Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Catalyst Conversations
990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 83-1851667
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
53rd percentile
Higher net margin than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
80th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 35.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
57th percentile
Faster asset growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
21st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$13,819
Up $639 (+4.8%) from 2022
Net Assets
Up$13,819
Up $639 (+4.8%) from 2022
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$14,210
Down $5,166 (-27%) from 2022
Expenses
Up$13,570
Up $5,925 (+78%) from 2022
Net Income
Down$640
Down $11,091 (-95%) from 2022
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
- Signed
- Jul 19, 2024
- Return Version
- 2023v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $14,210
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 | - | $11,052 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAGAN HEPP | Treasurer | - | $5,000 | - | $5,000 |
| DEBORAH DAVIDSON | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| 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
- 2024-07-19
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 1,167 office supplies 960 filing fees 4 ksa membership 550 meals for speakers 195 merchant fees 153 taxes & licenses 51 total 3,080”
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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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES MARKETING 1,167 OFFICE SUPPLIES 960 FILING FEES 4 KSA MEMBERSHIP 550 MEALS FOR SPEAKERS 195 MERCHANT FEES 153 TAXES & LICENSES 51 TOTAL 3,080 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | 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
2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $13,819
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $13,819
- Revenue
- $14,210
- Expenses
- $13,570
- Net income
- $640