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Santa Verena Charity
Santa Verena Charity reported $10.4 million in revenue and $10.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.01 went to program services, $0.40 to management and general costs and $0.59 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Revenue rose 58% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.0% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.4% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 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 expenseChristian Family Sponsorship CFS This program provides regular financial support to families in need in Egypt. The service is available to the poorest of the poor and it helps to provide families with the access to meet their basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, health and education. It pairs up a Christian family in Egypt with a donor from the United States based on their level of need. The donor commits to making monthly payments to meet these needs. The program undergoes periodic assessments to help make decisions on the eligibility of beneficiary families and to follow up on their…
1- Good Samaritan - This is a small loan funding program that is intended to help individuals and families in Egypt to start small businesses in order to secure a steady income. Borrowers apply for small non-interest bearing loans. Their proposals are then evaluated, and successful applicants receive the loan. They are usually granted a short grace period before they start to repay their loans. Repaid premiums circulate into a revolving fund to create opportunities for others. 2- Diocesan Development Projects These are community development projects that are implemented in partnership with…
AGAPE Love Program This program is designed to respond to the needs of individuals and families in crisis situations. The program is mainly focused on Egypt to help the poorest families and individuals in cases of violence, illness, medical treatments such as kidney transplants and surgeries, housing, paying for marriage expenses, education, etc
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–1b5 · 5 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Santa Verena Charity totaling $15,037 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 Santa Verena Charity's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Santa Verena Charity, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Santa Verena Charity's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Santa Verena Charity reported that 99.0% of its $10.9 million in expenses went to program services, 0.4% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Santa Verena Charity get its money?
Of $10.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Santa Verena Charity a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-4719735 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 202611339349305661 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523149349302937 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442549349302014 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333109349302823 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203109349300330 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132149349301258 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031339349300003 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-4719735: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.