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Community Catalyst Action Fund INC

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Boston, MA501(c)(4)Arts & CultureEIN 30-0687494Revenue $121K in FY2024

On file with the IRSactionfund.communitycatalyst.org2 Liberty Square 11th Floor, 02109-4884 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Feb 2012

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Community Catalyst Action Fund, INC. (the "Action Fund or the organization") was incorporated on may 12, 2011. The Action Fund was created as an organization described under irs section 501(c)(4) (social welfare organization) to ensure that national, state, and local health care policies and delivery systems meet Community and individual needs by sponsoring and promoting public education, advocacy, Community participation in policy-making, and collaboration among stake-holders and others dedicated to improving the nation's health care system. The Action Fund provides support for state-based health advocacy to ensure health reform reflects consumer interests and concerns, especially those of low-income and vulnerable populations.

66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $129K a year · 47% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$41K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$121K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$291K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$450K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$121K
FY2024▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$626K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$121K
Expenses
$291K
FY2024▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$727K
FY2021$391K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$291K
Net assets
$450K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$992K
FY2021$804K
FY2022$622K
FY2023$620K
FY2024$450K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $192K Management & general 34% · $99K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Dana Clarke
Co-Interim President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brandon Wilson
Co-Interim President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mahesh Bhatia
Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emily Stewart - Former
Former Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tshombe Hubbard
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eddy Morales
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for community needs in health care policy and delivery.

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1 program · $192K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Affordable care act implementation fund (acaif) provides new support to state-based health advocates in the form of grants which will be used to ensure effective and consumer focused implementation of the affordable care ACT.THE action fund was created to ensure that national, state, and local health care policies and delivery systems…

$192Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 38 grants · $847K · 2020–2024
Mhm Support ServicesMO · FY2024$12,150
Alabama AriseAL · FY2023$15,000
Children's Defense FundDC · FY2023$15,000
Children's Defense FundDC · FY2022$40,000
North Carolina Justice CenterNC · FY2022$28,000
West Virginians for Affordable Health CareWV · FY2022$20,000
Missouri Health Care for AllMO · FY2022$20,000
Kentucky Voices for Health INCKY · FY2022$14,889
Children's Defense FundDC · FY2021$65,000
Equality State Policy CenterWY · FY2021$18,630
North Carolina Justice CenterNC · FY2021$15,380
New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund INCNJ · FY2021$15,000
West Virginians for Affordable Health CareWV · FY2021$15,000
Texas Organizing Project Education FundTX · FY2021$15,000
Missouri Health Care for AllMO · FY2021$15,000
Community Care Network INCIN · FY2021$15,000
Georgians for a Healthy Future INCGA · FY2021$12,000
Consumers for Affordable Health CareME · FY2021$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$121K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$291K
Ln 25
Programscol B$192K
Managementcol C$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$450K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$491K
Total assetsLn 16$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Total revenueLn 12$121K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$768
SavingsLn 2$490K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$491K
Total assetsLn 16$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$450K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$669K$491K
Total assetsLn 16$670K$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$41K
Net assetsLn 32$620K$450K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$312$312
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$229K$180K$50K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$291K$192K$99K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $121K$291K−$170K$450K 990 PDF
FY2023 $218K$221K−$2K$620K 990 PDF
FY2022 $201K$383K−$182K$622K 990 PDF
FY2021 $202K$391K−$188K$804K 990 PDF
FY2020 $626K$727K−$101K$992K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $120,921 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $200,500$100,100
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,573$20,821
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $218,073$120,921
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $30,000$12,150
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $190,537$278,657
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $220,537$290,807
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,464−$169,886
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $120,921 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$100,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$100,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,821$20,821
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,821$120,921
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $290,807 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,150$12,150
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $312$312
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,619$16,619
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $179,658 · Management $49,630$229,288
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $22,009$22,009
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $10,429$10,429
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $191,808 · Management $98,999 · Fundraising $0$290,807
Part X · Balance sheet $490,890 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,141$768
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $469,300$490,122
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $669,941$490,890
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,978$96
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $41,373$41,090
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,351$41,186
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $146,238$167,518
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $473,352$282,186
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $619,590$449,704
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $669,941$490,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $449,704 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$120,921
XI-2 Total expenses$290,807
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$169,886
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$619,590
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$449,704

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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