How much funding does CatchLight Impact Fund provide?

CatchLight Impact Fund provides $1,500 - $15,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for CatchLight Impact Fund?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

How often is CatchLight Impact Fund offered?

CatchLight Impact Fund runs on an annual cycle.

CatchLight Impact Fund

CatchLight

Foundation Annual Grants for Journalism Grants for Arts

Funding Amount

$1,500 - $15,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

Current cohort members of Catch
Light Fellowships (Global and Local)
Alumni of Catch
Light Fellowships

Overview

The Impact Fund provides additional financial resources for current cohort members and alumni of CatchLight Fellowships to cultivate audience engagement, test innovative distribution methods, and gain new skills in pursuit of community impact.

Annual Allocation: CatchLight allocates up to $60,000 annually to support projects across its Global and Local Fellowship programs

Geographic Scope: Global (for Global Fellowship participants)

Focus Areas:

Audience engagement initiatives
Innovative distribution methods
Skill development
Community impact projects
Custom education programming
Public exhibitions
Community activations

Eligibility:

Current cohort members of CatchLight Fellowships (Global and Local)
Alumni of CatchLight Fellowships

Program Purpose:
As CatchLight's community continues to grow and Fellows' work progresses at its own individual pace, the Impact Fund is designed to allow current and past fellows to propose collaborations with CatchLight to produce strategically timed impact projects connected to their work.

Previous Impact Projects:
Previous awards have supported:

Custom education programming
Public exhibitions
Community activations

Process: CatchLight is updating the Impact Fund process for current and past fellows to propose collaborations

Organization: CatchLight is a visual-first media organization that leverages the power of visual storytelling to inform, connect, and transform communities. Tax ID: #27-1912845

What CatchLight actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

CatchLight reported $69K in grants for 2024 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2022, its most recent itemized filing.

Grants in 2022: 1
Total given: $21K
Median grant: $21K