Catholic Charities

Overview

Mission

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse proclaims Christ’s Gospel of Life and promotes human dignity by alleviating poverty and strengthening individuals and families. _For families with children who have disabilities, Catholic Charities In-Home Support assists those children in remaining in their family home while giving parents the support they need, as well as engaging the children in individual programming to assist their needs. For our family, In-Home mentorship assists our son in developing control and comfort with new encounters and environments. They help guide him in transitioning from school to the community and home. By modelling and active guidance, the mentors at Catholic Charities help our child learn appropriate responses to new situations, develop self-care and hygiene routines, assist him in developing appropriate peer socialization, as we.

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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 74
• Transparency & Controls: 70
• Accountability: 100
• Sustainability: 53
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 76.4% of revenue deployed · 80.8% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
• Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $6M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $194K · 17 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Consistency: 36 of 37 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
• Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
• 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.

• Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
• Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.
• High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.