Catto Shaw Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 46-5064265
Foundation Overview
Based in Denver, CO, Catto Shaw Foundation has awarded 170 grants totaling $7,273,708 to organizations in Colorado, District of Columbia and 8 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $250 to $423,288, with a median award of $15,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
2 of 12 recipients (17%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
59% of grants are awarded in Colorado, with additional funding distributed across 9 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Colorado, funding concentrates in Aspen (41%), Basalt (19%), Denver (15%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 152% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Dual focus on general purposes (67%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Catto Shaw Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascend At The Aspen Institute | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| Aspen Center For Environmental Studies | $278,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| Aspen Music Festival And School | $15,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| Aspen Words | $100,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| California State University Sacramento | $75,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| Conservation International | $25,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| Creative Capital Foundation | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| Dsa Friends Foundation | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| Manu | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $172,361 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| The Shalom Foundation | $15,000 | Franklin, TN, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| Valley Settlement | $100,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2024 |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | $7,500 | Snowmass Village, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Ascend At The Aspen Institute | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Aspen Center For Environmental Studies | $212,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Aspen Public Radio | $2,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Aspen Words | $100,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Cate School | $75,000 | Carpenteria, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Conservation International | $50,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Creative Capital Foundation | $149,760 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Dsa Friends Foundation | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| English In Action | $60,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Friends Of The Aspen Animal Shelter | $500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Independence Pass Foundation | $5,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Manu | $75,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| North State Public Radio | $30,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| The Art Base | $5,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $130,600 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| The Shalom Foundation | $25,000 | Franklin, TN, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Valley Settlement | $75,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Xerces Society | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2023 |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | $5,000 | Snowmass Village, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Ascend At The Aspen Institute | $104,400 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Aspen Center For Environmental Studies | $236,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Aspen Public Radio | $2,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Aspen Words | $98,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Cate School | $50,000 | Carpenteria, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Conservation International | $25,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Creative Capital | $96,600 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Creative Visions | $125,014 | Malibu, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Dc Central Kitchen | $5,000 | Washington, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Dsa Friends Foundation | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| English In Action | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Fractured Atlas | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Independence Pass Foundation | $5,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | $51,200 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Art Base | $15,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $50,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Cobalt Foundation | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Shalom Foundation | $15,000 | Franklin, TN, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Valley Settlement | $75,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Williams College | $2,500 | Williamstown, MA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | $5,000 | Snowmass Village, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Ascend At The Aspen Institute | $104,400 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Aspen Center For Environmental Studies | $236,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Aspen Public Radio | $2,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Aspen Words | $98,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Cate School | $50,000 | Carpenteria, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Conservation International | $25,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Creative Capital | $96,600 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Creative Visions | $125,014 | Malibu, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Dc Central Kitchen | $5,000 | Washington, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Dsa Friends Foundation | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| English In Action | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Fractured Atlas | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Independence Pass Foundation | $5,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | $51,200 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Art Base | $15,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $50,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Cobalt Foundation | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Shalom Foundation | $15,000 | Franklin, TN, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Valley Settlement | $75,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Williams College | $2,500 | Williamstown, MA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | $5,000 | Snowmass Village, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Ascend At The Aspen Institute | $104,400 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Aspen Center For Environmental Studies | $236,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Aspen Public Radio | $2,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Aspen Words | $98,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Cate School | $50,000 | Carpenteria, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Conservation International | $25,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Creative Capital | $96,600 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Creative Visions | $125,014 | Malibu, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Dc Central Kitchen | $5,000 | Washington, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Dsa Friends Foundation | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| English In Action | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Fractured Atlas | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Independence Pass Foundation | $5,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | $51,200 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Art Base | $15,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $50,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Cobalt Foundation | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| The Shalom Foundation | $15,000 | Franklin, TN, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Valley Settlement | $75,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| Williams College | $2,500 | Williamstown, MA, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2022 |
| A Way Out | $250 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Advocate Safehouse Project | $2,500 | Glenwood Springs, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | $7,000 | Snowmass Village, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Ascend At The Aspen Institute | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Aspen Center For Environmental Studies | $130,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Aspen Journalism | $15,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Aspen Words | $90,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Cate School | $50,000 | Carpenteria, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Conservation International | $175,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Creative Capital Foundation | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Dsa Friends Foundation | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| English In Action | $42,500 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Independence Pass Foundation | $7,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| J Street Education | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Protect Our Winters | $15,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Quahog Bay Conservancy | $500 | Harpswell, ME, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Response | $2,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Roaring Fork Precollegiate | $10,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| The Art Base | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $100,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| The Shalom Foundation | $15,000 | Franklin, TN, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Tunesmap Educational Foundation | $10,000 | Pacific Palisades, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Valley Settlement | $26,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2021 |
| Aspen Center For Environmental Studies | $108,376 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Ascend The Aspen Institute | $75,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Aspen Country Day School | $75,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| The Art Base | $70,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Aspen Words | $51,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Valley Settlement | $50,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Manaus | $25,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Conservation International | $25,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Creative Capital Foundation | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| The Shalom Foundation | $15,000 | Franklin, TN, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Independence Pass Foundation | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Protect Our Winters | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Roaring Fork Precollegiate | $10,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Museum Of The Language Arts Contribution | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Liftup | $10,000 | Hopkins, MN, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Lawyers' Committee | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| English In Action | $7,500 | Basalt, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | $5,000 | Snowmass Village, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Tides Foundation | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Aspen Education Foundation | $4,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Access Afterschool | $2,500 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Response | $2,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Advocate Safehouse Project | $2,500 | Springs, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Aspen Journalism | $500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| The Secret City | $300 | Woodstock, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| A Way Out | $250 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2020 |
| Friends Of The Aspen Animal Shelter | $1,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Aspen Words | $50,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Aspen Public Radio | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Fractured Atlas | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| The Secret City | $500 | Woodstock, NY, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Aspen Education Foundation | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Aspen Country Day School | $27,500 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| The Madeira Fund | $500 | Mclean, VA, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Aspen Center For Environmental Studies | $7,917 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Grist | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Conservation International | $25,500 | Arlington, VA, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Globalgiving | $3,964 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| The Shalom Foundation | $5,000 | Franklin, TN, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Valley Settlement | $10,000 | Carbondale, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Women's Earth Alliance | $5,500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| Pitkin County Library | $25,000 | Aspen, CO, US | General Operating Fund | 2017 |
| See Statement Attachment | $423,288 | Denver, CO, US | General Support | 2016 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Catto Shaw Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 46-5064265 |
| Website | http://www.cattoshawfoundation.org |
| Address | 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 375 Denver, CO 80206-0000 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Catto Shaw Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Executive Director | Isa Catto Shaw |
|---|---|
| President | Daniel A Shaw |
| Treasurer | Jennifer Crossett |
Forms 990-PF
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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