Catholic Charities of St Louis
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO BRING THE HEALING, HELP, AND HOPE OF JESUS CHRIST TO THOSE IN NEED WITH A COMPASSIONATE, CARING PRESENCE. OUR VALUES ARE DIGNITY, HOSPITALITY, SERVICE, EXCELLENCE, COMPASSION, AND JOY.
- Income
- $10.7 million
- Spending
- $7.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- -3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Employees
- 51
- Volunteers
- 387
- Highest pay
- $230,378, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 57% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 74% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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)
- $3.9 million spent. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS (CCSTL) WILL BE A PREMIER LEADER IN COMMUNITY RENEWAL AND A VISIBLE CATALYST FOR SOCIAL OUTREACH BY CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE, PARISHES, AND MINISTRIES COMMITTED TO A MEANINGFUL COMMUNION OF CARE TO THOSE IN NEED ACROSS EVERY SQUARE MILE OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS.AS ONE MINISTRY, THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF CCSTL PROVIDES SERVICES IN HUMAN RESOURCES, PHILANTHROPY, INTEGRATED MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, ADVOCACY SUPPORT, OPERATIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, QUALITY AND CARE. CCSTL ALSO PROVIDES DIRECT AND INDIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE MINISTRIES, INCLUDING $0.1 MILLION DIRECT FUNDS, $0.4 MILLION "PASS-THROUGH" GRANTS AND $3.5 MILLION IN-KIND CENTRALIZED SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.
- $446,846 spent. PATHWAYS TO PROGRESS IS A JOINT PROGRAM OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS AND ST. FRANCIS COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC STABILITY AND MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR FUTURE. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH LONG-TERM (2 TO 3 YEARS) PERSONALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT, LEGAL AID, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE AND ACCESS TO SERVICES FROM OTHER CATHOLIC CHARITIES MINISTRIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 55 FAMILIES (190 INDIVIDUALS) PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM IN ST. LOUIS CITY AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY. FOURTEEN OF THOSE FAMILIES WERE PREPARING TO GRADUATE, JOINING 63 ALUMNI WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM IN THE PAST. ADDITIONALLY, PATHWAYS TO PROGRESS LAUNCHED AN EFFORT TO ESTABLISH SERVICES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MO. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2016, PATHWAYS TO PROGRESS HAS SERVED 188 FAMILIES WITH 520 CHILDREN.
- $561,769 spent. CCSTL IS ONE OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION'S PRIMARY PROVIDERS OF DISASTER RESPONSE SERVICES, SPECIALIZING IN LONG-TERM DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT FOR HOUSEHOLDS IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTER SUCH AS TORNADOS, FLOODS, EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER DISASTERS THAT ARE DECLARED SUCH BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CCSTL IS CURRENTLY SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE MARCH 14, 2025, TORNADOS IN PERRY, JEFFERSON, FRANKLIN, AND NORTHWEST ST. LOUIS COUNTIES AND THE DEVASTATING TORNADO ON MAY 16, 2025, THAT DAMAGED OR DESTROYED THOUSANDS OF PROPERTIES IN NORTH ST. LOUIS. CCSTL HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 3,000 REQUESTS FROM TORNADO SURVIVORS FOR HELP FINDING NEW HOUSING, REBUILDING THEIR DAMAGED HOUSING, AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE BEGAN RECEIVING PRIVATE DONATIONS AND FOUNDATION GRANTS. THESE EARLY CONTRIBUTIONS HELPED US MEET SURVIVORS' IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND MADE IT POSSIBLE TO RECRUIT AND HIRE DISASTER CASE MANAGERS - CRITICAL FOR SUPPORTING WHAT WILL BE A YEARS-LONG DISASTER RECOVERY PROCESS.
- $450,961 spent. CATHOLIC CHARITIES CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVING THOSE IN NEED THROUGH IMPACTFUL PARTNERSHIPS AND THE LAUNCH OF NEW MINISTRIES. OUR COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS BRIDGE OF HOPE IN TROY, MO, LIFE'S RIVER IN WASHINGTON, MO, AND CARING HEARTS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER IN POTOSI HAS ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING VARIOUS CHALLENGES, FROM HOMELESSNESS TO UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES. IN ADDITION, CATHOLIC CHARITIES HOUSING IS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE GROWING AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS ACROSS THE ARCHDIOCESE. THIS INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON PROVIDING SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, ENSURING THAT WE MEET THE URGENT NEED FOR HOUSING ACROSS THE REGION. THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND OUR MINISTRY REFLECT CATHOLIC CHARITIES' UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OFFERING HOPE AND SUPPORT TO THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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