FOR DONORS

Start with what you believe.

Catylst matches your faith convictions to verified organizations — then shows you exactly why, with cited sources you can check yourself.

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FROM CONVICTION TO OUTCOME

Your capital should be working. Not sitting.

You opened a DAF to give with intent. Catylst walks you from the conviction in your head to a grant your custodian can execute — discovery, cited explanation, shared diligence, and a clean hand-off. No composite scores. No black boxes.

01 — DISCOVERY

Find organizations aligned with your convictions.

Tell Catylst what matters — mission, faith identity, cause focus, geography, grant size. We surface organizations that match across ten transparent dimensions. No composite score, no paid placement. Faith fields are always optional; skipping any one of them never costs you match quality.

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02 — EXPLANATION

See exactly why each organization is recommended.

Every match ships with a plain-English explanation that cites its sources — Form 990 lines, annual reports, third-party evaluations. Three levels of detail let you skim the summary or open the full dimension-by-dimension breakdown. When data is missing, we say so.

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03 — COLLABORATION

Bring your spouse, adviser, or giving circle into the room.

Open a shared deal room for any organization you are seriously considering. Invite your spouse, your financial advisor, or your giving circle. Threaded discussion keeps the conversation in one place; private notes stay private. AI-assisted Q&A answers only from verified documents — and always cites the line it came from.

Inside a deal room
04 — HAND-OFF

Prepare a grant package your custodian can execute.

When you are ready to recommend, Catylst assembles a compliant package — match explanation, diligence checklist, decision rationale, compliance footer on every page — and hands it to your custodian. It works with Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, National Christian Foundation, Vanguard Charitable, or any custodian you use. Catylst never custodies funds; your DAF stays in charge.

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FOUNDING METRIC

Measurable diligence, cited sources.

IMPACT REPORTING

Track where your capital lands.

Every grant you recommend lands in a portfolio you can actually see. Catylst tracks when your DAF custodian executes the grant, when funds reach the organization, and when the work begins.

At six and twelve months, funded organizations submit a structured impact report — outcomes, photos, citations, next steps — so you can see exactly what your capital accomplished. No self-congratulation, no fabricated numbers. Just cited, auditable follow-up.

Everything is exportable, shareable with your spouse or your advisor, and ready for your end-of-year giving review.

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Works with any DAF custodian

Common questions

Donor questions, answered.

No. Catylst never custodies funds. Your DAF provider holds your assets and executes every grant. We prepare the recommendation; your custodian acts on it. Final authorization always rests with you and your DAF custodian.

No. Catylst is a recommendation preparation tool. We do not provide financial, tax, or legal advice. Please consult a qualified advisor for personal financial guidance. Every grant package ships with a compliance disclaimer on every page.

No. Faith alignment is optional at every step. Skipping any faith field carries zero penalty to your match quality. “Prefer not to specify” is always the first option, and faith data is GDPR Article 9 special-category data with accelerated deletion on request.

Yes. Catylst works with any DAF custodian — Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, National Christian Foundation, The Signatry, Vanguard Charitable, and others. You hand your custodian a compliant recommendation package; they execute the grant on their own rails.

Every AI-generated recommendation is cited, includes source material, and carries a confidence label. When the AI does not have enough data, it says so — it never fabricates. A 5-layer validation process (advisory-phrasing removal, grounding verification, citation checking, faith sensitivity review, confidence calibration) checks every output before you see it.

Yes, as often as you like. The Free tier lets you match and save without limit. Individual and Team tiers add concurrent deal rooms and grant packages so you can run multiple giving cycles in parallel without context-switching.

See your first matches in under 5 minutes.

No credit card. Your DAF custodian stays in charge.

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