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Filing year 2024

THE CATALYST FOUNDATION

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 30-0286950·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$521k
Total assets
$4.8M
Total expenses
$479k
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE CATALYST FOUNDATION reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Dir., V.p.
Dir., V.p.
Dir., V.p.
Dir., Treas., Sec.
Dir., Pres.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$403k

Itemized grants

23

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
NEW ISRAEL FUNDSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$60k
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE INCMENANDS, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$60k
PARTNERS IN HEALTHBOSTON, MAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50k
AJWS SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$40k
ADELPHI UNIVERSITYGARDEN CITY, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25k
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USAOAKLAND, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25k
PEN AMERICAN CENTERBEVERLY HILLS, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25k
SF-MARIN FOOD BANKSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20k
AMERICANS FOR PEACE NOWWOBURN, MAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10k
NEW ISRAEL FUNDSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10k
SINGLE MOM PROJECTHAWTHORNE, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10k
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INCMONTGOMERY, ALGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10k
ST ANTHONY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10k
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10k
CANAL ALLIANCESAN RAFAEL, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$8k
FIRST PLACE FOR YOUTHOAKLAND, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$8k
CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORYBERKELEY, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5k
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5k
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MDGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5k
A HOME WITHIN INCOAKLAND, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$2k
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENEWARK, DEGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$2k
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN RESIDENTIAL COLLEGEANN ARBOR, MIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$2k
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANANN ARBOR, MIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$2k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE CATALYST FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$689k
$511k
2023
$521k
$479k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

THE CATALYST FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns a median of $20,738.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$20,738
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$148k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,342 organizations across 2,342 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Illinois
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Common questions about THE CATALYST FOUNDATION

What are THE CATALYST FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE CATALYST FOUNDATION reported $521k in total revenue and $479k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.