Catholic Charities Foundation FY2023 filing

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Since 1983EIN 43-1307878Revenue $5.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRSccstl.org4445 Lindell Blvd, 63108-2403 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Mar 1946Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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Catholic Charities Foundation provides financial support to the one ministry of Catholic Charities of the archdiocese of st. Louis serving their family of ministries and other not-for-profit social service entities to assist with the advancement of our programs in support of our mission. Catholic Charities Foundation is also the sole member of lamp (language access multicultural people) which is disregarded for tax purposes. Lamp provides language interpretation and multicultural training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $503K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$87K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$451K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.2M
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$6.2M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$18.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2023▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$8.7M
Expenses
$6.2M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
$18.6M
FY2023▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.1M
FY2021$19.2M
FY2022$17.6M
FY2023$18.6M
FY2024$18.8M
FY2025$20.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $5.8M Management & general 6% · $364K Fundraising 1% · $36K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director of Lamp
$87,358Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Eduardo Vera$94,365$90,737$87,358$84,638$80,703

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides financial support, grants, and language interpretation services to Catholic Charities ministries and other social service nonprofits in the St. Louis area.

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2 programs · $5.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Lamp

Empowering people and building relationships by bridging cultural and linguistic divides through the provision of interpreting, translation, and related education services. In fiscal year 2023, lamp served 21,771 people, providing over 1,000 hours of pro bono interpreting services and trained 37 interpreters in bridging the gap, a…

$4.5Mprogram expense
02

Financially support catholic charities of ST. Louis, its ministries, and other non-profit entities to assist with the advancement of their programs in support of their missions. Catholic charities foundation provides funding in accordance with formal policies and prescribed calculations to determine the amount of funds available for…

$1.3Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 47 grants · $9.1M · 2019–2024
St Francis Community ServicesMO · FY2024$490,600
St Francis Community ServicesMO · FY2023$667,000
Saint Louis Counseling INCMO · FY2023$180,000
Child Center-MarygroveMO · FY2023$131,651
Child Center-MarygroveMO · FY2022$175,000
St Francis Community ServicesMO · FY2022$154,030
Queen of Peace CenterMO · FY2022$115,000
St Patrick CenterMO · FY2022$115,000
Saint Louis Counseling INCMO · FY2022$106,000
St Martha's HallMO · FY2022$45,000
Child Center-MarygroveMO · FY2021$230,000
St Francis Community ServicesMO · FY2021$154,021
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Investment incomeLn 3$236K
Money outPt IX
$6.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.8M
Managementcol C$364K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$19.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$451K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$236K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$330K
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$337
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.3M
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$19.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$451K
Net assetsLn 32$18.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5271
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.9M$13.3M
Total assetsLn 16$17.9M$19.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$264K$451K
Net assetsLn 32$17.6M$18.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$53K$53K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.9M$11K$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$77K$76K$458$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$242K$239K$271$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$223K$217K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$119K$119K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Investment management feesLn 11f$124K$124K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$356K$346K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$140K$140K
OccupancyLn 16$133K$133K
TravelLn 17$401K$401K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$416$4K−$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$78$78
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.2M$5.8M$364K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.7M$7.5M$1.1M$20.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.5M$7.5M−$1.1M$18.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $5.2M$6.2M−$1.0M$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.8M$6.3M$1.5M$17.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.7M$6.3M$2.4M$19.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.1M$7.0M$68K$15.1M 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 $5,192,995 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,536,775$320,030
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,811,456$4,967,079
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $488,052−$94,114
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,836,283$5,192,995
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,316,573$1,297,315
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,709,480$3,553,100
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,314,861$1,373,714
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,340,914$6,224,129
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,495,369−$1,031,134
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $5,192,995 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$320,030
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$320,030
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,967,079$4,967,079
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $235,882$235,882
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$329,996−$329,996
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,967,079 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$94,114$5,192,995
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,224,129 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,297,315$1,297,315
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,392 · Management $53,389$106,781
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,863,525 · Management $10,724 · Fundraising $29,243$2,903,492
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $75,718 · Management $458 · Fundraising $1,191$77,367
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $238,603 · Management $271 · Fundraising $3,332$242,206
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $216,955 · Management $4,140 · Fundraising $2,159$223,254
IX-11a Management feesManagement $118,814$118,814
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,900$5,900
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,700$46,700
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $123,765$123,765
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $346,025 · Management $10,010$356,035
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,047$15,047
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $140,199$140,199
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $132,589$132,589
IX-17 TravelPrograms $400,815$400,815
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,875$4,875
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,481$28,481
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,198 · Management −$3,782$416
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $78$78
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,823,715 · Management $364,489 · Fundraising $35,925$6,224,129
Part X · Balance sheet $19,016,700 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$337
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,203,310$2,191,759
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $596,416$634,184
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $571,952$620,314
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,092$7,183
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $11,387,229$12,795,629
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $472,658$530,390
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,661,610$2,236,904
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,905,767$19,016,700
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $263,918$204,300
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$246,909
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $263,918$451,209
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,560,360$16,250,127
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,081,489$2,315,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,641,849$18,565,491
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,905,767$19,016,700
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,565,491 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,192,995
XI-2 Total expenses$6,224,129
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,031,134
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,641,849
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,936,257
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$18,519
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,565,491

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