Capacity Catalyst EIN 82-5417593

Capacity Catalyst FY2023 filing

EIN  82-5417593 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects social sector needs with data expertise to build a fairer data system.
Leadership
Sarojani Mohammed PhD · Executive Director · $41K
Money in and out
$298K revenue, $300K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency

Connects social sector needs with data expertise to build a fairer data system. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $298K in revenue, $300K in expenses, and $159K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$298K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$300K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$159K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$2K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$298K
FY2023▲ +53%
Expenses
$300K
FY2023
Total assets
$159K
FY2023
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$298K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$300K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$159K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$2K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$159K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $124K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Matched a cohort of social impact host organizations with data and research externs to complete data and research projects for the hosts along with training and other supports as a cohort.

$124Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCapacity Catalyst
EINHdr · item D82-5417593
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.capacitycatalyst.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$40,625Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (part Year) and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarojani Mohammedphd’s $74K as President / Executive Director is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sarojani Mohammedphd$74,377
Sarojani Mohammed PHD President$74,377
Sarojani Mohammed PHD$40,625$32,500
Sarojani Mohammed$13,671
Darriana Donegan$9,479

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$261K · 88%
Program service revenue$36K · 12%
Contributions & grants88%$261K
Program service revenue12%$36K
Other revenue$495
Total revenueLn 12$298K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.13
Program services71%$212K
Management & general16%$48K
Fundraising13%$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$300K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$149K
Total assetsLn 16$159K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$159K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $149K · Operating expenses/yr $300K
6.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $212K · Total expenses $300K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $48K · Total expenses $300K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $40K · Total expenses $300K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $40K · Solicited contributions $261K
$0.15 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $261K · Total revenue $298K
88%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $298K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $36K · Total revenue $298K
12%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $298K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $36K · Total expenses $300K
12%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $298K · Prior year $194K
+53%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $159K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $298K · Expenses $300K
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $159K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $159K · Total assets $159K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $159K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarojani Mohammed PHD · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $41K · Total expenses $300K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $89K · Total expenses $300K
30%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Revenue growth 53%
Accounting fee ratio 8%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $254K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$101,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$85,000
Texas State UniversityFY2023$27,500
Huston-Tillotson UniversityTX · FY2023$22,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,000
Measure AustinTX · FY2023$9,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$323K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$298K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$194K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$124K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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