Catholic Charities of Orange County

Analysis

Catholic Charities of Orange County is a registered charity in United States, based in Garden Grove, 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Catholic Charities of Orange County reported income of $6.6m and spending of $5.7m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $6.6m (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catholic Charities of Orange County sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Care Inc ($6.6m), Seacoast Learning Collaborative Inc ($6.6m) and Jersey Battered Womens Service ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 73 employees.