Small Public Charity

THE CATALYST FOUNDATION

THE CATALYST FOUNDATION is a Small Public Charity headquartered in CHARLESTON, SC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $35K revenue, $33K expenses, $8K total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $95K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 853869699 CHARLESTON, SC Urban & Community Economic Development NTEE: S31 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$35K
Total Expenses$33K
Total Assets$8K
Grant Records4
Funding Total$95K
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

THE CATALYST FOUNDATION= WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021 TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BERKELEY, CHARLESTON AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE FOUNDATION'S WORK INCLUDES FACILITATING ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE RELATED RESEARCH STUDIES AND STRATEGIC PLANS, PROVIDING RELATED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT AND EMERGING COMMUNITY LEADERS, CONVENING COMMUNITY LEADERS AROUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, AND SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH OTHER ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE THREE-COUNTY REGION TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR AREA RESIDENTS.

Where $100 goes at The Catalyst Foundation

How The Catalyst Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 4 years.

$28 Programs the work itself
$72 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $28 for programs

$28
The Catalyst Foundation exists to support and promote economic development in the three-county Charleston, sc region
All program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ 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

CHAIR/PRESIDENT Charles Jordan
SECRETARY/TREASURER David Hamilton
VICE CHAIR/VP Reeves Skeen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$45,000 3 grants
Unspecified
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $35K $33K $8K
2024 $40K $45K $2K
2023 $35K $41K $588
2022 $25K $18K $7K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $25K to $35K (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $8K.

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

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