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Dynamic Catholic Institute

EIN 26-4549213 · Cincinnati, OH

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC MISSION IS TO RE-ENERGIZE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AMERICA BY DEVELOPING WORLD-CLASS RESOURCES THAT INSPIRE PEOPLE TO REDISCOVER THE GENIUS OF CATHOLICISM.

Income
$27.5 million
Spending
$22.3 million
Spent on programs
59%
Reserves
18 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 84%
Employees
97
Volunteers
65
Highest pay
$1.6 million, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 18.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 5% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 19% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    59% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 27 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
  1. $10.2 million spent. EVANGELIZATION PROGRAM:DYNAMIC CATHOLIC'S PARISH BOOK PROGRAM IS THE #1 EVANGELIZATION PROGRAM IN AMERICA. EVERY CHRISTMAS AND EASTER, 32% OF THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO CHURCH ARE THERE FOR THE ONLY TIME ALL YEAR. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THE RIGHT BOOK AT THE RIGHT TIME CHANGES LIVES, WE CREATED THE PARISH BOOK PROGRAM TO HELP PARISHES THAT WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. BOOKS ARE POWERFUL. WE GIVE PARISHES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE BULK QUANTITIES OF AMAZING BOOKS AT INCREDIBLY LOW PRICES. EACH YEAR, THE TITLES OFFERED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM ARE INTENTIONALLY SELECTED AND DESIGNED TO INVITE AND INSPIRE PEOPLE WITH CONTENT THAT IS WRITTEN JUST FOR THEM. SINCE THIS INITIATIVE BEGAN, 10,000 PARISHES HAVE PARTNERED WITH DYNAMIC CATHOLIC TO GIVE OUT OVER 65 MILLION BOOKS BOOKS THAT HAVE TOUCHED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS PEOPLE. THESE PARISHES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED AS WELL WITH INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE MASS AND GREATER FINANCIAL GIVING BY THEIR PARISHIONERS. DRAWING ON WHAT WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE WITH THE PARISH BOOK PROGRAM ABOUT THE RIGHT BOOK, DYNAMIC CATHOLIC HAS INNOVATED TWO OTHER LARGE-SCALE EVANGELIZATION PROGRAMS: THE HOLY MOMENTS MOVEMENT AND EUCHARISTIC CONSECRATION. THE GOAL OF THESE INITIATIVES IS TO SHARE THE IMPACTFUL CONTENT OF TWO BOOKS (HOLY MOMENTS AND 33 DAYS TO EUCHARISTIC GLORY) WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND INVITE THEM TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL COPIES FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR ONLY THE COST OF SHIPPING AND HANDLING. THE MASS DISTRIBUTION OF THE BOOKS IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DIRECT MAILINGS TO HOMES, BY PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS TO SPONSOR HOLY MOMENTS PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, AND VIA WEBSITES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR EACH BOOK/MOVEMENT SO THAT GETTING INVOLVED IS SIMPLE AND STREAMLINED FOR USERS. MILLIONS OF COPIES OF THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. FREELY AVAILABLE VIDEO CONTENT AND STUDY GUIDES HAVE ALSO BEEN DEVELOPED TO ENHANCE PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCE OF THE BOOKS AND ENCOURAGE ENTHUSIASM FOR LIVING OUT THE PRINCIPALS OF THE BOOKS IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
  2. $1.7 million spent. CATHOLIC MOMENTS:ANOTHER WAY DYNAMIC CATHOLIC IS WORKING TO RE-ENERGIZE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS THROUGH OUR CATHOLIC MOMENTS PROGRAMS. BY LEVERAGING THE 10 MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN THE LIFE OF EVERY CATHOLIC, WE ARE GIVING INDIVIDUALS AND PARISHES THE BEST RESOURCES FOR SHARING AND LIVING THE FAITH. WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO MAKING THEM AVAILABLE AS INEXPENSIVELY AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE WHAT GOOD ARE THE BEST RESOURCES IN THE WORLD IF CATHOLICS AND THEIR PARISHES CAN'T AFFORD THEM? CATHOLIC MOMENTS PROGRAMS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AND PARISHES INCLUDE: DECISION POINT, THE MOST POPULAR CONFIRMATION PROGRAM IN AMERICA; BLESSED, THE MOST ENGAGING AND EFFECTIVE FIRST COMMUNION AND FIRST RECONCILIATION PROGRAM; BEST LENT EVER AND BEST ADVENT EVER, WHICH HELP OVER A MILLION CATHOLICS PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS AND EASTER EVERY YEAR; BETTER TOGETHER FOR MARRIAGE PREPARATION AND ENRICHMENT; STARTING POINT FOR BAPTISM; AND NO REGRETS, A REVOLUTIONARY NEW PROGRAM FOR MAKING THE MOST OF THE FOURTH QUARTER OF LIFE. IN 2024, DYNAMIC CATHOLIC BEGAN DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NEXT CATHOLIC MOMENT, PEOPLE OF THE EUCHARIST, WHICH PROMISES THAT PEOPLE WILL NEVER AGAIN SAY THEY GET BORED AT MASS. THE FINAL CATHOLIC MOMENT PROGRAM FOR RCIA IS CURRENTLY IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. ALL OF THE VIDEO-BASED CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLETED CATHOLIC MOMENTS PROGRAMS IS FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA DYNAMIC CATHOLIC'S CONTENT SHARING PLATFORM, DYNAMIC+.
  3. $1.2 million spent. EVENTS AND PILGRIMAGES:LIFE IS A PILGRIMAGE, BUT SOMETIMES YOU NEED A PILGRIMAGE TO DISCOVER LIFE. 89% OF CATHOLICS DESCRIBE AN EVENT OR EXPERIENCE AS THE TRIGGER OF THEIR NEW SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT. FOR OVER 15 YEARS, DYNAMIC CATHOLIC HAS BEEN HOSTING PILGRIMAGES TO SOME OF THE MOST SPIRITUAL AND IMPACTFUL SITES AROUND THE WORLD SUCH AS THE HOLY LAND, FATIMA AND LOURDES, MEDJUGORJE, IRELAND, GREECE, AND ITALY. AT DYNAMIC CATHOLIC, WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING AND DELIVERING LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES THAT HELP PEOPLE SEE THEIR LIVES AND FAITH IN A WHOLE NEW WAY.
  4. $140,071 spent. OTHER:WE ARE CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO CREATE AND SHARE GAME-CHANGERS FOR CATHOLICS AND THEIR PARISHES. BEYOND THOSE MENTIONED ABOVE, OTHER RESOURCES WE HAVE INNOVATED AND DISTRIBUTED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: FEED YOUR SOUL, WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTIONS ON THE UPCOMING SUNDAY'S GOSPEL READING; WELCOME, A LIFE-CHANGING PARISH RETREAT EXPERIENCE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH); THE PRAYER PROCESS; THE MASS JOURNAL; THE TURNING POINT AND GENESIS BIBLE STUDIES; AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. MORE THAN THREE MILLION PEOPLE VISIT DYNAMICCATHOLIC.COM EACH MONTH, AND IT IS OUR GOAL TO MEET EACH OF THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND HELP THEM TAKE THEIR NEXT STEP TOWARD GOD. TO REACH THOSE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE ENCOUNTER DYNAMIC CATHOLIC'S LIFE-CHANGING CONTENT, HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS SUPPLEMENTING AND EXPANDING ON MANY OF DYNAMIC CATHOLIC'S MOST POPULAR BOOKS AND PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE ON DYNAMIC CATHOLIC'S YOUTUBE CHANNELS. CURRENTLY, VIDEO CONTENT ON YOUTUBE ENCOMPASSES A WIDE ARRAY OF TOPICS INCLUDING DAILY AND SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTIONS, DIVINE MERCY, EUCHARISTIC CONSECRATION, HOLY MOMENTS, AND MUCH MORE. NEW AND INNOVATIVE CONTENT IS CONTINUOUSLY BEING CREATED AND POSTED TO THESE CHANNELS, HELPING TO ENGAGE VIEWERS WHO WILL BE EXCITED TO WATCH AND SHARE THESE RESOURCES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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