The Catholic Association Foundation

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2005ReligionEIN 20-2387967Revenue $5.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSthecatholicassociation.org3220 N Street Nw Ste 126, 20007-2829 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Dec 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Organization is to educate the public on the wisdom of the Catholic Church on social and moral matters.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$116K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4.3M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.9M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$5.9M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$479K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2024▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$5.9M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2024▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$9.1M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$5.9M
Net assets
$479K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$505K
FY2024$479K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $5.6M Management & general 6% · $352K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, President
$78,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Secretary, Treasurer
$38,500Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley McGuire’s $78K as Director, President is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Grazie Christie—$70,000$84,996$85,000$56,666
Ashley McGuire$78,000$63,000$70,780$66,400$66,500
Leigh Snead$38,500————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates the public on Catholic teachings about social and moral issues.

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1 program · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization funded a number of different Catholic initiatives aimed at spreading the Catholic faith and promoting better understanding of Catholicism. These initiatives included an active engagement with the media, training, and research, as well as the funding of institutions including the COLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought and…

$5.6Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4.3M
Grants paid · 106 grants · $25.8M · 2020–2024
Neuro Kids INCVA · FY2024$1,000,000
The Heights INCMD · FY2024$750,000
Ava Maria School of Law FoundationFY2024$205,000
In Shifras Arms INCMD · FY2024$75,000
Biking for BabiesMO · FY2024$75,000
Collis INCNY · FY2024$50,000
Association for Catholic FormationFY2024$11,600
The Heights INCMD · FY2023$750,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$352K
Owns and owesPt X
$479K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K
Total assetsLn 16$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$479K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$479K
Total assetsLn 16$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$479K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$505K$479K
Total assetsLn 16$505K$479K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$505K$479K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.3M$3.3M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$76K$41K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$14K$15K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$97K$0$97K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.5M$181K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$106K$106K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$0$10K$0
TravelLn 17$46K$46K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$488K$488K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$10K$0$10K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M$5.6M$352K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.9M$5.9M−$26K$479K 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.5M$8.2M−$694K$505K 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.0M$9.1M$903K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.6M$5.6M$69K$296K 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.5M$5.8M−$316K$227K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,918,582 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,530,000$5,918,582
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,530,000$5,918,582
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,495,400$3,332,875
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $133,000$116,500
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,595,669$2,495,393
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,224,069$5,944,768
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$694,069−$26,186
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,918,582 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,918,582
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,918,582
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,918,582
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,944,768 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,312,875$3,312,875
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,725 · Management $40,775 · Fundraising $0$116,500
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,150 · Management $14,560 · Fundraising $0$28,710
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $96,705 · Fundraising $0$96,705
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,530,688 · Management $181,035 · Fundraising $0$1,711,723
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $105,642 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$105,642
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $9,775 · Fundraising $0$9,775
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45,512 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$45,512
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $487,766 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$487,766
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $9,560 · Fundraising $0$9,560
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,592,358 · Management $352,410 · Fundraising $0$5,944,768
Part X · Balance sheet $478,988 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $505,174$478,988
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $505,174$478,988
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $505,174$478,988
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $505,174$478,988
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $505,174$478,988
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $478,988 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,918,582
XI-2 Total expenses$5,944,768
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,186
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$505,174
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$478,988

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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