St. Vincent De Paul Society of North Central Indiana
Legal name: St Vincent Depaul Society of North Central Indiana Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 350863177
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2019–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- South Bend, IN, US
- Phone
- (574) 234-6000
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,324,760
- Expenses
- $647,490
- Assets
- $1,020,256
- Liabilities
- $13,279
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- TONY KRAMER (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JOE CATALDO (TREASURER)
- MIKE COYNE (CONFERENCE P)
- CATHY DAY (AT-LARGE)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph County serves people living in poverty in Northern Indiana through programs intended to relieve emergencies, to provide support, and to encourage self-sufficiency. Our service is centered around honoring the dignity of the human person. We strive to see the face of Christ in everyone we serve and in each other.
What it reported doing in 2024
These expenses account for the direct costs incurred to provide charitable services to the needy of st. Joseph county, Indiana. These expenses include financial assistance for help with rent and utilities, food purchased to distribute to the hungry and the material giveaway program that allows those in need to receive clothing, furniture and other household goods, free of charge. Also included is the organization's annual christmas program which provides christmas food and toys to nearly 1,461 families annually. In total, nearly 44,370 st. Joseph county residents benefited from the works of the society during the last fiscal year.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 62% for direct work, and 38% for grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 64
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 78
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 64.7%; rating input score 65
- Program expense ratio: 73.9%; rating input score 74
- Fundraising efficiency: $8.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 23rd 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: 51.1%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.58; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -24.3% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -14.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 64.7% of revenue deployed · 73.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $479K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 31/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.