The Holt Catania Foundation
At a glance
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Overview
The Holt Catania Foundation is a US private foundation based in Midland, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings show grants to a varied group of charitable organisations. General operating support is the most common recorded purpose. Recipients include community food and sharing services, a therapeutic riding centre, an animal refuge, a child advocacy organisation, educational institutions, a library, a research hospital and cultural organisations. The foundation has also supported a library expansion project and scholarship funds, as well as cultural enhancement and an annual fundraiser. Its grants have reached organisations in Texas and Florida, with smaller recorded grants to organisations in the District of Columbia and Tennessee.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, none of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 14 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 42% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 0% of grant dollars went to organisations The Holt Catania Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Texas Ranger Association Foundation · General operating support$1,000,0002023 tax year
- Paper Bear · General operating support$417,0002023 tax year
- Caring And Sharing Of S Walton Caring And Sharing Of S Walton · General operating support$10,0002023 tax year
- Southwestern University · Scholarship fund$10,0002023 tax year
- George and Barbara Bush Foundation · Scholarship fund$10,0002023 tax year
- Casa Of West Texas Casa Of West Texas · General operating support$10,0002023 tax year
- Food for Thought Outreach · General operating support$10,0002023 tax year
- Starlight Therapeutic Riding Center · General operating support$10,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Shannon Willis — Treasurer
- Richard Knight Catania — Vice President
- Richard J Catania — Vice President
- Andrea H Catania — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,367,818 | $1,163,000 | $14,828,829 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,699,532 | $1,479,500 | $18,050,994 | Filing for 2023 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
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- Midland, TX