Cataclesia Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Religious
- Income
- $23,660
- Spending
- $26,348
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $19,500, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- Conference convening: co-convened church-facing conference in partnership with the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence in Bristol, England focused on the theme of Preying on the Sheep: Finding Green Pastures after Pastoral Harm, approximately 50 attendees virtually and in-person; co-convened virtual scholarly conference in partnership with the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence on the theme of Scandalous Scholars: Is There Rightful Use Beyond Wrongful Acts, approximately 20 attendees; conference media made publicly available for free
- $2,670 spent. Executive Director research, publishing, and speaking: Executive Director conducted academic research for external publication. Church-facing book published and released. Presented at church-facing conference, chaired scholarly conference session, preached sermons in local church, lectured as invited speaker to seminary student group.
- $396 spent. Public Lecture Event: Hosted A Night with Dr. Helen Paynter, involving public lecture on the theme of Doing Bad Things with the Good Book; approximately 25 attended in-person
- $396 spent. Resource publication: Published multiple new digital resources on website for purpose of distributing Christian scholarship and resources. Subjects included biblical interpretation, political theology, ethics, ecclesiology. Cumulative database includes 133 free digital resources through the end of 2025. Approximately 18,100 website hits in 2025 from 158 countries and territories.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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