Catholic United Financial

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Arden Hills, MN501(c)(8)Since 1878EIN 41-0182070Revenue $67.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRScatholicunited.org3499 Lexington Ave N, 55126-7055 · Arden Hills, MNTax-exempt since Dec 1940

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To provide our members with life insurance, annuities and other products that contribute to their financial well-being and support the Roman Catholic Church in extending the faith.

501(c)(8) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4,786 volunteers and 121 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(8)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3.8M a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$931.8M
98% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 98% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$67.6M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$78.5M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$20.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$67.6M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$64.7M
FY2021$64.3M
FY2022$71.9M
FY2023$73.5M
FY2024$67.6M
Expenses
$78.5M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$66.4M
FY2021$63.8M
FY2022$78.5M
FY2023$73.5M
FY2024$78.5M
Net assets
$20.0M
FY2024▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35.0M
FY2021$36.5M
FY2022$29.8M
FY2023$24.4M
FY2024$20.0M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1940.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $55.4M Management & general 30% · $23.2M

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

15 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Chairman
$428,603Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, Secretary/Treasurer
$365,914Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Sales
$230,641Pt VII · Sec A
Central Regional Director
$202,901Pt VII · Sec A
Southwest Regional Director
$183,952Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Product
$179,979Pt VII · Sec A
Directorof Information Systems
$170,293Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Human Resources
$162,034Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Ahles$428,603$386,990$393,578$379,798$372,252
Paul Zastrow$365,914$334,969$336,942$320,833$137,332
John Tetzloff$230,641$213,043$208,889$208,946$186,855
Patrick Brown———$218,423$191,015
Gregory Gall$202,901$151,907$164,581$151,373—
Dean Demarais——$176,713$199,053—
Butch Byers$183,952$175,149$156,685——
Harald Borrmann————$180,533

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Offers financial products to members and supports the Roman Catholic Church's mission.

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3 programs · $55.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Benefits totaling $54,621,648 were paid to our members in accordance with our mission to provide life insurance, annuities and other products, services and benefits that contribute to the financial well-being of our members and their families.

$54.6Mprogram expense
02

In accordance with our mission to support the Roman Catholic Church in extending the faith, commending and encouraging Catholic schools and religious education, Fraternal benefits totaling $371,724 were spent during the year.

$372Kprogram expense
03

In accordance with our mission to promote fraternalism and charity among our members through a local council system and representative governance, $366,855 was provided to our Councils and communities.

$367Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 15 grants · $544K · 2020–2023
St Henry Catholic ChurchMN · FY2023$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,000
St Henry Catholic ChurchMN · FY2022$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$144,077
Unitemized GrantFY2021$39,100
St Henry Catholic ChurchMN · FY2021$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$148,726
Unitemized GrantFY2020$45,700
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$67.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$26.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.1M
Money outPt IX
$78.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$55.4M
Managementcol C$23.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$20.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.2M
Total assetsLn 16$951.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$931.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$26.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$67.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.0M
SavingsLn 2$11.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$917.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Other assetsLn 15$8.7M
Total assetsLn 16$951.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$931.8M
Net assetsLn 32$20.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5121
VolunteersI 64,786
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.4M$17.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$964.8M$917.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$999.4M$951.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$975.0M$931.8M
Net assetsLn 32$24.4M$20.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$258K$258K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$97K$97K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$55.0M$55.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$994K$0$994K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$0$3.4M$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$0$1.7M$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$567K$0$567K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$147K$0$147K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$451K$0$451K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$656K$0$656K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$595K$0$595K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$144K$0$144K$0
Office expensesLn 13$152K$0$152K$0
Information technologyLn 14$615K$0$615K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$268K$0$268K$0
TravelLn 17$126K$0$126K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$137K$0$137K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$253K$0$253K$0
InsuranceLn 23$101K$0$101K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12.6M$0$12.6M$0
All other expensesLn 24e$272K$272K
Total functional expensesLn 25$78.5M$55.4M$23.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $67.6M$78.5M−$11.0M$20.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $73.5M$73.5M−$44K$24.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $71.9M$78.5M−$6.7M$29.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $64.3M$63.8M$459K$36.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $64.7M$66.4M−$1.7M$35.0M 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 I · Summary $67,560,323 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $30,829,236$38,090,271
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38,618,445$26,345,979
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,054,487$3,124,073
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $73,502,168$67,560,323
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $458,186$355,276
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $48,123,123$55,004,951
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,040,188$6,687,120
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,924,333$16,486,679
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $73,545,830$78,534,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,662−$10,973,703
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $67,560,323 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,037,282 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $38,090,271 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,090,271
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,345,979$26,345,979
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $86,791$86,791
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,127,553 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,432,770$67,560,323
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $78,534,026 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $257,876$257,876
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $97,400$97,400
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $55,004,951$55,004,951
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $994,361 · Fundraising $0$994,361
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $3,421,363 · Fundraising $0$3,421,363
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $1,703,969 · Fundraising $0$1,703,969
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $567,427 · Fundraising $0$567,427
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $146,508 · Fundraising $0$146,508
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $451,481 · Fundraising $0$451,481
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $656,141 · Fundraising $0$656,141
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $595,389 · Fundraising $0$595,389
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $144,191 · Fundraising $0$144,191
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $152,084 · Fundraising $0$152,084
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $614,925 · Fundraising $0$614,925
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $267,716 · Fundraising $0$267,716
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $126,008 · Fundraising $0$126,008
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $136,582 · Fundraising $0$136,582
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $253,085 · Fundraising $0$253,085
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $101,342 · Fundraising $0$101,342
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $12,568,957 · Fundraising $0$12,568,957
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $272,270$272,270
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $55,360,227 · Management $23,173,799 · Fundraising $0$78,534,026
Part X · Balance sheet $951,784,215 assets, 22 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,019,378; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,660,970$5,997,966
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,758,300$11,231,032
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,438$2,365
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,747,304$2,392,622
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,090,961$2,079,795
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $881,112,423$841,214,134
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $83,685,183$76,123,370
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,989,733$8,723,553
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $999,429,811$951,784,215
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,824,319$2,045,358
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $973,164,123$929,757,123
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $974,988,442$931,802,481
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,441,369$19,981,734
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $999,429,811$951,784,215
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,981,734 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$67,560,323
XI-2 Total expenses$78,534,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,973,703
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,441,369
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$6,514,068
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,981,734

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