United States Catholic Conference

Analysis

United States Catholic Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, 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 church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, United States Catholic Conference reported income of $11.8m and spending of $21.2m, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $139.7m to $11.8m (-92%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United States Catholic Conference sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harmonium Inc ($11.8m), Society of St Vincent de Paul Council of Seattle-King County ($11.8m) and Hca Hope Fund ($11.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.9% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.4m. At year end it held assets of $26.9m against liabilities of $11.7m, net assets of $15.2m. It reported 222 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.