Society of Saint Vincent De Paul Archdiocesan Council of Miami Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our Mission is to provide assistance to the poor and needy in South Florida. St. Vincent de Paul Society is a faith based organization that provides assistance to those who need short-term support to again become active members in our community. Food, clothing, & financial assistance
- Income
- $9.4 million
- Spending
- $9.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1,129
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: 63 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% 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: 68 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 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 (4)
- $2.4 million spent. Providing assistance to the poor in the form of food, clothing, household goods, financial assistance for rent, utilities, medical and pharmacy costs, and other primary living expenses, and faith based support. Excluding the food distributions and the Thrift Stores described below, we provided goods, services, and financial support to over 50,000 individuals during our fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.
- $6.0 million spent. The organization operates food distribution centers at at approximately half of its Conferences which served over 148,000 individuals during the year ending 9/30/2025. Revenues above represent estimated value of food donated by supporting churches, food producers & retailers, and NGO agencies.
- $935,437 spent. Operation of Thrift Shops, which in addition to selling donated items, provided clothing and furniture to 2,160 needy and homeless in South Florida. Revenues include $408,027 of donated goods. Costs include as cost of goods sold $380,027 of those donated goods. The remainder were given to the needy and homeless without charge.
- $116,179 spent. Expenses Revenues Special Works $71,225 $69,956 Fund Raising $22,626 $255,459 Disaster Relief $14,044 $6,879 Other $8,284
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
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 December 2006.
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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