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Catalyst Oklahoma INC FY2024 filing

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Edmond, OK501(c)(4)Community Development EIN 46-4126174Revenue $1.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSokunited.orgPo Box 30682, 73003-0012 · Edmond, OKTax-exempt since Jan 2015

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Catalyst Oklahoma is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the promotion of pro-growth public policies based on the free market principles that are the foundation of a long-term, vibrant economy for Oklahoma. Catalyst oklahoma's primary goal is the education of citizens, opinion leaders, and policy makers on the importance of sound fiscal and economic policy to job growth, financial well-being, and overall quality of life for all oklahomans.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$41K 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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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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$1.0M
+140% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$48K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +140%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$773K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$5K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +255%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$229K
FY2022$704K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$34K
Net assets
$48K
FY2024▼ -76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5K
FY2021$37K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$199K
FY2024$48K
FY2025$19K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2015.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $983K Management & general 15% · $181K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Allen Wright
Executive Director
$41,100Pt VII · Sec A
Jay Lemon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allen Wright’s $41K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Allen Wright$41,100$12,475

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes free market policies to foster economic growth and educate citizens on sound fiscal policy.

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1 program · $983K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Research and promotion of pro-growth public policies based on free market principles.

$983Kprogram expense

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
Oklahoma Hospital Association INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $404K · 2022–2024
American Jobs and Growth FundVA · FY2024$210,500
Great America CoalitionDC · FY2024$123,800
Midwest Growth INCWI · FY2024$20,000
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of CommerceOK · FY2022$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$216
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$983K
Managementcol C$181K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$48K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$48K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$216
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$48K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$48K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$199K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$199K$48K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$199K$48K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$354K$354K
Legal feesLn 11b$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$26K$8K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$744K$603K$141K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$980$980
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$983K$181K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5K$34K−$29K$19K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.0M$1.2M−$151K$48K 990 PDF
FY2023 $424K$330K$94K$199K 990 PDF
FY2022 $773K$704K$69K$105K 990 PDF
FY2021 $261K$229K$32K$37K 990 PDF
FY2020 $20K$5K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,019,716 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $424,039$1,009,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$216
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$10,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $424,039$1,019,716
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$354,300
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 $330,127$816,707
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $330,127$1,171,007
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $93,912−$151,291
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 $1,019,716 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,009,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,009,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $216$216
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,500$10,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,716 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,019,716
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,171,007 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $354,300$354,300
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $30,506$30,506
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,127 · Management $7,883 · Fundraising $7,090$41,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $602,738 · Management $141,383$744,121
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $980$980
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $983,165 · Management $180,752 · Fundraising $7,090$1,171,007
Part X · Balance sheet $48,077 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $199,368$48,077
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $199,368$48,077
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $199,368$48,077
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $199,368$48,077
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $199,368$48,077
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $48,077 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,019,716
XI-2 Total expenses$1,171,007
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$151,291
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$199,368
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$48,077

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

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