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District Council of Springfield Ohio Society of St Vincent De Paul

EIN 31-0912848 · Springfield, OH

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

What it says it does

To provide assistance to the poor and homeless in Springfield and Clark County Ohio

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 19.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15
Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
68% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
25 of 25
9 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no 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.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

$67,940 spent. Our Emergency Assistance program includes assistance for rents, utilities, birth certificates, and work shoes. We take phone calls twice a week for rent, utility assistance, household items, and emergency food boxes. We are open 4 days per week as a walk in service for other services. During this fiscal year, we assisted 80 individuals with birth certificates, assisted 85 individuals with rent and utility assistance, 19 individuals with household items and other assistance, and 4.307 individuals with emergency food boxes.
$47,497 spent. Our Food Pantry program is open twice per week. We provide food for 3 meals per day for 3 days for each person in the household. We allow a household to return every 28 days. We also provide cleaning, paper, and personal hygiene products. We also maintain a garden to supplement the fresh produce. We served 7,872 individuals with 70,872 meals provided.
$31,926 spent. Our Christmas Basket program includes a complete Christmas dinner for all members of a household. We distributed 836 baskets, serving 2,709 individuals.
$165,623 spent. Our Community Navigator program is open four days per week. We have bilingual navigators to assist the non-english speaking members of our community with referrals for immigration services - TPS, work permits, and asylum applications, as well as food & clothing, housing, and healthcare needs, school applications, and ESL classes. We assisted 5,323 individuals.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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? 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.
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 March 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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