Catholic Family Services

Analysis

Catholic Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalamazoo, MI. 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 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 December 2023, Catholic Family Services reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.1m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.5m (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catholic Family Services sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turningpoint for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Inc ($2.5m), Iyg Inc ($2.5m) and Christian Family & Childrens Center ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $233k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 63 employees.