Catalist affiliates vary by membership and governing models, however, they all share one guiding mission: to purposely donate financially and make a lasting impact in their local communities.
Catalist is a national network that serves to catalyze the movement of women-powered philanthropy by connecting women's collective giving grantmaking organizations. Our members represent more than 60 collective giving grantmaking groups in 26 states, the District of Columbia and Australia. We are a certified nonprofit corporation with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS.
The women of Catalist connect and empower other women who share a passion for high-impact collective giving through informed grantmaking. Catalist does not make grants or direct our members' grantmaking. Our focus is to empower our member organizations to support nonprofit groups making transformative change in their communities.
Our members have access to education, tools and forums for sharing ideas to accelerate the power of collective giving. We share member success stories in order to generate national awareness of the power of high-impact grantmaking at the local level.