Catalyst for Educational Change (cec) is a nonprofit consulting agency that works with adult leaders in solving complex problems in Educational systems. Cec uses continuous improvement practices and deep collaboration to help Educational systems build internal capacity, create better outcomes, communicate with leadership, and re-think our children's futures.

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37¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$406K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
37%
of spending
Concern: 37% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$406K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$86K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
37%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2023▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2023▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1999.

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Where the money goes

37 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 37% · $545K Management & general 63% · $937K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $406K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$166,354Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$132,118Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$107,775Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shelley Taylor’s $185K as Executive Dir. is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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
Jo Anderson—————$186,575
Shelley Taylor$184,525$173,199$166,354$158,461$163,912$158,357
Mary McDonald————$120,905$168,732
David Osta—————$148,443
Crystal Conley$145,365$135,999$132,118$130,713$129,280$111,842
Arlana Bedard———$111,213$142,936$137,840
Heather Peloquin$118,528$110,891$107,775$101,846$106,090$106,030
Jenny Seitz—————$117,014

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains school districts to improve their capabilities.

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1 program · $545K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Facilitation of training programs with school districts to develop their capabilities

$545Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$940K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Investment incomeLn 3$151K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$545K
Managementcol C$937K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$608K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$940K
Investment incomeLn 3$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$35K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$597K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$608K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$857K$608K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K$86K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$363K$74K$289K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$559K$251K$307K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$69K$69K
Payroll taxesLn 10$76K$22K$54K
Legal feesLn 11b$87K$87K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$169K$147K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$6K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$858
Information technologyLn 14$32K$4K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$43K$39K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$328$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$545K$937K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.6M$177K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.6M$112K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.3M$1.5M−$196K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$1.9M$603K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.4M$392K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.3M$4.1M−$726K$2.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,285,932 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $315,103$180,700
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,911,532$939,932
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $224,107$151,482
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,242$13,818
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,462,984$1,285,932
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,085,076$1,087,532
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $775,134$394,601
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,860,210$1,482,133
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $602,774−$196,201
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,285,932 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$180,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$180,700
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $939,932$939,932
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $116,400$116,400
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $35,082$35,082
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,818$13,818
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $953,750 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $151,482$1,285,932
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,482,133 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,655 · Management $289,466$363,121
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $251,286 · Management $307,350$558,636
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $20,369$20,369
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $69,308$69,308
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,302 · Management $53,796$76,098
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $86,570$86,570
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,733$10,733
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $147,454 · Management $21,250$168,704
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,900 · Management $1,846$7,746
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,433 · Management $858$2,291
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,710 · Management $28,525$32,235
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,784$3,784
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,084 · Management $3,426$42,510
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,845$5,845
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $12,503$12,503
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,231$19,231
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $328 · Management $2,121$2,449
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $545,152 · Management $936,981 · Fundraising $0$1,482,133
Part X · Balance sheet $2,174,092 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $802,665$596,878
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $54,777$10,751
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$20,956
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $379,383$160,843
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,394$36,682
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,488$5,985
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,318,226$1,341,997
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,601,933$2,174,092
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $121,659$74,950
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,285$11,359
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $156,944$86,309
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,444,989$2,087,783
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,444,989$2,087,783
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,601,933$2,174,092
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,087,783 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,285,932
XI-2 Total expenses$1,482,133
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$196,201
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,444,989
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$161,005
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,087,783

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