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CATALYST ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
CATALYST ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 82-5022742)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2023-12-21
IRS object ID
202313559349300716
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-12-21T10:14:34-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN251622758PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAHER DUESSEL CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1503 MARTINDALE STREET SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15212ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN825022742EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CATALYST ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCATABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4126842400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17061 LEMINGTON AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15206ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN SMITHPersonNm
Person TitleFOUNDER AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4126842400PhoneNum
Signature2023-12-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBRIANPersonFirstNm
Person LastSMITHPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELIZABETH E KRISHERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01275616PTIN
Phone4124715500PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN SMITHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17061 LEMINGTON AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15206ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,247,189GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressCATALYSTACADEMY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2017FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCREATING A WORLD-CLASS K-8 SCHOOL WHERE CHILDREN ARE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee63TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers27TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,782,494PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$3,317,486PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,716,745CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$52PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$207CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$26,429PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$12,114CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,126,461PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,247,189CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$13,061CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,642,426PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,084,368CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,947,765PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,190,537CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,178,696PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$56,652CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,385,282TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$11,298,001TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,728,507TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,584,574TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,656,775NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,713,427NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionCATALYST ACADEMY'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A WORLD-CLASS K-8 SCHOOL WHERE ALL CHILDREN ARE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,796,726ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,716,745RevenueAmt
DescTO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION TO K-8 STUDENTS AND PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,796,726TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document8IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee63EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN SMITHPersonNm
Phone4126842400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17061 LEMMINGTON AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15206ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RACHEL AMANKULOR
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLISON MCCARTHY
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS WALENCHOK
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAREY HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT JONES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN STILING
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAJESTIC LANE
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN SMITH
FOUNDER & CEO40.00Yes (X)$132,400$0$18,466
COURTNEY TAYLOR
PRINCIPAL (STARTING 7/22)40.00Yes (X)$64,400$0$1,514
DARREN GRAY
PRINCIPAL (UNTIL 6/22)40.00Yes (X)$63,375$0$3,400
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$260,175TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$23,380TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
LEMINGTON REAL ESTATE LP
6015 SPIRIT ST 506PITTSBURGHPA15206RENT AND PROPERTY TAXES$608,964
UPMC HEALTH PLAN
600 GRANT STREETPITTSBURGHPA15219HEALTH INSURANCE$295,970
COOKS CULINARY MANAGEMENT
1934 COLUMBIA AVENUEPITTSBURGHPA15218FOOD SERVICE FEES$238,058
EDOPS
1611 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 200WASHINGTONDC20009FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES$129,812
CITY WIDE FACILITY SOLUTIONS PITTSBURGH
3700 SOUTH WATER STREET 300PITTSBURGHPA15203JANITORIAL SERVICES AND SUPPLIES$125,989
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$504,061GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$14,062AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$518,123TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION REVENUE611710$4,705,996$4,705,996
UNIFORM SALES611710$10,749$10,749
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,716,745TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$207TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$207ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$12,114RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$12,114RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,114TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,114ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,247,189TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,716,745RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$12,321ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$307,001TotalAmt
Program Services$260,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,008FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,072,012TotalAmt
Program Services$2,000,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,786TotalAmt
Program Services$207,185ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,572ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$512,370TotalAmt
Program Services$490,364ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$878FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,899TotalAmt
Management And General$28,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,661TotalAmt
Management And General$107,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,719TotalAmt
Program Services$123,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,236ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,854TotalAmt
Program Services$29,128ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$726ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,228TotalAmt
Program Services$58,764ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,710TotalAmt
Program Services$28,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$722ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$929,069TotalAmt
Program Services$884,778ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,667FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,203TotalAmt
Program Services$13,526ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$636ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,656TotalAmt
Management And General$6,656ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,934TotalAmt
Program Services$94,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,049FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,156TotalAmt
Management And General$22,156ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
STUDENT SUPPLIES AND EV$549,081$539,467$9,403$211
STAFF RECRUITING$62,047$59,089$2,780$178
DUES AND FEES$5,042$4,919$123
OTHER PROPERTY EXPENDIT$2,109$2,051$58$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,190,537TotalAmt
Program Services$4,796,726ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$380,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,061FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,189,590BOYAmt
EOY$1,210,043EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,923BOYAmt
EOY$4,685EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,544BOYAmt
EOY$257,832EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$352,852BOYAmt
EOY$379,361EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,476BOYAmt
EOY$170,171EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$444,336LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$218,089LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$208,879BOYAmt
EOY$226,247EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,224,018BOYAmt
EOY$9,049,662EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,385,282BOYAmt
EOY$11,298,001EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180,689BOYAmt
EOY$213,284EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,737BOYAmt
EOY$38,230EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,310BOYAmt
EOY$190,279EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,273,771BOYAmt
EOY$9,142,781EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,728,507BOYAmt
EOY$9,584,574EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,422,233BOYAmt
EOY$1,690,907EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$234,542BOYAmt
EOY$22,520EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,656,775BOYAmt
EOY$1,713,427EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,385,282BOYAmt
EOY$11,298,001EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$56,652ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$444,336OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$218,089DepreciationAmt
Book Value$226,247BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$226,247TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRIGHT OF USE ASSET - LEASEDesc
Book Value$9,049,662BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$9,049,662TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$9,142,781Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$9,142,781TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,247,189TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,247,189RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,247,189TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,190,537TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,190,537ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,190,537TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc75500ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3CATALYST ACADEMY PUBLISHES ITS NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY ON THE POLICIES SECTION OF ITS WEBSITE WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE HOMEPAGE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4CATALYST IS A PUBLICLY FUNDED CHARTER SCHOOL; NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS NECESSARY.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6FINANCIAL AID IS RECEIVED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CATALYST ACADEMY HAS A GRANT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 7CATALYST CHARTER ACADEMY IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND REV. PROC. 75-50 IS NOT APPLICABLE.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN SMITHPersonNm
TitleFOUNDER & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$132,400BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$18,466NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$150,866TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BCOMMITTEES DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. THE DRAFT 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND WHOLE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO FILE A STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS TO PA ETHICS BOARD EVERY YEAR BY MAY 1ST. CATALYST UTILIZES AN ATTORNEY TO HELP COMMUNICATE THIS REQUIREMENT TO BOARD MEMBERS AND MONITOR COMPLIANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD DISCUSSED CEO COMPENSATION IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. COMPARABILITY DATA WAS CONSIDERED IN DETERMININING THE COMPENSATION. FINAL APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED WITHIN THE BOARD MINUTES. PRINCIPAL COMPENSATION WAS SET USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP RECRUITING FIRM AND WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CATALYST MAKES THEIR ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR