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Grant recipient EIN 27-0649371Public affairs

Who funds Catchafire Foundation?

12 private foundations gave Catchafire Foundation in San Francisco, CA $4 million across 29 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

29 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Pincus Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Capacity Building Program

    $105,000
  2. The Grove FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    Grove catchafire cohort 2025-2027

    $270,000
  3. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Capacity building

    $260,000
  4. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2024

    Build capacity of service providers and change agents

    $150,000
  5. Pincus Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Capacity Building Program

    $105,000
  6. The Tepper FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $95,000
  7. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support - catchafire foundation

    $50,000
  8. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Capacity building for partners

    $260,000
  9. The Grove FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    Catchafire cohort and catchafire civic engagement efforts

    $157,000
  10. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    Scaling organizational capacity building to detroit nonprofits

    $150,000
  11. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Over two years for support of nonprofit capacity building in los angeles county

    $25,000
  12. The Brian Ratner FoundationShaker Heights, OH 2023

    Annual fund

    $1,000
  13. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Capacity building for partners

    $257,250
  14. Pincus Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Catchafire Capacity Building Program

    $201,150
  15. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2022

    Scaling organizational capacity building to detroit nonprofits

    $200,000
  16. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    provide technical assistance to organizations led by people of color in Battle Creek, Michigan, to build their stability and sustainability

    $125,000
  17. The Grove FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    Grove catchafire cohort

    $104,500
  18. Moses Taylor Foundation IncScranton, PA 2022

    Capacity building pilot project

    $83,700
  19. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Over two years for support of nonprofit capacity building in los angeles county

    $25,000
  20. The Brian Ratner FoundationShaker Heights, OH 2022

    Annual fund

    $2,000
  21. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Capacity building for partners

    $257,250
  22. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    Scaling organizational capacity building to detroit non-profits

    $200,000
  23. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Support for year 3 capacity building needs of weingart foundation grantees

    $70,000
  24. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    Capacity building for partners

    $200,000
  25. The Skillman FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Building organizational capacity in detroit

    $200,000
  26. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Southern california capacity building collaborative

    $150,000
  27. The Carol and James Collins FoundationSanta Monica, CA 2020

    Southern California Capacity Building Collaborative

    $27,000
  28. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Nonprofit and philanthropic leadership

    $200,000
  29. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    Capacity building program for human rights portfolio

    $80,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other public affairs organizations in San Francisco, CA and are not among Catchafire Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 45 grants Preselected only $13,843 to similar organizations
  2. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 7 grants Preselected only $8,000 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 20 grants Preselected only $4,703,633 to similar organizations
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 44 grants Accepts applications $3,957,700 to similar organizations
  5. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 5 grants Preselected only $1,775,000 to similar organizations
  6. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 5 grants Accepts applications $1,376,625 to similar organizations
  7. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 5 grants Accepts applications $349,900 to similar organizations
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 5 grants Accepts applications $6,289 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-0649371 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.