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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 30-0286950

The Catalyst Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 23 grants and $403,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $403,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,822,401

  • Tax year 2023

    $448,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,368,433

  • Tax year 2022

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,166,899

  • Tax year 2021

    $455,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,248,139

  • Tax year 2020

    $494,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $4,219,306

  • Tax year 2019

    $412,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,283,042

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  2. Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene IncMenands, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  3. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  4. Ajws San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $40,000
  5. Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  6. Amnesty International USAOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  7. Pen American CenterNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  8. Sf-Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  9. Americans for Peace NowWoburn, MA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  10. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  11. Single Mom ProjectHawthorne, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  12. Southern Poverty Law Center IncMontgomery, AL

    General operating support

    $10,000
  13. St Anthony FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  14. University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  15. Canal AllianceSan Rafael, CA

    General operating support

    $7,500
  16. First Place for YouthOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $7,500
  17. California Jazz ConservatoryBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  18. Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  19. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    General operating support

    $5,000
  20. A Home Within IncOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  21. University of DelawareNewark, DE

    General operating support

    $2,000
  22. University of Michigan Residential CollegeAnn Arbor, MI

    General operating support

    $2,000
  23. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    General operating support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid3 grants $75,00027% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $60,00022% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $50,00018% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $35,00013% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $30,00011% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,0004% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $17,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California13 grants $232,000
  2. New York3 grants $90,000
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $60,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  6. Michigan2 grants $4,000
  7. Delaware1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Benjamin RosbrowDIR., V.P. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura RosbrowDIR., V.P. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jesse RosbrowDIR., V.P. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia J RosbrowDIR., TREAS., SEC. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas W RosbrowDIR., PRES. Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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