Liabilities / Assets
90th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.55x
Liabilities / Revenue
83rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
49th percentile
Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
79th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$16,148
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$7,298
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$8,850
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$81,180
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$79,135
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$2,045
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Dec 11, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.1
- Gross Receipts
- $81,180
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The Catalyst provides Military Veterans Transition Assistance as they leave service and re-enter civilian life. The primary support offered is in education and career support to support viable careers on the civilian side. This includes scholarships for degree programs funding for certificates skill building programs and career coaching. In addition we run our own transition program for tier 1 military service members to provide a solid foundation of business understanding and align their military experience future interests and career opportunities.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| We operated 3 transition programs in 2024 and provided support to 40 service members. We paid 3 partial scholarships to individuals pursuing their bachelors degree at Indiana Wesleyan University - covering 9 credit hours each. | $0 | $74,456 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hance | CEO And Executive Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Liz Hance | CMO | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- The Catalyst
- EIN
- 82-1419346
- Address
- 14094 OLD MILL CIR, Carmel, IN 46032
Signing Officer
- Name
- Liz Hance
- Title
- CMO
- Phone
- 5135756069
- Signed
- 2025-12-11
- Discuss with paid preparer
- No
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Part I, line 10
“| Activity:, Grantee Name:, Grantee Address:, Amount:, Relationship:| Scholarships, Dawn Breton, "Clarksville TN 37042", $2950.00, None| Scholarship, Melissa Gauthier, "Fairfax VA 22032", $2950.00, None| Scholarship, Kris Labowski, "Montclair VA 22025", $2950.00, None|”
Part I, line 16
“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Program Licensing fee to run military transition program for 40 servicemembers, $62045.00| Operational expenses including marketing technology and subscription services., $8240.00|”
Part II, line 26
“| Liabilities Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Accounts Payable, 0, $8850|”
Part IV, List of Officers
“| Employee Name:, Description:| Daniel Hance, Our workforce is completely volunteer based at this time.| Liz Hance, our workforce is completely volunteer based at this time|”
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| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | We moved away from our accountant in early 2025 and had thought it was already filed. Upon further digging we realized it was not and are moving to correct ASAP. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $16,148
- Liabilities
- $8,850
- Net assets
- $7,298
- Revenue
- $81,180
- Expenses
- $79,135
- Net income
- $2,045