Catalytic Impact Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Westport, CT501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 47-5334467Revenue $1.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRScifimpact.orgPo Box 307, 06881-0307 · Westport, CTTax-exempt since Jan 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide grants to socially-responsible organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 2 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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FY2024 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 2% 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$183K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $118K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$317K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$999K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$751K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$980K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$999K
FY2024▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$743K
FY2023$791K
FY2024$999K
Net assets
$751K
FY2024▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$412K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$751K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2016.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $925K Management & general 7% · $73K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $183K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$93,100Pt VII · Sec A
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Butler’s $93K as President is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rachel Butler$93,100$90,000$75,000$75,000$52,000
Richard Lipkin$90,000$90,000$75,000$75,000$52,000

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

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

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1 program · $925K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The mission of the Catalytic Impact Foundation is to accelerate innovation in life sciences and healthcare, to address areas of high unmet medical need.

$925Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$118K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $5.8M · 2020–2024
Impact AssetsMD · FY2024$625,000
Impact AssetsMD · FY2023$250,000
Impact AssetsMD · FY2022$150,000
Impactassets INCMD · FY2021$3,402,500
Impactassets INCMD · FY2020$1,350,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Money outPt IX
$999K
Ln 25
Programscol B$925K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$751K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$317K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$317K
Net assetsLn 32$751K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$354K$317K
Net assetsLn 32$647K$751K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$625K$625K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$183K$183K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$76K$76K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$20K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$420$420
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$193$193
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$29K$29K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$999K$925K$73K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$999K$104K$751K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$791K$506K$647K 990 PDF
FY2022 $474K$743K−$269K$152K 990 PDF
FY2021 $980K$3.7M−$2.7M$412K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.1M$1.5M$2.6M$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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,102,424 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,288,350$1,059,884
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,816$42,540
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,297,166$1,102,424
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $250,000$625,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $273,114$279,678
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $268,370$94,048
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $791,484$998,726
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $505,682$103,698
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,102,424 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,059,884
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,059,884
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $42,540$42,540
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $42,540$1,102,424
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $998,726 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $625,000$625,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $183,100$183,100
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,500$75,500
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,078$21,078
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,422$17,422
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,000 · Fundraising $1,545$21,545
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $420$420
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,626$13,626
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $193$193
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $28,584$28,584
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsManagement $4,141$4,141
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,541$5,541
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,576$2,576
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $924,678 · Management $72,503 · Fundraising $1,545$998,726
Part X · Balance sheet $1,067,738 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$1,067,204
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $509$534
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,001,269$1,067,738
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,679$76,653
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $120,000$90,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $353,882$316,653
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $647,387$751,085
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $647,387$751,085
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,001,269$1,067,738
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $751,085 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,102,424
XI-2 Total expenses$998,726
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$103,698
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$647,387
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$751,085

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

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