Ohio · Nonprofit
THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE
THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE (Ohio) receives grants from 179 organizations whose IRS filings report $23,618,397 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($3,831,421). 118 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 70% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $28M
- Funders on record
- 179
- Grants received
- $24M
- Net assets
- $45M
What The Dynamic Catholic Institute does
Mission
The dynamic catholic mission is to re-energize the catholic church in america by developing world-class resources that inspire people to rediscover the genius of catholicism.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Evangelization program:dynamic catholic's parish book program is the #1 evangelization program in america. Every christmas and easter, 32% of the people who come to church are there for the only time all year. Because we believe the right book at the right time changes lives, we created the parish book program to help parishes that want to do something about this. Books are powerful. We give parishes the opportunity to purchase bulk quantities of amazing books at incredibly low prices. Each year, the titles offered through this program are intentionally selected and designed to invite and inspire people with content that is written just for them. Since this initiative began, 10,000 parishes have partnered with dynamic catholic to give out over 65 million books books that have touched the lives of countless people. These parishes have been impacted as well with increased participation in the mass and greater financial giving by their parishioners. Drawing on what we know from experience with the parish book program about the right book, dynamic catholic has innovated two other large-scale evangelization programs: the holy moments movement and eucharistic consecration. The goal of…
$10,214,320 spent$2,336,642 earned by the program77% of program spendingCatholic moments:another way dynamic catholic is working to re-energize the catholic church is through our catholic moments programs. By leveraging the 10 most important moments in the life of every catholic, we are giving individuals and parishes the best resources for sharing and living the faith. We are also committed to making them available as inexpensively as possible, because what good are the best resources in the world if catholics and their parishes can't afford them? Catholic moments programs currently available to individuals and parishes include: decision point, the most popular confirmation program in america; blessed, the most engaging and effective first communion and first reconciliation program; best lent ever and best advent ever, which help over a million catholics prepare for christmas and easter every year; better together for marriage preparation and enrichment; starting point for baptism; and no regrets, a revolutionary new program for making the most of the fourth quarter of life. In 2024, dynamic catholic began development of our next catholic moment, people of the eucharist, which promises that people will never again say they get bored at mass. The…
$1,667,791 spent$466,240 earned by the program13% of program spendingEvents and pilgrimages:life is a pilgrimage, but sometimes you need a pilgrimage to discover life. 89% of catholics describe an event or experience as the trigger of their new spiritual commitment. For over 15 years, dynamic catholic has been hosting pilgrimages to some of the most spiritual and impactful sites around the world such as the holy land, fatima and lourdes, medjugorje, ireland, greece, and italy. At dynamic catholic, we are passionate about creating and delivering life-changing experiences that help people see their lives and faith in a whole new way.
$1,177,573 spent$1,136,790 earned by the program9% of program spendingOther:we are constantly striving to create and share game-changers for catholics and their parishes. Beyond those mentioned above, other resources we have innovated and distributed include the following: feed your soul, weekly video reflections on the upcoming sunday's gospel reading; welcome, a life-changing parish retreat experience (formerly known as christ renews his parish); the prayer process; the mass journal; the turning point and genesis bible studies; and hundreds of other resources available on our website. More than three million people visit dynamiccatholic.com each month, and it is our goal to meet each of them where they are and help them take their next step toward god. To reach those who may not otherwise encounter dynamic catholic's life-changing content, hundreds of videos supplementing and expanding on many of dynamic catholic's most popular books and programs are available on dynamic catholic's youtube channels. Currently, video content on youtube encompasses a wide array of topics including daily and sunday gospel reflections, divine mercy, eucharistic consecration, holy moments, and much more. New and innovative content is continuously being created and…
$140,071 spent$64,118 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $13,199,755.
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 2020 to 2021, from $38M to $46M (+22%).
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 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
84% of THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (84% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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
Matthew Kelly
CEO
Board chair
Patrick Burke
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 41 funders to 89 funders, grant income rose $1.0M → $4.1M.
65 of 179 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 70% 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 THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 179 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
THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
74% 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 THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 39% · 2018 30% · 2019 27% · 2020 31% · 2021 21% · 2022 27% · 2023 24% — 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
56% of THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 66% 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
70% of THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE'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 $7.0M that is directly attributable, 90% of it comes from funders outside Ohio, across 31 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $17M arriving through sponsors registered in 27 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
THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 249 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 249 religion nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE
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 Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
59% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 29 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Eucalyptus Media Group Inc · corp_trust
- Floyd Consulting · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE?
- THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE (Ohio) receives grants from 179 organizations whose IRS filings report $23,618,397 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($3,831,421). 118 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 70% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE have?
- IRS filings report 179 organizations giving $23,618,397 in grants to THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE, 118 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $3,831,421 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 179 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing