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 $2.2m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $913k to $2.2m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advantage Credit Counseling Service Inc ($2.2m), Hope of East Central Illinois NFP ($2.2m) and A Greener World ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $642k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $205k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 28 employees.