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Catalight Foundation

Walnut Creek, CA · EIN 94-3120231 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Catalight Foundation reported $393.0 million in revenue and $401.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.86 went to program services, $12.14 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $836,389 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 110 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 32% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $402M

For 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 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $393M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.9%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.1%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.1%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.7%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$836,389$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.21%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
11027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.96.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1088.9%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$353M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $7.4M · revenue $388M

Catalight formed and oversees catalight care services (ccs). As one of the largest behavioral health networks in the US, ccs manages over 120 provider organizations with more than 15,000 clinicians, providing direct care to over 25,000 individuals and impacting over 75,000 lives annually

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Overview of Programs and Services Offered by the Catalight Group 1. RESEARCH EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH LED BY LEADING SCIENTISTS ON AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (I/DD) INFORMS POLICY AND CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENT STRATEGIES. CATALIGHT'S RESEARCH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE TEAM DEVELOPS PERSON-CENTERED STANDARDS OF CARE USING REAL-WORLD DATA. 2. PHILANTHROPY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING THROUGH THE CATALIGHT FOUNDATION RADICALLY ACCELERATES THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE AUTISM AND I/DD JOURNEY. AS THE ORGANIZATION'S FUNDRAISING ARM, IT DRIVES SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO ADDRESS RISING…

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Xolv technology solutions llc, an entity of the Catalight Foundation, provides transformative technology and services to help companies improve their operational efficiencies so they can deliver quality care that is both accessible and affordable. Through their fully-integrated suite of solutions from clinical assessments and clinical operations to revenue cycle management-xolv equips customers to meet the demands of today's ever changing healthcare industry pressures by providing technology that cares

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$820,744$0$15,645$836,389
CHIEF OF STAFF
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$573,228$0$16,814$590,042
EXECUTIVE VP, OF OPERATIONS
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$550,300$0$8,659$558,959
CEO, ESH & NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Officer, 30.0 hrs/week
$490,182$0$14,801$504,983
CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$480,497$0$17,526$498,023
CHIEF MARKETING & IMPACT OFFICER
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$463,277$0$26,595$489,872
CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$451,878$0$6,124$458,002
CHIEF WELLBEING & EXPERIENCE OFFICER
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$406,236$0$15,534$421,770

110 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Catalight Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.4M (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$200M$400M$600M$800M2019202020212022202320242025$393M$402M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$393M$402M87.9%$63M$836,389
2024 (amended) ⓘ$390M$391M85.6%$72M$931,966
2023 ⓘ$348M$353M81.5%$74M$923,302
2022 (amended) ⓘ$323M$312M83.1%$79M$901,092
2021 (amended) ⓘ$299M$309M85.6%$59M$915,267
2020 ⓘ$278M$269M83.6%$69M$923,047
2019 ⓘ$298M$282M84.8%$61M$799,025

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b10 · 10 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 4No
  • 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 5389
  • Volunteers Part I, line 610

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
KADIANT LLC
Behavior health provider svcs
$20,651,641
TRUMPET BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LLC
Behavior health provider svcs
$12,567,775
BUTTERFLY EFFECTS LLC
Behavior health provider svcs
$10,088,684
CHILD COMMUNICATION AND BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS
Behavior health provider svcs
$6,477,426
BURNETT THERAPEUTIC SERVICES LLC
Behavior health provider svcs
$6,018,238

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 60 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Catalight Foundation totaling $132 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Catalight Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Catalight Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Catalight Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Catalight Foundation reported that 87.9% of its $401.8 million in expenses went to program services, 12.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Catalight Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Catalight Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $836,389, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Catalight Foundation get its money?

Of $393.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.1% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 98.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Catalight Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-3120231 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202611359349314966 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (amended), object 202600149349300525 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401589349300945 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202410679349301316 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202410679349300936 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101349349305795 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013389349301321 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-3120231: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.