Catholic Charities Dallas

What it reported doing in 2024

Addressing homelessness and housing insecurity is a major strategic priority and one we have invested in with the recent addition and management of three permanent supportive housing facilities owned by catholic housing initiative: st. Jude center-forest, which opened in late 2018 and houses 104 formerly chronically homeless seniors, including veterans; and st. Jude center-park central: a 202-unit, that opened in december 2020 and has since provided long-term permanent supportive housing. St. Jude vantage point, a 136-unit, was opened in 2024-2025. Since 2024, catholic charities has assisted the catholic housing initiative with property management and case management for low income housing needs at 2 properties, cottages and citywalk.education programs strive to give young children an early start on their education, we provide a dual-generation early learning program that helps children ages birth to 5 advance their language and cognitive skills to be "kindergarden-ready," while we support their parents with esl, ged and parenting classes and help them be more engaged in their children's education. To combat "summer slide," we offer a daily summer camp that focuses on academic milestones and also provides swimming lessons. Our brady senior services program offers a welcoming, nurturing center for low-income elderly. Daily programming in the areas of mental health, physical fitness and health, education and social activities keep them engaged and more likely to remain independent. We also provide daily meals to ensure they are receiving proper nutrition.our hunger program feeds families who fall under the federal poverty guidelines enabling them to become eligible to receive food services. Families facing a temporary crisis due to natural disasters and homelessness automatically become eligible to receive services. Our three fixed food pantries allow clients to receive food at a location that is convenient, safe, and clean. 6 locations include "client-choice" options allowing direct selection of specific foods. Our five mobile community pantries travel to over 100 mobile pantry sites through the nine counties of the diocese of dallas to bring fresh food to those in need.pregnancy, parenting and adoption - as one of the leading social services providers in north Texas, catholic charities dallas offers a continuum of services spanning from early childhood through the elderly. We offer pregnancy, adoption and parenting counseling and support services, helping children find their forever homes, connecting families seeking to adopt with expectant birth parents, and giving expectant and new parents the tools and resources necessary to successfully navigate their new journey. In 2024 we started a program for pregnant women to live in a safe environment. Next gen wealth academy - financial stability and career services - helping those seeking to escape the cycle of poverty and achieve self-sufficiency is a primary mission area for catholic charities dallas. We utilitize the working families success model, an integrated approach encompassing income supports, financial coaching and employment services. Through community-based food pantries, we offer nutritionally balanced food boxes and we offer fresh produce through our choice pantry; we also provide short-term financial assistance to stabilize families in need of support with their rent/mortgage or utility payments. We work with clients one-on-one to develop reasonable budgets and utilize fiscal management "best practices and financial technology tools to help them build their savings, reduce their debts and increase their overall credit scores. Additional support in the form of vocational or skills training, career counseling and job placement services help clients reach their potential in the job market and further stabilize their families.the community health clinic provides high-quality and compassionate healthcare to underserved individuals and families, empowering people to reali

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.8%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93
• Fundraising efficiency: $34.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • 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: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 45th 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 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: 9.5%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 20% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings