Catalyzing American Achievement

Griffin Catalyst finds and funds 
creative solutions to America’s most urgent challenges.

Our Priorities

Education

Unlocking the transformative power of education

Miami Dade College
Science & Medicine

Pushing the frontiers of science and medicine

Baptist Health South Florida, Nicklaus Children's Health System, University of Miami Health System
Communities

Increasing the stability, resiliency, and vitality of communities

Ukraine Math & Science Achievement Fund
Upward Mobility

Promoting pathways to opportunity

Policing Leadership Academy
Freedom & Democracy

Strengthening American freedoms and promoting civic engagement

The National Medal of Honor Museum
Enterprise & Innovation

Supporting dynamic solutions through innovation and entrepreneurship

Good Machine

Unlocking the transformative power of education

Miami Dade College

Pushing the frontiers of science and medicine

Baptist Health South Florida, Nicklaus Children's Health System, University of Miami Health System

Increasing the stability, resiliency, and vitality of communities

Ukraine Math & Science Achievement Fund

Promoting pathways to opportunity

Policing Leadership Academy

Strengthening American freedoms and promoting civic engagement

The National Medal of Honor Museum

Supporting dynamic solutions through innovation and entrepreneurship

Good Machine

Driving Critical Change

Ken Griffin’s story has shaped his unique perspective on civic engagement and inspired his commitment to helping others.
Griffin Catalyst: Our Impact (4:36)

Measurable Impact

Griffin Catalyst partners with innovative organizations to drive impact at scale—supporting initiatives with the power to transform lives.
  • Success Academy students playing chess
    Education

    Expanded access to Success Academy, New York City’s highest performing public charter school network, adding 10,000 new seats.

  • An audience looking at brain images from a PET scan on a large presentation screen
    Science & Medicine

    Partnered with the Michael J. Fox Foundation to launch an innovative competition to spur the first-ever imaging of a key protein in a living human brain—advancing transformation research and treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

  • Children playing with large building blocks at the Urban Gym area of the Underline in Miami, FL
    Communities

    Helped to transform 120 acres of underutilized Miami land into The Underline, which welcomed 1.6 million visitors in its first two years.

  • Woman being tutored on how to use the internet on a laptop
    Upward Mobility

    Provided more than 300,000 people with at-home internet through the work of Miami Connected.

  • Sailors paying their final respects at a military funeral
    Freedom & Democracy

    Supported the Navy SEAL Foundation, which provides education, health, and resiliency services for more than 14,000 spouses and dependents annually.

  • Researchers lowering a Reefgen device into the sea from a boat
    Enterprise & Innovation

    Funded Good Machine, whose Reefgen underwater robots can plant coral 100x faster than experienced human divers.

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