The mission of Catalyst for Change is to improve the mental health and general well-being of all montanans and reduce deaths by suicide through: (a) the development, implementation, and propagation of community health workers programs for mental health; (b) the development and maintenance of a telebehavioral health network of therapists, psychiatrists and digital therapeutic interventions; (c) educating and empowering communities at the local level and (d) maximizing and augmenting the availability and use of local resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 6 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$157K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% 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
$1.1M
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$967K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$375K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$788K
FY2022$759K
FY2023$760K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$967K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$351K
FY2022$714K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$967K
Net assets
$375K
FY2024▲ +76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$438K
FY2022$483K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$375K

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 Dec 2020.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $656K Management & general 24% · $236K Fundraising 8% · $75K

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; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$176,302Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amber Martinsen’s $176K as CEO is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amber Martinsen Blake—$177,800——
Amber Martinsen$176,302—$138,811$141,262

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

Improves mental health and well-being, reducing suicide through community programs and teletherapy.

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1 program · $656K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, catalyst for change achieved transformative milestones, advancing its mission to provide accessible, culturally sensitive mental healthcare to montana's diverse rural and tribal communities.

$656Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $25K · 2023–2023
Outreach MontanaFY2023$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40
Money outPt IX
$967K
Ln 25
Programscol B$656K
Managementcol C$236K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$375K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$39K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40
Gains on assetsLn 7−$960
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$198K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$198K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$284K
Total assetsLn 16$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K
Net assetsLn 32$375K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$198K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$266K$284K
Total assetsLn 16$384K$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K$157K
Net assetsLn 32$212K$375K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$176K$132K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$240K$180K$60K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$25K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$27K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$197K$114K$8K$75K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$367$6K$367
Office expensesLn 13$27K$13K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$52K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$10K$5K
TravelLn 17$36K$29K$7K
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$56K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$2K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$967K$656K$236K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$967K$162K$375K 990 PDF
FY2023 $760K$1.0M−$271K$212K 990 PDF
FY2022 $759K$714K$45K$483K 990 PDF
FY2021 $788K$351K$437K$438K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,129,037 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $712,094$1,033,997
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $47,470$95,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $422−$960
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $759,986$1,129,037
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $516,586$493,849
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $489,108$472,929
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,030,694$966,778
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$270,708$162,259
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 $1,129,037 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,033,997
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,598
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,033,997
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $95,000$95,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$960−$960
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,000$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $96,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$960$1,129,037
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $966,778 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $132,226 · Management $44,075$176,301
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $179,932 · Management $59,977$239,909
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,171 · Management $1,390$5,561
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,428 · Management $8,476$33,904
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,218 · Management $10,956$38,174
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,592 · Management $1,111$3,703
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,700$20,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $114,140 · Management $8,061 · Fundraising $74,582$196,783
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $367 · Management $6,186 · Fundraising $367$6,920
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,567 · Management $14,820$27,387
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $52,106$52,106
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,036 · Management $4,890$14,926
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,546 · Management $7,137$35,683
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,588$12,588
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,970 · Management $2,130$7,100
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,986 · Management $3,986$7,972
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,530 · Management $18,411$73,941
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,919 · Management $11,201$13,120
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $655,734 · Management $236,095 · Fundraising $74,949$966,778
Part X · Balance sheet $531,652 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,108$197,623
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,000$50,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $266,129$284,029
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $384,237$531,652
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,791$2,558
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,937$3,459
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $171,876$157,032
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $212,361$374,620
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $384,237$531,652
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $374,620 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,129,037
XI-2 Total expenses$966,778
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$162,259
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$212,361
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$374,620

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