Catholics for Choice
Catholics for Choice - which serves the pro-choice Catholic majority - encounters, educates, and emboldens people of faith who support reproductive freedom. Catholics for Choice believes healthcare is a human right and that includes access to abortion. Our faith calls us to affirm reproductive and religious freedom as essential to Catholic social justice.
Catholics for Choice at a glance
In short: Catholics for Choice gave $138K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $69K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $138,000
- +842.8% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 2
- Average grant
- $69,000
- Median grant
- $69,000
- Total assets
- $12,879,400
- -13.5% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Ohio (72% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Catholics for Choice funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research ($100K). Together the top 2 received $138K.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2023) to $138K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $138K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research Batavia, OH | Program Support | $100,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Inc Washington, DC | Program Support | $38,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12,879,400 | $1,178,209 | $4,057,644 | $138,000 | 2 | $173,447 |
| 2023 | $14,891,745 | $2,704,544 | $3,213,999 | $14,637 | Total only | $52,809 |
| 2022 | $14,206,866 | $2,390,870 | $3,147,561 | $60,000 | 2 | $186,794 |
| 2021 | $16,637,766 | $3,960,237 | $2,761,473 | $28,786 | Total only | $2,188,627 |
| 2020 | $16,100,724 | $2,879,289 | $2,889,717 | $41,442 | Total only | $2,577,280 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Catholics for Choice
Based on IRS filings
Catholics for Choice is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $12.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $138K. Net investment income was $173K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Catholics for Choice is led by Jamie Manson, President on every filing since 2020; 7 of 17 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Jamie Manson
President
On filings since 2020
60 hrs/week
$60K (2020) → $259K (2024)
Chris Wimbush
Interim President
New on the 2024 filing
50 hrs/week
$223K (2024)
Linda Pinto
Chair & Director
Chair → Board Chair, 2023
Board Chair → Chair & Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Matson
Director & Chair
Board Director → Director & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret-Ann Dayspring Cabaniss
Director of Development
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$109K (2022) → $169K (2024)
Elyce Nollete-Alston
Director of Global Advocacy & Consuling
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$112K (2024)
Stephanie Hanson-Quintana
Director of Organizing & Movement-Bldg
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$109K (2024)
Taylor Tuckerman
Director of Finance & Shared Services
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$110K (2024)
Jennifer Villavicencio
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Ryg
Director
Recorder → Secretary & Board Director, 2023
Secretary & Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Ott
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Avery
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luis Borbon
Director
Board Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sonja Spoo
Director
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Wilson
Communications Advisor
Director of Committee & Strategy → Director of Communications & Strategy, 2023
Director of Communications & Strategy → Communications Advisor, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$120K (2022) → $135K (2024)
Gloria Romero Roses
Treasurer
Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2023
Board Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meghan Smith Holden
Secretary
Board Director → Board Director & Secretary, 2023
Board Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Christopher Wimbush (2023) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Shannon Russell (2023) — Director of Policy
- Former: Dawne Deppe (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Sheila Briggs (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Uta Landy (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Victor Reyes (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Dan Dombrowski (2020) — Chair
- Former: Denise Shannon (2020) — Board of Director Member
- Former: Douglas Walker (2020) — Director of Communications
- Former: Janet Gallagher (2020) — Recorder
- Former: John Lesch (2020) — Board Director
- Former: Sara Hutchinson Ratcliffe (2020) — Acting President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $259K, to Jamie Manson (President). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Catholics for Choice
How much does Catholics for Choice give each year?
Catholics for Choice gave $138K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $15K in grants paid.
How large is Catholics for Choice?
Catholics for Choice reported $12.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What is Catholics for Choice?
Catholics for Choice is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in New York, NY. It holds $12.9M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Catholics for Choice operate?
Catholics for Choice has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New Mexico, Ohio.
What is Catholics for Choice's EIN?
Catholics for Choice's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1154418. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 22, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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