Our Lady of the Wayside
Our Lady of the Wayside reported $42.4 million in revenue and $41.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.30 went to program services, $10.23 to management and general costs and $1.47 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $504,849 (PRES/CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 36% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $42MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $42M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.82 $349K
- Program service revenue$98.79 $42M
- Other revenue$0.39 $169K
Investment income was negative: −$273K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.3% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $1.75 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.4% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $504,849 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.21% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe organization operates residential facilities for orthopedically handicapped, developmentally disabled persons and provides educational activities, vocational training and habilitative services to these individuals. Our Lady of the wayside enables individuals to excercise their right to a meaningful and productive life and seeks to develop programs and services to create that reality
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES/CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $470,475 | $0 | $34,374 | $504,849 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $197,676 | $0 | $22,425 | $220,101 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Our Lady of the Wayside (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $725K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5505
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Private foundation grants it received
13 private foundations reported grants to Our Lady of the Wayside totaling $70,098 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Our Lady of the Wayside's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Our Lady of the Wayside reported that 88.3% of its $41.7 million in expenses went to program services, 10.2% to management and general and 1.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Our Lady of the Wayside pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Our Lady of the Wayside reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $504,849, for the role of PRES/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Our Lady of the Wayside get its money?
Of $42.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.8% came from contributions and grants and 99.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Our Lady of the Wayside a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 34-1020957 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202621689349300307 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202521969349300637 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431569349300338 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341809349300619 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202231599349300213 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131739349301048 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013009349301521 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 34-1020957: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.