California · Nonprofit
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno (California) receives grants from 37 organizations whose IRS filings report $14,246,521 to it, the largest being CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA ($11,515,183). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $10M
- Funders on record
- 37
- Grants received
- $14M
- Net assets
- $8.9M
What Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno does
Mission
Respecting the presence of God among us, we serve, advocate for and empower those in need. In carrying out the social mission of the Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Fresno, the Organization provides food, clothing, housing support, crisis assistance and comfort to low income families and individuals throughout the 8 county San Joaquin Valley.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Social Services - The Social Service Programs at Catholic Charities are available to families or individuals who have either had an unexpected crisis occur (i.e. COVID-19 closures/lost job) and/or those who fall at or below the federal poverty income guidelines. All individuals or families in crisis seeking assistance meet with a Catholic Charities representative to conduct an initial needs assessment to determine the best course of action to assist the entire family unit. These service areas usually fall under the following service related categories: food, clothing, rental assistance, utility assistance, enhanced care management, as well as access to state and federal programs including: CAL Fresh (food stamp) enrollment and renewal assistance, reduced-fee DMV ID vouchers and enrollment in the PG&E Care program.
$7,702,889 spent$644,082 earned by the program82% of program spendingThe Workforce Development program serves individuals facing barriers to employment, including those with limited work history, low income, or other obstacles to stable employment. The program provides paid job readiness training, case management, and employment placement assistance. Services include workforce preparation, soft skills training, resume and interview support, wraparound support services, and childcare assistance to promote program participation and employment retention. Participants receive individualized support to address barriers and connect to community resources and employment opportunities.
$1,292,524 spent14% of program spendingSenior Companion Program - The Senior Companion Program provides senior companions (volunteers age 55 and over) who provide assistance and companionship to seniors who have difficulty with their daily living tasks. Companions provide assistance to the elderly and allow them to continue living independently in their own homes instead of moving into institutional care. Eligible senior companions earn a small tax-free stipend to cover the cost of serving. They also receive reimbursement for transportation, an annual physical examination, and supplemental accident and liability coverage while they are serving.
$451,586 spent5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $9,446,999.
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 2021 to 2022, from $11M to $8.6M (−18%).
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 11% · 2018 13% · 2019 13% · 2020 12% · 2021 24% · 2022 33% · 2023 38% · 2024 33% · 2025 34%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
86% of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
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.
Board chair
Don Parreira
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $103k → $2.8M.
13 of 37 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 10% 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 the Diocese of Fresno’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 37 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 the Diocese of Fresno leans on a few funders — its largest provides 81% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
95% 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 the Diocese of Fresno.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 51% · 2018 39% · 2019 39% · 2020 27% · 2021 48% · 2022 67% · 2023 88% — growing more concentrated.
“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
44% of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 54% 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
98% of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 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 the Diocese of Fresno is better cushioned than half of the 2,297 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $4.6M on record.
- Corporation for National and Community Service$4.6M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno
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
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
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
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno?
- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno (California) receives grants from 37 organizations whose IRS filings report $14,246,521 to it, the largest being CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA ($11,515,183). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno have?
- IRS filings report 37 organizations giving $14,246,521 in grants to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno, 20 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno?
- CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CALIFORNIA is the largest funder on record, with $11,515,183 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno 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.
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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 37 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