Catholic Social Services Inc

Analysis

Catholic Social Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Catholic Social Services Inc reported income of $6.4m and spending of $7.1m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.3m to $6.4m (+1.1%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catholic Social Services Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Mens Christian Association of Yakima ($6.4m), Community Action for Human Services Inc ($6.4m) and Families in Crisis Incorporated ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $675k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $14.0m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $11.4m. It reported 108 employees.