Catena Foundation
Carbondale, CO · EIN 81-3783868. Reported 478 grants totalling $116.4M to 260 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Catena Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Catena Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $3,952,040 to them. That is 4% of the $97.5M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Fund | grantmaking organization | District of Columbia | $2,395,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $1,350,040 | 3 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Tides Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $57,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $143,330. Half of everything it gave fell between $75,000 and $250,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $4,000,000.
Every organization it funded
260 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $4,700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $4,648,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | $4,550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | $4,468,727 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $4,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Fransisco, CA | $3,120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $2,400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $2,395,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | $2,200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aspen Global Change Institute Inc | Basalt, CO | $2,100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Defending Democracy Together Institute | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Immigration Council | Washington, DC | $1,900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $1,550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Advanced Energy Economy Institute | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Deployus | Boston, MA | $1,355,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $1,350,040 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Colorado State University Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $1,301,427 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project Inc | New York, NY | $1,300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Public Radio | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Refugee Assistance | New York, NY | $1,190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Policy Impact | Berkeley, CA | $1,177,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Immigration Forum (nif) | Washington, DC | $1,150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundatin Para El Progreso De La Regin Bogot | Bogota | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Third Way Institute | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voices Project USA | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western States Center | Portland, OR | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Welcoming America | Atlanta, GA | $950,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Policy Impact (name Change in 2025 to Contina Impact) | Berkeley, CA | $945,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grand Canyon Youth | Flagstaff, AZ | $908,611 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fwsuseducation Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $900,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance | Washington, DC | $850,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | $720,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neem Foundation | $717,147 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | |
| Environmental Policy Innovation Center | College Park, MD | $709,989 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | $690,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Center for Youth Law | Oakland, CA | $680,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Conservation Foundation | Denver, CO | $670,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Neem Foundation | Abuja | $659,378 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC | Boulder, CA | $650,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | $625,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Business Immigration | Chicago, IL | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vera Institute of Justice | Brooklyn, NY | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Fransisco, CA | $575,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Workmoney Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aspen Journalism | Aspen, CO | $529,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center | El Paso, TX | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Poynter Institute | Stpetersburg, FL | $520,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Civic Education Fund | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Denver, CO | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Define American | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Equis Institute | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of South Georgia Island | Carbondale, CO | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Issue One | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nextgen Education Fund | San Fransisco, CA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Port Houston | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition | Nashville, TN | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cycle Kids Inc | Cambridge, MA | $470,714 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Klamath Tribes | Chiloquin, OR | $468,095 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Innovation Law Lab | Portland, OR | $465,986 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $465,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rural Arizona Engagement | Coolidge, AZ | $465,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Inst of Land Policy | Phoenix, AZ | $455,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Canyon Trust | Flagstaff, AZ | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Utah Clean Energy Alliance Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $447,320 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gridworks | Berkeley, CA | $440,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Resguardo Kogui Malayo Arhuaco | Santa Marta, Magdalena | $433,341 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Oversight | Washington, DC | $430,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Justice Action Center | Los Angeles, CA | $430,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $410,673 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| America's Voice Education Fund | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fwduseducation Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Democracy America | Great Falls, VA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Skytruth | Shepherdstown, WV | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unidosus | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canopy Northwest Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | $397,440 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Freedom of Information Council | Denver, CO | $395,520 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| High Country News | Paonia, CO | $388,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $384,078 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sand County Foundation | Madison, WI | $383,108 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Refugee Congress | Washington, DC | $380,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Bike Tech | Frisco, CO | $377,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hopi Utilities Corporation | Flagstaff, AZ | $367,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $360,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cocopah Environmental Protection Office | Somerton, AZ | $358,684 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rural Utah Project Education Fund | Salt Lake City, UT | $352,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arizona Native Vote | Phoenix, AZ | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One America Movement | Bowie, MD | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Renew Democracy Initiative | Washington, NY | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | $344,248 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ecoflight | Aspen, CO | $340,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Common Ground | Ruther Glen, VA | $335,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Newspapers Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $335,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tech Assist Partnership of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $325,641 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Niskanen Center | Washington, DC | $316,186 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Air Alliance Houston | Houston, TX | $305,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Electrification Coalition Foundation | Washington, DC | $305,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Electrification Coalition Fdn | Washington, DC | $300,003 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aspiration | San Fransisco, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Boarders | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Education Reform Now | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Black Alliance | Raleigh, NC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| States United Democracy Center | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Civil Rights Project | Austin, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unite America | Denver, CO | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zero Emission Transportation Association Education Fund | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Mountain Bicycling Association | Boulder, CO | $299,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Silver Stallion Bicycle & Coffee Works Inc | Gallup, NM | $299,412 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Public Radio Arizona - Kjzz | Tempe, AZ | $280,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Tech and Civic Life | Chicago, IL | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ndn Collective | Rapid City, ND | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wheel Fun | Sedona, AZ | $274,138 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association | Aspen, CA | $272,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Refugee Council USA | Washington, DC | $265,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Klamath Basin Agriculture Collaborative | Medford, OR | $255,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Advance Democracy Inc | Mclean, VA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gridlab | Berkeley, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natural Resources Defense Coun | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nextgen Climate America Inc | San Fransisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North American Council for Freight | Fort Wayne, IN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona State University Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $243,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Solutions for An Independent Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $240,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| High Desert Devo | Cortez, CO | $234,650 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Klamath River Renewal Corp | Berkeley, CA | $231,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mormon Women for Ethical Government Foundation | Riverton, UT | $230,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance Education Fund | Austin, TX | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Voter Formation Project | Washington, DC | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Verde Valley Cyclist Coalition | Sedona, AZ | $218,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the UC at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $214,752 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Durango Devo | Durango, CO | $206,980 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clean Energy Economy for the Region | Carbondale, CO | $204,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Amalgated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Denver, CO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cities Forward Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fidelity Charitable | Cincinnati, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Partnership for New Americans | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Freedom Network Education | Austin, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Voter Project Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rails to Trails | Washington, DC | $199,962 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | $199,537 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $182,679 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Refugee & Immigran Center for Education and Legal Services | San Antonio, TX | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trustees of University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Federation of American Scientists | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Citizen | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Association of Business | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Snf Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Texas Tribune | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conservation Legacy | Durango, CO | $147,395 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meridian Institute | Dillion, CO | $145,320 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aspen Center for Enviromental Studies | Aspen, CO | $145,163 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Health Progress | Denver, CO | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Immigrant Justice Corps | New York, NY | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Empowerment Services | Teec Nos Pos, AZ | $144,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Empowerment Services - Navajo Yes | Teec Nos Pos, AZ | $144,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montezuma Land Conservancy | Cortez, CO | $143,940 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Flagstaff Youth Riders | Flagstaff, AZ | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southern Coalition for Social Justice | Durham, NC | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | $137,351 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Northwest | Portland, OR | $130,593 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Organizing Project Education Fund | San Antonio, TX | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Immigrant Legal Resource | San Francisco, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Karuk Tribe | Happy Camp, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Korean American Service & Education Consortium | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rising From Ashes | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Flag Velo Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $124,252 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Response Management | Yulee, FL | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ecology Project International | Missoula, MT | $115,130 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tayas Yawks | Klamath Falls, OR | $113,371 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Conservation Coalition | Appleton, WI | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chiloquin Vision in Progress | Chiloquin, OR | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imba | Telluride, CO | $104,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citizen Data | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Define American | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fix the System | Brookfield, WI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jolt Initiative | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Naeva | Albuquerque, NM | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Era Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Powerhouse Texas | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rios to Rivers | Aspen, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mountain Studies Institute | Durango, CO | $98,517 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Strider Education Foundation | Rapid City, SD | $89,939 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs, CO | $89,338 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Analyst Institute | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Energy & Water Institute | Highlands Ranch, CO | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seeds of Harmony Inc | Round Rock, AZ | $79,247 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association | Aspen, CO | $78,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife | Window Rock, AZ | $76,517 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Navajo Nation Dept of Fish & Wildlife | Window Rock, AZ | $76,517 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wings of America | Albuquerque, NM | $76,350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Applegate Forestry LLC | Corvallis, OR | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clear Skies Texas | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Main Street | Concord, NH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Main Street Fund | Concord, NH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rapid Defense Network and Immigrant Protection Project | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of Environmental Journalists | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Swiftwater Films LLC | Olympia, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zuni Youth Enrichment Project | Zuni, NM | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Verde Valley Wheel Fun | Sedona, AZ | $73,458 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fred Phillips Consulting LLC | Ridgway, CO | $73,110 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roaring Fork Cycling Inc | Glenwood Springs, CO | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Appleby College | Oakville, Ontario | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Org for Latina Opportunities & Reproductive Rights | Denver, CO | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $61,902 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | $61,698 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Marshall Project | New York, NY | $61,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Millennial Action Project | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $57,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers | Carbondale, CO | $54,231 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Himalayan Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Mountain College Foundation | Glenwood Springs, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bellas Mentoring Inc | Richmond, VT | $47,825 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions | Falls Church, VA | $47,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Trail Association | Tucson, AZ | $47,020 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | $46,457 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthier Colorado | Denver, CO | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Color De La Memoria Ac | La Paz, Baja Califonia Su | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Evergreen State College Foundation | Olympia, WA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Colorado Avalanche Information Center | Evergeen, CO | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grand Canyon River Guides | Flagstaff, AZ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc | Aspen, CO | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Northern Arizona | Flagstaff, AZ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prescott College | Prescott, AZ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Whale Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Domenico | San Anselmo, CA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bicycle Harvest | Santa Fe, NM | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Pivots | Arvada, CO | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One America Movement | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| To Nizhoni Ani | Kykotsmovi, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
135 of 260 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- World Wildlife Fund
DIGNITY AND EDUCATION - SUPPORT FOR HERENCIA COLOMBIA. - State Leadership Project
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & PROTECTING DEMOCRACY- STRATEGIC VICTORY FUND DISINFORMATION DEFENSE NETWORK - Environmental Defense Fund
CLEAN ENERGY & HEALTH- NAVAJO METHANE REGULATION & MAKING COLORADO A CLIMATE LEADER & POWER SECTOR ROUNDTABLE - Western Resource Advocates
CLEAN ENERGY - WESTERN UTILITY DECARBONIZATION & WATER IN THE WEST & COLORADO TECH INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT IN CLIMATE IMPLEMENTATION - New Venture Fund
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & PROTECTING DEMOCRACY SUPPORT - Voices Project USA
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS/CRISIS RESPONSE - WHITE HELMETS SYRIA/TURKEY EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 329 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 124 | $23.9M | $116,696 |
| 2022 | 150 | $35.0M | $143,830 |
| 2023 | 124 | $30.2M | $150,000 |
| 2024 | 80 | $27.2M | $171,912 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
30% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Catena Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 994, Carbondale, CO, 81623. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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