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CATHOLIC ANSWERS INC

EIN 95-3754404 EL CAJON, CA

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Revenue 2024
$9,478,752
Expenses 2024
$9,204,264

Program services were 76.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
2020 GILLESPIE WAY

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

  • 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 $2,388,328 · Revenue $1,292,210

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE "CATHOLIC ANSWERS" MAGAZINE, CONFERENCES, PILRIMAGES, SEMINARS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS.

    Expenses $1,945,607 · Revenue $467,640

  • 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 $1,819,077

  • WEBSITE: ONE OF OUR LARGEST OUTREACHES IS OUR WEBSITE, CATHOLIC.COM, WHICH SEES MORE THAN 2.8 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 $865,906

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Christopher Check

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $261,294
    From this org
    $227,055
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,239
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,320
    Bonus
    $1,735
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,413
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,826
    Filer's total
    $261,294

  • Tom Carney

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Deck

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christina Caruso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Catone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Fischer

    DIRECTOR (THRU 3/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Denise Incorvia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ben McMahon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Scalzo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Sylvia Trumble

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Philip Lenahan

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $222,679
    From this org
    $189,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,459
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,832
    Bonus
    $1,388
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,633
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,826
    Filer's total
    $222,679

  • Siobhan Cruz Kelly

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $81,086
    From this org
    $70,259
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,827
    Hours/week
    40

  • David Matheson

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $194,688
    From this org
    $173,192
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,496
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,096
    Bonus
    $1,479
    Other
    $27,617
    Deferred
    $793
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,703
    Filer's total
    $194,688

  • Jon Sorensen

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $211,515
    From this org
    $185,635
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,880
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,149
    Bonus
    $1,486
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,719
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,161
    Filer's total
    $211,515

  • Trent Horn

    APOLOGIST/SPEAKER

    Total calculated
    $207,876
    From this org
    $174,822
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,054
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,348
    Bonus
    $1,474
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,227
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,827
    Filer's total
    $207,876

  • John Vercillo

    DIRECTOR OF STUDIOS

    Total calculated
    $192,418
    From this org
    $162,874
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,544
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,487
    Bonus
    $1,387
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,701
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,843
    Filer's total
    $192,418

  • Todd Aglialoro

    DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING

    Total calculated
    $193,207
    From this org
    $163,637
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,570
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,253
    Bonus
    $4,384
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,727
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,843
    Filer's total
    $193,207

  • Christopher Costello

    DIRECTOR OF IT

    Total calculated
    $189,148
    From this org
    $156,711
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,437
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,345
    Bonus
    $1,366
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,611
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,826
    Filer's total
    $189,148

  • Tim Staples

    APOLOGIST/SPEAKER

    Total calculated
    $172,667
    From this org
    $143,791
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,876
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,464
    Bonus
    $1,327
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,033
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,843
    Filer's total
    $172,667

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $9,478,752
    Expenses
    $9,204,264
    Contributions
    $7,535,059
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $9,716,974
    Expenses
    $9,269,606
    Contributions
    $7,758,185
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $8,499,832
    Expenses
    $9,059,441
    Contributions
    $6,917,685
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,795,101
    Expenses
    $8,725,516
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,880,962

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,950,189
    Expenses
    $7,922,385
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,788,520

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,472,671
    Expenses
    $8,709,048
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,527,391

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,250,537
    Expenses
    $8,367,545
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,196,534

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,786,431
    Expenses
    $8,293,091
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,265,204

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.