Community Catalyst
Community Catalyst reported $19.0 million in revenue and $37.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $72.46 went to program services, $24.08 to management and general costs and $3.46 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 73.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $371,632 (CO-INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO). 36 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 43% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $37MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 72.5% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 24.1% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 73.2% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 17.2% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $371,632 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.00% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 36 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseVoices for health justice project is building the power of health care consumer advocates with a focus on grassroots organizing, racial justice and anti-racism. The project provides grantees across several states financial resources and technical assistance based on Community Catalyst's system of advocacy. Each of these projects emphasizes building the power of people at the grassroots level to demand and win health system policy change at the national, state and local level. The organization made 88 grants to various nonprofits. See schedule I for detail
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Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO-INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $332,073 | $0 | $39,559 | $371,632 |
| CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $281,752 | $0 | $56,615 | $338,367 |
| CO-INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $273,078 | $0 | $26,860 | $299,938 |
| SR. DIR. OF TALENT, EQUITY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $192,010 | $0 | $63,613 | $255,623 |
| SR. DIR. OF POLICY & STRAT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $195,770 | $0 | $56,244 | $252,014 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $228,046 | $0 | $20,587 | $248,633 |
| SR. DIR. OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $185,256 | $0 | $55,546 | $240,802 |
| FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Former, 40.00 hrs/week | $220,774 | $0 | $10,469 | $231,243 |
36 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Catalyst (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.7M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5118
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON Program consulting | $2,483,866 |
| M&R STRATEGIC SERVICES INC Program consulting | $593,272 |
| ALIGNCO LLC Program consulting | $449,092 |
| STRATEGIES FOR GOOD LLC Program consulting | $282,370 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 13 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Community Catalyst totaling $200K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Community Catalyst's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Catalyst, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Catalyst's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Community Catalyst reported that 72.5% of its $37.1 million in expenses went to program services, 24.1% to management and general and 3.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Catalyst pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Catalyst reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $371,632, for the role of CO-INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Catalyst get its money?
Of $19.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 73.2% came from contributions and grants and 17.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Catalyst a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-3355127 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502119349300845 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412419349300546 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312309349300516 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202439349300030 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132379349300718 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023169349303272 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-3355127: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.