Catalyst Now Awards
Celebrating Donors For Systemic Change
The solutions and real-world impact exist, but the right people, resources, and systems are not yet aligned. Each year, the Catalyst Now Awards celebrate the allies, funders, and co-creators who bridge that gap between solutions and alignment, recognising social innovators who understand that systems change demands more than traditional funding.
Leader in Field Building
This award celebrates individuals and organizations that invest in strengthening the ecosystem for systems change by building collective capacity and enabling conditions for social entrepreneurs to thrive.
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Finalists 2026
Anglo American Foundation, Global
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Anglo American Foundation is committed to championing the next generation. Harnessing the power of philanthropy to shift systems and strengthen civic space, AAF works with locally led partners to promote youth agency and unlock social and financial capital, creating the conditions for young people to shape their futures and drive change.
H&M Foundation, Global
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The H&M Foundation exists to support the textile industry in reaching net-zero by 2050, while promoting a just transition for both people and the planet. It is a philanthropic organisation privately funded by the Persson family, founders and majority owners of the H&M Group. Although they share a name, the H&M Foundation is financially, strategically, and organisationally independent of H&M Group
Instituto para o Desenvolvimento do Investimento Social (IDIS), Brazil
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IDIS, the Institute for the Development of Social Investment, is a civil society organization founded in 1999 and a pioneer in technical support to social investors in Brazil. With the mission to inspire, support, and promote strategic philanthropy and its impact, IDIS serves individuals, families, companies, corporate and family-run institutes and foundations, as well as civil society organizations, in actions that transform realities and contribute to the reduction of social inequality in the country.
Social Impact Partners Limited (SIPL), Hong Kong
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A Hong Kong S88 registered charity with a mission to enable sustainable Social Purpose Organisations (SPOs), SIP acts like an investor using tools from the private sector investment industry to tailor solutions for sustainable and scalable SPOs, working with them as they achieve organisational maturity. SIP activates the appropriate funding solution (grants/ loans/ equity) to match SPO’s needs. Recovered capital is then recycled to the next SPO.