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Catholic Charities of South Carolina

Public charity · Grantmaker Charleston, SC EIN: 57-0314369 Website

Informed and inspired through the mission of the church, Catholic Charities of South Carolina promotes dignity, ministers to the spiritual and physical needs of those under our care, and acts to break the cycle of poverty in the palmetto state. In god, all things are possible.

Catholic Charities of South Carolina at a glance

Total assets
$5,524,179
-6.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,407,370
-25.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$196,263
+636.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,432,739
-13.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Catholic Charities of South Carolina funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Moncks CornerGoose CreekNorth CharlestonSummerville

How Catholic Charities of South Carolina gives

  • Giving fell 58% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K3 grants2019 3 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2023) to $78K (2024). In 2024 it reported $78K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Philip Benizi Moncks Corner, SCcharitable support$13,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$5,524,179$3,407,370$3,432,739——$196,263
2024$5,897,327$4,542,350$3,966,429$78,442Total only$26,633
2023$4,588,875$3,780,178$3,718,039$13,0001$81,090
2022$4,146,925$3,946,602$3,977,828$38,5004$172,473
2021$4,510,277$4,048,167$3,507,286$46,5004$150,557
2020$3,691,903$3,544,356$3,624,475$31,0003$61,671
2019$3,692,745$4,554,299$4,143,392$30,0003$39,308

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Catholic Charities of South Carolina

Based on IRS filings

Catholic Charities of South Carolina is a public charity, based in Charleston, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $196K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Catholic Charities of South Carolina is led by Lydia Doyle, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lydia Doyle

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reverend Gregory Wilson

    Vicar General - President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhett Young

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune

    Bishop of Charleston & Chair of the Board

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mavis Huger

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Estevez

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Mazzawi

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey Vann

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Acquilano

    COO

    Board Member → COO, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Munafo

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Father Lee Bultman

    Chaplain

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Msgr Anthony Droze (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Most Rev Jacque Fabre Jeune Cs (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Msgr Richard Harris (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Gregory Wilson (2023) — Chair
  • Former: James Kaiser (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Erena Allen (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Most Rev Robert E. Guglielmone (2019–2021) — President & Bishop of Charleston
  • Former: Craig Hamilton (2021) — Director
  • Former: Deacon Gabriel Cuervo (2019–2020) — Director of Field Operations
  • Former: Deacon Peter Curcio (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Tony Boor (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Bette Ross (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Gustavo Valdez (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: John Barker (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Margie Tomczak (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Terri Brisson (2019) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Terri Decenzo (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Wade McDaniel Sr. (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.

Frequently asked questions about Catholic Charities of South Carolina

How large is Catholic Charities of South Carolina?

Catholic Charities of South Carolina reported $5.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.4M.

Where does Catholic Charities of South Carolina operate?

Catholic Charities of South Carolina has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Catholic Charities of South Carolina's EIN?

Catholic Charities of South Carolina's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0314369. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 7, 2023)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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