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Catholic Advocate

Not tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 27-1728961

Promote civic engagement educate the public and government leaders about policies consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church

16¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
16%
of spending
Concern: 16% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$110K
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$104K
To programs
16%
Net assets
$30K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$110K
FY2024▲ +54%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$72K
FY2024$110K
Expenses
$104K
FY2024▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$99K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$104K
Net assets
$30K
FY2024▲ +29%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$23K
FY2024$30K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2013.

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

Where the money goes

16 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 16% · $16K Management & general 1% · $700 Fundraising 83% · $87K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Matthew Smith
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Wadsworth
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pat Cavanagh
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educate the public and leaders on policies aligned with Catholic teachings to foster civic engagement.

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1 program service account for $16K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The Organization maintained its website and did fundraising mailings.

$16Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$110K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Money outPt IX
$104K
Ln 25
Programscol B$16K
Managementcol C$700
Fundraisingcol D$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$30K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Total revenueLn 12$110K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$30K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$23K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$23K$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$23K$30K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$700$700
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$85K$85K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$104K$16K$700$87K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $110K$104K$7K$30K 990 PDF
FY2023 $72K$91K−$19K$23K 990 PDF
FY2022 $100K$99K$927$43K 990 PDF
FY2021 $103K$88K$15K$42K 990 PDF
FY2020 $128K$111K$18K$27K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $110,304 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$110,304
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,304
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$110,304
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $103,695 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $700$700
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $84,902$84,902
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $1,604$1,604
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,489$16,489
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,489 · Management $700 · Fundraising $86,506$103,695
Part X · Balance sheet $29,792 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,183$29,792
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,183$29,792
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,183$29,792
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,183$29,792
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,792 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$110,304
XI-2 Total expenses$103,695
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,183
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,792

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

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