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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2025 Expires: February 2027

Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

435 E Broadway
Louisville, KY, 40202-1705

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Catholic Charities of Louisville serves people in need, especially the poor and oppressed. Consistent with the principles of Catholic social teaching, it builds bridges of hope, mercy, and justice as it accompanies struggling families and individuals to greater self-sufficiency, one relationship at a time. It collaborates and advocates for necessary changes in social policy. It calls the local Catholic Church and others of goodwill to engage in acts of mercy and justice. It supports and resources its 110 parishes to expand this work across the Archdiocese of Louisville.

Year, State Incorporated:
1992, KY

Catholic Charities of Louisville responds to the needs of Louisville and Central Kentucky through a variety of programs which seek to welcome, empower, and strengthen the individuals, families, and communities it serves. It welcomes by extending resettlement services, statewide administration of federal funds for refugees, and legal services through its Migration and Refugee Services, Kentucky Office for Refugees, and Immigration Legal Services programs. It empowers by offering interpreters and translations, culinary arts training, community gardening, and parish collaborations through its Language Services, Common Table, Common Earth Gardens, and Advocacy and Education programs. It strengthens by providing direct aid to families in need, servicing victims of human trafficking and training first responders, counseling and educating expecting and new parents, advocating for residents in long-term care facilities, and assisting with re-entry through its Sister Visitor Center, Bakhita Empowerment Initiative, Mother-Infant Care, Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and Prison and Jail Ministry programs. These services are the extension of Catholic Charities of Louisville’s Mission and Values, which emphasize the dignity of every human being and ensure services are provided to those in need regardless of race, religion, or socio-economic background.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc's program expenses were:

Refugee programs $62,015,328
Case management services $3,486,691
Social enterprises $2,831,195
Catholic identity and external relations $177,756
Total Program Expenses $68,510,970

Chief Executive
Lisa DeJaco Crutcher, CEO

Chair of the Board
Mr. Paul Burke

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Financial Advisor, Burke Financial Services

Board Size
21

Paid Staff Size
165

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 1.03%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Refugee program grants $62,604,625
In-kind revenue $1,743,814
Program fee income $1,514,835
Donations and bequests $1,353,230
Other grants $1,088,948
Contributions from Archdiocese of Louisville $1,000,000
Investment return, net $195,416
Capital campaign contributions $98,201
Distributions from trusts $54,665
Miscellaneous income $36,880
Loss on disposal of property $-184,882
Total Income $69,505,732

Programs: 98% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 1%

Total Income $69,505,732
Total expenses: $69,590,795
  Program expenses $68,510,970
  Fundraising expenses $678,444
  Administrative expenses $401,381
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-85,063
Beginning Net Assets $10,891,174
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $10,806,111
Total Liabilities $7,411,166
Total Assets $18,217,277
Ending net assets as reported above include $8,477,894 without donor restrictions and $2,328,217 with donor restrictions.

Total net assets as reported above include $9,086,512 in property and equipment.

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