Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland

Legal name: Catholic Charities Corporation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341318541
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Cleveland, OH, US
Phone
1-800-860-7373
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,774,146
Expenses
$70,874,646
Assets
$70,601,229
Liabilities
$12,994,623

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

45 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PATRICK GAREAU (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • PATRICK GAREAU (PRESIDENT/CEO): $281,579 total reported compensation
  • JAMES GRAHAM (CHIEF FIN. OFF.): $223,065 total reported compensation
  • ANDREA HARRIS (CHIEF ADM. OFF.): $205,525 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Under the leadership of the Bishop of Cleveland and inspired by the Gospel, Catholic Charities continues the mission of Jesus by responding to those in need through an integrated system of quality services designed to respect the dignity of every person and build a just and compassionate society.

What it reported doing in 2024

Emergency services: grounded in catholic social teaching, the emergency services department acquires, provides and meticulously manages resources for food assistance, basic needs assistance and shelter services for individuals and families needing immediate, short-term help, as funds are available. Our clients who access such services cover the spectrum from situational poverty, isolated emergencies up to chronic homeless individuals. Services rendered go beyond the immediate crisis but extend to job readiness and career exploration, as well as personal financial management skill training.persons with disabilities: catholic charities provides services to children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities, enabling them to live to their fullest potential. We offer social and recreational activities, summer day camps, dances and socials, as well as educational, spiritual, pastoral, sacramental and catechetical services, all seeking to enhance the lives of these individuals and families.older adults: catholic charities offers a range of services to address the social, emotional, physical, spiritual and educational needs of aging adults so they may live a dignified, full life. Services may include community-based meals, meal delivery, adult day center services, socialization and educational programming on subjects pertinent to this population.

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 90% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 98
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.6%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 79.5%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.8%; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 97.3%; rating input score 97; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 16 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 8 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 84.6% of revenue deployed · 79.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 36 of 37 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $56.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $282K · 45 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 38 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 16 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 6 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.