Liabilities / Assets
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Catalyst Conversations
990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 83-1851667
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
No value available
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
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Net Margin
72nd percentile
Higher net margin than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
82nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 33.7% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
78th percentile
Faster asset growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
85th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$17,932
Up $4,113 (+30%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$17,932
Up $4,113 (+30%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$22,256
Up $8,046 (+57%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$18,146
Up $4,576 (+34%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$4,110
Up $3,470 (+542%) from 2023
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- May 29, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $23,735
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To present provocative ideas that cut across art and science to an engaged public. Our core value is free and open access to ideas at the cutting edge of innovation in the arts and sciences. We present intimate and provocative conversations between artists, scientists, and the public sparking collaborations, synergy and the development of future projects with these communities and beyond.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES | - | $5,339 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAGAN HEPP | Treasurer | - | $7,500 | - | $7,500 |
| DEBORAH DAVIDSON | President | - | $3,100 | - | $3,100 |
| JASON WEEKS | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| MAGS HARRIES | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JAMESON JOHNSON | Clerk | - | $0 | - | - |
| JILL SLOSBURG-ACKERMAN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CATHELINE VAN DEN BRADEN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ALBERTA CHU | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Catalyst Conversations Inc
- EIN
- 83-1851667
- Phone
- 6179380667
- Address
- 1 FITCHBURG ST C104B, SOMERVILLE, MA 02143
Signing Officer
- Name
- Deborah Davidson
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 6179380667
- Signed
- 2025-05-29
Preparer
- Firm
- Adler Blanchard & Associates Llp
- Address
- 27 CAMBRIDGE ST STE 201, BURLINGTON, MA 01803
- Preparer
- Carl Blanchard
- Phone
- 7812730075
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses marketing 1,296 office supplies 771 software 293 video documentation 500 filing fees 36 job supplies 50 total 2,946”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“To present provocative ideas that cut across art and science to an engaged public. Our core value is free and open access to ideas at the cutting edge of innovation in the arts and sciences. We present intimate and provocative conversations between artists, scientists, and the public sparking collaborations, synergy and the development of future projects with these communities and beyond.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $17,932
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $17,932
- Revenue
- $22,256
- Expenses
- $18,146
- Net income
- $4,110
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