Catalyst 2030 Awards | 2022
For Systemic Change
FINALISTS 2022
Donors
This award celebrates organisations that have donated money or facilitated a project to achieve systems change.
There are four sub-categories in the Donors Award Category:
View Donors judging criteria for 2022.
1. Leader in Learning Finalists
Awardee: Azim Premji Foundation, India
In recognition of their embracing a systems change mindset and to promote the lessons they have learned supporting systems change.
The Azim Premji Foundation was set up in 2014 to provide grant financial support to non-profit organisations that work with disadvantaged and marginalised people.
The foundation has been open to receiving advice from grantees as well as to focusing on learning, innovation and collaboration with the organisations that it funds, to bring about positive change.
Pathy Family Foundation, Canada
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Based in Montreal, Canada, The Pathy Family Foundation strives to promote creative and innovative solutions to human trafficking and to address trauma, poverty and inequality.
The Pathy Family Foundation has been a key partner to ensure learning takes place alongside corresponding operational capacities to grow solutions on a larger scale.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation, United Kingdom
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The Paul Hamlyn Foundation works to support social change and a just and equitable society in which everyone, especially young people, can realise their full potential and enjoy fulfilling and creative lives.
One of the unique aspects of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation is that the organisation often supports or invests in grantees for eight to nine years. This demonstrates a massive commitment to the organisations that it funds.
Veddis Foundation, India
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The foundation hopes to bring analytical rigour and a collaborative spirit to philanthropic investments with the goal of achieving measurable, vast impact.
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, United States
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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund supports the realisation of human rights and social and economic justice for all people.
The fund’s work is rooted in respect for the dignity and worth of every human. Its work is informed by the fund’s beliefs in: the full realisation of human rights and potential, advancing the rights of marginalised people and maximising the impact of its charitable investments.
2. Leader in Trust Finalists
Awardee: Pathy Family Foundation, Canada
In recognition of their commitment to support evolving paths to systems change to prepare for long-term engagement with social entrepreneurs. This has included relinquishing financial control by providing multi-year, unrestricted funding.
Based in Montreal, Canada, The Pathy Family Foundation strives to promote creative and innovative solutions to human trafficking and to address trauma, poverty and inequality.
The Pathy Family Foundation has been a key partner to ensure learning takes place alongside corresponding operational capacities to achieve change on a large scale.
Special Recognition: Women Moving Millions, United States
In recognition of their commitment to advancing gender equality.
Women Moving Millions (WWM) has been a keen supporter of systems change and of giving control to local leaders.
WMM has also consistently advocated for multi-year, general operating support as the best way to resource feminist movements. The organisation has actively advanced these conversations with its community at its annual summit through sessions focused on these topics.
HalfMyDaf.com, United States
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HalfMyDaf releases unrestricted funds for organisations that are changing systems either at a national or global scale or at a local targeted scale. Both scales are fundamental for positive real change to happen throughout society.
Human Capability Foundation, United Kingdom
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The foundation aims to establish long-term funding relationships so that grantees can tackle challenging issues in areas that donors generally don’t provide funding.
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, United States
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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund supports the realisation of human rights and social and economic justice for all people.
The fund’s work is rooted in respect for the dignity and worth of every human. Its work is informed by the fund’s beliefs in: the full realisation of human rights and potential, advancing the rights of marginalised people and maximising the impact of its charitable investments.
3. Leader in Partnership Finalists
Awardee:Â Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, United States
In recognition of their commitment to work in true partnership with social entrepreneurs, acknowledging and working to change traditional power dynamics. Their approach has been relational rather than transactional.
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund supports the realisation of human rights and social and economic justice for all people.
The fund’s work is rooted in respect for the dignity and worth of every human. Its work is informed by the fund’s beliefs in: the full realisation of human rights and potential, advancing the rights of marginalised people and maximising the impact of its charitable investments.
Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
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The foundation works directly with grantee-partners designing, developing and implementing effective community-based programmes and initiatives that unlock local resources and empower communities. This is how the CFPR tackles complex problems with sustainable solutions to drive lasting change at community level.
Veddis Foundation, India
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The foundation hopes to bring analytical rigour and a collaborative spirit to philanthropic investments with a goal to achieve measurable, vast impact.
Women Moving Millions, United States
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WMM has also consistently advocated for multi-year, general operating support as the best way to resource feminist movements. The organisation has actively advanced these conversations with its community at its annual summit through sessions focused on these topics.
4. Leader in Collaboration Finalists
Awardee:Â Cartier Philanthropy, Switzerland
In recognition of their commitment to collaborate with other funders to enhance efficiency and build strong networks, while leaving the leading roles to systems change leaders.
The Cartier Foundation proactively encourages its partners to consider ways to meet and partner with other organisations. This includes organisations in its portfolio as well as the larger Cartier landscape and the broader social entrepreneurship sector.
The foundation’s recent global gathering in Dubai brought together practitioners, funders, thought leaders, the private sector and many other stakeholders. The event elevated entrepreneurs and championed the systems change needed to support accelerated change, especially for women and girls.
H&M Foundation, Sweden
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Sprung from its entrepreneurial heritage, it is in the core of H&M Foundation to disrupt traditional systems through cross sectoral collaborations. Their strategy is built upon transparent partnerships, getting a diverse group of people to join forces and commit to a common agenda to solve complex challenges. For H&M Foundation, that means creating agile ecosystems of individuals, organisations, businesses and academia sharing a mutual goal.
MacArthur Foundation, United States
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants and impact investments to support non-profit organisations in approximately 50 countries around the world.
The MacArthur Foundation was a key partner for the COVID Action Collaborative, a C2030 collaboration. The Collaboration brought together partners from multiple systems: donors, governments, economic markets and civil society.
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, United States
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The fund’s work is rooted in respect for the dignity and worth of every human. Its work is informed by the fund’s beliefs in: the full realisation of human rights and potential, advancing the rights of marginalised people and maximising the impact of its charitable investments.