Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$633,282

Total expenses

$599,591

Contributions and grants received

$450,920

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$173,603

Investment income

$8,759

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$404,702

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,702

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$403,000

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$500,358

Management and general expenses

$70,410

Fundraising expenses

$28,823

Program service expenses (Part III)

$500,358

Program services were 83.4% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE CATROCK YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (THE "ACADEMY") IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM THAT TARGETS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES BY COMBINING A RESEARCH-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM WITH EXPEDITIONS THAT INCORPORATE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED WITH IN-KIND DONATIONS FOR RENT/UTILITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY CENTER AND WAREHOUSE TOTALING $78,000 PER YEAR. THROUGH THE ACADEMY, PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, BUILD POSITIVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS, AND EMERGE WITH TANGIBLE EXPERIENCES OF PERSISTENCE IN THE FACE OF SETBACKS (E.G., SNOWSHOEING UP A VERY STEEP MOUNTAIN). STUDENTS ALSO LEARN HOW TO TAKE ACTION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO BUILD UPON THEIR EXPERIENCES OF ADDRESSING COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFTER THE PROGRAM.

  Expenses $349,300 · Revenue $173,603

• THE MAKERSPACE AND DESIGN LAB IS A UNIQUE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH LEARNING AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH HANDS-ON PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. DURING THE PANDEMIC, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED CDC-COMPLIANT, IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP YOUTH DEVELOP SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS THROUGH A YOUTH-LED ADVOCACY INITIATIVE THAT INVOLVED DESIGNING AND CREATING REUSABLE MASKS TO ADDRESS A COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. STUDENTS ALSO HELPED DESIGN AND LAUNCH AN ONLINE STORE (HTTPS://WWW.CATROCKVENTURES.ORG/STORE) TO PROMOTE SAFE COMMUNITIES WHILE HELPING REDUCE PPE LITTER IN PARKS AND STREETS IN THE BRONX. EACH YEAR STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO UPCYCLE USED GEAR THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING GROUNDED IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, AND ADVOCACY. WE PARTNER WITH PATAGONIA TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO REPAIR HUNDREDS OF LIGHTLY WORN OR DAMAGED GARMENTS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

  Expenses $75,529

• COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES BRONX YOUTH WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS TAKE STUDENTS FROM LOCAL PARKS IN THE BRONX TO THE DEEP WILDERNESS OF THE UNITED STATES. OUR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI LEADERS HELP LEAD CLEANUPS, INVASIVE PLANTS REMOVALS, PLANTINGS, AND TREE BED RESTORATIONS TO PROMOTE A HEALTHIER LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND ENGENDER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY PRIDE WITHIN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREAS. EACH SUMMER A GROUP OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN AN EIGHT-DAY IMMERSIVE WILDERNESS EXPEDITION WHERE THEY LEARN AND APPLY SKILLS ON TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS IN THE WOODS OF MONTANA. PARTNERS SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE LOCAL PARK GROUPS, CITY PARKS FOUNDATION, NEW YORK CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT, PARTNERSHIP FOR PARKS, THE SELWAY BITTERROOT FRANK CHURCH FOUNDATION, SIERRA CLUB, THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB AND OTHERS.

  Expenses $75,529

• KINSHIP CLIMBING COLLECTIVE (KCC) IS A ROCK CLIMBING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVING YOUNG WOMEN AND GENDER EXPANSIVE YOUTH FROM NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS. YWWC EMPOWERS ITS PARTICIPANTS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN POWER AND REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH ROCK CLIMBING, MENTORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS GIRLS TO BECOME NOT JUST CLIMBERS, BUT LEADERS IN BOTH THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE OUTDOORS. CATROCK FISCALLY SPONSORS AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTS YWWC BY PROVIDING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES.

• CATROCK OUTDOORS IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO OUTDOORS AND ADVENTURE-BASED CHALLENGES TO A LARGER NUMBER OF STUDENTS OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME YOUTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS. THIS PROGRAM LEVERAGES OUTDOOR ADVENTURE AS A MEANS OF INSPIRING STUDENTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE. DURING THE PANDEMIC WE LAUNCHED A PILOT YOUTH CYCLING INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FITNESS WITH BRONX YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THIS BETA PROGRAM ADVANCED EQUITY AMONG YOUTH BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO BIKES AND GEAR, LEARNING AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AS CYCLISTS, AND AN INCLUSIVE CYCLING COMMUNITY.

• COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISORY IS A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COLLEGE AND CAREER GUIDANCE TO HELP YOUTH MAKE INFORMED EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER CHOICES. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW SETTLEMENT, WE OFFER WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS. THE PROCESS BEGINS WITH A PERSONAL REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDENT'S ACADEMIC RECORD, FINANCIAL SITUATION, CAREER INTERESTS, PERSONAL CONCERNS, AND COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

16 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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