CATALYST ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: CATALYST ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 82-5022742)
Tax period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed: 2022-12-21
IRS object ID: 202223559349300042
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-12-21T16:19:58-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	251622758	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	503 MARTINDALE STREET SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15212	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	825022742	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CATALYST ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CATA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4126842400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7061 LEMINGTON AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15206	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN SMITH	PersonNm
Person Title	FOUNDER AND CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4126842400	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-12-21	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	BRIAN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SMITH	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ELIZABETH E KRISHER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01275616	PTIN
Phone	4124715500	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BRIAN SMITH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7061 LEMINGTON AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15206	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,126,461	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	CATALYSTACADEMY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2017	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	CREATING A WORLD-CLASS K-8 SCHOOL WHERE CHILDREN ARE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	44	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	20	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$707,150	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,782,494	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,949,122	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,317,486	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$96	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$52	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$9,037	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$26,429	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,665,405	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,126,461	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,450,899	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,305,339	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$12,748	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,103,185	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,642,426	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,554,084	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,947,765	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$111,321	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,178,696	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,498,092	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,385,282	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$6,020,013	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$5,728,507	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$478,079	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,656,775	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	CATALYST ACADEMY'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A WORLD-CLASS K-8 SCHOOL WHERE ALL CHILDREN ARE PREPARED FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,621,904	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,317,486	RevenueAmt
Desc	TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION TO K-8 STUDENTS AND PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,621,904	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	44	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN SMITH	PersonNm
Phone	4126842400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7061 LEMMINGTON AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15206	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RACHEL AMANKULOR
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALLISON MCCARTHY
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS WALENCHOK
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GEORGE CHILDS UNTIL 1221
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR GRETCHEN GENERETT UNTIL 422
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAREY HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT JONES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIN STILING
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAJESTIC LANE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN SMITH
FOUNDER & CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$125,000	$0	$4,776
DARREN GRAY
PRINCIPAL	40.00		Yes (X)	$115,750	$0	$403

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$240,750	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$5,179	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
LEMINGTON REAL ESTATE LP
6015 SPIRIT ST 506	PITTSBURGH	PA	15206	RENT AND PROPERTY TAXES	$322,218
COOKS CULINARY MANAGEMENT
1934 COLUMBIA AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15218	FOOD SERVICE FEES	$163,141
EDOPS
1611 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 200	WASHINGTON	DC	20009	FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES	$112,860

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$827,519	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$954,975	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,782,494	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION REVENUE	611710	$3,306,331	$3,306,331
UNIFORM SALES	611710	$11,155	$11,155

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,317,486	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$52	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$52	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$18,033	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$18,033	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,033	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$18,033	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$8,396	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,396	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$8,396	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,126,461	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,317,486	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$26,481	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$289,512	TotalAmt
Program Services	$244,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,751	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,801	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,466,647	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,412,376	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,271	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$149,047	TotalAmt
Program Services	$143,488	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,551	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$260,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$252,388	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,296	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$204	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,245	TotalAmt
Program Services	$131,756	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,957	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$532	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,920	TotalAmt
Management And General	$40,920	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,232	TotalAmt
Management And General	$96,232	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,461	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,078	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,201	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$182	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,252	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,410	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,711	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$131	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,396	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,144	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,163	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$89	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,323	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,323	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$521,681	TotalAmt
Program Services	$493,624	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,065	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,992	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,902	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,692	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$195	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,607	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,607	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,854	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,668	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$719	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,712	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,712	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STUDENT SUPPLIES AND EV	$527,929	$524,911	$2,804	$214
STAFF RECRUITING	$75,256	$71,209	$3,760	$287
OTHER PROPERTY EXPENDIT	$57,361	$51,625	$5,162	$574
DUES AND FEES	$3,540	$3,540

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,947,765	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,621,904	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$313,113	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,748	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$541,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,189,590	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,790	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,923	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,706	BOYAmt
EOY	$251,544	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,015	BOYAmt
EOY	$352,852	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,985	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,476	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$322,034	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$113,155	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$190,276	BOYAmt
EOY	$208,879	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,498,194	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,224,018	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,498,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,385,282	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$127,532	BOYAmt
EOY	$180,689	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,467	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,737	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$428,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,310	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,462,477	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,273,771	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,020,013	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,728,507	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$478,079	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,422,233	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$234,542	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$478,079	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,656,775	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,498,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,385,282	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,178,696	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$322,034	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$113,155	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$208,879	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$208,879	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RIGHT OF USE ASSET - LEASE	Desc
Book Value	$5,224,018	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$5,224,018	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$5,273,771	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,273,771	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,126,461	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,126,461	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,126,461	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,947,765	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,947,765	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,947,765	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	0	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	0	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	CATALYST ACADEMY PUBLISHES ITS NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY ON THE POLICIES SECTION OF ITS WEBSITE WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE HOMEPAGE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4	CATALYST IS A PUBLICLY FUNDED CHARTER SCHOOL; NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS NECESSARY.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	FINANCIAL 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 7	CATALYST CHARTER ACADEMY IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND REV. PROC. 75-50 IS NOT APPLICABLE.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	COMMITTEES DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 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 12C	BOARD 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 15	THE 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 19	CATALYST MAKES THEIR ORGANINZING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR