Catholic Charities of the Diocese of LA Crosse Inc

Analysis

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of LA Crosse Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Crosse, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of LA Crosse Inc reported income of $8.0m and spending of $6.9m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.2m to $8.0m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of LA Crosse Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Young Mens Christian Association of Northern Utah ($8.0m), Hour Children Inc ($8.0m) and Hall Neighborhood House Inc ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $16.9m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $14.1m. It reported 188 employees.