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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 573,787 | 504,051 | 262,719 | 485,776 | 860,811 | 2,687,144 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 573,787 | 504,051 | 262,719 | 485,776 | 860,811 | 2,687,144 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 1,500,257 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,186,887 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 573,787 | 504,051 | 262,719 | 485,776 | 860,811 | 2,687,144 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 0 | |||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 2,687,144 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Part I: Additional Information | We aim to increase our visibility, brand reliability, audience engagement, and community support and invested in communications and marketing contractors (Provok, and Media Cause) with the goals of clearly articulating our mission, program goals and to provide transparency around how we address those goals. These investments supported significant growth in both public support and engagement: CatchLights in-person program engagement jumped from approximately 500 people in 2017 to 97,000 in 2018. 99.5% of that audience attended CatchLight events for free.Over the last year and a half, CatchLight has also realized substantial growth in public support, more than tripling both the number of individual donors and the amount of their support. CatchLights continuous and bona fide solicitation for funds program included: four donor cultivation events, two digital and direct mail campaigns, major donor cultivation, and launched a rigorous grant strategy. In 2018, CatchLight submitted letters of inquiry or grant applications to 27 different foundations and was awarded $143k in grants. |
| Software ID: | 18007218 |
| Software Version: | 2018v3.1 |
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| Client Note 1 | Client Note 1 - Facts and Circumstances StatementSchedule AFacts and Circumstances NarrativeOver the past five years, we have successfully maintained our target goal of ensuring that at least 10% of the our support is from a diverse group of public supporters. The following is a description of the historical activities of CatchLight (the Organization, or CatchLight) and the relevant facts necessary to demonstrate CatchLights satisfaction of the facts and circumstances test, and its qualification thereby as a publicly supported organization under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). The description below is keyed to headings that match the requirements of the test as set out by the regulations governing Section 170 of the Code.A.Attraction of Public Support1.CatchLights solicitation of public supportSince its inception, CatchLight has been dedicated to fulfilling its core mission of promoting social change through visual storytelling. Our activities and staffing levels have fluctuated over the past few years as we experimented with how to best fulfill this mission in the most sustainable manner possible. We have worked to attract support from individual donors in the local communities in which we operate and from among our global audience. Over this time, we have experimented with and engaged in various means of fundraising including individual solicitations, outreach to private foundations, and event sponsorship arrangements. We are currently building on these early successes, and are establishing a robust program for garnering public support with the intention of substantially increasing CatchLights public involvement and further diversifying its funding sources. Accordingly, in 2017, we began to devote more of our resources to expanding our fundraising efforts and support base. In the spring of 2017, CatchLight launched its first formal major donor program for supporters contributing $1,000 to $5,000. The Spring 2017 Appeal engaged many donors, a majority of whom had never contributed to CatchLight before. Eight new donors joined the inaugural CatchLight Visionaries giving circle. Additionally, by the end of 2017, the appeal realized five additional gifts exceeding $1,000. In the fall of 2017, CatchLight rallied the support of more than 200 local and international photographers, industry leaders, students, and community activists at a series of public events that resulted in 20 gifts, the vast majority of which were from donors and audiences new to the Organization. We found similar success through an end of the year appeal that realized 16 additional donors.In September 2017, we hired a full time Director of Philanthropy, and the next month we hired a full-time Development and Operations Coordinator who spends approximately 50% of her time supporting fundraising outreach and development efforts. The team has implemented development policies and adopted nationally recognized best practices consistent with those described by the National Association of Fundraising Professionals. In addition to these internal efforts, we have also hired external communications and marketing contractors (Brazer Communications, Provok, and Media Cause) to help us articulate our mission and improve our public visibility, audience engagement, and community support. We are hoping to build on our additional investment in fundraising talent and our specific goals for 2018 include:?Increase subscription to our major donor program CatchLight Visionaries by demonstrating our value to the community?Build an internal culture of philanthropy, so that all staff, the board of directors, and affiliates feel empowered to speak on behalf of CatchLight and introduce us to others?Improve donor trust by increasing fiscal and organizational transparency through the use of programs and organizations like Guide Star and the Cultural Data Project?Seek partner support to boost social media and general brand recognition. ?Identify long term organizational goals and shorter term funding plans so we can build strategies to fund them (for example, a 2019 Environmental Fellowship)?Develop value and program aligned donor materials to clearly define goals, purpose, and progress toward those outcomes. We are also seeking to expand our audience and supporters through selective alignment with programmatic partners that similarly serve the community such as Pro Arts Gallery, The Great Wall of Oakland, SF Camerawork, and UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, among others. Plans are in place to work together with other non-profit media partners such as KQED, The Marshall Project, CALmatters, The Pulitzer Center, and others. In 2018, we plan to grow our CatchLight Visionaries giving circle, with the goal of annually raising $50,000 from this group.. Two donor outreach events are already planned in conjunction with our art exhibitions one in San Francisco in May and another in New York City in September. In addition, throughout the year, donors will now receive donor-centric communications and invitations to events that meet their interests. We have also planned a gala Spring Appeal consisting of an email and social media campaign and an End of Year appeal consisting of online and direct mail solicitation. Our in-person events for 2018 include a cocktail hour to celebrate the opening of the CatchLight exhibit at SF Camerawork, a dinner party to celebrate the opening of the CatchLight exhibit at Photoville in New York City, and a fall fundraising event comprising an entire day of photography related programming,2.CatchLights outreach to other public charities and governmental entitiesCatchLights mission is to promote social change through visual storytelling. It is a mission that resonates with many other organizations with whom we partner, spanning education, arts, and social justice and advocacy. In 2018, our partners will include publicly supported non-profit organizations such as United Photo Industries, SF Camerawork, KQED, and Pro Arts Gallery. We are also hoping to partner with the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, the David Brower Center and others. We are seeking partnerships to expand the reach of our programs, build public support, and procure funds and sponsorships from public foundations. This approach has been successful over the last few years, and we have received consistent support from several public foundations including the Silver Giving Foundation and the Coastal Community Foundation of SC. We are currently expanding our grant program, seeking support from approximately 20 foundations with which we have not previously engaged. Our goal for this year is to secure a minimum of $50,000 in foundation and governmental entity support and establish more of these relationships for broader future support. We expect to continue to receive support from our existing relationships with foundations, corporations, and governmental entities to fund our programs and operations. A preliminary list of these anticipated supporters includes the following organizations:Fleishhacker FoundationCal HumanitiesEast Bay Community FoundationWyncote FoundationWallace Global FundThe San Francisco FoundationNeda Nobari FoundationReva & David Logan FoundationWalter & Elise Haas Fund (Sr.)Fledgling FundFord FoundationCummings FoundationSkoll FoundationCompton FoundationKnight FoundationKresge FoundationStupski FoundationJonathan Logan Family FoundationBaum FoundationB.Multi-Factor Analysis1.Percentage of Financial SupportCatchLights public support fraction for the combined years 2013-2017 is 15.17%. Please see Part II of Schedule A above for the detailed calculation of our public support fraction. This amount includes in full $160,000 in contributions received from the Charles Schwab Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund and publicly supported organization, contributed to CatchLight at the request of Nancy Farese. Because the Charles Schwab Charitable Fund has attested to us that it qualifies as a publicly supported organization, we have treated these contributions as not subject to the 2% maximum in calculating the public support numerator. If the public support fraction were calculated subjecting these contributions to a 2% cap, our public support fraction would be 10.40% ($245,767/$2,362,690), and still meet the 10% minimum requirement.2.Sources of SupportSince 2013, CatchLight has received support from a range of individuals and organizations representing various segments of the broader community. Foundation grants have come from the Farese Family Foundation, the Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, the Ward Family Foundation, the Marin Community Foundation, the Richards Foundation, Inc., the Silver Lining/Giving Foundation, PhotoWings, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and the North Ridge Foundation, among others. In addition, CatchLight has received substantial support from a donor advised fund, and support from a wide variety of individual don |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The Chair/Executive Director reviews the returns prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | In 2018, the Board adopted a handbook outlining procedures and policies as well as a code of conduct with: sexual harassment policy, confidentiality agreement, and conflict of interest policy. The organization has implemented development policies and adopted nationally recognized best practices consistent with those described by the National Association of Fundraising Professionals. In the spirit of transparency and community trust, in 2018 CatchLight earned a platinum seal of transparency on the Guide Star website and will continue to update this content year after year to ensure our programs, policies, governance and impact metrics are easily accessible to the public. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The Board provides oversight for the compensation of top management based on industry comps. Salary rates are secured by an offer letter. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | The Organization follows the same process as that of top management. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | The Organization's tax returns and organizing documents are available upon request. |
| Software ID: | 18007218 |
| Software Version: | 2018v3.1 |