
- $50,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2023
General operating fund
- $50,000
Cate School · Carpenteria, CA · 2022
General operating fund
- $50,000
The Arts Campus at Willits · Basalt, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $30,000
North State Public Radio · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General operating fund
- $25,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2024
General operating fund
- $25,000
The Shalom Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2023
General operating fund
- $25,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2022
General operating fund
- $15,000
Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen, CO · 2024
General operating fund
- $15,000
The Shalom Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2024
General operating fund
- $15,000
The Art Base · Basalt, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $15,000
The Shalom Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2022
General operating fund
- $10,000
Dsa Friends Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General operating fund
- $10,000
Dsa Friends Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
General operating fund
- $10,000
Dsa Friends Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $10,000
English in Action · Basalt, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $7,500
Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2023
General operating fund
- $5,000
Independence Pass Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2023
General operating fund
- $5,000
The Art Base · Basalt, CO · 2023
General operating fund
- $5,000
Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $5,000
Conservation Colorado Education Fund · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $5,000
Dc Central Kitchen · Washington, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $5,000
Independence Pass Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $5,000
The Cobalt Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating fund
- $3,000
Fractured Atlas · New York, NY · 2022
General operating fund
- $2,500
Aspen Public Radio · Aspen, CO · 2023
General operating fund
- $2,500
Aspen Public Radio · Aspen, CO · 2022
General operating fund
- $2,500
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2022
General operating fund
- $1,000
Xerces Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating fund
- $500
Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter · Aspen, CO · 2023
General operating fund
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