Catalytic Communities

Analysis

Catalytic Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Catalytic Communities reported income of $140k and spending of $144k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $283k to $140k (-51%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Catalytic Communities sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heritage Baptist College ($140k), Youth Dance and Enrichment ($140k) and Sealy Education Foundation ($140k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 14% of the total. At year end it held assets of $144k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $144k.