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Society of St Vincent De Paul Baltimore Council Inc

EIN 46-1411668 · Ellicott City, MD

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair62 out of 100GovernanceFair56 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Resurrection-St Paul Conference is a non-profit religious organization that provides financial and material assistance to persons experiencing need in Howard County, MD. Assistance includes food provision and financial help with utility bills, rental assistance and medical/prescription expenses.

Income
$280,609
Spending
$292,783
Spent on programs
99%
Reserves
1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0
Volunteers
59

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

Financial health

Fair: 62 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    99% 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

Governance

Fair: 56 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no 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

    0 of 10

    Did not give 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

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 (5)
  1. $165,251 spent. A total of $165251 in food donations was provided to individuals via our Food Pantry and Fresh Food Program. The food pantry is available in a two-hour time slot, four days a week. Individuals select food items in the pantry; volunteers then pack those items in bags. Analysis to compute a dollar value for a food bag is done at the beginning of a new fiscal year; it was set to $38 for FY2024-2025. The food pantry had a total of 1290 visits during this time period with 3585 bags of food distributed at a value of $136230. Individuals may shop at the food pantry once every 30 days. The Fresh Food program is available on Saturday mornings and relies on donations from local stores and individuals. The Fresh Food program provided fresh food such as fruit, vegetables, breads, cheese, eggs and ready-made meals to 666 individuals with a market value of $29021. Individuals may come for Fresh Food every Saturday.
  2. $77,862 spent. Utilities Payments: We provided a total of $71516 to 382 people for assistance with Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) bills. 35 people were given help with water bills for a total assistance amount of $5625. Five individuals received a total assistance of $721 for gas and non-BGE electric bills. An individual may receive financial assistance once every 12 months; assistance was limited to $150 in 2024 and raised to $200 in 2025.
  3. $29,455 spent. Total assistance of $29455 was provided to individuals who were behind in their rent or mortgage or living in temporary housing. A total of $28578 was provided for rent to 159 individuals, $706 for mortgage assistance to two individuals and $171 for temporary housing for one individual.
  4. $17,398 spent. We gave out $15565 in food gift cards: $3750 for Thanksgiving, $10200 at Christmas, $1460 at Easter and $155 in cards to six individuals. We provided $225 and $66 in gas cards and bus tokens to 9 and 8 individually. Miscellaneous expenses were comprised of: $200 for auto insurance, $200 for auto payment, $100 for auto repair, $140 for eye glasses, $379 for medical/prescriptions, $200 for storage and $323 for soft utilities (phone, Internet).
  5. We gave out $15565 in food gift cards: $3750 for Thanksgiving, $10200 at Christmas and $1460 at Easter. Another $155 in food cards were distributed to six individuals. We provided a total of $1542 of other assistance as follows: $200 for Auto Insurance, $200 for Auto Payment, $100 for Auto Repair; $140 for Eye Glasses; $379 for Medical Prescriptions; $323 for soft utilities (phone, Internet).

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2019.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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