Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc.
Legal name: Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 592473176
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- Venice, FL, United States
- Phone
- 941-486-4700
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $15,217,013
- Expenses
- $15,480,650
- Assets
- $17,326,857
- Liabilities
- $1,755,524
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
16 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CHISTOPHER ROOT (CEO)
- EDUARDO GLORIA (CEO THRU JAN 2024)
Highest reported compensation
- ROBERT WILDERMUTH (CFO): $137,432 total reported compensation
- CHISTOPHER ROOT (CEO): $116,074 total reported compensation
- EDUARDO GLORIA (CEO THRU JAN 2024): $18,272 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Our Mission:** In devotion and adherence to the teachings of Jesus and the Catholic Church, we seek to serve and empower ALL in need regardless of race, nationality, or religion. Our Vision:** Inspired by the presence of God in our midst, we will become the provider of solace, support, and sustenance to ALL who seek our help. Our Values:** Compassion, integrity, and empathy in the service and treatment of clients and employees. Effectiveness and efficiency in the fight against social injustices and oppression in all its forms. Recognition of the dignity and worth of each individual.
What it reported doing in 2024
Direct assistance & social services: catholic charities diocese of venice, inc. Strives to help struggling individuals and families find stability through a variety of direct assistance and social service programs. They include hurricane disaster relief efforts, affordable housing, casework services/needs assessment, clothing bank, disaster preparedness and response, distribution of fema funds, elderly services, farm worker housing, financial assistance, food assistance, food pantry, food stamps/medicaid applications, HIV/AIDS support services, HIV/AIDS housing, anti-human trafficking program, infant/toddler supplies, residential program for mothers and children, soup kitchen, and veterans housing. Catholic charities assists clients to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 74% for direct work, and 26% for grants.
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: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 41
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 90.8%; rating input score 91
- Program expense ratio: 89.1%; rating input score 89
- Fundraising efficiency: $35.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 66th 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: -1.7%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 90.8% of revenue deployed · 89.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $13.8M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $137K · 16 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $780K reported
- Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
- Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 16 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 22 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.