Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa

Analysis

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. 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 June 2023, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa reported income of $35.5m and spending of $24.8m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $22.0m to $35.5m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 Santa Rosa 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 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friendship Village of West County ($35.5m), Upper Valley Services Inc ($35.6m) and Beatitudes Campus of Care ($35.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $566k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.9m. At year end it held assets of $113.0m against liabilities of $48.5m, net assets of $64.5m. It reported 251 employees.