St. Vincent De Paul CARES

What it reported doing in 2024

Care center - a housing-focused, low-barrier shelter located in st. Petersburg, where 70 men and women are provided a safe place to sleep at night. With the shelter operating at maximum capacity, a courtyard adjacent to the facility provided a safe place outdoors for an additional 25 people nightly. People admitted to the care center are assisted in addressing their barriers to moving into housing. Safe outdoor storage uses lockers to provide a secure place for personal belongings, enabling people to access services, employment interviews, and work without the burden of carrying their belongings. In fy 2025, 268 individuals received shelter through the care center for an average of 84 days, with 73% of the clients receiving case management leaving for permanent housing. The charlotte care center in southwest Florida offers similar services, and in fy 2025, assisted 143 individuals, exiting 54% to permanent housing. Emergency housing assistance for veterans and safer emergency housing alternatives (seha) use scattered-site motel rooms to expand shelter capacity in hillsborough, pinellas, and sarasota counties for non-veteran households, and across all 22 counties for veterans. In fy 2025, 1,423 veterans and 508 non-veterans accessed safe emergency housing, with 59% moving into permanent housing.center of hope in pinellas county - provides emergency and transitional housing for veterans and families. 55 single rooms offer transitional housing for veterans through two service delivery models (bridge and low-demand) and 10 rooms providing shared accommodation for 20 veterans accessing contract emergency shelter. Each program offers an array of services and focuses on transitioning the veteran to permanent housing. In fy 2025, 208 veterans were enrolled in transitional housing, with an estimated 70% exiting to permanent housing and 110 veterans received emergency shelter, with 55% exiting to permanent housing. There are 22 contract emergency shelter beds for veterans at the charlotte care center. In fy 2025, 112 veterans were assisted, with 59% moving into permanent housing. Family shelter - bridging families provides emergency shelter in pinellas county for families experiencing homelessness and need a safe environment, while they work to secure stable housing. The program provides 13 shelter rooms at the center of hope. Case management is provided to help people develop a plan to move into permanent housing and to provide support and linkage to community-based resources. Vincentian cares works in partnership with local agencies, referring families to the shelter and providing rapid re-housing services. In fy 2025, bridging families provided shelter for 62 families, comprised of 202 people, with 74% exiting permanent housing. The charlotte care center provided shelter to 24 families, comprised of 76 people, with 66% exiting to permanent housing. Food centers - provides nourishing meals to those who would not otherwise have enough food for the day in pinellas and charlotte counties. This includes people who are homeless, persons staying in vincentian cares' shelters, elderly residents, persons disabled on fixed incomes, and families who lack reliable access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life. In fy 2025, the food center in pinellas county served an estimated 120,000 meals to 1,440 persons and 1,897 persons received food assistance through the pantry. In charlotte county, the food center provides meals to those at the shelter and those in need in the community 7 days a week, 365 days a year, distributes food boxes twice weekly, and engages those who come for food to help them connect with services to prevent or end homelessness.community thrift store - vincentian cares community thrift store provides donated clothing, furniture, and household goods to people with extremely low income living in st. Petersburg. The remaining merchandise is sold at a low cost to the community. Fabulous finds

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 84.3%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 87.8%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: $90.48 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 49th 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: 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: 6.2%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 19.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 19.3% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings