Your investment deserves transparency. Our work reflects it. 

Founded more than 25 years ago, Community Catalyst is an independent 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity dedicated to building a health system rooted in racial equity and health justice. Since our earliest days, we have worked alongside state, local, and national partners to expand coverage, strengthen patient protections, and improve health and economic security for families across the country.

For over two decades, we have earned strong ratings from leading charity evaluators — including GuideStar/Candid, Charity Navigator, ProPublica, and CauseIQ — reflecting our commitment to transparency, fiscal responsibility, and ethical stewardship. These ratings affirm the trust our donors, partners, and communities place in us and our role as a national anchor for health justice.

Community Catalyst is incorporated in Massachusetts and recognized by the IRS as a public charity under EIN 04-3355127. Our official legal name is Community Catalyst, Inc., and we publicly operate as Community Catalyst. Our IRS filings, and audited financial statements are available below as part of our commitment to accountability and public trust.

Our Latest Reports 

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For questions about these reports, please contact Monique S. Patrick at mpatrick@communitycatalyst.org. 

Boston MA | IRS ruling year: 1997 | EIN: 04-3355127 

Form 990s By Year

Audited Financial Statements By Year

How We Put Your Support Into Action

We believe financial transparency is essential to building trust and advancing our values. Each year, our audited financials and Form 990 detail how resources are allocated to support community partners, policy change, and national campaigns that drive health justice forward. Beyond our legal reporting requirements, we voluntarily share additional information to demonstrate how we steward resources to strengthen communities and advance systems change.

Our integrated approach spans four key lanes — policy, patient protection, organizing and narrative power, and health system practices — enabling us to translate investment into measurable outcomes. Our resources support work that:

  • Activates a 350+ organization network driving health and economic justice across every region of the country
  • Advances measurable policy change, including affordability reforms, medical debt protections, and coverage expansions
  • Strengthens caregiving and community-based systems, supporting millions of families, older adults, and people with disabilities
  • Elevates community voices, including deploying our 13,000-story intelligence base to shape narratives, influence public will, and inform decision makers

This is how we translate investment into real outcomes: meaningful policy shifts, economic relief for families, greater accountability across the health system, deeper partner alignment, and a stronger, more equitable foundation for health and economic justice.

Community Catalyst is committed to stewarding every philanthropic dollar with responsibility and impact — building the infrastructure the next era of health and economic justice demands.