Texas · Nonprofit
Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas
Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas (Texas) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,649,495 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF BEAUMONT & NORTH JEFFERSON COUNTY ($943,802). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.0M
- Funders on record
- 36
- Grants received
- $3.6M
- Net assets
- $8.0M
What Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas does
Mission
People of faith responding to needs by serving, teaching, building community and preserving the dignity of individuals and families in Southeast Texas.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Market to HOPE (Help Other People Eat) is a client choice food pantry which allows individuals and families who are seeking food assistance to shop and select food items most appropriate for their cultural preferences and dietary restrictions, thereby honoring each person's dignity.
$883,471 spentof which $398,029 as grants$567,958 earned by the program35% of program spendingHome Matters provides support to help individuals and families achieve greater self-sufficiency and stability. Our services include rental housing counseling, financial assistance for rent, utilities, and food, and free income tax preparation. We also offer disaster relief services to address both immediate needs and long-term recovery efforts following hurricanes, tornadoes, and other severe weather events.
$489,095 spentof which $186,855 as grants$241,999 earned by the program20% of program spendingHospitality Center provides a clean, safe and dignified environment where those with limited resources have access to a hearty, midday meal every day of the year.
$289,687 spentof which $626 as grants$217,372 earned by the program12% of program spendingImmigration Services Program is the only nonprofit in our region that is recognized by the Department of Justice as a qualified provider of immigration legal services such as family visa petitions, naturalization applications, and self-petitions for battered immigrants.
$273,214 spent$143,540 earned by the program11% of program spendingCounseling Services provides English and Spanish language counseling and support to individuals and families experiencing emotional and mental distress. The program also offers counseling to women experiencing emotional distress due to an unplanned pregnancy.
$230,093 spent$17,805 earned by the program9% of program spendingThe Thrift Barn began operations in July 2024 and provides affordable clothing, furniture, and housewares to unique vintage treasures. By choosing The Thrift Barn, supporters join a mission to reduce, reuse, and resale - a practical expression of stewardship of Gods creation and a powerful way to care for your community.
$147,669 spent$44,582 earned by the program6% of program spendingElijahs Place provides ongoing child grief support to children ages 5-18 who have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. The program also offers childhood bereavement education for adults working with children in schools, churches, and community organizations.
$135,369 spent$13,000 earned by the program5% of program spendingRevenues comprised of operating revenues for the agency that are not specifically identified with any particular program. Expenses comprised of the allocable cost pool which includes costs of services provided by the agency on a centralized basis to its programs.
$41,798 spentof which $41,800 as grants$214,454 earned by the program2% of program spending
The 8 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,490,396.
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 2017 to 2018, from $4.0M to $6.8M (+68%).
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: 2020 6% · 2021 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
54% of Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 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
Carolyn R Fernandez
President & CEO
Board chair
Meagan Duplissey
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 9 funders to 14 funders, grant income fell $412k → $388k.
12 of 36 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 19% 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 Southeast Texas’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 36 funders by total. 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 Southeast Texas has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 26% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
91% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 41% · 2018 41% · 2019 72% · 2020 34% · 2021 24% · 2022 38% · 2023 26% — diversifying over time.
“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
45% of Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas'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
94% of Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $693k arriving through sponsors registered in 9 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.
Against its field
Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 6,891 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,891 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas
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 Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas?
- Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas (Texas) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,649,495 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF BEAUMONT & NORTH JEFFERSON COUNTY ($943,802). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas have?
- IRS filings report 36 organizations giving $3,649,495 in grants to Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas, 18 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas?
- UNITED WAY OF BEAUMONT & NORTH JEFFERSON COUNTY is the largest funder on record, with $943,802 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. 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 36 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