Catalyst is a major contributor to Bikes Belong, International Mountain Bicycling Association, and Outdoor Industry Association

It is an active member of industry communities and supports these organizations financially and/or with in-kind contributions:

Outdoor

• Access Fund
• American Institute for Avalanche Research & Education
• American Hiking Society
• American Rivers
• Big City Mountaineers - (Summit for Someone Program)
• Connecticut River Museum
• Connecticut River Watch
• Conservation Alliance
• Leave No Trace
• National Parks Association
• River Alliance of Connecticut
• Backcountry SnowSports Alliance

Cycling

• America Bikes
• Bicycle Leadership Conference
• Bicycle Product Suppliers Association
• Boulder B-360
• BouldeReach (Bikes for Hurricane Katrina victims)
• Lance Armstrong Foundation
• League of American Cyclists
• Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Fund
• National Bicycle Dealers Association
• Safe Routes to Schools
• Freiker (local Safe Routes program)

Bikes Belong. In 1998, at the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association conference, Catalyst CEO Leslie Bohm first pressed the bicycle industry to support Bikes Belong, a national coalition of suppliers and retailers working together to secure funding for bicycle programs and infrastructure. Leslie still serves as a Bikes Belong director.

ISTEA reauthorization. During the reauthorization of the national Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act from 1996 to 1998, Leslie worked as the bicycle industry's representative, successfully helping to secure funding for bicycle programs.

Spreading the word. In 2005, Catalyst earned the Bicycle Products Suppliers Association (BPSA) Advocacy Award in recognition of Catalyst's inclusion of advocacy info in mailings to over 3 million consumers. Using our ability in highly customized printing, we generated pro-bike postcards addressed to each consumer's US Senator. The overall effort was successful with the 2005 federal transportation bill including over 4 billion dollars for bicycle/pedestrian facilities.

Efforts continue. Catalyst continues to support the annual Bicycle Summit, which brings together industry and advocacy leaders and was a founding member of the Bikes Belong Foundation.