Catholic Social Services FY2023 filing

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To perform the works of mercy in response to the call of god. Our corporal works of mercy performed primarily include providing food, clothing, shelter, and prison ministry. Our spiritual works of mercy performed primarily include counseling, instructing, and comforting.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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
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 $54K 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $322K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$823K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.7M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$10.3M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.7M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2025$6.7M
Expenses
$10.3M
FY2023▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$9.2M
FY2025$7.1M
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2023▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.0M

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

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $9.6M Management & general 2% · $235K Fundraising 5% · $466K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $76K 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
$72,268Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$4,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katie Patrick$84,997$81,950$72,268$75,124——
Fr Justin Fulton—$700$4,200$7,915$23,100—
Rev Justin Fulton—————$16,938

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides food, clothing, shelter, counseling, and comfort to those in need.

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3 programs · $7.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Food, Clothing, and Material Assistance

Serving the most basic needs - food, clothing, and household goods - that is our goal. On site services are available in lincoln, auburn, imperial and hastings nebraska. Services offered include food pantries, budget counseling, social service referrals, and financial assistance for payments of rent, utilities, deposits, vehicle repairs…

$4.7Mprogram expense
02

Gift and Thrift

Material relief through our gift and thrift stores in lincoln, hastings, imperial, and auburn nebraska. The stores sell clothing, household items, furniture, and appliances at reasonable prices.

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Mental Health Clinical

A comprehensive continuum of mental health services to respond to the assessed needs of the catholic community in southern nebraska. This continuum consists of a full range of mental health services including: a) individual, marital, CHILD/ADOLESCENT, and family counseling; b) pregnancy and adoption services; c) post-abortion counseling…

$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
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Grants paid · 25 grants · $5.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$419,254
Unitemized GrantFY2024$47,831
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,431
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$678,114
Unitemized GrantFY2023$210,613
Unitemized GrantFY2023$186,437
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$634,003
Unitemized GrantFY2022$416,343
Unitemized GrantFY2022$65,202
Unitemized GrantFY2022$31,934
Unitemized GrantFY2021$571,537
Unitemized GrantFY2021$379,316
Unitemized GrantFY2021$121,293
Unitemized GrantFY2021$37,306
Unitemized GrantFY2020$468,095
Unitemized GrantFY2020$159,708
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $1.3M federal money spent
U.s. Refugee Admissions ProgramDepartment of State · ALN 19.510 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$641K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.576 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$454K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.566 · Through State of Nebraska$121K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.567 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$63K
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.024 · Direct$48K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.8M federal money spent
Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.576 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$623K
U.s. Refugee Admissions ProgramDepartment of State · ALN 19.510 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$495K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance Voluntary Agency ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.567 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$401K
Emergency Rental Assistance ProgramDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.023 · Through City of Lincoln, Nebraska$149K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.566 · Through State of Nebraska$96K

Plus 2 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 3 findings: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $1.5M federal money spent
Refugee and Entrant Assistance_voluntary Agency ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.567 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$554K
U.s. Refugee Admissions ProgramDepartment of State · ALN 19.510 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$322K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance_discretionary GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.576 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$279K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through Lancaster County, Nebraska$180K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance_state Administered ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.566 · Through State of Nebraska$114K

Plus 2 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 6 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $1.1M federal money spent
U.s. Refugee Admissions ProgramDepartment of State · ALN 19.510 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$595K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance_voluntary Agency ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.567 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$300K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance_discretionary GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.576 · Through United States Catholic Conference of Bishops$85K
Refugee and Entrant Assistance_state Administered ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.566 · Through State of Nebraska$81K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$765K
Investment incomeLn 3$109K
Money outPt IX
$10.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.6M
Managementcol C$235K
Fundraisingcol D$466K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$823K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$383K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$765K
Investment incomeLn 3$109K
Total revenueLn 12$8.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$412K
Accounts receivableLn 4$823K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$112K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$105K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$593K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$86K
Other assetsLn 15$62K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$823K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 588
VolunteersI 6523
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$2.2M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.9M$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$272K$86K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K$593K
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$547K$823K
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M$4.9M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.4M$2.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$72K$15K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.6M$93K$232K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$99K$83K$5K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$306K$285K$2K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$219K$194K$8K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$614$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$27K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$389K$342K$18K$29K
Information technologyLn 14$133K$95K$10K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$237K$232K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$112K$72K$35K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$34K$30K$1K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$37K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$31K$5K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.1M$3.0M$13K$74K
All other expensesLn 24e$174K$115K$20K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.3M$9.6M$235K$466K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 9, 2026 $6.7M$7.1M−$460K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 28, 2025 $7.7M$9.2M−$1.5M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2024 $8.7M$10.3M−$1.6M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.5M$7.2M$275K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 18, 2022 $8.9M$5.9M$3.0M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 9, 2021 $5.6M$5.5M$39K$2.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,655,735 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,757,722$7,817,793
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $765,053$765,325
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,771$109,191
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$23,771−$36,574
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,507,775$8,655,735
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,346,013$2,359,832
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,856,499$3,644,575
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,030,651$4,277,321
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,233,163$10,281,728
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $274,612−$1,625,993
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,655,735 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,850 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$382,822
VIII-1e Government grants$1,370,083
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,064,888
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,167,373
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,817,793
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $765,325$765,325
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $109,191$109,191
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$88,527−$88,527
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $42,103$42,103
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $807,428 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,514$8,655,735
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,281,728 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,359,832$2,359,832
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,450 · Management $14,919 · Fundraising $2,878$90,247
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,605,222 · Management $93,294 · Fundraising $232,352$2,930,868
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $83,367 · Management $4,817 · Fundraising $10,900$99,084
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $285,182 · Management $2,194 · Fundraising $18,434$305,810
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $193,964 · Management $7,693 · Fundraising $16,909$218,566
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $614 · Management $1,353$1,967
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $27,008 · Management $2,628 · Fundraising $2,891$32,527
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $341,557 · Management $18,418 · Fundraising $28,952$388,927
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $94,664 · Management $10,142 · Fundraising $28,423$133,229
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $231,842 · Management $3,390 · Fundraising $1,785$237,017
IX-17 TravelPrograms $72,385 · Management $35,316 · Fundraising $4,091$111,792
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,574 · Management $1,241 · Fundraising $2,908$33,723
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,440 · Management $1,992$39,432
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,614 · Management $4,657 · Fundraising $3,205$38,476
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,999,921 · Management $12,697 · Fundraising $73,930$3,086,548
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $115,431 · Management $20,074 · Fundraising $38,178$173,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,581,067 · Management $234,825 · Fundraising $465,836$10,281,728
Part X · Balance sheet $5,709,581 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,920,487$3,516,079
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $366,641$412,174
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,001,451$823,255
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $109,740$111,740
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,713$104,734
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $52,181$593,462
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $272,446$85,779
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $59,950$62,358
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,810,609$5,709,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $333,577$813,897
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $213,127$9,369
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $546,704$823,266
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,283,613$2,353,762
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,980,292$2,532,553
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,263,905$4,886,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,810,609$5,709,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,886,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,655,735
XI-2 Total expenses$10,281,728
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,625,993
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,263,905
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$203,730
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$44,673
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,886,315

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