Diocese of Green Bay
Legal name: Green Bay Diocese Cemetery Corporation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 392007661
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2023
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023
- Location
- Green Bay, WI, United States
- Phone
- 920-272-8194
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Cemeteries
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,349,108
- Expenses
- $1,153,860
- Assets
- $8,139,424
- Liabilities
- $2,356,386
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- BARBARA WEISS (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MOST REVEREND DAVID RICKEN (DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN)
- TAMMY BASTEN (DIRECTOR/SECRETARY)
- THOMAS J FROELICH (DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To operate, manage and maintain a catholic cemetery in accord with and in support of the mission of the catholic diocese of green bay. All baptized Christians are empowered to act according to the gifts given to them by the Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit. By living out the diocesan vision and mission of missionary discipleship, we are empowered to take responsibility to act. Scripture: “We put no obstacle in any oneʼs way, so that no fault may be found with our ministryˮ - 2 Corinthians 6:3 Nurture Abundant Life and Growth. Mission, Vision, and Values Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Bishop Ricken introduced a renewed vision and mission for the Diocese of Green Bay—focused on building families and communities rooted in discipleship. Together, we seek to discover Jesus, follow Him, worship Him, and share His love with the world. Vision.
What it reported doing in 2023
Received, provided, operated, managed, and maintained placement facilities for the deceased parishioners of the catholic diocese of green bay and their families.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 69% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 72
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 95.6%; rating input score 96
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 14.5%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.05; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.29; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $635K reported
- Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.