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My Catholic Life Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 81-1906777 Website

To share the gospel through websites, mobile apps and books

My Catholic Life Inc at a glance

In short: My Catholic Life Inc gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,289
+32.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,289
+32.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,289
Total assets
$119,077
+44.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who My Catholic Life Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Diocese of Ikot Ekpene - USA: $7KDiocese of Ikot Ekpene - USA$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Diocese of Ikot Ekpene - USA ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Geneva

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

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
Diocese of Ikot Ekpene - USA Geneva, ILDonation$7,289
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$119,077$177,940$141,253$7,2891
2024$82,426$163,993$158,868$5,5001
2023$77,282$205,001$153,493$1,850Total only
2022$25,714$105,628$113,014——
2021$32,943$100,584$91,472——
2020$23,984$66,574$59,723——

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

About My Catholic Life Inc

Based on IRS filings

My Catholic Life Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $119K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

My Catholic Life Inc is led by Raymond A. Brodeski, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Raymond A. Brodeski

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Paladino

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Cyrs

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon L. Long

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gwen D. Salvi

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Msgr Daniel Hermes (2020–2024) — Spiritual Di

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.

Frequently asked questions about My Catholic Life Inc

How much does My Catholic Life Inc give each year?

My Catholic Life Inc gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is My Catholic Life Inc?

My Catholic Life Inc reported $119K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $178K.

What is My Catholic Life Inc?

My Catholic Life Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $119K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does My Catholic Life Inc operate?

My Catholic Life Inc has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is My Catholic Life Inc's EIN?

My Catholic Life Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1906777. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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