District Council of Madison
Also known as Society of St Vincent de Paul
District Council of Madison reported $13.9 million in revenue and $12.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.77 went to program services, $11.53 to management and general costs and $2.70 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $125,355 (CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 58% 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 $12MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $14MOther revenue was negative: −$76,022. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.8% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.7% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $125,355 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.03% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 22.3 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseOur seven dane county thrift stores, together with the central processing center that distributes goods to them, provide the largest share of funding for our mission of helping neighbors in need. These funds are the net revenue produced from our stores' sales of donated, gently used goods including clothing, shoes, furniture, housewares, books and more. These goods are received at each store, through home pick-up by our trucking fleet, and collection at several local drop box sites. Our stores also provide direct charity to local people in need through a voucher system; clients who have been…
The center for vincentian charity in madison houses our administrative offices and our two largest programs, the food pantry and charitable pharmacy. The center's staff also arranges for home visits by our members throughout the county to help determine the needs of households requesting assistance and to bring the society's resources to bear on the poverty we encounter. During this 2024/25 fiscal year, our center's food pantry provided local households with food valued at $4,007,996. During this year, our service center staff and volunteers assisted dane county households with 112,841 people…
Additional programs of assistance include utility assistance in partnership with madison gas & electric, and our seton program. Through the program with mg&e, we cover the cost of overdue utilities for households facing shut-offs, during this 2024/25 fiscal year valued at $73,866. The seton program, gives wraparound case management support to newly housed families which had been homeless, and provides financial assistance to cover expenses outside their budgets. Because these families pay more than half their income in rent, they struggle to meet other needs like car repairs, education and…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,355 | $0 | $0 | $125,355 |
| ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $116,268 | $0 | $0 | $116,268 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,113 | $0 | $0 | $115,113 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RETAIL OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,476 | $0 | $0 | $101,476 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from District Council of Madison (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $131K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b9 · 9 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- 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 4Yes
- 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 5404
- Volunteers Part I, line 6493
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to District Council of Madison totaling $3,200 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 District Council of Madison's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, District Council of Madison reported that 85.8% of its $12.2 million in expenses went to program services, 11.5% to management and general and 2.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does District Council of Madison pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation District Council of Madison reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $125,355, for the role of CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does District Council of Madison get its money?
Of $13.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 97.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is District Council of Madison a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 39-0824876 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 202630909349301813 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202521499349301567 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202421159349301512 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202330599349301138 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202240499349301024 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202130409349300413 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 39-0824876: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.