Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh

Legal name: Catholic Charities Health Care Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
651307739
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phone
4124566911
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,675,103
Expenses
$1,552,462
Assets
$2,727,127
Liabilities
$115,842

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

Leadership & pay

30 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUSAN RAUSCHER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • JOHN M HAGAN (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTOPHER SCOLETTI (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • VICTORIA BECHTOLD KUSH (BOARD VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUSAN RAUSCHER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $228,256 total reported compensation
  • CAROLYN GARVER (NURSE MANAGER): $155,461 total reported compensation
  • DR FRANK PARISE (DENTAL DIRECTOR): $148,160 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To provide free medical and dental care to those living within the 250% of federal poverty guidelines and experiencing barriers to healthcare including being uninsured, underinsured, or unable to acquire an appointment to those who reside in southwest pennsylvania. Catholic Charities’ annual budget is between $10 and $12 million annually. 43% of our revenue is raised by our Development Department, another 40% comes from services contracted by a government entity, and the remaining 17% comes from in-kind support, fees collected from a sliding scale formula, interest income, and diocesan support. Our funding sources include private donations, corporate support, foundation awards, government contracts, diocesan donation, and other miscellaneous income. Can you give me information on adoption? Couples interested in adoption should go to bethany.org for information on local adoption agencies.

What it reported doing in 2024

Catholic charities health care center, inc. (the "center") is dedicated to providing free primary medical and dental care to those whose income falls below the 250% of federal poverty guidelines and experiences barriers of accessing healthcare, welcoming all with dignity, regardless of religious affiliation.since opening its doors on november 5, 2007, the center has provided a significant number of free medical and dental care visits. The center was developed using the volunteers in medicine model, but has evolved to expand on this model to be a quality preceptor for students interested in understanding community medicine. Which emphasizes the use of medical, dental and lay volunteers to care for the uninsured and underinsured within a culture of caring, so that everyone in the community has access to healthcare. The program has expanded to include precepting medical and dental students to acquire experience in community medicine.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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 assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $33.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd 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; 63rd 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: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.3%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.76; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21.1%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th 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: 82% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $228K · 30 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $128K reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.