Catalyst Domestic Violence Services

Analysis

Catalyst Domestic Violence Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Catalyst Domestic Violence Services reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.5m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $2.3m (-34%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catalyst Domestic Violence Services sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newberry County Council on Aging ($2.3m), Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International Inc ($2.3m) and Georgia Resources for Children Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $946k. It reported 41 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.