St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ENSURE THAT THOSE IMPACTED BY POVERTY HAVE THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
- Income
- $32.1 million
- Spending
- $32.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 82%
- Employees
- 335
- Volunteers
- 1,089
- Highest pay
- $639,804, president & ceo
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: 62 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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 2525 of 25 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 (3)
- $15.8 million spent. CHILD & FAMILY SERVICESST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING HOLISTIC SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND ENSURE THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND OPERATES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD STARTST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE HAS OPERATED HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START SERVICES SINCE 2002, SERVING OVER 720 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN BALTIMORE CITY ANNUALLY. HEAD START PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WITH SUPPORT SERVICES TO PARENTS. CAMP DISCOVERYCAMP DISCOVERY IS AN 8-WEEK SUMMER CAMP DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO COMBAT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS AND BRIDGE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR OUR HEAD START STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO KINDERGARTEN. EACH SUMMER, CAMP DISCOVERY PROVIDES 130 CHILDREN WITH ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, KINDERGARTEN READINESS, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM, SWIM DAYS, AND STEM-INFUSED ACTIVITIES. CAMP ST. VINCENTCAMP ST. VINCENT IS THE ONLY SUMMER CAMP DEDICATED TO SERVING CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE BALTIMORE REGION AND SERVES OVER 175 CHILDREN EACH SUMMER. THE CAMP PROVIDES A POSITIVE CARING ENVIRONMENT THAT HELPS CHILDREN DEVELOP RESILIENCY SKILLS AND OVERCOME THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS AND ADDRESSES SUMMER LEARNING LOSS. CAMP ST. VINCENT ALSO OFFERS ART, MOVEMENT AND DANCE, NATURE EXPLORATION, WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTION, AND WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS.
- $7.7 million spent. HOMELESSNESS & SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICESMINIMIZING THE LENGTH OF TIME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS IS KEY TO AVOIDING LONG-TERM, NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN. FOR THIS REASON, WE MAKE RE-HOUSING THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF ALL OF OUR SERVICES FOR PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A CRISIS BUT ARE CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING HOUSING, WE EMPLOY BEST PRACTICES THAT INVOLVE SHORT-TERM INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING BRIEF SHELTER STAYS, RAPID RE-HOUSING, AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND SHELTER DIVERSION SERVICES. FOR THOSE WHO, DUE TO DISABILITIES OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, NEED MORE INTENSIVE AND LONGER-TERM SUPPORT TO REMAIN STABLY HOUSED, WE OFFER PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE OPERATES THE FOLLOWING HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAMS:SARAH'S HOPE FAMILY SHELTERSARAH'S HOPE IS A 150-BED COMPREHENSIVE, FAMILY SHELTER THAT PROVIDES 24 HOUR SERVICES FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN BALTIMORE CITY. SARAH'S HOPE OFFERS EMERGENCY SHELTER AND FAMILY-CENTERED SUPPORT SERVICES THAT PROVIDE IMMEDIATE STABILIZATION AND HELP FAMILIES QUICKLY REGAIN PERMANENT HOUSING, IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC HEALTH, AND ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. SERVICES AT SARAH'S HOPE INCLUDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE LINKAGE, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND JOB PLACEMENT, HEALTH SCREENINGS, ON-SITE EARLY HEAD START, SCHOOL REFERRAL, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY, AND CHILD AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES. SARAH'S HOPE SERVES OVER 130 FAMILIES EACH YEAR.HANNAH MORE FAMILY SHELTERHANNAH MORE IS AN 85-BED COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY SHELTER THAT PROVIDES 24 HOUR SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. HANNAH MORE OFFERS EMERGENCY SHELTER AND FAMILY-CENTERED SUPPORT SERVICES THAT PROVIDE IMMEDIATE STABILIZATION AND HELP FAMILIES QUICKLY REGAIN PERMANENT HOUSING, IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC HEALTH, AND ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. SERVICES AT SARAH'S HOPE INCLUDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE LINKAGE, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND JOB PLACEMENT, HEALTH SCREENINGS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND SCHOOL REFERRAL, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY, AND CHILD AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES. HANNAH MORE SERVES OVER 80 FAMILIES EACH YEAR.INTERIM HOUSE FAMILY SHELTER INTERIM HOUSE TRANSITIONAL FAMILY SHELTER WITH 32 BEDS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY SERVING 15 FAMILIES PER YEAR. INTERIM HOUSE HELPS FAMILIES PREPARE FOR LIVING INDEPENDENTLY BY PROVIDING INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING HELPING FAMILIES INCREASE INCOME AND RESOURCES THROUGH ACCESS TO MAINSTREAM BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT. BEANS & BREADBEANS & BREAD IS A DAY RESOURCE CENTER WHERE PERSONS EXPERIENCING HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS CAN ACCESS LOW BARRIER SERVICES SUCH AS MEALS AND, THROUGH EFFECTIVE CLIENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, ARE ASSISTED WITH SERVICES THAT ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN FOUR CORE AREAS: HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE/MENTAL HEALTH, AND HEALTH CARE. BEANS AND BREAD SERVES MORE THAN 300 INDIVIDUALS EACH DAY.HOME CONNECTIONSHOME CONNECTIONS IS A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM THAT SERVES SINGLE ADULTS AND FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LONG TERM, CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. HOME CONNECTIONS, FOUNDED IN 2006, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PROGRAMS IN BALTIMORE TO ADOPT THE "HOUSING FIRST" BEST PRACTICE APPROACH, WITH IS BASED ON A PHILOSOPHY THAT AN INDIVIDUAL'S FIRST AND PRIMARY NEED IS TO OBTAIN STABLE HOUSING, AND OTHER ISSUES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR HOMELESSNESS CAN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ONCE HOUSING IS OBTAINED. HOME CONNECTIONS SERVES138 HOUSEHOLDS AT A TIME.FRONT DOOR, BALTIMORE CITY FRONT DOOR IS A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM THAT QUICKLY MOVES FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS INTO MARKET-RATE RENTAL UNITS. STAFF PROVIDES RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING COORDINATION SERVICES, FLEXIBLE CLIENT ASSISTANCE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING. FRONT DOOR, BALTIMORE CITY PROVIDES SERVICES TO 120 HOUSEHOLDS ANNUALLY. FRONT DOOR, BALTIMORE COUNTY FRONT DOOR, BALTIMORE COUNTY IS A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING COORDINATION SERVICES, FLEXIBLE CLIENT ASSISTANCE, AND INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP HOUSEHOLDS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING. FRONT DOOR, BALTIMORE COUNTY PROVIDES SERVICES TO 60 HOUSEHOLDS ANNUALLY.INTERIM GARDENSINTERIM GARDENS IS A SCATTERED-SITE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM LOCATED IN BALTIMORE COUNTY THAT ADDRESSES THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR HOUSING STABILITY FOR 10 FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND WHO HAVE A HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD OR CHILD WHO HAVE A DIAGNOSED DISABILITY BY PROVIDING PERMANENT, STABLE, RENT-SUBSIDIZED HOUSING COUPLED WITH INTENSIVE, IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. COTTAGE AVECOTTAGE AVENUE COMMUNITY CONTAINS SIXTEEN, TWO- AND THREE-BEDROOM HOMES CLUSTERED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING IN THE PARK HEIGHTS COMMUNITY OF BALTIMORE CITY. COTTAGE AVE COMMUNITY PROVIDES FAMILIES THAT PREVIOUSLY HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS WITH AFFORDABLE PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORTS THEIR EFFORTS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. FREDERICK OZANAM HOUSEFREDERICK OZANAM HOUSE CONTAINS FOUR, FOUR-BEDROOM UNITS FOR LARGER FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS LOCATED AT THE BEANS AND BREAD CENTER IN THE UPPER FELLS POINT COMMUNITY OF BALTIMORE CITY AND PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH AFFORDABLE, PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORTS THEIR EFFORTS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY.
- $4.3 million spent. FOOD ACCESS SERVICESMANY OF THE CLIENTS WE SERVE EXPERIENCE HUNGER ON A FREQUENT, IF NOT DAILY, BASIS. A BIG PART OF THE SOLUTION TO HUNGER IS INCREASING FOOD ACCESS, AND LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION MEALS. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE OPERATES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HUNGER FOR OUR LOW-INCOME CLIENTS: GOOD HARVEST COMMUNITY KITCHENGOOD HARVEST COMMUNITY KITCHEN IS OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT EXPANDS ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS IN GROUP SETTINGS SUCH AS SHELTERS, PRE-SCHOOLS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS, ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS, GROUP HOMES AND SENIOR CENTERS. GOOD HARVEST PREPARES AND DELIVERS MORE THAN 5,000 NUTRITIOUS MEALS EACH DAY THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BALTIMORE REGION. GOOD HARVEST FOOD SERVICE TRAINING GOOD HARVEST OPERATES A 12-WEEK INTENSIVE FOOD SERVICE TRAINING COURSE THAT INCORPORATES BOTH CLASSROOM TRAINING AND REAL FOOD PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE AT OUR GOOD HARVEST COMMUNITY KITCHEN. BY LEARNING IN A WORKING PRODUCTION KITCHEN, STUDENTS MASTER THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE A MORE STABLE, SUCCESSFUL CAREER, AND ULTIMATELY A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. GOOD HARVEST SERVES OVER 60 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR.PARISH CONFERENCESWE HAVE 39 PARISH-BASED CONFERENCES THAT PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE AND OPERATE FOOD PANTRIES, DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN $500,000 IN GROCERIES EACH YEAR THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BALTIMORE REGION.
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 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 June 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 September 2010.
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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