Connecticut · Nonprofit
CATALYST CT INC
CATALYST CT INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $14,521,972 to it, the largest being DALIO FAMILY FUND INC ($4,664,792). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.0M
- Funders on record
- 39
- Grants received
- $15M
- Net assets
- $1.5M
What Catalyst Ct Inc does
Mission
To build healthier and safer communities free of the harm caused by substance abuse and related crime and violence through community education and prevention programs principally in the greater bridgeport ct area but also throughout connecticut.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Healthy communities programs address an ever-changing world of risky behaviors. Youth and their parents are confronted with underage drinking, tobacco, marijuana, prescription drugs, gambling all the while working on their true self. With the support of the ryasap prevention council and our local prevention councils, our schools and other community groups have joined the efforts in learning more about our youth's assets and how they play a crucial part in healthy decision making.
$1,406,994 spentof which $275,573 as grants$69,298 earned by the program33% of program spendingBridgeport child advocacy coalition (bcac) is the lead ageny for social -emotional learning within bridgeport public schools, conducts the parent leadership training institute,publishes the state of the child report,and promotes healthcare advocacy.
$1,046,317 spentof which $31,687 as grants24% of program spendingThe juvenile justice is a statewide juvenile justice advocacy organization seeking to provide a continuum of supports for young people in, or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system. Ctjja has had major success in advocating for raising the age of jurisdiction in connecticut from 16 to 18 years old, developing a system of family support centers for young status offenders and passing a law to restrict the use of out of school suspensions for minor offenses. Ryasap also has a juvenile review board to divert first time offenders each year away from the juvenile justice system.
$785,723 spentof which $331,860 as grants$22,213 earned by the program18% of program spendingStreetsafe is a street-based, non-law enforcement program. It focuses on reducing youth group/gang and gun violence in the city. We work within six neighborhoods affected by poverty, substance misuse, crime, and blight. Our outreach workers grew up in bridgeport. They have first-hand experience with the insidious problems facing our youth today. These highly-trained individuals help interrupt conflict and the cycle of violence. Our workers provide mentorship to at-risk youth. Streetsafe's goal is to keep bridgeport's residents safe, allow our young people to thrive, and help our returning citizens
$552,191 spentof which $9,836 as grants$48,832 earned by the program13% of program spendingPublic allies-is a young adult leadership development program for young adults ages 18-30 who are seeking careers working for community and social change. Allies participate in a 10 month apprenticeship program with nonprofit agencies in bridgeport, new haven and hartford and participate in a rigorous leadership development program.
$515,225 spentof which $236,901 as grants$240,145 earned by the program12% of program spendingMediation services provides mediation services to the juvenile court system and juvenile review boards in connecticut.
$7,880 spentof which $3,070 as grants0% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,314,330.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $2.0M to $3.3M (+63%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 28% · 2018 40% · 2019 28% · 2020 45% · 2021 47% · 2022 44% · 2023 45% · 2024 59%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Marc Donald
CEO
Board chair
Corey Sneed
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 12 funders to 11 funders, grant income rose $784k → $2.5M.
10 of 39 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 12% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CATALYST CT INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 39 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CATALYST CT INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 32% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
61% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CATALYST CT INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 37% · 2018 49% · 2019 36% · 2020 23% · 2021 27% · 2022 57% · 2023 50% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
52% of CATALYST CT INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
69% of CATALYST CT INC's grant income comes from Connecticut funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding CATALYST CT INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $13.6M on record — $237k federal, $13.4M state.
- Department of Justice$237k
- Client Services-General$7.4M
- Pass thru Grant Non-State$3.3M
- State Aid Grants$2.1M
- Management Consultant Services$401k
- IT Data Services$74k
- Training Costs Non-Employees$70k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CATALYST CT INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
66% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CATALYST CT INC?
- CATALYST CT INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $14,521,972 to it, the largest being DALIO FAMILY FUND INC ($4,664,792). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CATALYST CT INC have?
- IRS filings report 39 organizations giving $14,521,972 in grants to CATALYST CT INC, 23 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CATALYST CT INC?
- DALIO FAMILY FUND INC is the largest funder on record, with $4,664,792 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CATALYST CT INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 39 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing