Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Catholic Community Services provides a wide range of services and programs to children, older adults, individuals, families, and people with disabilities. These program and services have specific goals for each group and CCS reviews the programs for outcomes and outputs each year.
- Income
- $27.3 million
- Spending
- $28.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 76%
- Employees
- 569
- Volunteers
- 108
- Highest pay
- $259,997, chief executive officer
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: 58 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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.
Independent board
25 of 2522 of 22 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 (7)
- $7.2 million spent. Services for the Disabled: Programs for persons with disabilities strive to maximize independence for Deaf, Deafblind, people with hearing loss, or those with development disabilities. 340 Deaf and Deafblind people received 3200 hours of case management; 20 people received 1,127 hours of counseling. Community Living Program provided residential living support for 34 individuals with disabilities, ranging from a few hours each day to 24-hour comprehensive care in a licensed group home.
- $7.1 million spent. Family and Children's Services: The goal of Catholic Community Services' Family and Children's Services is to help build strong and healthy families in which children are protected, happy and thriving. CCS helps meet immediate/fundamental needs, helps those in transition to become stable, and supports families as they achieve strong, secure, and independent lives. These programs are provided in a variety of locations with varied goals. Pio Decimo Center provided 2004 individuals with food, clothing, and household items. 20 families were helped with transitional housing. 21 families served- 69 individuals (35 adults and 34 children) were housed in Transitional Housing. 35 families were able to maintain their living situation through eviction prevention. CCS programs for children/families included: child abuse prevention; 425 parents supported in addiction treatment to achieve permanency with their children; 70 children in foster family care; 195 Kinship families supported. 111 children were served with low-cost day care and after school programs. The volunteers and staff in the tax services program prepared over 10,840 tax returns for low-income families, resulting in over $8,433,299 million in tax refunds. Taxpayer clinic of So AZ supported 81 low-income taxpayers with controversy and provided tax consultation to 122 individuals. Migration and Refugee Services resettled 220 refugees and enrolled 517 in Refugee Social Service Program. Immigration legal services provided 405 consultations and managed 192 cases.
- $3.0 million spent. Nutrition: 47,400 meals for elderly and disabled individuals were provided through Catholic Community Services' home-delivered meal program and congregate nutrition centers in Western Arizona. In addition to the balanced and nutritious meals, the home-delivered meal program brings a friendly visitor to check on everyone's wellbeing.
- $1.4 million spent. Casa Alitas: CCS ceased operations of the Casa Alitas program January 2025. We served over 2,661 asylum seekers and provided case management to 71 during October 2024 to November 2024, partnering with other agencies.
- $1.4 million spent. Medical Services: CCS provided recuperative care for 312 unhoused individuals recovering from acute medical issues, achieving 61% of participants discharged to safer, permanent living situations and a low hospital readmission rate of 12%.
- $699,061 spent. Aging: Congregate centers provide social interaction and exercise for seniors. Older adults received 23,220 hours of care in our Adult Day Health Center. CCS also assisted 62 low- and middle-income seniors with safe and affordable housing at Barrio Viejo Elderly Housing. 31 seniors received adult day health services.
- $1.7 million spent. Other Programs: CCS provided therapeutic services for a total of 8,473 hours. Domestic Violence prevention and intervention services assisted 381 unduplicated individuals for a total of 13,931 shelter nights. Lay Legal Advocacy Services were provided to the individuals residing in shelter with a total of 2,233 hours. Mobile and Community-based services for this same population were provided to 278 unduplicated individuals with 3,090 hours of advocacy.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for churches. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.
The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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