Inspired by gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent De Paul (svdp), is an international catholic lay organization with a purpose of helping people grow spiritually by forming friendships and seeking and helping those in need, regardless of race, religion, gender or other factors. Our 2,801 volunteer vincentian members work through 112 parishes to meet with their neighbors in need through home visits, where they learn more about the needs and can begin to develop friendships and create systemic change. Svdp also collaborates with other organizations to help address systematic issues and break the cycle.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,801 volunteers and 350 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $109K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$501K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.6M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$25.3M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$24.7M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$10.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$25.3M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.8M
FY2021$27.8M
FY2022$26.5M
FY2023$23.9M
FY2024$23.5M
FY2025$25.3M
Expenses
$24.7M
FY2025▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$26.8M
FY2021$27.5M
FY2022$28.4M
FY2023$27.9M
FY2024$18.3M
FY2025$24.7M
Net assets
$10.9M
FY2025▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.8M
FY2021$14.4M
FY2022$12.7M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$15.7M
FY2025$10.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2012.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $21.2M Management & general 12% · $3.1M Fundraising 2% · $379K

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

36 people listed on the 990; $501K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (thru Sep 2025)
$164,657Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs/Intrm Exec Dir
$119,914Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing
$108,820Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$107,545Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (thru Sep 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Foppe’s $165K as Executive Director (thru Sep 2025) is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Foppe$164,657$185,590$173,636$160,137$181,504$174,363
Michael Goering——$135,681$111,694——
Denise Chachere——$129,651$123,533$117,956$110,615
Debra Downey Through 0322———$121,291——
Julie Komanetsky$119,914—————
Debra Downey————$114,786$101,009
John Heithaus————$112,373$103,077
Gena Bast$108,820—————

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

Helps neighbors in need through friendships and home visits, working for systemic change.

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2 programs · $21.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Emergency Assistance

Our neighborhood-based, volunteer-run conferences provide assistance to people facing hunger, eviction, domestic violence, health related crisis, threat of disconnection of utilities and other emergency needs through the work of over 2,800 volunteer members in 112 ST.

$18.3Mprogram expense
02

Thrift Stores

The ST. Louis council operates eight thrift stores in ST. Louis city, ST. Louis county and ST. Charles. The stores provide several services to the council office, our volunteer vincentian members and our neighbors in need.

$3.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$25.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$197K
Money outPt IX
$24.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$21.2M
Managementcol C$3.1M
Fundraisingcol D$379K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$14.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$773K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$197K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Gains on assetsLn 7$115K
Total revenueLn 12$25.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
SavingsLn 2$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$14.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5350
VolunteersI 62,801
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.0M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$21.3M$14.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.6M$3.6M
Net assetsLn 32$15.7M$10.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11.0M$11.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$354K$257K$86K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.6M$4.5M$1.9M$176K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$102K$91K$7K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$774K$691K$55K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$442K$304K$127K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$137K$137K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$345K$62K$175K$109K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$252K$6K$242K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$357K$242K$81K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$98K$98K
OccupancyLn 16$2.6M$2.4M$253K
TravelLn 17$26K$26K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$43K$43K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$128K$117K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$263K$263K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M$105
All other expensesLn 24e$80K$71K$6K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$24.7M$21.2M$3.1M$379K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $25.3M$24.7M$599K$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $23.5M$18.3M$5.3M$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $23.9M$27.9M−$4.0M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.5M$28.4M−$1.9M$12.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $27.8M$27.5M$356K$14.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $25.8M$26.8M−$1.0M$13.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $25,313,877 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,785,805$15,959,652
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,681,399$9,112,287
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $75,322$197,285
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$44,653
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,542,526$25,313,877
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,463,552$10,990,606
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,773,571$8,253,363
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,024,817$5,470,578
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,261,940$24,714,547
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,280,586$599,330
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $25,313,877 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $44,653 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$773,162
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,186,490
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,046,465
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,959,652
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,112,287$9,112,287
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $82,523$82,523
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $114,762$114,762
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,112,287 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $241,938$25,313,877
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,714,547 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,990,606$10,990,606
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $257,127 · Management $86,388 · Fundraising $10,096$353,611
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,521,372 · Management $1,883,812 · Fundraising $176,464$6,581,648
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $91,405 · Management $7,322 · Fundraising $3,657$102,384
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $690,660 · Management $55,323 · Fundraising $27,635$773,618
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $303,710 · Management $126,539 · Fundraising $11,853$442,102
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,949$6,949
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $137,055$137,055
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $15,309$15,309
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,186 · Management $174,522 · Fundraising $108,506$345,214
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,673 · Management $241,634 · Fundraising $4,666$251,973
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $241,705 · Management $80,960 · Fundraising $34,061$356,726
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $98,401$98,401
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,360,742 · Management $252,570$2,613,312
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,675$25,675
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $43,343$43,343
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $117,188 · Management $11,272$128,460
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $263,473$263,473
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,104,709 · Management $105$1,104,814
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $71,464 · Management $6,495 · Fundraising $1,915$79,874
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,249,439 · Management $3,086,255 · Fundraising $378,853$24,714,547
Part X · Balance sheet $14,559,019 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,497,605$3,081,903
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $642,015$1,905,595
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,469,340$126,098
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,000$192,581
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $186,257$308,862
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $260,184$179,358
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,470,708$2,500,338
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,958,177$3,572,681
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,798,078$2,691,603
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,292,364$14,559,019
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $888,260$739,303
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,678,567$2,875,424
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,616,827$3,614,727
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,742,156$8,194,528
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,933,381$2,749,764
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,675,537$10,944,292
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,292,364$14,559,019
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,944,292 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,313,877
XI-2 Total expenses$24,714,547
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$599,330
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,675,537
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$208,027
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$5,538,602
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,944,292

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