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 Transformative Compliance
This award celebrates individuals and organizations that recognize those who deploy capital to support proximate actors’ projects to drive systems change through transformed compliance practices and who are committed to learning and continuous improvement. Their focus is on equitable giving for sustainable development, achieved by streamlining due diligence and compliance processes.
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Finalists 2026
Imago Dei Fund
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Imago Dei Fund is a grantmaking foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts, working to co-create a more just, free, and sustainable world. Through partnerships rooted in trust and well-being, it invests in organizations and visionary leaders who strive to restore wholeness in our world and address the deeper roots of gender-based injustice. Guided by the belief that locally led, community-driven solutions lead to lasting change, its current partners work primarily in Boston, East Africa, Haiti, and Southeast Asia.
Livelihood Impact Fund
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Livelihood Impact Fund (LIF) supports both young and established organizations that do excellent work and aspire to expand their impact over the next three to ten years. Their partners take a wide array of approaches to improving livelihoods and moving people out of poverty. What they share is a commitment to innovating, testing, and improving their programs from year to year