Illinois · Nonprofit
CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION
CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION (Illinois) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,340,110 to it, the largest being THE JAMES & LORRAINE ZERRUSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($7,270,050). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.4M
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $7.3M
- Net assets
- $224k
What Catholic Campus Ministries Inc D/B/A Newman Connection does
Mission
Supports newman centers and campus ministry programs at educational institutions throughout the united states.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Outreach - newman connection leads a national effort to ensure that every student is personally connected to catholic community before leaving home. Through its faith forward initiative, the organization works with catholic high schools, parishes, dioceses, and families to identify graduating seniors and connect them to campus ministries, faith-based mentors, and catholic community at their destination.this work focuses on early, intentional connectionensuring students are known, welcomed, and expected before arriving on campus or entering military service. By building a coordinated national network, the organization simplifies and scales the process of connecting students to catholic community at one of the most critical moments in their lives.
$780,908 spent54% of program spendingThe organization equips campus ministers and ministry leaders with the tools, resources, and strategies needed to build strong, relational catholic communities. This includes providing access to digital platforms, training, and proven outreach models that help leaders move students from initial interest to authentic belonging.central to this work is enabling immediate, personal connection. Through tools such as called llc's app and structured outreach strategies, ministry leaders can engage students as soon as they express interestoften before they arrive on campus. In 2025, the organization also introduced a national campus ministry scorecard to provide visibility into the impact of campus ministry nationwide, highlight best practices, and strengthen the effectiveness of ministries serving young adults. Together, these efforts ensure that campus ministries are equipped to consistently connect, engage, and support students during one of the most critical transitions of their lives.the organization measures success by the number of students who arrive at their next stage of life already connected to catholic communityknown, welcomed, and engaged before drift begins.
$658,539 spent46% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,439,447.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $28k to $963k (+3299%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
99% of CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (90% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
William Zerrusen
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $25k → $1.1M.
From the IRS filings of CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 75% · 2020 100% · 2021 98% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
99% of CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION has grown faster than half of the 1,211 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,211 religion nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
11%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Called LLC · partnership
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION?
- CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION (Illinois) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,340,110 to it, the largest being THE JAMES & LORRAINE ZERRUSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($7,270,050). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $7,340,110 in grants to CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION?
- THE JAMES & LORRAINE ZERRUSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $7,270,050 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC D/B/A NEWMAN CONNECTION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing