Totals
- Total revenue
- $9,716,974
- Total expenses
- $9,269,606
- Contributions and grants received
- $7,758,185
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $587,012
- Investment income
- $58,139
- Other revenue
- $1,313,638
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,094,358
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,288,396
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,805,962
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $7,174,920
- Management and general expenses
- $556,823
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,537,863
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $7,174,920
Program services were 77.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$7,758,185
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$405,093
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM EVENTS
total $214,721 · related or exempt $214,721
-
2b · Program service revenue: SEMINARS
total $149,330 · related or exempt $149,330
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2c · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING REVENUE
total $112,961 · unrelated business $112,961
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2d · Program service revenue: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
total $110,000 · related or exempt $110,000
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3 · Investment income
total $42,702 · excluded $42,702
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,591,805
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,576,368
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $15,437
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $15,437 · excluded $15,437
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,833,400
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$519,762
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $1,313,638 · related or exempt $1,313,638
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $958,380 · program services $227,201 · management and general $418,304 · fundraising $312,875
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,325,302 · program services $2,878,815 · management and general $3,628 · fundraising $442,859
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $102,070 · program services $85,900 · fundraising $16,170
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $648,116 · program services $538,235 · management and general $14,148 · fundraising $95,733
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $321,240 · program services $239,670 · management and general $26,337 · fundraising $55,233
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11b · Fees: legal
total $9,197 · program services $7,183 · management and general $649 · fundraising $1,365
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $37,166 · program services $2,826 · management and general $34,340
-
11g · Fees: other
total $501,412 · program services $472,362 · management and general $4,567 · fundraising $24,483
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $297,052 · program services $295,090 · management and general $108 · fundraising $1,854
-
13 · Office expenses
total $1,307,948 · program services $904,588 · management and general $4,402 · fundraising $398,958
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14 · Information technology
total $571,435 · program services $478,491 · management and general $15,714 · fundraising $77,230
-
15 · Royalties
total $215,880 · program services $215,880
-
16 · Occupancy
total $377,233 · program services $289,406 · management and general $28,334 · fundraising $59,493
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17 · Travel
total $491,374 · program services $451,820 · management and general $983 · fundraising $38,571
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $58,446 · program services $43,622 · management and general $4,790 · fundraising $10,034
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23 · Insurance
total $5,478 · program services $4,061 · management and general $454 · fundraising $963
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24a · Other expenses: COST OF SALES
total $28,407 · program services $28,407
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24b · Other expenses: LICENSES AND DUES
total $5,735 · program services $3,628 · management and general $65 · fundraising $2,042
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24c · Other expenses: CONTINUING EDUCATION
total $4,906 · program services $4,906
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24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS
total $2,829 · program services $2,829
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $339,761 · end of year $334,838
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,763,034 · end of year $2,329,839
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $126,111 · end of year $228,478
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $632,467 · end of year $499,873
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $292,400 · end of year $268,634
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$778,548
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$689,386
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $111,525 · end of year $89,162
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $572,984 · end of year $343,534
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $785,671 · end of year $799,767
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $143,579 · end of year $147,817
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $568,156 · end of year $340,812
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,312,890 · end of year $2,776,948
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $27,986 · end of year $29,014
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
CATHOLIC ANSWERS IS AN APOSTOLATE DEDICATED TO SERVING CHRIST BY BRINGING THE FULLNESS OF CATHOLIC TRUTH TO THE WORLD. WE HELP GOOD CATHOLICS BECOME BETTER CATHOLICS, BRING FORMER CATHOLICS HOME, AND LEAD NON-CATHOLICS INTO THE FULLNESS OF THE FAITH.
Activities or mission (Part I)
APOSTOLATE DEDICATED TO SERVING CHRIST BY BRINGING THE FULLNESS OF CATHOLIC TRUTH TO THE WORLD.
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PRODUCTS: DISTRIBUTION OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RELIGIOUS RELATED PRODUCTS SUCH AS BOOKS, BOOKLETS, DIGITAL PRODUCTS, ETC. TO SPREAD THE CATHOLIC TRUTH TO THE WORLD.
Expenses $2,657,622 · Revenue $1,354,129
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OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE "CATHOLIC ANSWERS" MAGAZINE, CONFERENCES, PILRIMAGES, SEMINARS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS.
Expenses $2,029,675 · Revenue $433,560
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RADIO: CATHOLIC ANSWERS LIVE IS A PROGRAM BROADCAST VIA RADIO, SATELLITE RADIO, STREAMING INTERNET AND PODCAST. THE SHOW IS DEDICATED TO SERVING CHRIST BY BRINGING THE FULLNESS OF CATHOLIC TRUTH TO THE WORLD.
Expenses $1,670,185
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WEBSITE: ONE OF OUR LARGEST OUTREACHES IS OUR WEBSITE, CATHOLIC.COM, WHICH SEES MORE THAN ONE MILLION PAGE VIEWS PER MONTH. THE DAILY TRAFFIC ON CATHOLIC.COM CONTINUES TO GROW EACH YEAR. OUR SITE HOSTS THOUSANDS OF ARTICLES, VIDEOS, AND OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO EACH AND EVERY VISITOR AT NO COST, AND EVERY DAY IT HIGHLIGHTS FRESH CONTENT WRITTEN BY CATHOLIC ANSWERS APOLOGISTS AND OTHERS.
Expenses $817,438
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Christopher CheckCHRISTOPHER CHECK
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $253,281
- From this org
- $219,921
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,360
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $219,671
- Bonus
- $250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,226
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,134
- Filer's total
- $253,281
-
Philip LenahanPHILIP LENAHAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $218,377
- From this org
- $185,335
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,042
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $185,085
- Bonus
- $250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,497
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,545
- Filer's total
- $218,377
-
David MathesonDAVID MATHESON
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $196,574
- From this org
- $172,140
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,434
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $171,890
- Bonus
- $250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $941
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,493
- Filer's total
- $196,574
-
Jon SorensenJON SORENSEN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $201,471
- From this org
- $176,072
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,399
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $175,822
- Bonus
- $250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,527
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,872
- Filer's total
- $201,471
-
Trent HornTRENT HORN
APOLOGIST/SPEAKER
- Total calculated
- $195,954
- From this org
- $163,851
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,103
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,601
- Bonus
- $250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,846
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,257
- Filer's total
- $195,954
-
John VercilloJOHN VERCILLO
DIRECTOR OF STUDIOS
- Total calculated
- $186,819
- From this org
- $157,465
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,354
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $157,215
- Bonus
- $250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,511
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,843
- Filer's total
- $186,819
-
Todd AglialoroTODD AGLIALORO
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING
- Total calculated
- $183,008
- From this org
- $153,783
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,225
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,533
- Bonus
- $250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,382
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,843
- Filer's total
- $183,008
-
Christopher CostelloCHRISTOPHER COSTELLO
DIRECTOR OF IT
- Total calculated
- $183,371
- From this org
- $151,466
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,905
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $151,216
- Bonus
- $250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,372
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,533
- Filer's total
- $183,371
-
Tim StaplesTIM STAPLES
APOLOGIST/SPEAKER
- Total calculated
- $175,284
- From this org
- $146,320
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,964
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,070
- Bonus
- $250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,121
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,843
- Filer's total
- $175,284
-
Siobhan Cruz KellySIOBHAN CRUZ KELLY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $76,301
- From this org
- $65,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,301
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Tom CarneyTOM CARNEY
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike DeckMIKE DECK
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christina CarusoCHRISTINA CARUSO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lisa FischerLISA FISCHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Denise IncorviaDR DENISE INCORVIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul JonnaPAUL JONNA
DIRECTOR (THRU 09/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Sylvia TrumbleDR SYLVIA TRUMBLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 5
- -THE ORGANIZATION PAYS A 10% COMMISSION OF PRODUCT SALES TO ITS SPEAKERS FOR THE SALES THEY MAKE AT ANY CONFERENCE. -SPEAKERS RECEIVE 50% OF THE HONORARIUM THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES FROM ORGANIZATIONS HOSTING THEM. -THE ORGANIZATION PAYS ROYALTIES TO AUTHORS OF ITS PUBLISHED MATERIALS, INCLUDING STAFF AUTHORS. ROYALTIES ARE BASED ON GROSS SALES. -THE ORGANIZATION RUNS A SUMMER SERIES OF SEMINARS LOCALLY WHERE IT DOESN'T CHARGE THE HOSTING ENTITY. INSTEAD, IT PASSES THE HAT FOR DONATIONS, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY QUITE MODEST ($300-$600). THE ORGANIZATION PAYS ITS SPEAKER A 50% COMMISSION ON THESE DONATIONS.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 22 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202511129349302156
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