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Catalysis

Tax-deductible

Appleton, WI501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 26-2795800

To redesign care delivery of healthcare performance which will result in improved value for patients.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 17 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $94K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$755K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
135% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 135% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
77%
Net assets
−$411K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025+0.05%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
−$411K
FY2025▼ -22%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$480K
FY2021$340K
FY2022−$357K
FY2023−$613K
FY2024−$335K
FY2025−$411K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCatalysis
EINHdr · item D26-2795800
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2010
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CAppleton, WI
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E60)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.createvalue.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$1.2M
Management & general23%$355K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
1.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -60% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -134% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -12%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Total liabilities
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -5%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.6M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$75K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$130K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Total net assetsLn 32−$411K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue100%$1.5M
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Months of spending covered by cash
Highly liquid reserves $130K · Operating expenses/yr $1.6M
1.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.2M · Total expenses $1.6M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $355K · Total expenses $1.6M
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.6M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $4
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $1.5M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.5M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.5M · Total revenue $1.5M
100%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $1.5M
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.5M · Total expenses $1.6M
95%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.5M · Prior year $1.8M
-19%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $3.4M · FY2025 $1.5M
-15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year −$411K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.5M · Expenses $1.6M
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets −$411K · Total assets $1.2M
-35%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chris Weisbrod · Reported title NETWORK MANAGER · Highest reported compensation $173K · Total expenses $1.6M
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.1M · Total expenses $1.6M
72%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%——
Overhead ratio 23%——
Revenue growth -19%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chris Weisbrod
Network Manager
$173,126Pt VII · Sec A
Heidi Betzinger
Program Director
$167,580Pt VII · Sec A
Peter Mariahazy
Chief Administrative Offic
$163,729Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Flom
Program Director
$125,177Pt VII · Sec A
Carlos Scholz
Chief Executive Officer
$124,929Pt VII · Sec A
Dorothy Hung
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Snyder
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Weisbrod’s $173K as Network Manager is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Barnas—$24,666$148,790$318,385$279,679$293,570
John Toussaint MD——$79,375$165,838$220,094$237,176
Paul Pejsa————$154,454$203,614
Brian Veara———$181,604$162,064$161,986
Chris Weisbrod$173,126$160,359$172,245$156,485$151,909$149,771
Jean Lakin——$127,997$169,567——
Heidi Betzinger$167,580$158,874$168,374$138,966——
Peter Mariahazy$163,729$147,441—$138,646$135,270$133,998

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 12Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Improving healthcare value for patients by redesigning care delivery.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Education

Catalysis provides educational curriculum to healthcare industry leaders to improve organizational delivery of services to improve medical outcomes and value for patients, families, and communities. These services are offered in person and virtually.

$693Kprogram expense
02

Learning Forums and Summits

Catalysis organizes educational summits focused on teaching workshop curriculum, breakout sessions and keynotes to teach practices, philosophies, and tools for improving healthcare delivery.

$291Kprogram expense
03

The catalysis healthcare value network is a membership network of healthcare organizations who are committed to learning methods to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare. This learning is accomplished by peer to peer relationships, knowledge sharing, site visits to other member locations and monthly contact with a catalysis…

$167Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $35K · 2021–2025
Uc Berkeley School of Public HealthCA · FY2025$10,000
Uc Berkley School of Public HealthFY2021$25,000

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.6M-19% 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.6M-11% 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.3M-25% 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$3.5M-2% 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.9M-18% 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$3.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,483,741 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,776 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,478,924$1,478,924
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,994$1,994
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $47$47
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,478,924 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,817$1,483,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,559,124 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $194,026 · Management $122,448$316,474
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $507,636 · Management $114,128$621,764
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $51,737 · Management $11,626$63,363
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,499 · Management $10,453$56,952
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,283 · Management $12,429$67,712
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,700$2,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,093$8,093
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $10,046$10,046
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,706 · Management $5,242$19,948
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $20,058$20,058
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $741$741
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,527 · Management $19,782$44,309
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $244,719$244,719
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,692$7,692
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,719$3,719
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,939$6,939
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,895$53,895
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,203,769 · Management $355,355 · Fundraising $0$1,559,124
Part X · Balance sheet $1,164,543 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,775$57,063
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $240,707$72,598
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $154,807$155,382
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $40,926$47,232
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,608$16,338
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,630$14,851
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $801,079$801,079
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,329,532$1,164,543
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $84,098$87,803
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $629,778$536,457
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $801,079$801,079
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,664,955$1,575,349
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$335,423−$410,806
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$335,423−$410,806
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,329,532$1,164,543
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$410,806 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,483,741
XI-2 Total expenses$1,559,124
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,383
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$335,423
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$410,806

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