SaT Catalyst Fund

About Us

What We Stand For

SaT stands for:

Sustainable and Transformational

If its not Transformational, we don’t want to do it

If its not Sustainable, we can’t do it

This is why we call it Performance Philanthropy!

SaT Catalyst Vision

The SAT Catalyst Fund Vision is to be an agent – a catalyst, if you will – that creates significant and sustainable transformation through faith-driven, market-based solutions and to increase Church mission effectiveness, congregational engagement and community relations.

SaT Catalyst Fund does not offer investments as private offerings, but as philanthropic donation opportunities.

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Business Relationships

Catholic Mission Network, parent company

The SAT Catalyst Fund is an initiative of Catholic Mission Network, a 501(c)3 public charity. Catholic Mission Network helps bishops, pastors, parishioners, and catholic entrepreneurs meet today’s apsotolic challenges, preparing us for mission, a mission that is which is both sustainable and transformational, which includes Impact Investing or Business as Mission. To facilitate this move, Catholic Mission Network offers a number of workshops, events and consulting services designed to educate and motivate action. 

More information about Catholic Mission Network Significant can be found at www.catholicmissionnetwork.com. 

EquityVest, sister company

Catholic Mission Network collaborates with another company, EquityVest.  EquityVest is a FINRA-registered equity crowdfunding platform for the faith-driven community, where anyone can invest in entrepreneurs, businesses and causes they believe in.  It brings together entrepreneurs and investors who believe it is possible to run a business that both fuels the enterprise and evidences the virtues and vision of our Christian faith. 

More information about EquityVest can be found at https://equityvest.org/

Dave Geenens

Executive Director

Ryan Foley

Senior Advisor

Our Leadership

We Believe In Significant & Sustainable Transformation

Learn more about our leadership team and how they invest their lives in creating sustainable and transformative solutions for donor-investors. 

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Dave Geenens

Dave Geenens is Associate Professor in the School of Business at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. He is also Director of The Byron G. Thompson Center for Integrity in Finance in Economics. Simultaneous to much of his academic career spanning 16+ years, Dave has consulted with and held part-time executive positions in business enterprises in a variety of industries including apparel manufacturing and decoration, financial advising, and large-scale commercial services.

His full-time business executive experience includes President/CFO of Fire Door Solutions and CEO of Avascend Healthcare Hospitality, both in Overland Park, KS; CEO/President of Impact Design in Lansing, KS; Vice President of Operations at Penn Emblem (Philadelphia, PA) and Gear for Sports (Lenexa, KS.)

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree and MBA along with a CPA license. Dave speaks to companies and groups nationally about the integration of faith and work and the critical role Christian virtue plays in the protection of free markets and liberty, and how virtue is essential for effective leadership and a thriving business.

Dave has written six books:
Arise! Life-changing Truths for the Tormented Leader (2005)
Leaderslip – Reversing the Slide of American Enterprise Leadership (2011)
Nothing is Free – The Price Only Business Leaders Can Pay to Protect Free Markets (2015)
Truth and the Transcendent Business – Heresy or Prophesy? (2021)
The Virtuosos – Catalyzing a New Normal for Business (Volumes 1 & 2) (2025)

Dave also serves YCPKC as its Board President and has been involved with YCPKC since its inception.

He and his wife of 42 years, Terry, live in Lenexa, Kansas as empty nesters, with three grown and married children who have blessed them with eight grandchildren.

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Wayne L. McDaniel

Wayne is a Certified Financial Planning Practitioner (CFP) and a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) with over 40 years’ experience working with individuals and families on financial strategies.  His personal life mission, since 1990, has been to help people increase their capacity to live and to give.

Eternally curious, Wayne has the unusual capacity to connect the dots and find creative, but solid ways of helping clients do more than they thought they could do.  He is never satisfied with the status quo, but always seeks to find better, more successful approaches to solving problems.

On a personal basis, Wayne, and his wife, Jude, are committed to doing whatever they can to make the world a better place.  They believe, “we are here on earth to help others and whatever God has blessed us with is for us to bless others.” They have two wonderful grown children and two grandchildren.