Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Hartford

Legal name: Catholic Charities Inc Archdiocese of Hartford

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
060667607
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Hartford, CT, United States
Phone
1.888.405.1183
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Family Services
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$31,611,746
Expenses
$30,355,533
Assets
$33,315,686
Liabilities
$7,329,851

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

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ARCHBISHOP CHRISTOPHER J COYNE (PRESIDENT)
  • MAREK KUKULKA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • MAREK KUKULKA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $256,849 total reported compensation
  • ELIZABETH BRYDEN (CHIEF OF OPERATIONS): $196,837 total reported compensation
  • BRIAN ZEBROWSKI (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $181,588 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Reflecting God’s love, we partner with all to strengthen families and inspire people to achieve their fullest potential. Consistent with our God-created human dignity, the cornerstone of our mission is the recognition that every person has basic rights as well as responsibilities. Central to our mission we are guided by these core values. Dignity The dignity of every human life is the foundation of a moral vision for society. Empowered by support for human dignity, individuals are expected to assume relative responsibilities for their growth and development. Each day, employees of Catholic Charities skillfully and conscientiously respond to the complex social needs presented by our clients. We focus our attention, care, and concern on working poor individuals and families, people who are deprived of adequate education or housing, and those who suffer the trauma of abuse or neglect....

What it reported doing in 2024

I) supports urgent needs of individuals and families experiencing a crisis. Provides case management, advocacy, and basic human needs such as food, clothing, utilities assistance, and rental assistance; ii) catholic charities provides supportive services to residents of two housing developments established for individuals and families at risk of homelessness. Such supportive services include health and wellness, substance abuse management and recovery, vocational and employment services, financial education, case management, life skills, and advocacy of case management and supportive services; iii) catholic charities is committed to providing a supportive environment and a strong sense of community for individuals aged 55 years and older in the city of hartford. The agency provides enriching and rewarding bilingual and multicultural programs and services, including opportunities to socialize, engage in recreational activities, develop new learning experiences, and emphasize health and wellness; and iv) proudly working in partnership with hartford public schools to support students and families. Over 615 hps elementary and middle school students and their families participated in our community schools programs, focusing on needs of whole child and family, providing resources to support academic, health, and social development. Services include extended-day programming, summer programming, and family supportive services. Over 1,000 individuals received services.

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 100% 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: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.9%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 84.5%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $42.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • 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; 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: 4%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 81.9% of revenue deployed · 84.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $25.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $257K · 32 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $881K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 56/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.