California · Nonprofit
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA (California) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,887,772 to it, the largest being THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION ($1,525,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $39M
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $1.9M
- Net assets
- $6.2M
What Catholic Charities of California does
Mission
To promote the social welfare of california, with particular regard for the poor and marginalized, through the thirteen diocesan catholic charities agencies.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Disaster case management program (dcmp) - the organization has contracted with the california department of social services to provide disaster case management services to californians eligible for federal assistance pursuant to the disaster relief and emergency assistance act administered by the u.s. Department of homeland security federal emergency management agency (fema). Emergency preparedness - the organization has contracted with the california office of emergency services to implement tailored emergency preparedness strategies by providing public outreach, education, training and resources to vulnerable and diverse populations.
$14,462,410 spentof which $13,240,695 as grants40% of program spendingImmigration legal services - the organization has contracted with the california department of social services to provide immigration legal services. The unaccompanied undocumented minor (uum) legal services program provides legal services to youth released into the custody of a sponsor by the federal office of refugee resettlement (orr). This program provides funding to the board of immigration appeals accredited local agencies to represent uums in specific types of judicial and administrative immigration proceedings, including asylum, u-visa, t-visa, and sijs. The immigration services program (isp) provides an array of immigration legal services which include daca application and renewal services, naturalization application services, other immigration remedy services (affirmative legal remedies), and education and outreach.
$11,444,742 spentof which $11,029,046 as grants31% of program spendingNutrition outreach and education - the organization has contracted with the us department of agriculture and california department of social services to provide cal fresh outreach and snap-ed nutrition education to eligible californians. Outreach services assist eligible households to enroll in and maintain cal fresh benefits. Snap-ed services help to improve the health and well-being of qualified households and individuals by providing them with additional resources and education to meet their nutritional needs.
$10,398,529 spentof which $9,158,836 as grants29% of program spendingCatholic Charities of California, inc. Represents the 13 local catholic charities organizations in california at the state level. Every year, these organizations provide professional social services to more than 1.5 million californians who need help. It is the single point of contact for these organizations with state officials, legislators, foundations, and other statewide and national organizations. Catholic Charities of California, inc., applies for funding on behalf of these local organizations and leads administration of regional and statewide programs. It provides technical assistance and leadership in developing model programs and facilitates collaboration and networking among these local organizations.
$161,305 spentof which $112,539 as grants0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $36,466,986.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $15M to $20M (+32%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 98% · 2018 99% · 2019 98% · 2020 99% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% · 2024 99% · 2025 99%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 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
Shannon Lahey
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 3 funders, grant income fell $812k → $251k.
3 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA’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 CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 81% of grant income and the top three 95%; 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 99% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 55% · 2022 100% · 2023 99% — 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.
How long its funders stay
20% of CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
91% of CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $31k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Organizations like CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA
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 California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
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
- Catholic Charities of Ca United · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA?
- CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA (California) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,887,772 to it, the largest being THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION ($1,525,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $1,887,772 in grants to CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA?
- THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,525,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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 8 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