St Catharine Conference
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION: A NETWORK OF FRIENDS, INSPIRED BY GOSPEL VALUES, GROWING IN HOLINESS AND BUILDING A MORE JUST WORLD THROUGH PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND SERVICE TO PEOPLE IN NEED. WHILE THE MISSION PRIMARILY STATES WHAT WE DO, THE IDENTITY STATEMENT OFFERS A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF WHO WE ARE: INSPIRED BY GOSPEL VALUES, THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, A CATHOLIC LAY ORGANIZATION, LEADS WOMEN AND MEN TO JOIN TOGETHER TO GROW SPIRITUALLY BY OFFERING PERSON-TO-PERSON SERVICE TO THOSE WHO ARE NEEDY AND SUFFERING IN THE TRADITION OF ITS FOUNDER, BLESSED FRDRIC OZANAM, AND PATRON, ST. VINCENT DE PAUL. AS A REFLECTION OF THE WHOLE FAMILY OF GOD, MEMBERS, WHO ARE KNOWN AS VINCENTIANS, ARE DRAWN FROM EVERY ETHNIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND, AGE GROUP, AND ECONOMIC LEVEL. VINCENTIANS ARE UNITED IN AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CHARITY BY THEIR SPIRIT OF POVERTY, HUMILITY AND SHARING, WHICH IS NOURISHED BY PRAYER AND REFLECTION, MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE GATHERINGS, AND ADHERENCE TO A BASIC RULE. ORGANIZED
- Income
- $173,076
- Spending
- $169,474
- Reserves
- 8.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $66,978 spent. ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO FAMILITES IN MONMOUTH COUNTY. APPROXIMATELY 360 FAMILIES WRE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 9,800 MEALS.
- $55,689 spent. APPROXIMATELY 97 MONMOUTH COUNTY FAMILIES IN NEED WERE HELPED WITH RENTAL AND SECURITY DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE.
- $25,406 spent. APPROXIMATELY 50 FAMILIES WERE HELPED WITH UTILITY COSTS, ELECTRIC, WATER, AND GAS UTILITIES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD NECESSITITES.
- $17,400 spent. BY WORKING WITH OTHER ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CONFERENCES, THROUGH A SVDP PROGRAM OF TWINNING, WE HELPED MONMOUTH COUNTY FAMILIES WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD AND EDUCATIONAL NECESSITIES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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