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Catalyst Connection

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
Other · PITTSBURGH, PA · EIN 25-1453211

About

Catalyst connection is an economic development organization whose mission is to advance the performance of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in southwestern pennsylvania by accelerating their growth and productivity improvements.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
38
Volunteers
30

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-08-31
Revenue
$9.6M
Expenses
$10.3M
Assets
$7.6M
Liabilities
$3.0M

Financial history

$10.3M$5.2M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $9.6M · Peak FY2023: $9.7M · Avg: $7.4M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
$109K
Grants Given
—
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Address

4501 Lytle ST
Pittsburgh, PA, 15207-189

Governance

Voting board members25
Independent members25
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %100.0%
Permanent endowment %0.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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