Ending Clergy Abuse USA
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) is a worldwide organization of human rights activists who focus on children's and victims rights joining in common cause to compel the Church to end clerical abuse, especially child sexual abuse, in order to protect children and to seek effective justice for victims. ECA demands the end of the Church's structural mechanism that allows abuse.
- Income
- $466,922
- Spending
- $222,801
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 13.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 35
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 52% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 113% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 91 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 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.
Independent check of accounts
6 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 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 (4)
- $120,097 spent. Abuse Survivor Advocacy-ECA brought together 15 abuse survivors, advocates and experts to Rome in June 2024 to partner with leading Church expert on clergy abuse, Hans Zollner SJ, and his experts on canon law and Church practices to draft laws to protect children and vulnerable adults from clergy abuse and cover up. In October, 2024 ECA brought 8 survivors and advocates to Rome to announce together with Hans Zollner SJ the results of our collaboration and met with the Dicastery of Legislative Texts.ECA facilitated over 15 press conferences around the world bringing attention to resources available to survivors of abuse, educating the public about ongoing risks of clergy sexual abuse, and promoting ECA's campaign for Zero Tolerance for clergy sexual abuse. ECA produced videos, newsletters, posters, and t-shirts to promote ECA's mission and Zero Tolerance campaign.
- $33,475 spent. Abuse Survivor public awareness. Nate's Mission is a Wisconsin based program of ECA that advocated for the state attorney general to subpoena clergy abuse records from the Catholic dioceses of Wisconsin and to inform the public through media events and 15 press conferences
- $30,895 spent. Abuse Survivor public awareness. Catholic Accountability Project (CAP) is a Washington.
- $17,250 spent. Education and outreach: Totya Platform tollfree hotline connected 1,185 callers to emergency medical.
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? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2018.
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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