Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES.

Totals

Total revenue: $7,657,101
Total expenses: $9,200,276
Contributions and grants received: $7,531,138
Grants paid: $2,712,534
Program service revenue: $32,361
Investment income: $111,077
Other revenue: -$17,475
Total assets, end of year: $3,747,130
Total liabilities, end of year: $368,269
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $3,378,861
Program services expenses (Part IX): $8,307,077
Management and general expenses: $250,302
Fundraising expenses: $642,897
Program service expenses (Part III): $8,307,077

Program services were 90.3% 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.

1c · Fundraising events

$490,290
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$1,828,177
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$5,212,671
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$2,594,114
2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES FEES

total $32,361 · related or exempt $32,361
3 · Investment income

total $111,077 · excluded $111,077
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$490,290
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$91,409
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$91,409 · excluded -$91,409
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

total $73,934 · related or exempt $73,934
11e · Other revenue, total

$73,934

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $2,712,534 · program services $2,712,534
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $101,412 · program services $76,538 · management and general $21,066 · fundraising $3,808
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $2,756,485 · program services $2,377,781 · management and general $107,221 · fundraising $271,483
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $110,774 · program services $93,336 · management and general $1,330 · fundraising $16,108
9 · Other employee benefits

total $234,955 · program services $189,270 · management and general $12,231 · fundraising $33,454
10 · Payroll taxes

total $203,971 · program services $175,210 · management and general $8,874 · fundraising $19,887
11b · Fees: legal

total $16,530 · program services $11,608 · management and general $4,922
11c · Fees: accounting

total $58,216 · program services $48,146 · management and general $2,585 · fundraising $7,485
11g · Fees: other

total $426,331 · program services $334,948 · management and general $14,816 · fundraising $76,567
14 · Information technology

total $116,198 · program services $65,003 · management and general $7,870 · fundraising $43,325
16 · Occupancy

total $241,775 · program services $233,453 · management and general $5,062 · fundraising $3,260
17 · Travel

total $106,295 · program services $98,365 · management and general $5,669 · fundraising $2,261
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $17,579 · program services $12,733 · management and general $1,896 · fundraising $2,950
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $53,716 · program services $51,816 · management and general $1,396 · fundraising $504
23 · Insurance

total $45,114 · program services $36,168 · management and general $3,395 · fundraising $5,551
24a · Other expenses: CONTRIBUTIONS TO RELATE

total $1,331,937 · program services $1,331,937
24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION,

total $312,573 · program services $279,365 · management and general $31,362 · fundraising $1,846
24c · Other expenses: CONTRIBUTIONS AND TRANS

total $103,714 · program services $72,000 · fundraising $31,714
24d · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO

total $82,627 · program services $8,116 · management and general $1,165 · fundraising $73,346
24e · All other expenses

total $167,540 · program services $98,750 · management and general $19,442 · fundraising $49,348

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $3,516,079 · end of year $1,949,929
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $412,174 · end of year $224,734
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $823,255 · end of year $1,119,339
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $111,740 · end of year $111,740
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $104,734 · end of year $39,827
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$867,786
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$725,511
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $593,462 · end of year $142,275
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $85,779 · end of year $94,548
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $62,358 · end of year $64,738
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $813,897 · end of year $358,870
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $9,369 · end of year $9,399
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $2,353,762 · end of year $2,258,604
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $2,532,553 · end of year $1,120,257

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PERFORM THE WORKS OF MERCY IN RESPONSE TO THE CALL OF GOD. OUR CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY PERFORMED PRIMARILY INCLUDE PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, AND PRISON MINISTRY. OUR SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY PERFORMED PRIMARILY INCLUDE COUNSELING, INSTRUCTING, AND COMFORTING.

FOOD, CLOTHING, AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE - SERVING THE MOST BASIC NEEDS - FOOD, CLOTHING, AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS - THAT IS OUR GOAL. ON SITE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN LINCOLN, AUBURN, IMPERIAL AND HASTINGS NEBRASKA. SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE FOOD PANTRIES, BUDGET COUNSELING, SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRALS, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PAYMENTS OF RENT, UTILITIES, DEPOSITS, VEHICLE REPAIRS, MEDICAL BILLS, AND OTHER NECESSITIES. OUR ST. FRANCIS FOOD PANTRY IN LINCOLN IS THE SECOND LARGEST PANTRY IN THE CITY. THE HASTINGS AND LINCOLN OFFICES SUPPLEMENT THEIR OFFERINGS OF FOOD THROUGH A BROWN BAG LUNCH PROGRAM GIVEN TO THOSE NEEDING PREPARED FOOD IN THE HASTINGS AND LINCOLN AREAS.

Expenses $4,071,468 · Grants $1,702,442 · Revenue $106,295
GIFT AND THRIFT - MATERIAL RELIEF THROUGH OUR GIFT AND THRIFT STORES IN LINCOLN, HASTINGS, IMPERIAL, AND AUBURN NEBRASKA. THE STORES SELL CLOTHING, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, FURNITURE, AND APPLIANCES AT REASONABLE PRICES. WE CALL OUR THRIFT STORE ACTIVITY, "GIVING SQUARED; A DONOR PROVIDES CSS WITH AN IN-KIND GIFT, WHICH WE CAN PROVIDE TO A NEEDY FAMILY AT BELOW MARKET PRICES AND ANY CASH PROFITS EARNED ARE GIVEN AWAY AGAIN THROUGH OUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THE 'GIFT' PORTION OF THE STORES IS MANAGED THROUGH OUR VOUCHER PROGRAM. OUR CASE WORKERS IDENTIFY FAMILIES WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN IN-KIND ITEM AND OFFER THEM A VOUCHER TO THE GIFT AND THRIFT STORE. THE FAMILY CAN THEN SHOP IN OUR CLEAN, ORGANIZED, WELL-LIGHTED STORES ALONG WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS, THUS RESPECTING THEIR DIGNITY. THE VOUCHER CAN BE USED TO OFFSET OR ELIMINATE THE COST OF THE ITEM.

Expenses $1,549,476 · Grants $6,069
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT - WITH THE EUROPEANS LEFT HOMELESS BY WORLD WAR II AND CUBANS FLEEING COMMUNISM IN THE 1960'S, THE DIOCESE OF LINCOLN HAS BEEN WELCOMING REFUGEES IN THE NAME OF CHRIST FOR MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY. TODAY, REFUGEES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD FLEEING PERSECUTION, POVERTY, AND WAR BEGIN NEW LIVES IN SOUTHERN NEBRASKA WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CSS. RESETTLEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE SECURING HOUSING, CULTURAL ORIENTATION, FOOD, MEDICAL, AND DENTAL SERVICES, AND JOB PLACEMENT. ALL REFUGEE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE.

Expenses $2,163,702 · Grants $939,949
EVANGELIZATION - TWO IMPORTANT WORKS OF MERCY ARE VISITING THE SICK AND IMPRISONED. CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES CONDUCTS PROGRAMS IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED IN PRISONS LOCATED IN OUR DIOCESE ARE SUPPORTED AND ASSISTED SPIRITUALLY BY A FULL-TIME CATHOLIC PASTOR. OUR AGENCY ALSO SUPPORTS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE APOSTOLATE OF SUFFERING, WHICH PRODUCES PUBLICATIONS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESSES. AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR PUBLICATIONS SENT TO HOMES THROUGHOUT THE DIOCESE IS TO INSTRUCT AND ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO LIVE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR CATHOLIC FAITH. HOLY CARDS, ROSARIES, AND TOOLS TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN THEIR SPIRITUAL GROWTH ARE ALSO OFFERED AT MOST OF OUR AGENCY'S FUNCTIONS.

Expenses $45,534
HOUSING - HOUSING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR ST. GIANNA WOMEN'S HOMES PROGRAM IN LINCOLN AND HASTINGS, NEBRASKA. SAFE, SECURE HOUSING AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SCATTERED SITE HOUSING AND CASE-MANAGED APARTMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO 32 FAMILIES AT ANY ONE TIME.

Expenses $476,897 · Grants $64,074

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

FR JUSTIN FULTON

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$700

From this org

$700

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

60
BISHOP JAMES D CONLEY

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
ANTHONY AERTS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
DR JOHN CROTTY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
JACK CROWLEY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
JAY LANDELL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
STACIE HOOKS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
KATIE PATRICK

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$87,230

From this org

$81,950

From related orgs

$0

Other

$5,280

Hours/week

0.5
MICHAEL MESSINEO

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
MIKE NEVRIVY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
JERRY WESSEL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
WENDY MERLIN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
NICOLE SIMON

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
RYAN FUNKE

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
TRACY LOCKWOOD

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
DR HIEP VU

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

ST JOSEPH INSTITUTE

501(C)(2) · TO HOLD TITLE TO PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES. · NE

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

ST GIANNA'S INSTITUTE

OPERATING GIANNA'S JAVA AND GELATO, PROCEEDS SUPPORTING CSS' MISSION · NE

Directly controlled by CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 11 February 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202510599349300716

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