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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-0666762

Catalyst Foundation

A private foundation in Salt Lake City, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $253,395 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Diana Lady Dougan
19 East 200 South Ste 1000
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 532-7900
Form and materials
No application form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $253,395

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,506,378

  • Tax year 2024

    $173,400

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $6,260,811

  • Tax year 2023

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,955,939

  • Tax year 2022

    $282,228

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $6,131,162

  • Tax year 2021

    $285,386

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $6,034,760

  • Tax year 2020

    $805,402

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $5,867,115

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,478,050

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $5,831,454

  • Tax year 2018

    $902,100

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $5,365,470

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Utah Film CenterSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Free community films and discussions

    $151,895
  2. Foundation Fighting BlindnessOwings Mills, MD

    General charitable purpose

    $50,000
  3. Salt Lake Arts AcademySalt Lake Cty, UT

    General charitable purpose

    $30,000
  4. UC San Diego FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  5. Arthur C Clarke FoundationAlexandria, VA

    General charitable purpose

    $5,000
  6. Institute of World PoliticsWashington, DC

    General charitable purpose

    $5,000
  7. Hogle ZooSalt Lake City, UT

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  8. Wamu 885Washington, DC

    Public radio

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $151,89577% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $40,00020% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah3 grants $182,895
  2. Maryland1 grant $50,000
  3. California1 grant $10,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $5,500
  5. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Diana Lady DouganCHAIRMAN, PRES., TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gavin M DouganSECRETARY, TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elena Lady MintonTREASURER, TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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