Totals
- Total revenue
- $10,718,061
- Total expenses
- $9,980,426
- Contributions and grants received
- $9,841,166
- Grants paid
- $669,587
- Program service revenue
- $756,680
- Investment income
- $15,265
- Other revenue
- $104,950
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,769,365
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,142,957
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $9,626,408
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $7,466,267
- Management and general expenses
- $1,468,504
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,045,655
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $7,466,267
Program services were 74.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$360,034
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$9,481,132
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$10,377
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2a · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY PROJECTS
total $756,680 · related or exempt $756,680
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3 · Investment income
total $243 · excluded $243
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $504,419
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $489,397
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $15,022
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $15,022 · excluded $15,022
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$4,318
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$360,034
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$82,944
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$78,626 · excluded -$78,626
-
11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $183,576 · excluded $183,576
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$183,576
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $669,587 · program services $669,587
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $619,329 · program services $271,899 · management and general $255,560 · fundraising $91,870
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,157,104 · program services $3,973,003 · management and general $647,250 · fundraising $536,851
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $165,235 · program services $121,449 · management and general $25,596 · fundraising $18,190
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $945,966 · program services $695,135 · management and general $148,076 · fundraising $102,755
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $435,365 · program services $319,935 · management and general $68,044 · fundraising $47,386
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11b · Fees: legal
total $77,025 · program services $37,742 · management and general $34,661 · fundraising $4,622
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $64,096 · program services $31,407 · management and general $28,843 · fundraising $3,846
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11g · Fees: other
total $674,171 · program services $548,737 · management and general $85,317 · fundraising $40,117
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13 · Office expenses
total $157,219 · program services $115,138 · management and general $24,766 · fundraising $17,315
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14 · Information technology
total $52,557 · program services $42,083 · management and general $5,402 · fundraising $5,072
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16 · Occupancy
total $514,185 · program services $377,857 · management and general $80,363 · fundraising $55,965
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17 · Travel
total $52,551 · program services $38,618 · management and general $8,213 · fundraising $5,720
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $116,887 · program services $17,703 · management and general $12,722 · fundraising $86,462
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20 · Interest
total $1,352 · management and general $1,352
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $27,563 · program services $20,255 · management and general $4,308 · fundraising $3,000
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23 · Insurance
total $71,137 · program services $52,276 · management and general $11,118 · fundraising $7,743
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24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $76,109 · program services $55,930 · management and general $11,895 · fundraising $8,284
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $60,144 · program services $44,198 · management and general $9,400 · fundraising $6,546
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24c · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING
total $26,863 · program services $21,571 · management and general $3,120 · fundraising $2,172
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24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL
total $15,981 · program services $11,744 · management and general $2,498 · fundraising $1,739
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,119,992 · end of year $3,339,840
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,482,699 · end of year $4,366,666
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $30,000 · end of year $32,770
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $141,560 · end of year $225,497
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$655,540
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$622,609
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $60,494 · end of year $32,931
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $18,355
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $2,411,183 · end of year $2,195,717
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,964,989 · end of year $1,575,944
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $512,268 · end of year $505,428
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $51,644 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,021,786 · end of year $1,637,529
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,130,026 · end of year $4,571,688
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,513,548 · end of year $5,054,720
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
CATALYST CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE BY BUILDING POWER AND TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SYSTEMS. WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, CONDUCT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, DEVELOP POLICIES FOR ACTIONABLE CHANGE, AND SHIFT MONEY AND POWER BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ADVOCATES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE BY BUILDING POWER AND TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SYSTEMS.
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EDUCATIONAL EQUITYTHE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PROGRAM WORKS TO TRANSFORM THE BIRTH TO 12TH GRADE (B-12) SYSTEM TO UPLIFT WHOLE-CHILD, WHOLE-FAMILY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN OF COLOR FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WE STRIVE TO CATALYZE ACTION THAT DISMANTLES THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT PERPETUATE DISPARTITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $2,055,747 · Grants $203,400 · Revenue $15,438
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EQUITY IN COMMUNITY INVESTMENTSWE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE BUDGET AND ADVOCACY TOOLS NECESSARY TO WIN SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS THAT HELP ALL CALIFORNIANS THRIVE. THROUGH BUDGET AND POLICY ANALYSIS, TRAININGS, AND CAMPAIGN SUPPORT, WE DISMANTLE THE LEGACY OF PUBLIC DISINVESTMENT AND CRIMINALIZATION THAT HAS CREATED RACE-BASED DISPARITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES' HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
Expenses $1,187,741 · Grants $427,736 · Revenue $14,750
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POLITICAL VOICEPOLITICAL VOICE WORKS TO MAKE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MORE PARTICIPATORY AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. OUR GOAL IS THAT ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO GENUINELY PARTICIPATE IN THE MAKING OF EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY, IN WAYS THAT GO BEYOND JUST VOTING, AND THAT GOVERNMENTS RESPOND EQUITABLY TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, WE ADVOCATE FOR RACIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY JUST DEMOCRACY REFORMS.
Expenses $597,639 · Grants $21,700
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REIMAGINE JUSTICE AND SAFETYTHE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM WAS BORNE OUT OF AMERICA'S RACIST FOUNDING AND CONTINUES TO DEVASTATE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. DATA SHOW THAT CALIFORNIANS OF COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY POLICED, ARRESTED, INCARCERATED, AND SUBJECTED TO HARSHER SENTENCES THAN WHITES. AT THE SAME TIME, RATES OF VIOLENCE ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR -DESPITE DECADES OF LANDMARK INVESTMENTS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INCARCERATION. THESE DEEP-SEATED HARMS HAVE ERODED PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR SYSTEM OF SAFETY.EXPENSES $ 168,910. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 0 REVENUE $ 0.ALL OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING CROSS PROGRAMMATIC PROGRAMS.EXPENSES $ 3,456,230. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $16,751. REVENUE $ 726,492.
Expenses $3,625,140 · Grants $16,751 · Revenue $726,492
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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John KimJOHN KIM
PRESIDENT/CEO
- Total calculated
- $379,889
- From this org
- $332,932
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $46,957
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $332,932
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $46,957
- Filer's total
- $379,889
-
Connie RiceCONNIE RICE
FOUNDING CO-DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $163,379
- From this org
- $135,136
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,243
- Hours/week
- 25
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $135,136
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,243
- Filer's total
- $163,379
-
Fred AliFRED ALI
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
-
Maria CabildoMARIA CABILDO
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen EnglishSTEPHEN ENGLISH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chrissie CastroCHRISSIE CASTRO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sandra CeledonSANDRA CELEDON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James HeadJAMES HEAD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Barry LittBARRY LITT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Monica LozanoMONICA LOZANO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Molly MungerMOLLY MUNGER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kaci PattersonKACI PATTERSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alberto RetanaALBERTO RETANA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris WilsonCHRIS WILSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leena MathewLEENA MATHEW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $233,957
- From this org
- $208,816
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,141
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $208,816
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,141
- Filer's total
- $233,957
-
Wendelyn KillianWENDELYN KILLIAN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $259,403
- From this org
- $234,689
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,714
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $234,689
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,714
- Filer's total
- $259,403
-
John DobardJOHN DOBARD
V.P. OF POLICY AND PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $178,727
- From this org
- $170,903
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,824
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,903
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,824
- Filer's total
- $178,727
-
Michael RussoMICHAEL RUSSO
V.P. OF POLICY AND PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $200,213
- From this org
- $165,225
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,988
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,225
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,988
- Filer's total
- $200,213
-
Vickie Ramos HarrisVICKIE RAMOS HARRIS
V.P. OF POLICY AND PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $196,188
- From this org
- $159,199
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,989
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $159,199
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,989
- Filer's total
- $196,188
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- DISCRETIONARY BONUSES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
-
CALIFORNIA CALLS EDUCATION FUND
$377,736
TO SUPPORT THE BUDGET POWER PROJECT, A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER BIPOC AND WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE IN, AND RESHAPE, PUBLIC BUDGETING.
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$153,000
TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH LEADERS THRIVING PROGRAM TO EMPOWER YOUTH OF COLOR, ADVOCATING FOR HOLISTIC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND DEVELOPING STUDENT CIVIC LEADERSHIP.
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TO SUPPORT THE BUDGET POWER PROJECT THROUGH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICIES THAT EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS.
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$7,700
TO SUPPORT THE DEMOCRACY DOLLARS PROJECT, TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES YEAR-ROUND FOR THE PURPOSES OF ORGANIZING WORK RELATED TO DEMOCRACY.
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$7,000
TO SUPPORT THE DEMOCRACY DOLLARS PROJECT, TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES YEAR-ROUND FOR THE PURPOSES OF ORGANIZING WORK RELATED TO DEMOCRACY.
-
$7,000
TO SUPPORT THE DEMOCRACY DOLLARS PROJECT, TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES YEAR-ROUND FOR THE PURPOSES OF ORGANIZING WORK RELATED TO DEMOCRACY.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 28 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202602469349301560
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