Catholic Social Services
Catholic Social Services (CSS) is a public charity based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and operates under the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Its programs assist people in need across the Philadelphia region, including its four surrounding counties. The organization describes a broad network of community-based and residential services for children, families, seniors, immigrants, people experiencing homelessness, and people with intellectual disabilities.
Catholic Social Services at a glance
In short: Catholic Social Services reported $3.3M in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $3,310,973 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $40,429,599
- +14.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $34,769,137
- +23.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,323,952
- -2.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $29,146,598
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Catholic Social Services
- Contact
Mailing address: 222 North 17Th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 587-3892
Website: https://cssphiladelphia.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Catholic Social Services funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
CSS describes its work as serving the Philadelphia community and Greater Philadelphia region, including Philadelphia and its four surrounding counties. Its COVID-19 response announcement refers to support across the five-county metropolitan area.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2021) to $3.3M (2025). In 2025 it reported $3.3M 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Siloam Wellness Philadelphia, PA | Community Based Services | $7,500 |
| Augustian Defenders Philadelphia, PA | Community Based Services | $7,500 |
| Pas-Recycle Works Philadelphia, PA | Community Based Services | $7,500 |
| Community Center Visitation Philadelphia, PA | Community Based Services | $7,500 |
| Religious of the Assumption Lansdale, PA | Community Based Services | $5,110 |
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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 | $40,429,599 | $34,769,137 | $29,146,598 | $3,310,973 | Total only | $2,323,952 |
| 2024 | $35,308,943 | $28,242,753 | $27,343,806 | — | — | $2,380,130 |
| 2023 | $33,744,886 | $26,156,027 | $25,186,540 | — | — | $1,343,160 |
| 2022 | $34,348,956 | $21,857,620 | $22,475,362 | — | — | $-2,062,391 |
| 2021 | $39,530,623 | $24,567,200 | $20,874,430 | $35,110 | 5 | $3,419,881 |
| 2020 | $39,808,791 | $21,099,441 | $31,137,111 | $74,000 | 7 | $934,271 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
CSS states that its mission is to continue the work of Jesus by affirming, assisting, and advocating for individuals, families, and communities. Its website describes a commitment to serving people of all faiths, races, ages, ethnicities, and life circumstances, with emphasis on the dignity and well-being of people in need.
The organization’s website groups its services into areas that include pregnancy support, housing and homelessness, senior services, food, education, parents and children, youth, foster care and adoption, counseling, immigration, community programs, and services for people with intellectual disabilities. Its 2024 filing describes Family Service Center activities such as rent, utility, and food assistance; benefits access; housing referrals; family strengthening; pregnancy and parenting support; after-school tutoring; subsidized preschool; school social workers; and immigration legal services and refugee assistance.
Grantmaking
The available filing data reports no grants for 2023, 2024, or 2025. The website describes donations to CSS programs and reports that CSS received a $150,000 grant from the Connelly Foundation for COVID-19-related support. That award was divided among three CSS service areas: $50,000 for programs serving adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, $50,000 for programs serving delinquent and dependent youth, and $50,000 for food programs. This was funding received by CSS, not a grant it made to outside organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Fr Robert Ianelli, Gertrude Thorne Jackson, Ursula Yau, Sr Mary Joan Jacobs, Mr Robert Macri, Ms Katrina Ernst, and MrMatthew Aaron as members of the Board of Directors. John J McIntyre is listed as President of the Board, Heather Huot as Executive Vice President, and Ms Maura Kelly as Treasurer.
Catholic Social Services is led by John J McIntyre, President of Board on every filing since 2020; 7 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John J McIntyre
President of Board
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Stoner
Director of Community Services
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$121K (2020) → $139K (2025)
James Black
Director of Youth Services
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$118K (2023) → $128K (2025)
Franz Fruehwald
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$160K (2020) → $183K (2025)
James Campbell
Financial Administrator
On filings since 2021
45 hrs/week
$103K (2021) → $117K (2025)
Timothy Duffy
Controller
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
$138K (2022) → $153K (2025)
Angela Scharschan
Accounting Manager
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$109K (2023) → $122K (2025)
Heather Huot
Executive Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$200K (2025)
Daniel Connelly
Board of Directors
Board of Director → Board of Directors, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Delaney
Board of Directors
Board of Director → Board of Directors, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Delaney
Board of Directors
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Meacham
Board of Directors
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Nessel
Board of Directors
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maura Kelly
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Macri
Board of Directors
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gertrude Thorne Jackson
Board of Directors
Board of Director → Board of Directors, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sr Kathleen Schipani
Board of Directors
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
MrMatthew Aaron
Board of Directors
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
MsSusan McCrary
Board of Directors
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruben David
Board of Directors
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ursula Yau
Board of Directors
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katrina Ernst
Board of Directors
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Ianelli
Board of Directors
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sr Mary Joan Jacobs
Board of Directors
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Bob Byrne (2020–2024) — Board of Directors
- Former: James Amato (2020–2024) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Thomas Higgins (2020–2024) — Board of Directors
- Former: Thomas P Sholes (2020–2024) — Board of Directors
- Former: Patricia Urrunaga (2022–2024) — Board of Directors
- Former: Timothy M Walz (2024) — Board of Directors
- Former: Lorraine Knight (2020–2023) — Board of Directors
- Former: Martha Wilbur (2022–2023) — Board of Directors
- Former: MsYemele Ayala (2022–2023) — Board of Director Secretary
- Former: Donald Friel (2020–2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: Nancy Anderson (2020–2022) — Board of Director
- Former: DrDennis Kennedy (2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: Catherine Wilson (2020–2021) — Board of Directors
- Former: Dennis Kennedy (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Fred Lokuta (2020–2021) — Board of Directors
- Former: James Randoloph (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Kim Staudt (2020–2021) — Board of Directors
- Former: Linda Rose (2020–2021) — Finance Manager
- Former: Manus McHugh (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Mathew Aaron (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Michael McHugh (2020–2021) — Board of Directors
- Former: Msgr Paul Kennedy (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Peter T Ancona (2020–2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Yemele Ayala (2020–2021) — Board of Director Secretary
- Former: Susan McCary (2021) — Board of Director
- Former: Gary Miller (2020) — Divisional Controller
- Former: Gerald L Bowen Jr. (2020) — Board of Director
- Former: Teresa Lamore (2020) — Board of Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $200K, to Heather Huot (Executive Vice President). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Catholic Social Services
How much does Catholic Social Services give each year?
Catholic Social Services reported $3.3M in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.
How large is Catholic Social Services?
Catholic Social Services reported $40.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $34.8M.
What does Catholic Social Services fund?
CSS states that its mission is to continue the work of Jesus by affirming, assisting, and advocating for individuals, families, and communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Catholic Social Services?
Catholic Social Services has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check cssphiladelphia.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Catholic Social Services make grants?
CSS describes its work as serving the Philadelphia community and Greater Philadelphia region, including Philadelphia and its four surrounding counties. Its COVID-19 response announcement refers to support across the five-county metropolitan area.
What is Catholic Social Services's EIN?
Catholic Social Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1352063. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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