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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CATALYST CALIFORNIA.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,436,201
Total expenses
$11,161,797
Contributions and grants received
$5,437,094
Grants paid
$2,122,367
Program service revenue
$1,044,361
Investment income
$2,419
Other revenue
-$47,673
Total assets, end of year
$9,584,913
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,786,304
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,798,609
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,232,092
Management and general expenses
$1,208,860
Fundraising expenses
$720,845
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,232,092

Program services were 82.7% 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

    $199,435

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,237,659

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY PROJECTS

    total $1,044,361 · related or exempt $1,044,361

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,419 · excluded $2,419

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $25,467

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

    $199,435

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $89,252

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$63,785 · excluded -$63,785

  • 11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $16,112 · excluded $16,112

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $16,112

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,122,367 · program services $2,122,367

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $659,987 · program services $392,341 · management and general $253,352 · fundraising $14,294

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,612,031 · program services $3,629,770 · management and general $556,740 · fundraising $425,521

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $124,534 · program services $99,236 · management and general $13,524 · fundraising $11,774

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $725,870 · program services $569,101 · management and general $89,884 · fundraising $66,885

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $398,464 · program services $305,267 · management and general $59,453 · fundraising $33,744

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $40,788 · program services $31,248 · management and general $6,086 · fundraising $3,454

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $80,983 · program services $62,042 · management and general $12,083 · fundraising $6,858

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,050,603 · program services $1,007,067 · management and general $16,000 · fundraising $27,536

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $167,316 · program services $111,081 · management and general $21,634 · fundraising $34,601

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $111,335 · program services $85,295 · management and general $16,612 · fundraising $9,428

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $601,700 · program services $457,955 · management and general $93,121 · fundraising $50,624

  • 17 · Travel

    total $69,779 · program services $56,889 · management and general $11,080 · fundraising $1,810

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $121,072 · program services $92,077 · management and general $17,932 · fundraising $11,063

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $33,969 · program services $26,024 · management and general $5,068 · fundraising $2,877

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $67,498 · program services $51,711 · management and general $10,071 · fundraising $5,716

  • 24a · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING

    total $143,029 · program services $109,576 · management and general $21,341 · fundraising $12,112

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $16,505 · program services $12,644 · management and general $2,463 · fundraising $1,398

  • 24c · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT

    total $13,577 · program services $10,401 · management and general $2,026 · fundraising $1,150

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAX AND LICENSES

    total $390 · management and general $390

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $794,964 · end of year $34,910

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,731,425 · end of year $3,045,493

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,234,247 · end of year $1,859,753

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $219,451 · end of year $64,900

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $73,782 · end of year $122,493

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

    $644,140

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

    $562,428

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $115,681 · end of year $81,712

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,758,377 · end of year $7,696

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $2,026,119

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $800,348 · end of year $2,341,837

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $367,302 · end of year $414,828

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,112,206 · end of year $2,371,476

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,814,958 · end of year $2,818,836

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,433,809 · end of year $3,979,773

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • 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 $2,218,261 · Grants $1,829,000 · Revenue $17,000

  • EDUCATIONAL EQUITYTHE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY TEAM WORKS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF RACIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY IN CALIFORNIA TO BUILD A B-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT ADVANCES HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATES, AND FURTHERS CONNECTION, HEALING, WELLBEING, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT SCHOOL SITES AND IN COMMUNITIES. WORKING DEEPLY WITH COMMUNITY AND LOCAL AND STATE LEADERS, THE TEAM WORKS TO ADVANCE THE VISION OF A TRANSFORMATIVE, RACIALLY JUST, AND RELATIONSHIP-CENTERED B-12 SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS OF EVERY CHILD IN CALIFORNIA.

    Expenses $1,992,981 · Grants $152,750 · Revenue $35,000

  • 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 $448,536 · Grants $110,617

  • REIMAGINE JUSTICE & 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 $102,172

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING CROSS PROGRAMMATIC PROGRAMS

    Expenses $4,470,142 · Grants $30,000 · Revenue $992,361

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

Listed in Part VII

  • John Kim

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $282,362
    From this org
    $238,772
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,590
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,748
    Bonus
    $1,024
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,544
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,046
    Filer's total
    $282,362
  • Fred Ali

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Maria Cabildo

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen R English Esq

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chrissie Castro

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra Celedon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Head

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arlene Holt Baker

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 09/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Lann Lee Esq

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 09/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barry S Litt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Monica Lozano

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Molly Munger Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kaci Patterson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alberto Retana

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony Thigpenn

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 02/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Unterman

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 09/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Connie L Rice

    FOUNDING CO-DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $162,996
    From this org
    $134,891
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,105
    Hours/week
    25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,891
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,346
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,759
    Filer's total
    $162,996
  • Jorge Jimenez

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $206,961
    From this org
    $174,479
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,482
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,396
    Bonus
    $1,083
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,876
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,606
    Filer's total
    $206,961
  • Wendelyn Killian

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $205,972
    From this org
    $184,352
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,620
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,286
    Bonus
    $1,066
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,377
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,243
    Filer's total
    $205,972
  • Mike Russo

    VP OF POLICY AND PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $182,684
    From this org
    $149,485
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,199
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,321
    Bonus
    $1,164
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,095
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,104
    Filer's total
    $182,684
  • John Dobard

    VP OF POLICY AND PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $162,078
    From this org
    $153,593
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,485
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,427
    Bonus
    $1,166
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,539
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,946
    Filer's total
    $162,078
  • Vickie Ramos Harris

    VP OF POLICY AND PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $176,950
    From this org
    $142,618
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,332
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,452
    Bonus
    $1,166
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,707
    Filer's total
    $176,950
  • Christopher Ringewald

    SR. DIR. OF RES. & DATA ANALYSIS

    Total calculated
    $157,375
    From this org
    $134,119
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,256
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,944
    Bonus
    $1,175
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,542
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,714
    Filer's total
    $157,375

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
23 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402979349300335

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