Catholic Charities Foundation
Catholic Charities Foundation is a public charity based in St. Louis, Missouri, formed in 1983. It provides financial support to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, its ministries, and other nonprofit social-service entities to advance their programs and missions.
Catholic Charities Foundation at a glance
In short: Catholic Charities Foundation gave $1.5M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $745K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,490,806
- -9.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $745,403
- +80.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $745,403
- Total assets
- $20,542,577
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Catholic Charities Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 4445 Lindell Blvd, St Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 367-5500
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Catholic Charities Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Louis ($1.0M). Together the top 2 received $1.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 14 grants of 37 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Both grants reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Catholic Charities Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2023) to $1.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Louis St. Louis, MO | Support Their Mission and Programs | $1,000,206 |
| St Francis Community Services St. Louis, MO | Support Their Mission and Programs | $490,600 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20,542,577 | $8,667,177 | $7,519,884 | $1,490,806 | 2 | $1,560,214 |
| 2024 | $19,303,941 | $6,463,527 | $7,542,398 | $1,653,651 | 4 | $500,438 |
| 2023 | $19,016,700 | $5,192,995 | $6,224,129 | $1,297,315 | 9 | $-94,114 |
| 2022 | $17,905,767 | $7,836,283 | $6,340,914 | $1,316,573 | 10 | $488,052 |
| 2021 | $19,398,065 | $8,741,371 | $6,322,373 | $1,717,599 | 12 | $357,853 |
| 2020 | $16,153,062 | $7,099,684 | $7,031,188 | $1,639,067 | 10 | $337,180 |
| 2019 | $15,478,642 | $8,605,981 | $6,671,681 | $1,446,825 | 13 | $274,906 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states that its mission is to provide financial support to the ministry of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and other nonprofit social-service entities. It makes funding available for ministry grants, subsidies, and lines of credit under formal policies and prescribed calculations.
LAMP’s stated program focus is bridging cultural and linguistic divides through interpreting, translation, and related education. In fiscal year 2025, LAMP served 31,820 people, provided more than 625 hours of pro bono interpreting, and trained 22 interpreters in its Bridging the Gap cross-cultural health-care program.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported two grants totaling $1,490,806. The median grant was $745,403; grants ranged from $490,600 to $1,000,206. Both reported recipients were members of the Catholic Charities Federation. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis received $1,000,206, and St. Francis Community Services received $490,600; both grants were for “support their mission and programs.”
St. Francis Community Services describes its mission as empowering low-income multicultural individuals and families through educational opportunities, holistic services, and legal aid. The foundation’s filing states that its grantees provide monthly financial information to the management of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jared Bryson as president; John Ferrara as chief financial officer; Brent Jackson as vice president of philanthropy; and Eduardo Vera as executive director of LAMP. It lists Halpin J. Burke as board chair, Patrick McCruden as board vice chair, Deborah Vogt as board treasurer, and Brian M. Davies as board secretary. Ryan Beckmann and Olivia Davila are also listed as board members; Davila’s listing is effective August 2024.
Catholic Charities Foundation is led by Eduardo Vera, Executive Director of Lamp on every filing since 2019; 1 of 25 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eduardo Vera
Executive Director of Lamp
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$81K (2021) → $94K (2025)
Jared Bryson
President
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Halpin J. Burke
Board Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Vogt
Board Treasurer
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2023
Board Chair → Board Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa McAleenan
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick McCruden
Board Vice Chair
Board Member → Board Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Vest
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Norman
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian M. Davies
Board Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Board Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Graiff
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Jackson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Green
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Feder
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Father Scott Scheiderer
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Zychinksi
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Beckmann
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Jones
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Ferrara
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Nowak
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Fronckiewicz Elsner
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brent Jackson
Vice President of Philanthropy
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Journagan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Olivia Davila
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Degnan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Maynard
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Brian Thouvenot (2019–2024) — Chief Community Officer
- Former: Christian Delaney Clement (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Laura Ng (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Kacich (2021–2024) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Teresa Santiago-Turner (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Alicia Franckiewicz-Elsner (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Edward Puzzella (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Siedband (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Matthew Nordmann (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Patricia Hughes (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Theresa Ruzicka (2019–2023) — Consultant
- Former: Louis Damani Jones (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Alice Prince (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Elizabeth Grimes (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Zychinski (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Scheiderer (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Douglas Rothermich (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kathy Surratt-States (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Mark Dunn (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Vogt (2019–2021) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Phillandas Thompson (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Thomas Gregory (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Timothy Thompson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Joseph Holland II (2019–2020) — Chairman
- Former: Mark Dorsey (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Dolan (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Gayle Shank (2019) — Chief Quality Officer
- Former: Gigi McKinzie (2019) — Board Member
- Former: John Ebeling (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Malcolm Briggs (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Wm Randolph Weber (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $94K, to Eduardo Vera (Executive Director of Lamp).
Frequently asked questions about Catholic Charities Foundation
How much does Catholic Charities Foundation give each year?
Catholic Charities Foundation gave $1.5M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 4 grants.
How large is Catholic Charities Foundation?
Catholic Charities Foundation reported $20.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.7M.
What does Catholic Charities Foundation fund?
The foundation states that its mission is to provide financial support to the ministry of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and other nonprofit social-service entities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Catholic Charities Foundation?
Catholic Charities Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Catholic Charities Foundation make grants?
Both grants reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Missouri.
What is Catholic Charities Foundation's EIN?
Catholic Charities Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1307878. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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