Rf Catalytic Capital Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $167.6 million
- Spending
- $178.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 51
- Volunteers
- 74
- Highest pay
- $967,984, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 33 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 42% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, over $100m).
Independent board
5 of 252 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- $94.0 million spent. INVEST IN OUR FUTURE (IOF): SUPPORTS PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS TO MOBILIZE FUNDS ENSURING THAT UNPRECEDENTED FEDERAL CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, REDUCE POLLUTION AND TRANSFORM OUR ECONOMY. THIS INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTING THE BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER THREE PIECES OF LANDMARK LEGISLATION THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, AND CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT WHICH PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.
- $69.2 million spent. GLOBAL ENERGY ALLIANCE FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET (GEAPP) AIMS TO HARNESS THE FULL POTENTIAL OF GREEN ENERGY TO CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE WORLD. CREATED IN OCTOBER 2021, GEAPP'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO BRING RELIABLE ELECTRICITY, POWERED BY MODERN RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES, TO A BILLION PEOPLE BY DECADE'S END AND IN DOING SO REDUCE ONE BILLION TONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
- $4.1 million spent. M300 ACCELRATOR(M300A): ESTABLISHED TO HELP "COORDINATE ADVANCE" THE WORLD BANK'S AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK'S COMMITMENT TO HELP 300 MILLION AFRICAN GAIN ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY BY 2030.
- $5.3 million spent. PPI PANDEMIC PREVENTION INSTITUTE, LLC (PPI): PPI AIMS TO BUILD AN EQUITABLE, REPRESENTATIVE NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH DATA SYSTEMS THAT RESPECTS SOVEREIGNTY, UPHOLDS THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, AND EMPOWERS DECISION-MAKERS TO RESPONDS EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO PATHOGEN THREATS. DURING 2022, BECAUSE OF SIGNIFICANT SHIFTS IN PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND OVERALL RESPONSE LANDSCAPE, THE MANAGEMENT OF ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION AND RFCC DECIDED TO NO LONGER PURSUE THE PANDEMIC PREVENTION INSTITUTE (PPI) AS A SEPARATE SUBSIDIARY OF RFCC. THE DECISION IS BASED ON ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION'S BELIEF THAT THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE THE WORLD HAS THE CAPACITY TO PREVENT FUTURE PANDEMICS IS TO MANAGE THIS INITIATIVE INTERNALLY AND ENGAGE MORE DEEPLY WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE A COMMON AMBITION. ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST IN THE PANDEMIC PREVENTION LANDSCAPE, THROUGH EXISTING CAPACITY AND CONNECTIONS THAT WERE CULTIVATED AS PART OF ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION'S BROADER CLIMATE AND HEALTH STRATEGY.EXPENSES $3,599,300 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0 LINE 4D-THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COALITION (EOC): EOC AIMS TO ALIGN PRIVATE AND FEDERAL INVESTMENTS TOWARD ADDRESSING ECONOMIC DISPARITIES, ACCELERATING OPPORTUNITY AND CREATING WEALTH IN LOW INCOME, RURAL AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA EXPENSES $ 739,875 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0LINE 4D-PERIODIC TABLE OF FOOD INITIATIVE (PTFI): BRINGS FORWARD TO A VISION TO TRANSFORM CONTRIBUTION OF FOOD DIVERSITY TO HUMAN HEALTH AND AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY. PTFI WILL IDENTITY FOOD COMPOSITION THROUGH DISTRIBUTION, RECEIPT AND ANALYSIS OF FOOD SAMPLE KITS USING MASS SPECTROMETRY. IN AN EFFORT TO DEMOCRATIZE INFORMATION AT GLOBAL SCALE, RESULTS WILL BE STORED IN A CENTRALIZED DATABASE AVAILABLE TO ANY INSTITUTION, PUBLIC LAB, OR PRIVATE LAB. PTFI AIMS TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INSTITUTIONS AND LABS AROUND THE WORLD TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN THE FIELDS OF FOOD, DIET, HEALTH, NUTRITION AND ENVIRONMENT. EXPENSES $ 500,000 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $500,000LINE 4D-CLIMATE X HEALTH: SUPPORTS THE COMMISSIONING OF A WHITE PAPER LAUNCHED AT THE 55TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM. IT WAS SUPPORTED BY THREE ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS OF THE COP28 GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR FINANCING CLIMATE AND HEALTH SOLUTIONS.EXPENSES $ 321,906 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0 LINE 4D-BRETTON WOODS INITIATIVE AT 80 (BWI @ 80): CONVENING THE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD TO DEVELOP A FUTURE ECONOMIC STRATEGY THAT FINANCIALLY EMPOWERS THE GLOBAL SOUTH. EXPENSES $ 93,787 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 October 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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