Catholic Charities Boston

What it reported doing in 2024

Catholic charities' family and youth services integrated system of programs help parents and grandparents meet the challenge of an evolving world, and young adults and children to thrive. Programs include affordable childcare services (both center-based and in family childcare home settings after-school and summer programs, healthy families, parent and elder programs, and post adoption search services. The organization served over 4,000 children youth, elders and families throughout the greater boston area in 2025. All child care programs are licensed by the Massachusetts office of early education and care and are naeyc accredited with over 90% of children enrolled at catholic charities qualifying as income eligible as defined by the commonwealth of Massachusetts. Our teen center (located at st peter's parish in dorchester) provides safe, no-cost, after-school care for over 300 middle and high school students in dorchester's bowdoin-geneva neighborhood. The program and activities aim to increase teens' self-esteem while providing the tools needed for academic and personal success.sunset point camp in hull offers over-night camp each summer for over 400 children ages 6-14 from greater boston and the south shore. Catholic charities specialized parent and family programs are designed to help new and first-time parents build parenting skills in a safe, supportive environment and our elder outreach programs help to ease isolation and offer visitation, companionship and support. Counseling services are also available with treatment provided through our south boston and salem offices, via tele-help services , as well as school-based visits. Services include mental health and substance abuse counseling, child and adolescent counseling, psychiatry, and behavioral health services for patients of all ages and backgrounds.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79.8%; rating input score 80
• Program expense ratio: 84.8%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $28.14 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited
• Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
• Public policy transparency: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
• Public financial transparency: 1 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 20
• Impact reporting controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
• Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 95%; rating input score 95; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
• Public governance controls: 2 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 50
• Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.5%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Operating reserve ratio: 1.12; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings