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CATALYST CALIFORNIA

EIN: 95-4835230Los Angeles, CAZIP: 90026
W20 - Public & Societal Benefit501(c)(3)

Mission

CATALYST CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES FOR RACIAL JUSTICE BY BUILDING POWER AND TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SYSTEMS. WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, CONDUCT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, DEVELOP POLICIES FOR ACTIONABLE CHANGE, AND SHIFT MONEY AND POWER BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITIES.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$13.3M$0$11.2M
2023$6.4M$0$9.6M

Compensation

2024

JOHN KIM
President/ceo
chief executive officer
$333,326
$1,555
$0
$378,687
WENDELYN KILLIAN
Executive Vice President
executive vice president
$238,536
$1,555
$0
$263,578
JORGE JIMENEZ
Finance-budget and Grants Management Director
highest compensated employee
$195,115
$1,533
$0
$237,311
MIKE RUSSO
VP of Policy and Programs
vice president
$162,311
$1,694
$0
$197,220
VICKIE RAMOS HARRIS
VP of Policy and Programs
vice president
$154,698
$1,694
$0
$191,063
JOHN DOBARD
VP of Policy and Programs
vice president
$167,971
$1,694
$0
$177,871
LEENA MATHEW
Chief Financial Officer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$109,986
ALBERTO RETANA
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRIS WILSON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES HEAD
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MONICA LOZANO
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARIA CABILDO
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
BARRY S LITT
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MOLLY MUNGER ESQ
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRED ALI
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRISSIE CASTRO
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KACI PATTERSON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEPHEN R ENGLISH ESQ
Secretary/treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SANDRA CELEDON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

JOHN KIM
President/CEO
chief executive officer
$237,748
$1,024
$0
$282,362
JORGE JIMENEZ
CFO
chief financial officer
$173,396
$1,083
$0
$206,961
WENDELYN KILLIAN
Executive Vice President
executive vice president
$183,286
$1,066
$0
$205,972
MIKE RUSSO
Vp of Policy and Programs
vice president
$148,321
$1,164
$0
$182,684
VICKIE RAMOS HARRIS
Vp of Policy and Programs
vice president
$141,452
$1,166
$0
$176,950
CONNIE L RICE
Founding Co-Director
director (operational)
$134,891
$0
$0
$162,996
JOHN DOBARD
Vp of Policy and Programs
vice president
$152,427
$1,166
$0
$162,078
CHRISTOPHER RINGEWALD
Sr. Dir. of Res. & Data Analysis
highest compensated employee
$132,944
$1,175
$0
$157,375
CHRIS WILSON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BILL LANN LEE ESQ
Board Member (Thru 09/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SANDRA CELEDON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALBERTO RETANA
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANTHONY THIGPENN
Board Member (Thru 02/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KACI PATTERSON
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MONICA LOZANO
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRED ALI
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
TOM UNTERMAN
Board Member (Thru 09/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ARLENE HOLT BAKER
Board Member (Thru 09/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRISSIE CASTRO
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BARRY S LITT
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MOLLY MUNGER ESQ
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARIA CABILDO
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES HEAD
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEPHEN R ENGLISH ESQ
Secretary/Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

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