Catena Foundation

CARBONDALE, CO EIN: 81-3783868

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$596.4M

+3.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$27.2M

-9.8% YoY

Grant Count

80

-35.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$340K

+39.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$60M$120M$180M$240M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$596,379,235$573,725,610$438,062,805
Revenue$31,209,309$121,897,799$140,948,730
Expenses$32,777,162$37,934,575$41,546,612
Qualifying Distributions$30,594,577$33,666,675$37,443,385
Net Investment Income$29,730,402$120,140,749$138,770,348
Distributable Amount$28,756,009$24,346,729$16,295,445

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$9M$18M$26M$35M129 grants2020124 grants2021150 grants2022124 grants202380 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NEW VENTURE FUND$3.3MTRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND$3.0MSTATE LEADERSHIP PROJECT$1.1MDEFENDING DEMOCRACY TOGE…$1.0MINTERNATIONAL RESCUE COM…$1.0MTHIRD WAY INSTITUTE$1.0MPOLICY IMPACT (NAME CHAN…$945KASYLUM SEEKER ADVOCACY P…$850KHOPEWELL FUND$775KAMERICAN IMMIGRATION COU…$600K

Grant Size Distribution

607 grants across all recorded years

93<$50K100$50–100K242$100–250K109$250–500K37$500K–1M26$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

STEVE MATOUSSECRETARY AND INTERIM EXECUT…$234K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SAMUEL R WALTONPRESIDENT0.15
GREG NELSONVICE PRESIDENT0.25
DREW RITCHEYTREASURER0.1
STEVE MATOUSSECRETARY AND INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECT40$233,724

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

33states
+25 more states

Cities

AddisonAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAppletonArlingtonArvadaAspenAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBasaltBerkeleyBostonBoulderBountifulBowieBrookfieldBrooklynBroomfieldCambridge

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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