Dalberg Catalyst is a 501(c)(3)Org that generates and brings to life multi-stakeholder initiatives to address today's most pressing challenges as pro-active problem-solvers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$351K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$351K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $2.8M
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$746K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.5M
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$6.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$6.0M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$8.6M
Net assets
$6.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$6.5M

From the FY2020 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 Jul 2016.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $3.5M Management & general 4% · $136K Fundraising 0% · $13K

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; $351K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$236,974Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$113,871Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jordan K Fabyanske’s $250K as Chief Program Officer is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sonila Cook$241,666$250,000$260,365$259,777$236,974
Jordan K Fabyanske$249,996$249,996$140,624——
Chris Devairakkam$229,600$225,500$54,167——
Robyn Van Den Heuvel$130,900————
Usman Gulzar—$115,500———
Bhavana Chilukuri———$76,081$113,871
Leslie Y Park——$104,400——
Leslie Park$41,674$65,618—$42,707—

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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Develops and launches collaborative projects to solve urgent global problems.

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3 programs · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Preventing Pandemics at the Source

In 2020, Dalberg Catalyst designed and stood up an initiative focused on preventing pandemics at the point of spillover, in partnership with a growing Coalition of actors in the health and environment sectors (including Rainforest Alliance, Eco Health Alliance; Harvard's Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment; Harvard's…

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Climate Smart Forest Economy Program

In partnership with the Good Energies Foundation, we are catalyzing investment and support for a forest economy based on the fact that the sustainable usage of forest products could drive 2-3x the climate benefit of forests alone.

$979Kprogram expense
03

Covax

Country Readiness & Delivery: With the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we are working with the Dalberg Group and JSI to improve and harmonize knowledge management, communications, and tools and processes used at the global, regional, and country levels for the planning, implementation, and monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine…

$346Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 26 grants · $2.6M · 2020–2024
Igarape INCNY · FY2024$100,000
MultiplierCA · FY2024$50,000
Madre INCNY · FY2024$50,000
Future EarthCO · FY2024$35,000
Just Capital Foundation INCNY · FY2023$100,000
Just Capital Foundation INCNY · FY2023$100,000
Surgical Systems Research GroupFY2023$50,000
Surgical Systems Research GroupFY2023$50,000
Future EarthCO · FY2023$35,000
Future EarthCO · FY2023$35,000
World Resources InstituteDC · FY2022$461,000
Inspire Project INCVA · FY2022$100,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$136K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$746K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$9.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.7M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$746K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 62
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$528K$746K
Net assetsLn 32$533K$6.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$184K$184K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.3M$1.3M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$72K$36K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$235K$235K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$25K$3K$915
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.8M$1.7M$82K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$502$502
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$3.5M$136K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $6.0M$8.6M−$2.6M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.7M$8.7M$13K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.1M$9.8M$1.3M$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.4M$4.7M$1.7M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $9.5M$3.7M$5.9M$6.4M 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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,547,192 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $382,000$9,519,614
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$27,578
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $382,000$9,547,192
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,000$1,458,189
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,417$383,441
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $530,905$1,838,439
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $576,322$3,680,069
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$194,322$5,867,123
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $9,547,192 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,519,614
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,519,614
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,578$27,578
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,578$9,547,192
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,680,069 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $183,639$183,639
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,274,550$1,274,550
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,784 · Management $35,892 · Fundraising $11,964$119,640
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $234,931$234,931
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,209 · Management $2,746 · Fundraising $915$28,870
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,737,588 · Management $81,931$1,819,519
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,760$10,760
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $502$502
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,241$1,241
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,417$1,417
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,530,861 · Management $136,329 · Fundraising $12,879$3,680,069
Part X · Balance sheet $7,121,147 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,055,462$3,663,984
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$3,151,970
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,000$305,193
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,060,462$7,121,147
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $527,948$83,610
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$524,156
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$137,888
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $527,948$745,654
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,504−$140,848
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $530,010$6,516,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $532,514$6,375,493
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,060,462$7,121,147
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,375,493 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,547,192
XI-2 Total expenses$3,680,069
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,867,123
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$532,514
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$24,144
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,375,493

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