Catechumenium of Our Lady of the Pillar

Analysis

Catechumenium of Our Lady of the Pillar is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 July 2023, Catechumenium of Our Lady of the Pillar reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.7m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.3m (+9.1%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Catechumenium of Our Lady of the Pillar sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Final Command Ministires ($2.3m), Logos Evangelical Seminary Foundation Incorporated ($2.3m) and Moore-West Center for Disciple Formation ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $2.1m.