This mission of Catholic Charities of the diocese of jackson is to be a visible sign of christ's love by helping the vulnerable and those in need, especially children, women and families by advocating for a more just and compassionate social order, and by empowering people to help themselves.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$53K 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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FY2021 · 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 $22K 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $69K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.3M
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.7M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$7.5M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$881K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2021▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$6.2M
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2021▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$7.5M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$6.3M
Net assets
$881K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$727K
FY2021$881K
FY2022$771K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$997K
FY2025$785K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $6.0M Management & general 18% · $1.4M Fundraising 2% · $161K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director of Finance
$52,795Pt VII · Sec A
Vicar General
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dira Lay’s $53K as Director of Finance is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Dira Lay$52,795$60,948
Reverend Joseph R Kopacz—$9,200

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

Provides social services and advocacy for all people, regardless of background.

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3 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Unaccompanied Refugee Minor

The unaccompanied refugee minor program places unaccompanied refugee minors in a therapeutic foster home where they can best develop appropriate skills to enter adulthood and achieve economic and social self-sufficiency.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Shelter for Battered Families

Ministries have served a total of 494 households. The domestic violence center in jackson provides safe refuge for the victims of family violence. The program provides emergency shelter, daycare, and counseling. The rape crisis center (RCC) in jackson assists victims of sexual assault as well as family members and friends.

$832Kprogram expense
03

Parish Social Ministries

Parish social ministries serve as a resource of the jackson diocese specializing in social justice education and advocacy. The primary goal of the program is to promote catholic social teaching, in addition to serving as a consultant to parishes to support development of parish-based ministries and faith in action teams.

$232Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$69K
Grants paid · 41 grants · $6.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$459,182
Unitemized GrantFY2024$208,394
Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,433
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,600
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,637
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16
Unitemized GrantFY2023$366,144
Unitemized GrantFY2023$333,213
Unitemized GrantFY2023$230,639
Unitemized GrantFY2023$83,007
Unitemized GrantFY2023$69,696
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,782
Unitemized GrantFY2022$342,257
Unitemized GrantFY2022$311,474
Unitemized GrantFY2022$215,592
Unitemized GrantFY2022$77,592
Unitemized GrantFY2022$65,149
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,361
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$860K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Money outPt IX
$7.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.0M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$161K
Owns and owesPt X
$881K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$854K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$57K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$105K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$860K
Investment incomeLn 3$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$789K
SavingsLn 2$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$854K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$881K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5138
VolunteersI 630
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$854K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K$66K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32$727K$881K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$933K$933K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.5M$2.9M$529K$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$884K$210K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$281K$265K$9K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$331K$106K$221K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$3K$1K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$131K$104K$20K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$602K$461K$134K$7K
TravelLn 17$86K$74K$11K$12
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$10K$6K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$21K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$385K$169K$215K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$28K$13K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M$6.0M$1.4M$161K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.2M$6.3M−$107K$785K 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.6M$7.0M−$406K$997K 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.6M$7.4M$243K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.3M$7.2M$64K$771K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $7.7M$7.5M$210K$881K 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.8M$8.0M−$134K$727K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,727,638 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,984,219$6,715,422
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $766,796$860,083
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $638$65,073
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $82,924$87,060
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,834,577$7,727,638
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,579,858$933,160
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,635,298$4,930,239
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,752,976$1,653,762
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,968,132$7,517,161
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$133,555$210,477
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $7,727,638 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$104,785
VIII-1d Related organizations$398,769
VIII-1e Government grants$4,115,786
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,096,082
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$56,581
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,715,422
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $860,083$860,083
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $65,073$65,073
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $70,556$70,556
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $16,504$16,504
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $876,587 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $135,629$7,727,638
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,517,161 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $933,160$933,160
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,912,155 · Management $529,315 · Fundraising $79,697$3,521,167
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $883,916 · Management $210,478 · Fundraising $34,032$1,128,426
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $264,568 · Management $9,032 · Fundraising $7,046$280,646
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $105,722 · Management $220,629 · Fundraising $4,269$330,620
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,845 · Management $1,299 · Fundraising $7,379$11,523
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $104,027 · Management $19,524 · Fundraising $7,754$131,305
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $460,916 · Management $133,869 · Fundraising $7,010$601,795
IX-17 TravelPrograms $74,306 · Management $11,477 · Fundraising $12$85,795
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,469 · Management $6,417 · Fundraising $4,926$21,812
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,094 · Management $1,397$22,491
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,865$15,865
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $168,565 · Management $214,664 · Fundraising $2,235$385,464
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,620 · Management $13,064 · Fundraising $6,408$47,092
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,969,363 · Management $1,387,030 · Fundraising $160,768$7,517,161
Part X · Balance sheet $3,168,404 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,153,715$788,632
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$65,158
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $979,471$986,633
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,000$31,204
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,998$65,518
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,084,296$1,231,259
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,287,480$3,168,404
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,650,690$1,477,611
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $909,378$809,488
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,560,068$2,287,099
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$748,907−$19,075
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,476,319$900,380
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $727,412$881,305
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,287,480$3,168,404
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $881,305 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,727,638
XI-2 Total expenses$7,517,161
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$210,477
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$727,412
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$56,581
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$881,305

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