Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton
Legal name: Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 210634494
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Trenton, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 1-800-360-7711
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $59,129,836
- Expenses
- $62,150,180
- Assets
- $44,463,025
- Liabilities
- $16,590,526
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
21 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MOST REV DAVID M O'CONNELL (PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- DANIELA GANESCU (PSYCHIATRIST): $381,674 total reported compensation
- OLGA TCHIKINDAS-GLIKMAN (PSYCHIATRIST): $352,060 total reported compensation
- AMITA DESAI (PSYCHIATRIST): $343,525 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, inspired by our Catholic faith and shared values, restores dignity and independence to individuals and families, especially the poor and vulnerable; through service, advocacy and community building. Are you looking for a way to support your neighbors in need? At Catholic Charities, volunteers are the heart of our mission, bringing time, energy, and passion to serve others. One impactful way to get involved is by joining your County Board. As a member, you’ll help organize events, plan food drives, and raise awareness of Catholic Charities in your community. For more information about joining a County Board, contact: Jennifer Leip. We provide food, shelter and mental health services to those in need and protect survivors of domestic violence. Serving everyone – regardless of faith, ethnicity or income. Our Mission Mission Statement.
What it reported doing in 2024
Children and family services (cfs)operating in burlington, mercer, monmouth and ocean counties, cfs reported the following in 2024: 1,057 families received crisis intervention and stabilization services 11,692 children and adults received counseling and support services for trauma1,191 individuals received immigration support, counseling and esl classes at el centro41,163 individuals served through New Jersey student support services' mercer hub17,101 nights of shelter provided3,676 individuals received domestic violence counseling, education and legal assistance58,000 individuals educated about childhood and family trauma.
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 85% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 83
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 24
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 91.9%; rating input score 92
- Program expense ratio: 87%; rating input score 87
- Fundraising efficiency: $56.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- 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
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- 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: -5.1%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 91.9% of revenue deployed · 87% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $54.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $382K · 21 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $873K reported
- Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
- Schedules: 9 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: 7 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.