Catholic Charities Community Services Odessa Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
752233859
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Odessa, TX, USA
Phone
(432) 332-1387
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$783,114
Expenses
$700,368
Assets
$2,333,480
Liabilities
$4,775

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARIANN BAGLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ABEL NUNEZ (PRESIDENT)
  • SARA AGUILAR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SARA AGUILAR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $90,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide immediate assistance and educate to empower for long-term self-sufficiency. Our Emergency Services Program is a vital resource, offering immediate assistance to individuals and families facing crises. By addressing urgent needs and providing critical support, we work to stabilize households and help our clients move toward a more secure future. Adult Learning Center At the heart of our mission to empower is the Adult Learning Center. Through comprehensive educational opportunities, we help over 600 students annually achieve their goals. Our classes include GED preparation, Adult Basic Education, Computer Education, Financial Literacy, College Tutoring, ESL, and Citizenship Test preparation. Each student benefits from a personalized curriculum designed to foster thei.

What it reported doing in 2023

Direct charity-cash food, medical, dental transportaton, lodging, household utilities, maternity and other related expenses for survival of the person or family

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.8%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 88.3%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $31.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.33; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.9%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 80.8% of revenue deployed · 88.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $618K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $90K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.