Massachusetts · Nonprofit
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER (Massachusetts) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $77,837 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF NORTH CENTRAL MASS INC ($50,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 64% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $827k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $78k
- Net assets
- $1.7M
What Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Worcester does
Mission
Inspired by gospel values, the society of st. Vincent de paul diocesan council of worcester is a catholic lay organization that leads men and women to join together and grow spiritually by offering person to person service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of our founder blessed frederic ozanam.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Rental assistance - we provide direct payments to landlords for individuals and families to obtain apartments or stay in their current homes and stop the eviction process. This fiscal year we helped 325 families.
$151,135 spentof which $151,135 as grants29% of program spendingUtilities assistance - we provide direct payments to utility companies for individuals and families to keep the heat and lights on. This fiscal year we assisted 680 families.
$105,257 spentof which $105,257 as grants20% of program spendingFood assistance - we provide food for individuals and families through st vincent de paul food banks, direct grocery shopping, food cards and transporting individual to local food banks. We provided this service to 4,058 individuals during the fiscal year.
$83,498 spentof which $83,498 as grants16% of program spendingThe organization provides assistance to individuals and families regarding other daily needs and expenses, including:clothing supplies & materials for families - the organization provides hats, boots, winter coats to individuals. During the fiscal year, we provided clothing items to over 279 individuals.family health allowances - the organization will provide families and individuals in need with assistance regarding health expenses. During fiscal year 2025, 88 families received assistance.vehicle & transportation assistance costs for families - the organization assists individuals/families with vehicle and transportation assistance. This includes providing gas cards to individuals in need to help allow them to get to and from work, assistance with vehicle repair costs and assistance with downpayments for used vehicles. During fiscal year 2025, 277 families received assistance.
$85,131 spentof which $85,131 as grants16% of program spendingNational council of the united states society of st. Vincent de paul has a national disaster assistance charity, disaster services corporation (dsc). Our society of st. Vincent de paul diocesan council of worcester's local conferences will donate funds to dsc when there are major disasters around the country for which dsc requests assistance (e.g., hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados). Our local conferences make donations to dsc charity throughout the year. During fy2025, a total of $3,565 in donation assistance was made to dsc (https://www.svdpdisaster.org/about-us).
$3,565 spentof which $3,565 as grants1% of program spendingOur society of st. Vincent de paul diocesan council of worcester's local conferences donated funds to other organizations in and outside of massachusetts. During fy2025, the local conferences donated a total of $13,050 to other organizations.
$13,050 spentof which $13,050 as grants3% of program spendingOther programming expenses including outreach coordinator, program supplies, travel and other program administrative costs.
$78,957 spent15% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $520,593.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 $889k to $1.4M (+61%).
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.
81% of SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $46 → $38.
3 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 64% 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 SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 4 of 5 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
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER leans on a few funders — its largest provides 64% 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
86% 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 SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 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
64% of SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $28k that is directly attributable, 60% of it comes from Massachusetts funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $50k 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.
Against its field
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,334 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,334 religion nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER
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 Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
95% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER?
- SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER (Massachusetts) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $77,837 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF NORTH CENTRAL MASS INC ($50,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 64% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $77,837 in grants to SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER?
- UNITED WAY OF NORTH CENTRAL MASS INC is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF WORCESTER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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 2021–2025), 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