Catholic Charities Twin Cities

Legal name: Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411302487
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Phone
(612) 204-8500
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$49,980,623
Expenses
$63,871,586
Assets
$175,181,083
Liabilities
$52,231,903

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

Leadership & pay

57 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michael Goar - President (& CEO (Until Aug 16, 2024))
  • Jamie Verbrugge - President (& CEO (Since Jan 21, 2025))

Highest reported compensation

  • Michael Goar - President (& CEO (Until Aug 16, 2024)): $256,238 total reported compensation
  • Bob Elfstrand - Chief (Advancement Officer): $233,209 total reported compensation
  • Richard R Johnson - Treasurer (VP & CFO (Until Nov 3, 2024)): $226,437 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Providing help when it’s needed most. and values Our mission is to serve those most in need. We are a leader at solving poverty, creating opportunity, and advocating for justice in the community. Dignity. Our mission is to serve those most in need. Dignity Collaboration. We deliver essential services including affordable housing, emergency shelter, nutritious meals, mental health care, addiction resources, and more. Catholic Charities offers a lifeline to those facing hardship, providing support and developing solutions to build stronger communities. Regardless of faith, identity, background or circumstances, we treat everyone with dignity and respect. This transformative work wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated staff and the generous support of our donors, volunteers, and...

What it reported doing in 2024

ADVOCACY AND OTHER CLIENT PROGRAMS: Through the work of a dedicated Social Justice Advocacy division and with the support and deep expertise of direct service staff across the agency, Catholic Charities serves as a tireless voice for those who often go unheard. Through education, strategic policy analysis and grassroots community engagement, Catholic Charities works to confront system barriers and increase stability for families and individuals experiencing poverty and homelessness. The organization engages in education and issue advocacy, and offers training and development opportunities for schools, parishes, civic and business organizations, Catholic Charities staff and Board of Directors. Community members engaged with Catholic Charities to advocate for important social issues, including youth homelessness, affordable housing, mental health and child care for low-income families.Client Support Services includes critical support and management for all Catholic Charities programs. Among these services is the operation of a central warehouse which processes and delivers a high volume of critical items, including donated food, personal care items, clothing, and household goods for clients. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the donated value of food was $2,103,297 and the donated value of clothing and household goods was $82,621. Our Volunteer Services team recruits, trains and coordinates volunteers who support services throughout the organization. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4,028 volunteers provided more than 45,000 hours of service. Spiritual Care is another Client Support Service program and dedicated resource to support Catholic Charities staff and those we serve, helping to mitigate current and past trauma.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 61% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% 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. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 80.6%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.57 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

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: -27.8%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.74; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd 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: 100% of revenue deployed · 80.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 34 of 34 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $51.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $256K · 57 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $7.6M reported
  • Consistency: 43 of 43 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 10 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.