Bring your people together to back what you believe in.
Choose a cause, invite people who share it, and recommend together where the pooled charitable dollars may go. CataCap makes the investments and handles donations, receipts, compliance and operations.
You give to CataCap, a 501(c)(3). You recommend where it's invested; CataCap makes the investment, and any returns are credited to your charitable account to recommend again.
Start with what you care about
What could your circle make possible together?
Choose a theme to shape your fund idea. Your group will recommend which investments to back.
What would be your goal for your Multi-Donor Fund?
Your fund
$1,000,000
10 investments of $100K
Your community pool
$1,000,000
Your lead gift
$100K
Your community
25 people
about $36K each
An illustration of pooled contributions, not a projection or guarantee of investment returns.
If 25 people follow your lead with about $36,000 each, your $100K helps make 10 investments instead of 1 on its own.
What collective capital
can look like.
Empower Her backs women-led ventures to uplift women, addressing the fact that less than 2% of venture capital goes to women-led ventures. Its members make recommendations to the group, which in turn gives recommendations to CataCap for portfolio investing activity.
4 simple steps — from purpose to moving capital.
No fund-management background required. Go from the cause you care about to your first donor in a single afternoon.
Share with your community
Share your fund's link with your network and let people add a soft commitment. CataCap keeps the process organized.
CataCap takes it from here
When the leader and any co-leads commit at least $100,000, we turn on donations, onboard your early supporters, issue tax receipts, and handle every operational detail. You don't have to lift a finger on the back-office side.
Recommend investments.
Your group recommends through the process that fits your community; CataCap makes the investments and manages disbursements, reporting and capital returned to the charitable assets held by CataCap over time.
Returned capital stays charitable and may support future impact.
Your group recommends investments. CataCap makes them and handles the pooled account; any returned capital remains charitable for future recommendations.
How your group makes recommendations.
Pick whichever decision style fits your bandwidth — there's no wrong answer, and you can switch any time as your community grows.
Investment committee
A small group of trusted leaders meets, diligences opportunities, and recommends allocations to CataCap.
Group-leader recommendations
The founder or convener curates and recommends — members trust the lead, dollars deploy quickly.
Group recommendations
Members recommend to the group, and the group passes its recommendation to CataCap.
Hybrid governance
Members recommend to the group, and the group passes its recommendation to CataCap.
Recommendations are not binding; CataCap makes the investments.