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 supporting organisation 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 $5.4m and spending of $4.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $5.4m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Encounter Ministry Inc ($5.3m), Book of Mormon Central ($5.4m) and Dami Buddhism Association ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $206k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $668k. It paid $38k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $55.7m against liabilities of $799k, net assets of $54.9m.