Public Charity

CATALYST SCHOOLS

CATALYST SCHOOLS, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $31.7M in revenue, $29.6M in expenses, $21.3M in total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 204069346 CHICAGO, IL Primary & Elementary Schools NTEE: B24 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$31.7M
Total Expenses$29.6M
Total Assets$21.3M
Grant Records32
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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.

Where $100 goes at Catalyst Schools

How Catalyst Schools divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $95 for programs

$60
Catalyst maria charter school is a kindergarten through 12th grade school in the Chicago lawn neighborhood
63% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 340 students
$35
Catalyst Schools partner with urban communities to offer college-preparatory K-12 education
37% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 511 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Andrew Jones
DIRECTOR Ariel Murray
VICE CHAIR & ACADEMIC COMM. CHAIR Catherine Burns
DIRECTOR Claiborne Wage
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL Elizabeth Jamison-Dunn
CEO Gordon Hannon

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$536,943 19 grants
Education
$257,950 9 grants
Arts & Culture
$100,000 1 grant
Economic Development
$11,200 1 grant
Unspecified
$162,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $31.7M $29.6M $21.3M
2024 $31.6M $31.4M $23.0M
2023 $28.9M $29.5M $23.1M
2022 $27.8M $27.3M $24.1M
2021 $24.1M $22.9M $24.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $24.1M to $31.7M (+32%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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