Charity Impact Media

Home › Unclassified

Holy Cross Services

Saginaw, MI · EIN 38-1368326 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Holy Cross Services reported $11.6 million in revenue and $12.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $76.15 went to program services, $20.69 to management and general costs and $3.16 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 52.5% of the total. Government grants made up 17.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $156,033 (FORMER CEO (LEFT 11/24)). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 42% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12M

For 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

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
76.1%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
20.7%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
3.2%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.10$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
33.0%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
17.2%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
52.5%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$156,033$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.29%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.66.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
19 of 19100.0%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$3.1M expenses · 33.9% of program spending · grants $8,168 · revenue $6.1M

Family care and engagement - this includes the independent living program, foster care, adoption, parent partner, and in-home family services

$90,063 expenses · 1.0% of program spending · grants $694

Residential and family healing - this includes two youth homes corcoran and st. Vincent's plus education for the residents

$2.8M expenses · 30.1% of program spending · grants $212K

Shelter and community care -this includes the new hope community center's veteran's and emergency shelter program and the hotel program

$3.2M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
FORMER CEO (LEFT 11/24)
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$152,561$0$3,472$156,033
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$129,607$0$2,610$132,217
CHIEF CLINICAL SERVICES
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$102,694$0$2,168$104,862

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Holy Cross Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $307K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$12M$12M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$12M$12M76.1%$4.6M$156,033
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$19M78.0%$5.1M$124,677
FY2023 ⓘ$17M$18M78.5%$7.3M$173,280
FY2022 (amended) ⓘ$14M$15M78.6%$7.6M$198,514
FY2021 ⓘ$23M$19M81.3%$8.4M$188,714
FY2020 ⓘ$20M$21M81.1%$5.2M$187,827

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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–1b19 · 19 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 5345
  • Volunteers Part I, line 619

Private foundation grants it received

10 private foundations reported grants to Holy Cross Services totaling $81,632 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Holy Cross Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Holy Cross Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Similar-sized charities in this cause

All unclassified charities · Largest charities in Michigan

Questions people ask

How much of Holy Cross Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Holy Cross Services reported that 76.1% of its $12.1 million in expenses went to program services, 20.7% to management and general and 3.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Holy Cross Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Holy Cross Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $156,033, for the role of FORMER CEO (LEFT 11/24) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Holy Cross Services get its money?

Of $11.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 33.0% came from contributions and grants (including 17.2% from government grants) and 52.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Holy Cross Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-1368326 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202602259349301030 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512249349300416 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442269349301364 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 (amended), object 202302279349303565 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242279349301434 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132259349302333 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-1368326: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.