Resilient Cities Catalyst INC FY2021 filing

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Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 84-2340905Revenue $1.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSrcc.city429 Clinton Ave Apt 50, 11238-1671 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Resilient Cities Catalyst is a nonprofit that was founded in 2019 by members of the 100 Resilient Cities (100rc) leadership team. Building on the pioneering legacy of 100rc, and in partnership with a community of urban resilience actors, rcc is helping Cities build the capacities and partnerships needed to understand, prioritize and concretely address their risks and chronic stresses as they pursue their strategic goals or recover from a crisis.2020 has underscored what we've learned from our past resilience work at 100rc: that sudden shocks and chronic stresses can conspire to send communities into a cascading spiral of sustained crisis. Many of the same communities that have been highly vulnerable to covid-19 have also had the highest food and housing stresses, high incidence of police violence, and high exposure to the many manifestations of climate change. This is a time for necessary, fundamental change in the ways that Cities plan and act.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 28% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$411K
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$232K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$3.5M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2021▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.3M
Net assets
$232K
FY2021▼ -77%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$232K
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$6.2M

From the FY2021 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 Mar 2020.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.6M Management & general 14% · $309K Fundraising 14% · $317K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director, Secretary, Treasurer
$162,626Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$162,482Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$162,392Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$154,644Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$152,564Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Strategy & Operations
$126,695Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Impact & Program Design
$107,478Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Policy & Programs
$103,445Pt VII · Sec A

James Brugmann’s $220K as Founding Principal is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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
Andrew Salkin$215,266$197,337$225,414$162,626$199,171
Paul Nelson$217,731$197,193$225,270$162,482$199,074
James Brugmann$219,747$188,344———
Corinne Letourneau$217,731$197,103$175,180$162,392$161,985
Michael Berkowitz—$130,482$214,000$152,564$153,728
Samuel Carter$210,691$189,761$167,273——
Sam Carter———$154,644$144,428
Garima Prasai$106,814$134,729$135,926$126,695$149,572

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

Programs and updates

Helps cities build resilience to understand and address risks and stresses.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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RCC helps cities recover and grow in the face of sudden shocks and chronic stresses by leveraging its extensive experience working with the world's most innovative cities to help communities bridge the gap between the resources and powers at their disposal to address their resilience and equity needs.

$1.6Mprogram 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 · 30 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2024
Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement DistrictFY2024$50,000
City of Austin Parks and Recreation DepartmentFY2024$43,000
Foodworks GroupFY2024$42,500
Valley Vision INCCA · FY2024$41,777
University of San DiegoCA · FY2024$25,000
Unlimited Potential INCAZ · FY2024$15,460
Jcdecaux Street Furniture New YorkFY2024$7,500
Hatcher Urban BusinessesAZ · FY2024$5,007
Kinnetic Environmental INCFY2023$169,801
Scape Landscape ArchitectureFY2023$100,000
Deltares USA INCMD · FY2023$100,000
Climate ResolveCA · FY2023$38,000
University of San DiegoCA · FY2023$30,000
Civic Well (formerly Local Government Commission)CA · FY2023$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$968K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$500K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$309K
Fundraisingcol D$317K
Owns and owesPt X
$232K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K
Total assetsLn 16$643K
LiabilitiesLn 26$411K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$500K
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$968K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$158K
Total assetsLn 16$643K
LiabilitiesLn 26$411K
Net assetsLn 32$232K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K$158K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$643K
LiabilitiesLn 26$239K$411K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$232K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$122K$122K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$691K$133K$219K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$372K$329K$11K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$6K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$30K$25K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$98K$62K$17K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$415K$358K$26K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K$157
Information technologyLn 14$12K$6K$5K$580
TravelLn 17$19K$19K$214$17
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$12K$588
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.6M$309K$317K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.5M$4.3M−$796K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.9M$4.5M$2.5M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.1M$2.9M$4.2M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.5M$2.3M−$794K$232K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$1.8M$992K$1.0M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,468,241 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,984,082$499,899
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $770,009$968,342
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,754,091$1,468,241
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $47,500$122,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,227,090$1,588,138
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $487,639$551,955
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,762,229$2,262,593
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $991,862−$794,352
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,468,241 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$22,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$477,399
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$499,899
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $968,342$968,342
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $968,342 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,468,241
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,262,593 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $122,500$122,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $691,393 · Management $132,560 · Fundraising $219,271$1,043,224
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $329,020 · Management $10,885 · Fundraising $32,201$372,106
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,026 · Management $1,655 · Fundraising $1,866$9,547
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,734 · Management $24,525 · Fundraising $10,606$64,865
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,111 · Management $17,058 · Fundraising $19,227$98,396
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,700$13,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $58,347$58,347
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $357,592 · Management $25,595 · Fundraising $32,078$415,265
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,713 · Management $2,636 · Fundraising $157$4,506
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,312 · Management $5,345 · Fundraising $580$12,237
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,697 · Management $214 · Fundraising $17$18,928
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,918 · Fundraising $588$12,506
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $16,466$16,466
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,637,016 · Management $308,986 · Fundraising $316,591$2,262,593
Part X · Balance sheet $643,141 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $407,625$157,671
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $700,000$215,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $147,375$266,320
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,556$3,650
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,264,556$643,141
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $238,551$311,488
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$100,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $238,551$411,488
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$54,796−$203,095
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,080,801$434,748
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,026,005$231,653
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,264,556$643,141
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,653 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,468,241
XI-2 Total expenses$2,262,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$794,352
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,026,005
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,653

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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