2026-05-07T10:50:53-05:00 2025-06-30 872525370 CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC 455 N CITYFRONT PLAZA DR - SUITE 1600 CHICAGO IL 60611 990 2024-07-01 204069346 CATALYST SCHOOLS CATA 7732957001 6727 SOUTH CALIFORNIA AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60629 GORDON HANNON CEO 7732957001 2026-05-04 1 1 KEVIN OMAHEN P03154671 3126707444 2026-05-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GORDON HANNON 6727 SOUTH CALIFORNIA AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60629 31729577 0 X WWW.CATALYSTSCHOOLS.ORG X 2005 IL CATALYST SCHOOLS HOLISTICALLY EDUCATE THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ENTRUSTED TO ITS CARE BY A SCHOOL COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO TEACHING MINDS AND TOUCHING HEARTS. WE TEACH OUR SCHOLARS TO LIVE A LIFE OF LEADERSHIP, MEANING, AND PURPOSE, AND TO BUILD A WORLD THAT IS JUST AND PEACEFUL. 11 11 499 25 0 0 1046123 30957738 30067801 398162 216095 275734 251477 97943 31581496 31729577 0 0 0 0 24148599 22584095 0 0 18958 7268799 7004915 31417398 29589010 164098 2140567 22967571 21296960 10100324 7363569 12867247 13933391 X CATALYST SCHOOLS HOLISTICALLY EDUCATE THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ENTRUSTED TO ITS CARE BY A SCHOOL COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO TEACHING MINDS AND TOUCHING HEARTS. WE TEACH OUR SCHOLARS TO LIVE A LIFE OF LEADERSHIP, MEANING, AND PURPOSE, AND TO BUILD A WORLD THAT IS JUST AND PEACEFUL. 0 0 17237919 307497 CATALYST MARIA CHARTER SCHOOL IS A KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE SCHOOL IN THE CHICAGO LAWN NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SCHOOL OPERATES TWO CLASSROOMS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH WITH APPROXIMATELY 340 STUDENTS AND APPROXIMATELY 760 9TH - 12TH GRADE STUDENTS. 10202431 90665 CATALYST SCHOOLS PARTNER WITH URBAN COMMUNITIES TO OFFER COLLEGE-PREPARATORY K-12 EDUCATION. EACH CHILD IS GIVEN A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PROGRAM SUITED TO HIS OR HER NEEDS. IN ADDITION, CATALYST HELPS EACH CHILD DEVELOP POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAITS THAT WILL HELP HIM OR HER BE AN ASSET AND CHANGE AGENT IN THE COMMUNITY. CATALYST'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATIONAL CHOICE TO FAMILIES WHO EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC DIFFICULTY AND WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY SERVED BY EXISTING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SO THEIR CHILDREN WILL ULTIMATELY GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. CATALYST HAS TWO CAMPUSES. CIRCLE ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS A KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE SCHOOL IN THE AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD AND OPENED IN FALL 2007 IN A BUILDING LEASED FROM A FORMER PRIVATE SCHOOL WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN FISCAL YEAR 2018. THE SCHOOL OPERATES TWO CLASSROOMS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL WITH APPROXIMATELY 511 STUDENTS. 27440350 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 0 1 499 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X GORDON HANNON 7732957001 6727 SOUTH CALIFORNIA AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60629 LARRY WILLIAMS BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHERINE BURNS VICE CHAIR & ACADEMIC COMM. CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YUAN-YING HSU FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR & TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN D'SOUZA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY HINTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW JONES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERONICA LANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MITZE MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARIEL MURRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERENCE TOTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAIBORNE WAGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GORDON HANNON CEO 40.00 X 210346 0 35726 ELIZABETH JAMISON-DUNN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL 40.00 X 171774 0 27829 MICHELE NUNEZ DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & COMPLIANCE 40.00 X 155454 0 13315 IMRAN SHAMIM DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 40.00 X 154790 0 13316 MICHAEL KASANG DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 154281 0 25850 PHILIP SMITH DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 138058 0 13035 984703 0 129071 10 0 1 0 PROCARE THERAPY PO BOX 934411 ATLANTA GA 31193 THERAPY SERVICES 144786 EF FBO SCHOOL HOUSE STAFFING LLC PO BOX 849799 LOS ANGELES CA 90084 SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES 111722 2 30172988 784750 81825 30957738 STUDENT FEES 900099 398162 398162 398162 275734 275734 65953 0 65953 65953 65953 31990 31990 31990 31729577 398162 0 373677 263810 251975 11835 18186979 17371083 815896 1786121 1705993 80128 1788773 1708526 80247 558412 533361 25051 42432 42432 250191 250191 317867 240175 77692 18958 18958 52177 38334 13843 687064 649038 38026 1356271 1355231 1040 10503 10503 252306 252306 736193 736193 265556 265556 FOOD SERVICE 1412374 1412374 CPS ADMINISTRATIVE FEE 645474 645474 STUDENT PROGRAMS 488543 488543 EDUCATION 243102 229647 13455 225904 191512 34392 29589010 27440350 2129702 18958 2522687 2179040 2156495 2265734 687683 56565 386869 890080 15900 352695 27818188 12382378 17044802 15435810 153135 117036 22967571 21296960 2676124 2617429 30387 0 7240678 4629104 153135 117036 10100324 7363569 X 12826224 13842303 41023 91088 12867247 13933391 22967571 21296960 2140567 -1074423 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 23962575 27351729 28260707 30690938 30957738 141223687 23962575 27351729 28260707 30690938 30957738 141223687 141223687 8116 146420 216124 332808 341687 1045155 91471 31990 123461 142392303 1482353 0.99180 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 91,471. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 31,990. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1340038 1340038 18055107 4246911 13808196 1227818 1072579 155239 7195225 7062888 132337 15435810 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 117036 117036 X 31730217 640 640 31729577 0 31729577 29589650 640 640 29589010 0 29589010 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2025. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 AT THE CATALYST SCHOOLS, WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD POSSESSES INHERENT VALUE AND POTENTIAL REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, OR LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A LINK ON THE FRONT PAGE OF ITS WEBSITE WHICH LEADS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOURCES. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 GORDON HANNON CEO 167846 0 12000 0 30500 0 22883 0 12843 0 246072 0 0 0 ELIZABETH JAMISON-DUNN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL 143930 0 20000 0 7844 0 21553 0 6276 0 199603 0 0 0 MICHAEL KASANG DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION 131242 0 16000 0 7039 0 19574 0 6276 0 180131 0 0 0 MICHELE NUNEZ DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & COMPLIANCE 130165 0 18250 0 7039 0 7039 0 6276 0 168769 0 0 0 IMRAN SHAMIM DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 130250 0 17500 0 7040 0 7040 0 6276 0 168106 0 0 0 PHILIP SMITH DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 124799 0 6500 0 6759 0 6759 0 6276 0 151093 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 CATALYST SCHOOLS PAID BONUSES DURING 2024, SOME OF WHICH ARE REPORTED ON PART II, COLUMN (B)(II). THESE BONUSES WERE DETERMINED BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND WERE APPROVED BY THE DISCRETION OF EITHER THE PRINCIPALS, CEO, OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X 1 81825 COST 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS ARE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TIMES CONTRIBUTIONS WERE RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CATALYST BOARD MANUAL AND CATALYST EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK ADDRESSES THE BOARD MEMBERS/EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITIES TO RAISE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CATALYST CODE OF ETHICS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND WHISTLEBLOWER POLICIES ARE ACKNOWLEDGED ANNUALLY BY EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND OTHER OFFICERS IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. COMPARABILITY DATA IS REVIEWED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MINUTES ARE KEPT DOCUMENTING THE DISCUSSIONS SETTING OFFICER COMPENSATION. ALL COMPENSATION IS ULTIMATELY REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. A BOARD VOTE IS TAKEN ON THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH IS DOCUMENTED ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BOARD MINUTES AND POSTED ON CATALYST SCHOOLS' WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D).