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THESE PROGRAMS ARE THEN REPLICATED OR TAKEN FORWARD BY LARGER ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS WORLDWIDE. 4 3 2 19 0 19315 77251 0 25269 8297 0 44584 85548 0 0 79469 37100 21761 0 4992 6423 39718 107653 76818 -63069 8730 306201 310095 3184 0 303017 310095 CATALYTIC COMMUNITIES IS DEDICATED TO DESTIGMATIZING RIO de JANEIRO'S FAVELA COMMUNITIES AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE WIDER SOCIETY, GENERATING GLOBAL RECOGNITION OF THEIR HERITAGE STATUS THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, TRAINING, COMMUNICATIONS,TECHNOLOGY, NETWORKS AND ADVOCACY.PROGRAMS INCLUDE TRAINING FAVELA LEADERS IN COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGY, CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY VISITS, LECTURING AT UNIVERSITIES, CONDUCTING OPINION AND IMPACT RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS.THE ORGANIZATION SCALES ITS ACTIVITIES BY DISSEMINATING ITS APPROACHES TO OTHER LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE, SHARING KNOWLEDGE WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN OTHER LOCATIONS AFTER IT INCUBATES AND PIONEERS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN RIO de JANEIRO. 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CATCOMM MEETS THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF PUBLIC SUPPORT GIVEN ITS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, MISSION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ITS CONTINUED RELIANCE ON A LARGE AND GROWING NETWORK OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS. THE ORGANIZATION RUNS 3 FUNDRAISING DRIVES ANNUALLY, RECEIVING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HUNDREDS OF DONORS (IN 2010 THERE WERE 303 SEPARATE CONTRIBUTIONS). HAD THE 2006 GRANTOR NOT BEEN A DISQUALIFIED PERSON THAT CONTRIBUTION WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AN "UNUSUAL GRANT". IN 2011 THE IMPACT OF THIS CONTRIBUTION FROM THE DISQUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL WILL NO LONGER APPLY AND THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST WILL MEET THE 33 1/3% REQUIREMENT SINCE THE ANOMALOUS LARGE DONATION FROM 2006 WILL NOT BE PART OF THE CALCULATION. Part II, Line 17b--CATCOMM DOES NOT MEET THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST DUE TO A LARGE CONTRIBUTION IN 2006 FROM A DISQUALIFIED PERSON. CATCOMM MEETS THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF PUBLIC SUPPORT WHEN ITS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, MISSION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PRIMARILY ITS CONTINUED RELIANCE ON A LARGE AND GROWING NETWORK OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 289367 14034 42820 260581 368536 5831 85000 289367 398409 68536 -63409 35000 368536 0.04000 0.96000 false false false 745 745 270616 85548 76818 8730 20780 20780 29510 106328 20780 20780 85548 85548 76818 76818 76818 Part X Part X : FIN48 Footnote IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTINBG STANDARDS, CATCOMM HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FIN #48. Part XI, Line 8 Part XI, Line 8: Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances Unrealized Investmenst gains of $20,70 Net of Prior Period $ -0 Prior Period Adjustment AT BOY to $ -0 Investment balance of $22,432 $ -22432 Part V, Line 4 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO ENSURE THE PERPETUAL NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMMATIC GROWTH AND EXPANSION INTO DIFFERENT OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Brazil 0 7 Program Services COM SER/OUTREACH 66201 7 7 66201 66201 X false false false false false false Additional Supplemental Information MAINTENANCE OF GLOBAL COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS DATABASE IN ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE, WISEREARTH.ORG IN PORTUGUESSE, RIO ON WATCH OLYMPICS NEWS PORTAL, EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY VISITS PROGRAM,SOCIAL MEDIA TRAININGS OF 180 LOCAL LEADERS FROM OVER 50 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. FORM 990 PART XII QUESTION 1 The Organization has always filed the Form 990 using the accrual method including the 2009 Form 990. However, the 2009 Form 990 indicated the cash basis which was not correct. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available ORGANIZATION MAKES FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICES OF THE ORGANIZATION Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts ORGANIZATION REVIEWS RELATIONSHIPS ANNUALLY OR MORE FREQUENTLY IF NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLITS OF INTEREST EXISTS Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY OFFICER/BOD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.