Catalyst Education

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
882112587
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
8778295500
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,757
Expenses
$29,345
Assets
$3,535

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIK ELLEFSEN (PRESIDENT &)

People named in this filing

  • LYNN SWANER (SECRETARY &)
  • DANIEL BEERENS (TREASURER &)
  • ERIK ELLEFSEN (PRESIDENT &)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Develop and implement programs and materials to be used by christian primary, middle and high schools to equip, support, and improve programs in those schools to raise up and prepare the next generation of christiam leaders. The activities of the organization will be carried by its officers and staff members, who are located throughout the united states. These officers and staff members will develop curriculum and other program materials and will provide consulting services to the christian schools the corporation will serve. The corporation will work exclusively with christian religious schools. Ninety (90) percent of the corporation's time will be allocated to the provision of consulting services and the development of curriculum and program materials. Ten (10) percent of the corporation's time will be allocated to charitable development and client marketing activities. The corporation's work will be focused upon the development of programs and materials to be used in christian k-12

What it reported doing in 2024

Production of an international conference with 500 participants. Planning, organizing, and running the christian educators diversity alliance symposium.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -34.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -54.8% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -97.7% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -104.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $29K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.