Cardinal Ritter Senior Services

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Since 1966Health CareEIN 43-0811604Revenue $626K in FY2024

On file with the IRScardinalritterseniorservices.org20 Archbishop May Dr, 63119-5738 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Mar 1946Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To bring the healing, help, and hope of jesus christ to those in need with a compassionate, caring presence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 104 volunteers and 216 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)(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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $94K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$355K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $382K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$436K
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$626K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$703K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$221K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$626K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$774K
FY2022$803K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$731K
FY2024$626K
Expenses
$703K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$681K
FY2023$705K
FY2024$737K
FY2024$703K
Net assets
$221K
FY2024▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$580K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$421K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$298K
FY2024$221K

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 Mar 1946.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $621K Management & general 12% · $82K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $355K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Asst Secretary
$198,778Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Council Member
$156,221Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Baechle’s $199K as CEO/Asst Secretary is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chris Baechle$198,778$202,535$188,615$188,301$187,395$73,707
Joe Jansen$156,221$136,505$117,356$89,460——
Jerry Amsler————$126,958$119,517

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

Improves elderly quality of life in St. Louis through social, health, and housing services.

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2 programs · $621K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

CRSS has a dedicated social services department that provides seniors in the community with access to extensive services and support programs, information resources, and referral services. Services include: geriatric case management, programs for grandparents acting as parents, services to connect seniors with food and shelter, financial…

$452Kprogram expense
02

The foster grandparents program is a federally funded program established in 1965 to have individuals 60 years or older and income eligible provide a stable, caring, and loving relationship with children who have special or exceptional needs.

$170Kprogram expense

Funders

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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $100K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$75,300
Unitemized GrantFY2019$22,659
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,812
Unitemized GrantFY2019$275

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$626K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$293K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$703K
Ln 25
Programscol B$621K
Managementcol C$82K
Owns and owesPt X
$221K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$169K
Total assetsLn 16$657K
LiabilitiesLn 26$436K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$293K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$626K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$169K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$169K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$413K
Total assetsLn 16$657K
LiabilitiesLn 26$436K
Net assetsLn 32$221K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5216
VolunteersI 6104
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$207K$169K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$672K$657K
LiabilitiesLn 26$375K$436K
Net assetsLn 32$298K$221K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$97K$97K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$368K$367K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$43K−$681
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Management feesLn 11a$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$13K$44K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$703K$621K$82K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $731K$737K−$6K$298K 990 PDF
FY2023 $588K$705K−$117K$304K 990 PDF
FY2022 $803K$681K$121K$421K 990 PDF
FY2021 $774K$1.1M−$280K$300K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.3M−$186K$580K 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 $626,170 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $350,767$319,815
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $365,720$292,992
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,384$2,706
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,657$10,657
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $730,528$626,170
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $116,837$96,910
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $500,014$457,507
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,884$148,571
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $736,735$702,988
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,207−$76,818
Part VI · Governance 19 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $626,170 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$113,893
VIII-1d Related organizations$18,000
VIII-1e Government grants$25,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,522
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,373
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$319,815
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $292,992$292,992
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,706$2,706
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,657$10,657
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $292,992 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,363$626,170
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $702,988 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $96,910$96,910
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $9,520$9,520
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $367,250 · Management $1,078$368,328
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,580$14,580
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,401 · Management −$681$42,720
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,359$22,359
IX-11a Management feesManagement $10,378$10,378
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,005$17,005
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,297 · Management $44,445$57,742
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,483$25,483
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,429$11,429
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,043$1,043
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,367$3,367
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,124$22,124
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $621,243 · Management $81,745 · Fundraising $0$702,988
Part X · Balance sheet $656,765 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $206,579$169,137
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $63,270$72,680
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$1,910
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $231$200
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $402,181$412,838
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $672,261$656,765
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,139$33,857
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,790−$1,605
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $339,642$403,641
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $374,571$435,893
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $186,239$96,251
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $111,451$124,621
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $297,690$220,872
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $672,261$656,765
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $220,872 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$626,170
XI-2 Total expenses$702,988
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$76,818
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$297,690
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$220,872

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