Caterpillar Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 37-6022314 · since 1953caterpillar.com/en/company/corporate-responsibility/caterpillar-foundation.html·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$55.8M

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The Caterpillar Foundation funds workforce readiness and STEM, including technical education and basic computer skills for under-served communities, programmes tailored to local labour markets with trained teachers and hands-on workplace experience, as well as natural ecosystem restoration and water and energy access, so check your project sits within one of these themes before applying.
No grant range is stated, so you cannot judge a realistic request size from the published facts, though the Foundation paid $55,756,781 in total grants, showing funding is available at scale.
Applications are submitted online, and no deadlines are given in the IRS filing, so there is no fixed cycle to plan around.
The Foundation says requests must align with its mission and focus area, that the programme must be able to quantitatively measure indicators in the focus area, and that the organisation must have healthy financial performance and reasonable administrative overhead, so be ready to show measurable outcomes and sound finances in your application.
Do not apply for capital campaigns (infrastructure, expansion, renovation, equipment, etc.), as a religious organisation classified as a church, for scholarships, for direct benefit to Caterpillar, its subsidiaries, dealers, employees or customers, as an organisation with discriminatory policies, or as a hospital, since these are explicitly excluded.

Overview

Caterpillar Foundation is a US private foundation based in Peoria, IL.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Caterpillar Foundation says it builds thriving communities by investing in the skills people need to join the modern workforce and in the natural and vital infrastructure they rely upon. It supports workforce readiness and STEM, including technical education and basic computer skills for under-served communities, and programmes tailored to local labour markets with trained teachers and hands-on workplace experience. Its community-infrastructure work includes restoring natural ecosystems and building basic services such as water and energy, helping communities become stronger, more resilient and more sustainable. It also operates matching-gift and volunteer-service programmes through which employees and board members can direct support to eligible charities.

Themes

Workforce readiness
STEM education
Natural ecosystem restoration
Water and energy access

What They Don't Fund

Capital campaigns (infrastructure, expansion, renovation, equipment, etc.)
Religious organizations (organizations classified as churches)
Scholarships
Direct benefit to Caterpillar, its subsidiaries, dealers, employee or customers
Organizations with discriminatory policies
Hospitals

How to apply

Organisations submit applications online.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

Requests must align with the Foundation's values, mission and focus area.
The programme must be able to quantitatively measure indicators in the focus area.
The organisation must have healthy financial performance and reasonable administrative overhead.

Officers and directors

Amanda Hilligas — Vice President
Christy Pambianchi — Director
Tony Fassino — Director
Mike Wise — Secretary
Kylene Anthony — Chief Of Operations
Kevin Todd Stoller — Treasurer
Katheryn Dickey Karol — Chairman Of The Board
Denise Carolyn Johnson — Director
Cheryl Johnson — Director
Brian Colgan — Vice President
Bob De Lange — Director
Asha Varghese — President And Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$45,895,564	$43,500,310	$194,058,914	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$46,191,344	$43,185,533	$251,581,510	Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year	$57,865,090	$55,756,781	$285,142,197	Filing for 2025 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.