The Catalyst Foundation

POTOMAC, MD EIN: 65-0488729

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$485K

+8.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$60K

-2.5% YoY

Grant Count

37

+2.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-5.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$27K$55K$82K$109K20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$485,206$445,727
Revenue$99,515$52,635
Expenses$60,036$65,220
Qualifying Distributions$59,700
Net Investment Income$38,697$5,051
Distributable Amount$34,504$27,213

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$15K$31K$46K$61K36 grants202037 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

MANNA FOOD CENTER$7KMARYLAND FOOD BANK$6KAMERICAN RED CROSS$5KDOCTORS WO BORDERS$5KGREATER WASHINGTON FOUND…$5KINTERNATIONAL RESCUE COM…$5KEARTH JUSTICE$4KCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE$4KCENTER FOR CARBON REMOVAL$4KCORNERSTONE$3K

Grant Size Distribution

73 grants across all recorded years

73<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$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 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MICHAEL J NAGANPRESIDENT1
LAURA N BROWNVICE PRESIDENT1
STEPHEN E BROWNTREASURER1
CLAUDIA ROLLERT NAGANSECRETARY1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states
+4 more states

Cities

ArlingtonAtlantaBaltimoreBethesdaBostonBronxvilleCalvertonChicagoCincinnatiHagerstownHalethorpeKansas CityMiddletownMontgomeryMountain ViewNew LondonNew YorkRockvilleSan FranciscoSilver Spring

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

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