Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222423496
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Perth Amboy, NJ, USA
Phone
7323248200
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$43,594,244
Expenses
$43,263,451
Assets
$31,563,770
Liabilities
$12,221,664

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

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANTHONY P KEARNS III (CEO AND CHAIRMAN)
  • JULIO COTO (TRUSTEE/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • MARCI BOOTH (ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JULIO COTO (TRUSTEE/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $269,953 total reported compensation
  • MARCI BOOTH (ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $238,480 total reported compensation
  • MARIE ZISSLER (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $187,494 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Driven by the social teachings of the church, catholic charities, diocese of metuchen provides quality services to the poor, vulnerable and all people in need, and partners with families and communities to improve the quality of life.

What it reported doing in 2024

Out of home placement- includes an independent living programs which provide temporary out-of-home placement for troubled teenage youth and for youth approaching adulthood. Program offers a highly structured environment with individual, group, and family therapy.social concerns: the program works in collaboration with various office and programs within the diocese of metuchen to advocate for and educate about the issues affecting the poor and to help those in need. The programs provide direct assistance to disaster and long-term poverty, both within the four counties of the diocese and internationally. Immigration services are also offered to assist immigrant individuals and families to adjust their legal status in the united states.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 61% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 62
  • Accountability: 96
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.6%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 90.1%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $311.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 27th 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: 0.8%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.4%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.6% of revenue deployed · 90.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $39M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $270K · 23 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $511K reported
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.