Disaster Services Corporation-society of St Vincent De Paul USA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820658251
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Irving, TX, USA
Phone
2023809664
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,910,135
Expenses
$16,191,602
Assets
$3,242,267
Liabilities
$2,544,336

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JUDY DIETLEIN (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • ELIZABETH DISCO-SHEARER (CEO RESIGNED ON 5/16/25)

Highest reported compensation

  • ELIZABETH DISCO-SHEARER (CEO RESIGNED ON 5/16/25): $254,690 total reported compensation
  • DENISE DEAN (CFO RESIGNED ON 11/26/25): $189,339 total reported compensation
  • KEVIN PEACH (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER): $184,193 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To model the charism of the society of st. Vincent de paul by providing quality programs and services to families and communities impacted by natural and manmade disasters across this great nation.

What it reported doing in 2024

Providing quality programs and services to families and communities impacted by natural and manmade disaster, including disaster case management. Serve as an outreach to survivors who may be socially, geographically and culturally isolated during the recovery process. Train vincentian volunteers at the annual disaster conference on how to deploy in teams of four to assist st. Vincent de paul councils in disaster impacted areas. Dsc works to train, build capacity, and mobilize resources, including grants for svdp councils and conferences to support their mission of helping their neighbors in need with the goal of protecting against families falling into situational poverty due to disasters. Dsc also provides consulting services and training to other entities on disaster case management programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 87% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.5%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5,319.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • 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: 89.2%; rating input score 89; 20th 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: -1.8%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.2; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.78; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.5%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.5% of revenue deployed · 93.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $15.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $255K · 22 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 33 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 19 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 15 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.