St Vincent De Paul Salvage Bureau
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, SAFE AND SANITARY EMERGENCY SHELTERS, AND TO FACILITATE A CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT HELPS END THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE PANHANDLE AREA.
- Income
- $8.8 million
- Spending
- $8.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- -6.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 29%
- Employees
- 104
- Volunteers
- 2,338
- Highest pay
- $144,120, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 66% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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
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.
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 December 31, 2024, 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 (7)
- $3.4 million spent. STORE - BY HAVING THRIFT STORES IN COEUR D'ALENE AND THE SILVER VALLEY, SVDP HAS NOT ONLY BEEN AN INEXPENSIVE SHOPPING ALTERNATIVE FOR THOSE IN NEED, BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN THE PLACE TO GET A GREAT DEAL WHILE MAKING OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. ITEMS DONATED TO ALL OF OUR STORES NOT ONLY ALLOW US TO GIVE QUALITY GOODS TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF THESE ITEMS HAS GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY TO START AND HELP SUPPORT TWO EMERGENCY SHELTERS, 1 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN WITH SHOWERS AND LAUNDRY, 5 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES, AND OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS - ALL WHILE PROVIDING JOBS TO MORE THAN 104 PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. BY DONATING YOUR QUALITY USED GOODS TO US, YOU ARE HELPING US PROVIDE MANY OF THESE SOCIAL SERVICE AND HOUSING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS HELPING US KEEP USABLE ITEMS OUT OF THE COMMUNITY LANDFILL AND OUT OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.
- $1.5 million spent. HOUSING PROGRAM - SVDP IS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO OPERATE 14 APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITH A TOTAL OF 233 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE 5 NORTHERN COUNTIES OF NORTH IDAHO. LOCATED IN CLARK FORK, PLUMMER, TENSED, POST FALLS AND COEUR D'ALENE, SVDP OPERATES HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS, THOSE LOW-INCOME WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, FAMILY HOUSING, INDIVIDUAL HOUSING AND 5 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING COMPLEXES WITH 49 UNITS. SVDP ADDITIONALY OPERATES THE WARMING SHELTER WITH CAPACITY FOR 60 PEOPLE.
- $1.1 million spent. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM: THE USDA CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND SNACKS SERVED TO CHILDREN 12 YEARS OR YOUNGER INCLUDING INFANTS. CACFP IS AVAILABLE TO LICENCED FAMILY DAYCARE HOMES AND CENTERS.THOSE THAT PARTICIPATE SUPPORT POSITIVE EATING HABITS BY OFFERING A VARIETY OF FOODS AND INTRODUCING CHILDREN TO NEW FOODS.
- $1.1 million spent. SOCIAL SERVICE - HAVING STARTED IN 1988 IN A LITTLE CORNER OF THE COEUR D'ALENE THRIFT STORE, SVDP SOCIAL SERVICES HAS GROWN TO BE THE HEART OF OUR AGENCY AND THE ENTRY POINT FOR MOST OF OUR SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. LOCATED IN THE H.E.L.P. CENTER, THIS OFFICE SEES INTO THE NEEDIEST CORNERS OF NORTHERN IDAHO, OFFERING ASSISTANCE REGARDLESS OF A PERSON'S FAITH, CULTURE, OR BACKGROUND. STAFF MEMBERS EXTEND AID TO VERY LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION, AND REFERRALS WHILE OFFERING INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION COMBINED WITH UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION, AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE WORTHY AND DESERVING OF KINDNESS AND LOVE. WHILE WE SPECIALIZE IN SERVING THE HOMELESS AND THOSE AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, WE ALSO SERVE THE DISABLED, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, VETERANS IN NEED, AT-RISK YOUTH, AND THE ELDERLY. WE OFFER A WIDE ARRAY OF HOUSING AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WITH THE BELIEF THAT THOSE WHO SEEK HELP NEED A HAND UP AND NOT A HAND OUT. WITH THIS A CORNERSTONE PRINCIPLE, ALL OF THE SERVICES WE OFFER ARE GEARED TOWARD TEACHING SELF-RELIANCE. THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT FALL WITHIN OUR SOCIAL SERVICE BRANCH ARE: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, HOMELESS PREVENTION, EMERGENCY SHELTER, WARMING CENTER, CASE MANAGEMENT, VETERANS COUNSELING AND SERVICE, PAYEE SERVICES, CAREER COUNSELING, HOUSING FIRST, ICARE - PARENT INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER AND HOME OUTREACH.THE WARMING SHELTER IS AVAILABLE FOR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DIPS BELOW 28 DEGREES, IT IS OPEN FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD, WIND, AND SNOW. THE WARMING SHELTER CAN ACCOMODATE 60 PEOPLE.
- $701,855 spent. ANGEL ARMS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING - WE HAVE FOUR GRANT PROGRAMS THAT HELP CHRONICALLY HOMELESS GET HOUSING AND LEARN HOW TO STAY PERMANENTLY HOUSED. ONE IS FOR SINGLES, ONE FOR FAMILIES AND THE THIRD AND FOURTH GRANTS ARE FOR SINGLES AND FAMILIES. THESE PROGRAMS OFFER PARENTING CLASSES, FINANCIAL/BUDGETING CLASSES, JOB SEEKING AND JOB COUNSELING CLASSES AND INTENSE CASE MANAGEMENT. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE EACH PARTICIPANT BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.
- $381,275 spent. TRINITY GROUP HOMES - THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2015. IT PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR THE MENTALLY ILL AND UNDERPRIVILEGED WHO ARE ABLE TO LIVE IN GROUP HOMES. THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT HOUSING FACILITIES FOR THIS PROGRAM.
- VETERANS ASSISTANCE - ST. VINCENT DE PAUL'S VETERANS SERVICES PROGRAM AIDS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR TIME OF NEED, AS WELL AS HELPS WITH ANY CONCERNS REGARDING EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS. VETERANS CAN RECEIVE THE SAVE SERVICES THAT OUR NON-VETERAN HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME CLIENTS RECEIVE, SUCH AS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, FOOD, SHELTER, AND HOUSING. HOWEVER, WE WILL ASLO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH OTHER VA RELATED ITEMS. A CASE MANAGER COPIES VETERAN RELATED DOCUMENTS, PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE HELP WITH VA COMMUNICATION, ASSISTS AN UNEMPLOYED VETERAN WITH A JOB SEARCH, AND MAINTAINS A FILE OF THEIR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS. TRANSPORTATION TO THE VA MEDICAL CENTER IN SPOKANE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in October 2025. It is too new to have a track record.
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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