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 religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, United States Catholic Conference reported income of $7.1m and spending of $5.1m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $7.1m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 76%. 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, United States Catholic Conference sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beyond Shelter Frederick Inc ($7.0m), Z Ministries Inc ($7.1m) and World Missionary Press Inc ($7.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $309k. At year end it held assets of $88.7m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $86.7m.