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Catalight Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Walnut Creek, CA EIN: 94-3120231 Website

Our purpose is to break down barriers and biases within health systems through timely, equitable, and precise access to care. Radically transforming the autism & idd journey through value-based care.

Key facts about Catalight Foundation

In short: Catalight Foundation gave $7.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7.4M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
94-3120231
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$7,388,612
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$7,388,612
Median grant
$7,388,612
Total assets
$147,234,888
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$147.2M

+2.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$7.4M

+125.6% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7.4M

+351.2% YoY

How Catalight Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 109% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Catalight Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Catalight Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Walnut Creek, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $147.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7.4M. Net investment income was $3.2M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

HonoluluWalnut Creek

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M1 grants20192 grants20202 grants20212 grants20222 grants20232 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Easterseals Northern CA: $7.4MEasterseals Northern CA$7.4M

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M7$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
EASTERSEALS NORTHERN CA Walnut Creek, CASUPPORT OF NORCAL MISSION$7,388,612

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200M$400M$600M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$147,234,888$143,932,530$151,195,864
Revenue$393,024,856$389,605,744$347,634,110
Expenses$401,809,683$391,351,793$352,673,321
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$3,205,345$3,283,416$2,077,145
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 3, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 6, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 14, 2026)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Catalight Foundation is led by Susan Armiger, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 13 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Susan Armiger

    President & CEO

    President, CEO & Secretary → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $739K (2019) → $821K (2025)

  • Andrea Pettiford

    CEO, Esh & Northern California

    CEO, Esh & Esnorcal → CEO, Esh & Northern California, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    30 hrs/week

    $380K (2022) → $490K (2025)

  • Connie Santilli

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sabrina Andara

    Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Durham

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Donellan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Garbe

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Yafuso

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elaine Lam

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabriela Alvanos

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hoby Wedler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ku'ulani Keohokalole

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Datta

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Corbisier

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Stefancic

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doreen Samelson

    Chief Clinical Officer

    Senior Vice President & Clinical Exce → Senior Vice President, 2020

    Senior Vice President → Chief Clinical Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $361K (2019) → $452K (2025)

  • Michelle Befi

    Senior Vice President & Sustainable Prgm Design

    Svp-Sustainable Pr → Senior Vice President & Sustainable Program Desig, 2020

    Senior Vice President & Sustainable Program Desig → Senior Vice President & Sustainable Prgm Design, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $323K (2019) → $342K (2025)

  • Natalie Margolis

    Chief of Staff

    Chief People & Strategy Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2022

    Chief Operating Officer → Chief of Staff, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $456K (2019) → $573K (2025)

  • Teri J Kuehnast

    Chief Marketing & Impact Officer

    Chief Mktg Officer → Chief Marketing & Impact Officer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $331K (2019) → $463K (2025)

  • Trent Iden

    Executive Vice President & Of Operations

    Chief Solutions Officer → Chief Growth Officer, 2023

    Chief Growth Officer → Executive Vice President & Of Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $278K (2019) → $550K (2025)

  • Sherry Dejarnett

    Vice President & Contracts Management

    On filings since 2021

    30 hrs/week

    $251K (2021) → $291K (2025)

  • Tracy Gayeski

    Chief Health Officer

    Senior Vice President & Thebhpn → Chief Health Officer & Senior Vice President, 2023

    Chief Health Officer & Senior Vice President → Chief Health Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $308K (2021) → $480K (2025)

  • Tara Kousha

    Chief Wellbeing & Experience Officer

    Advocate - Justice & Equity → Chief Wellbeing & Experience Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $331K (2023) → $406K (2025)

  • Sara Mathews

    Vice President & Network Operations

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $291K (2024) → $285K (2025)

  • Jason Moore

    Senior Vice President, Finance & Accounting

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $357K (2025)

  • Karen Bearss

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $315K (2025)

  • Marty Hodgett

    Past Chair

    Chairperson → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Lake

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Andrews

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Lee

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (49)
  • Former: Jeff Roest (2019–2024) — Director - Catalight
  • Former: Jim Ernest (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Alan Smith (2022–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Li Ern Chen (2022–2024) — Chief Pop Health Officer
  • Former: Simon Harris (2022–2024) — Chf Risk, Comp Officer & Consultant
  • Former: Bharthi Sampangi (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Melanie Akins (2023–2024) — Chf Develop Officer
  • Former: Sandy Whicker (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Andrew Prochaska (2024) — Vice President, People & Perform
  • Former: Monica Patrie (2024) — Vice President & Easterseals Programs
  • Former: Wilbur Wong (2024) — Vice President, Enterprise & Data Analytics
  • Former: Nhan Nguyen (2019–2023) — Chief Technology Officer
  • Former: Paul Meijer (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President & Real Estate
  • Former: Kiran A Philipponnat (2021–2023) — Senior Vice President, Product & Tech Operations
  • Former: Tzer-Her Hwang (2021–2023) — Vice President & Engineering
  • Former: Elizabeth Conway (2022–2023) — Chief Rev Officer
  • Former: Stephanie Quarles (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Gina Lau (2023) — Chief People & Wellbeing Officer
  • Former: Katherine Wood (2023) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Godfrey (2023) — Vice President & Product Management
  • Former: Carina Ohara (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joe Alouf (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Neil Vangala (2019–2022) — Director Catalight, Xolv & Bhpn
  • Former: Sheldon Orloff (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Bilyk Makokha (2021–2022) — Senior Vice President, People & Performance
  • Former: Larry Hollowood (2021–2022) — Vice President, Info Secretary & Infrastructure
  • Former: Josh Stinson Outgoing (2022) — Director
  • Former: Julia Castillo (2022) — Director
  • Former: Katherine Wood Incoming (2022) — Director
  • Former: Nathan Farris Outgoing (2022) — Director
  • Former: Sabrina Andara Outgoing (2022) — Director
  • Former: Terrie Firestone Outgoing (2022) — Director
  • Former: Josh Stinson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Nathan Farris (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Terrie Firestone (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Bruner Brixey Meyer (2020–2021) — CFO
  • Former: Andrea Pettiford Incoming (2021) — Interim Chief Executive Officer
  • Former: Jim Kelleher outgoing (2021) — Population Health Consultant
  • Former: Julia Castillo incoming (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kevin McCaslin (2021) — Vice President, Ethics & Compl
  • Former: Sabrina Andara incoming (2021) — Director
  • Former: Yingling Wan (2021) — Vice President, Finance Plan & Perf
  • Former: Enitan Adesanya (2019–2020) — Chief Administrative & Financial
  • Former: Jim Kelleher (2019–2020) — Chief Population Health Officer
  • Former: Martin Reed - resd (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Mark Michel - resd (2020) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Robert Van Tuyl -resd (2020) — Chief Innovation Officer
  • Former: Mark Michel (2019) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Robert Van Tuyl (2019) — Chief Innovation Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Susan Armiger — President & CEO: $821KSusan ArmigerPresident & CEO$821KNatalie Margolis — Chief of Staff: $573KNatalie MargolisChief of Staff$573KTrent Iden — Executive VP, of Operations: $550KTrent IdenExecutive VP, of Operations$550KAndrea Pettiford — CEO, Esh & Northern California: $490KAndrea PettifordCEO, Esh & Northern California$490KTracy Gayeski — Chief Health Officer: $480KTracy GayeskiChief Health Officer$480KTeri Kuehnast — Chief Marketing & Impact Officer: $463KTeri KuehnastChief Marketing & Impact Officer$463KDoreen Samelson — Chief Clinical Officer: $452KDoreen SamelsonChief Clinical Officer$452KTara Kousha — Chief Wellbeing & Experience Officer: $406KTara KoushaChief Wellbeing & Experience…$406KJason Moore — SVP, Finance & Accounting: $357KJason MooreSVP, Finance & Accounting$357KMichelle Befi — SVP, Sustainable PRGM Design: $342KMichelle BefiSVP, Sustainable PRGM Design$342KKaren Bearss — Vice President: $315KKaren BearssVice President$315KSherry Dejarnett — VP, Contracts Management: $291KSherry DejarnettVP, Contracts Management$291KSara Mathews — VP, Network Operations: $285KSara MathewsVP, Network Operations$285K

Frequently asked questions about Catalight Foundation

How much does Catalight Foundation give each year?

Catalight Foundation gave $7.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.3M across 2 grants.

How large is Catalight Foundation?

Catalight Foundation reported $147.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $393.0M.

What is Catalight Foundation?

Catalight Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It holds $147.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Catalight Foundation operate?

Catalight Foundation has awarded grants in California, Hawaii.

What is Catalight Foundation's EIN?

Catalight Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3120231. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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