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.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$560K 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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FY2022 · 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
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
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
$560K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 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
$1.7M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.1M
+75% vs prior year
Spent
$9.8M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$9.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$11.1M
FY2022▲ +75%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$6.0M
Expenses
$9.8M
FY2022▲ +111%
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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
$9.2M
FY2022▲ +15%
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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 FY2022 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

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $9.1M Management & general 7% · $700K

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; $560K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$260,365Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$140,624Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel/Secretary
$104,400Pt VII · Sec A
$54,167Pt VII · Sec A
Founder and Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Treasurer
$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

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

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3 programs · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Climate Smart Forest Economy Program

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$2.7Mprogram expense
02

Covax

Country Readiness & Delivery - SEE SCHEDULE O

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Preventing Pandemics at the Source

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$734Kprogram 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
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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Money outPt IX
$9.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.1M
Managementcol C$700K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$10.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$11.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.7M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$10.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$9.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 62
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.3M$7.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M$10.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$8.0M$9.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$861K$861K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$540K$540K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$506K$240K$266K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$520K$247K$273K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$17K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$22K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7.1M$7.1M$26K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$132K$132K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$10$10
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.8M$9.1M$700K$0

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 Viewing $11.1M$9.8M$1.3M$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.4M$4.7M$1.7M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $11,117,088 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,265,324$11,026,341
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,078$90,720
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$27
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,351,402$11,117,088
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,176,046$1,400,855
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $526,511$1,109,111
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,963,114$7,319,693
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,665,671$9,829,659
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,685,731$1,287,429
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,117,088 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$130,020
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,896,321
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,026,341
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $90,720$90,720
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27$27
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 $90,720 · Excluded from tax $27$11,117,088
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,829,659 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $861,000$861,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $539,855$539,855
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $240,115 · Management $265,602$505,717
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $247,097 · Management $273,327$520,424
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,936 · Management $18,733$35,669
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,463 · Management $24,838$47,301
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,195$38,195
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,069,685 · Management $25,833 · Fundraising $0$7,095,518
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $21,291$21,291
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,883$3,883
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,200$1,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $132,266$132,266
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,600$1,600
IX-20 InterestManagement $10$10
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,904$10,904
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,826$14,826
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,129,417 · Management $700,242 · Fundraising $0$9,829,659
Part X · Balance sheet $10,946,240 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,319,598$7,710,034
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,295,678$3,093,236
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 $631,934$126,615
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 $27,259$16,355
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,274,469$10,946,240
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $189,763$1,495,007
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,040,476$249,293
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $55,155$2,500
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 $1,285,394$1,746,800
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $302,206$273,633
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,686,869$8,925,807
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,989,075$9,199,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,274,469$10,946,240
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,199,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,117,088
XI-2 Total expenses$9,829,659
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,287,429
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,989,075
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$77,064
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,199,440

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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