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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CATALYST CT INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 12 November 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$6,005,278 changed to $6,000,388
Total expenses
$6,058,629 changed to $6,104,283
Contributions and grants received
$5,610,793 changed to $5,605,903
Grants paid
$697,700 changed to $888,927
Total assets, end of year
$3,147,916 changed to $3,097,372
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,547,789 changed to $2,497,245
Program services expenses
$4,141,279 changed to $4,314,330
Management and general expenses
$1,913,591 changed to $1,786,498
Fundraising expenses
$3,759 changed to $3,455
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,141,279 changed to $4,314,330

Listed under a different title

  • Mary Pat Healy: DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAI then DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Totals

Total revenue
$6,000,388
Total expenses
$6,104,283
Contributions and grants received
$5,605,903
Grants paid
$888,927
Program service revenue
$380,488
Investment income
$13,997
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,097,372
Total liabilities, end of year
$600,127
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,497,245
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,314,330
Management and general expenses
$1,786,498
Fundraising expenses
$3,455
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,314,330

Program services were 70.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $21,489

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,695,646

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,888,768

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACTED SERVICE AND

    total $380,488 · related or exempt $380,488

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,997 · excluded $13,997

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $3,455

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $21,489

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,455

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $888,927 · program services $888,927

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $316,933 · program services $236,854 · management and general $80,079

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,614,705 · program services $1,954,050 · management and general $660,655

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $84,449 · program services $62,149 · management and general $22,300

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $276,127 · program services $203,211 · management and general $72,916

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $260,082 · program services $191,403 · management and general $68,679

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $587,986 · program services $60,596 · management and general $527,390

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $47,500 · management and general $47,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $16,230 · program services $9,636 · management and general $6,594

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $198,260 · program services $175,760 · management and general $22,500

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $274,896 · program services $132,695 · management and general $142,067 · fundraising $134

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $115,298 · program services $68,462 · management and general $46,836

  • 17 · Travel

    total $31,513 · program services $28,820 · management and general $2,693

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $42,349 · program services $28,907 · management and general $13,442

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,569 · program services $1,169 · management and general $400

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,902 · program services $1,032 · management and general $19,870

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND

    total $165,016 · program services $159,987 · management and general $5,029

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECT

    total $52,440 · program services $52,440

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS AND S

    total $41,652 · program services $39,864 · management and general $1,788

  • 24d · Other expenses: STIPENDS & LIVING ALLOW

    total $39,672 · management and general $39,672

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $27,777 · program services $18,368 · management and general $6,088 · fundraising $3,321

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,733,485 · end of year $651,141

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $556,740

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,355,549 · end of year $1,645,401

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $60,895 · end of year $20,770

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $52,572 · end of year $56,467

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $308,192

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $308,192

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,568 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $55,662 · end of year $166,853

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $218,863 · end of year $263,375

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $37,450 · end of year $169,899

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $402,278 · end of year $166,853

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,413,014 · end of year $935,825

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,188,126 · end of year $1,561,420

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO BUILD HEALTHIER AND SAFER COMMUNITIES FREE OF THE HARM CAUSED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND RELATED CRIME AND VIOLENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS PRINCIPALLY IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT CT AREA BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT.

  • HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PROGRAMS ADDRESS AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD OF RISKY BEHAVIORS. YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS ARE CONFRONTED WITH UNDERAGE DRINKING, TOBACCO, MARIJUANA, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, GAMBLING ALL THE WHILE WORKING ON THEIR TRUE SELF. WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE RYASAP PREVENTION COUNCIL AND OUR LOCAL PREVENTION COUNCILS, OUR SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS HAVE JOINED THE EFFORTS IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR YOUTH'S ASSETS AND HOW THEY PLAY A CRUCIAL PART IN HEALTHY DECISION MAKING.

    Expenses $1,406,994 · Grants $275,573 · Revenue $69,298

  • BRIDGEPORT CHILD ADVOCACY COALITION (BCAC) IS THE LEAD AGENY FOR SOCIAL -EMOTIONAL LEARNING WITHIN BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CONDUCTS THE PARENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE,PUBLISHES THE STATE OF THE CHILD REPORT,AND PROMOTES HEALTHCARE ADVOCACY.

    Expenses $1,046,317 · Grants $31,687

  • THE JUVENILE JUSTICE IS A STATEWIDE JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF SUPPORTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN, OR AT RISK OF ENTERING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. CTJJA HAS HAD MAJOR SUCCESS IN ADVOCATING FOR RAISING THE AGE OF JURISDICTION IN CONNECTICUT FROM 16 TO 18 YEARS OLD, DEVELOPING A SYSTEM OF FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS FOR YOUNG STATUS OFFENDERS AND PASSING A LAW TO RESTRICT THE USE OF OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS FOR MINOR OFFENSES. RYASAP ALSO HAS A JUVENILE REVIEW BOARD TO DIVERT FIRST TIME OFFENDERS EACH YEAR AWAY FROM THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

    Expenses $785,723 · Grants $331,860 · Revenue $22,213

  • STREETSAFE IS A STREET-BASED, NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. IT FOCUSES ON REDUCING YOUTH GROUP/GANG AND GUN VIOLENCE IN THE CITY. WE WORK WITHIN SIX NEIGHBORHOODS AFFECTED BY POVERTY, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, CRIME, AND BLIGHT. OUR OUTREACH WORKERS GREW UP IN BRIDGEPORT. THEY HAVE FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WITH THE INSIDIOUS PROBLEMS FACING OUR YOUTH TODAY. THESE HIGHLY-TRAINED INDIVIDUALS HELP INTERRUPT CONFLICT AND THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE. OUR WORKERS PROVIDE MENTORSHIP TO AT-RISK YOUTH. STREETSAFE'S GOAL IS TO KEEP BRIDGEPORT'S RESIDENTS SAFE, ALLOW OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO THRIVE, AND HELP OUR RETURNING CITIZENS

    Expenses $552,191 · Grants $9,836 · Revenue $48,832

  • PUBLIC ALLIES-IS A YOUNG ADULT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-30 WHO ARE SEEKING CAREERS WORKING FOR COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE. ALLIES PARTICIPATE IN A 10 MONTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM WITH NONPROFIT AGENCIES IN BRIDGEPORT, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD AND PARTICIPATE IN A RIGOROUS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    Expenses $515,225 · Grants $236,901 · Revenue $240,145

  • MEDIATION SERVICES PROVIDES MEDIATION SERVICES TO THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM AND JUVENILE REVIEW BOARDS IN CONNECTICUT.

    Expenses $7,880 · Grants $3,070

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Melissa Lucke McGarry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Melissa Quan

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ian Bass

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Hamilton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Hamid Malakpour

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Josie Burke

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Corey Sneed

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pastor Anthony Bennett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Eduardo Cabrera

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Thomas Scalera

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • April Alfano

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ramona Johnson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marc Donald

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $203,164
    From this org
    $188,241
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,923
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,995
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $246 + $13,230 related
    Deferred
    $11,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,523
    Filer's total
    $203,164 + $13,230 related
  • Janice Andersen

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $148,409
    From this org
    $128,692
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,717
    Hours/week
    35
  • Mary Pat Healy

    DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $137,518
    From this org
    $115,342
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,176
    Hours/week
    35

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

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
1 June 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202601549349300445

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