Catholic Charities of Los Angeles
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles reported $72.3 million in revenue and $65.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.45 went to program services, $7.11 to management and general costs and $1.44 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 70.5% of the total. Government grants made up 33.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $242,625 (DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATION). 26 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 25% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $65MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $72MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.5% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.4% | 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 | 70.5% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 33.6% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 25.3% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $242,625 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.37% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 26 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 79.7 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 33 of 35 | 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 expenseCommunity centers: ccla has community centers at 20 strategically located sites. They are the first point of help for people in need. The centers offer supportive services aimed at breaking cycles of poverty and homelessness in communities. In addition to emergency disaster services and basic needs services such as providing food, clothing, rent, and utilities payments, the centers deliver lifechanging services, including: job training, english as a second language, financial literacy, and ged preparation
The shelter programs of Catholic Charities are aimed at ending homelessness and stabilizing clients' lives through housing, employment and supportive services. They are designed to move clients from "in crisis" situations to safe and stable housing. Individuls are offered a safe haven and the tools needed to lead self sufficient lives. Four emergency and transitional housing programs/education based shelters are operated through the good shepherd center and solely serve women and women with children who are healing from domestic violence. * languille emergency shelter * farley house * hawkes…
Immigration and refugees ccla: began providing immigration assistance after world war ii with the restatement of hungarian refugees in Los Angeles. Today, refugees come from a multitude of other countries including: iraq, iran, haiti, somalia, burma and both central and south america. We provide four main services: 1) employment support services and lifeskills workshops 2) refuee resettlement program (rrp) which offers an array of services such as job readiness workshops and esl classes to refugees 3) immigration services and 4) esperanza, which provides legal services such as special visas…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $209,402 | $0 | $33,223 | $242,625 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $178,899 | $0 | $42,069 | $220,968 |
| HUAMN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $158,850 | $0 | $14,930 | $173,780 |
| REGIONAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,332 | $0 | $21,821 | $160,153 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,371 | $0 | $8,245 | $145,616 |
| ASSISTANT CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $122,988 | $0 | $6,637 | $129,625 |
| EXEC VP Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $70,101 | $0 | $26,639 | $96,740 |
26 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Catholic Charities of Los Angeles (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $328K (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–1b35 · 33 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 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5487
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,133
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MERCURY RENTALS INC Demolition services | $955,438 |
| JYA PATROL Security guard services | $482,749 |
| KUNZIK AND SARA CONTRUCTION INC Construction services | $409,522 |
| ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC Professional services (consult, audit) | $334,930 |
| CENTURY GROUP PROFESSIONALS LLC Temporary services | $286,082 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 17 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
31 private foundations reported grants to Catholic Charities of Los Angeles totaling $1.7M 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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Every number above is copied from Catholic Charities of Los Angeles's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Catholic Charities of Los Angeles spent in FY2025, $91.45 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles reported that 91.5% of its $65.4 million in expenses went to program services, 7.1% to management and general and 1.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Catholic Charities of Los Angeles pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Catholic Charities of Los Angeles reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $242,625, for the role of DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATION (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Catholic Charities of Los Angeles get its money?
Of $72.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 70.5% came from contributions and grants (including 33.6% from government grants) and 25.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Catholic Charities of Los Angeles a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-1690973 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 June 30, 2025, object 202601339349307490 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349311361 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421359349306207 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349307636 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221319349306357 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349309501 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-1690973: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.