Catholic Legal Services, Archdiocese of Miami

Legal name: Catholic Charities Legal Services Archdiocese of Miami Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
650804650
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Miami, FL, US
Phone
305-373-1073, Ext. 0
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,325,314
Expenses
$9,308,449
Assets
$7,756,875
Liabilities
$2,002,693

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jordan Dollar Esq (President)
  • Randolph P McGrorty Esq (Chief Executive Officer)

Highest reported compensation

  • Randolph P McGrorty Esq (Chief Executive Officer): $152,716 total reported compensation
  • Myriam Mezadieu BIA-AR (Chief Operating Officer): $138,124 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 Legal Services provides professional legal services to those who come from foreign lands who lack sufficient means to obtain representation without regard to faith or national origin. As we reflect on the past year, I am both proud and deeply grateful for the incredible journey of Catholic Legal Services (CLS). Your support and commitment to our mission have allowed us to continue transforming lives and strengthening communities. Following the celebration of our 25th anniversary in 2023, we entered 2024 with renewed purpose. Over the past year, we have not only upheld our commitment to justice and service but have also expanded our reach, developed new programs, and adapted to the ever-changing landscape of immigration law and advocacy. Through these efforts, we have witnessed countless stories of resilience—stories of individuals and families who, with our support, have.

What it reported doing in 2024

Legal Orientation/Detention Program - CCLS educates detainees in their immigration and legal rights. The program strives to educate immigrants that are detained so they can be prepared to represent themselves should the need arise. CCLS provides 1)US immigration laws orientation to detainees both individually and in small groups, 2)workshops which assist unrepresented detainees in helping themselves in pursuing legal relief, including collecting legal documents and preparing papers, and 3) recruitment, training and mentoring to pro bono attorneys to represent detainees. Building on the expertise of program, CCLS provides pro bono representation to detainees found to be mentally incompetent to represent themselves in removal proceedings. Approximately 500 individuals per month received legal orientation. Additionally, CCLS has represented detained individuals found to be mentally incompetent.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.9%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 90%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3,005.97 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 98; 98th 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.5%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.83; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.1%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.2% per year; rating input score 100; 91st 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: 68.9% of revenue deployed · 90% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 16 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 8 filed program accomplishments · $8.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $153K · 16 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $544K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.