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CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO

EIN 16-0743251 BUFFALO, NY

Revenue 2024
$31,524,928
Expenses 2024
$32,863,372

Program services were 84.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
T310
Classification
1700
Street
741 DELAWARE AVE

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).

Group exemption

A subordinate covered by the group exemption of UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE (EIN 53-0196617). matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FOR 100 YEARS, CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO HAS BEEN PROVIDING HOPE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE AND IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS SERVING ALL EIGHT COUNTIES OF WESTERN NEW YORK, OFFERING VITAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS, RACES AND WALKS OF LIFE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT WESTERN NEW YORK

  • STABILITY AND CONNECTEDNESS - SOCIAL CARE PROGRAMS ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE, WHO FACE CHALLENGING AND UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS. THIS ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED IN ALL EIGHT COUNTIES. BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, FINANCIAL, PRESCRIPTION, AND HEAT ASSISTANCE WERE PROVIDED TO 9233 INDIVIDUALS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. IN CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES, OUR KINSHIP CAREGIVER PROGRAM SUPPORTED 199 KINSHIP AND NON-RELATIVE CAREGIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. USING A CASE MANAGEMENT MODEL AND SUPPORT GROUPS, KINSHIP CAREGIVERS ALSO OFFER FAMILIES OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS THAT SUSTAIN SOCIAL INTERACTION FOR PERSONAL WELL-BEING AND KEEP INDIVIDUALS SAFELY IN THEIR OWN HOMES SERVED 292 PEOPLE. THESE INCLUDE HOME VISITATION IN GENESEE AND WYOMING COUNTIES, THE TELEPHONE ASSURANCE PROGRAM IN ERIE COUNTY, FRIENDLY PHONES IN ORLEANS COUNTY, AND PROJECT HOPE, A CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GEARED TO OLDER ADULTS. CARE COORDINATION INCLUDES PROGRAMS TO ASSIST 221 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE LOW-INCOME. SERVICES INCLUDE ASSESSING AND ASSISTING CLIENT NEEDS THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS WORK WITH CLIENTS AND THEIR NETWORK OF HEALTH PROVIDERS (MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS), HEALTH PLANS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.

    Expenses $8,177,888 · Grants $4,673,441 · Revenue $669,244

  • NUTRITIONAL SERVICES - CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO ADMINISTERS THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAM IN ERIE, NIAGARA, AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES. THROUGH WIC, 23,903 WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES WERE SUPPORTED. CATHOLIC CHARITIES OPERATES NINE FOOD PANTRIES IN THREE COUNTIES - ONE IN ALLEGANY, ONE IN CATTARAUGUS, AND SEVEN IN ERIE COUNTY. A TOTAL OF 7,113 PEOPLE WERE ASSISTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. ONE THRIFT STORE SERVES ALLEGANY COUNTY AND OFFERS FREE CLOTHING TO CLIENTS WHEN NEEDED. A TOTAL OF 1,866 PEOPLE WERE ASSISTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. LADIES OF CHARITY OF THE DIOCESE OF BUFFALO OPERATES THE ERIE/NIAGARA THRIFT STORE. LADIES OF CHARITY ALSO PROVIDES A NUMBER OF OTHER REFERRAL PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED, INCLUDING HOLIDAY GIFTS, CLOTHING, BABY ITEMS, AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS. LADIES OF CHARITY IS A MINISTRY OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY WOMEN AND YOUNG WOMEN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. THE GROUP IS AN AFFILIATE OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES. A TOTAL OF 13,347 PEOPLE WERE ASSISTED THROUGH THESE SERVICES.

    Expenses $6,427,509 · Grants $179,960 · Revenue $37,139

  • FAMILY ENRICHMENT CATHOLIC CHARITIES WORKS TO STABILIZE, EMPOWER, AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS TRADITIONAL, KINSHIP, AND REFUGEE PREVENTIVE SERVICES, THERAPEUTIC SUPERVISED VISITATION, ACCESS AND VISITATION, MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY, INCREDIBLE YEARS PARENTING PROGRAM, AND OUR KIDS PARENT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED 510 DIRECT CLIENTS, IMPACTING 1535 CHILDREN AND INDIVIDUALS. OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDE EXTRA SUPPORT TO HELP STUDENTS OVERCOME OBSTACLES THEY MAY FACE WHEN ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM. THE IN-SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM (ISSWP) ENHANCES STUDENT SUCCESS BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CHARACTER-DEVELOPMENT AND SKILL-BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH SHORT-TERM INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS, SMALL GROUPS, AND CLASS PRESENTATIONS. THE CLOSING THE GAP (CTG) PROGRAM SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS IN BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ADDRESSING NON-ACADEMIC BARRIERS TO LEARNING. A TOTAL OF 4,314 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM THESE PROGRAMS. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS, WHICH PROVIDES BENEFITS FOR LOWER-INCOME ELIGIBLE ADULTS WHO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH STUDENTS IN NEED IN SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS, INCLUDES MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD, FINANCIAL BENEFITS, TRAINING, AND SOCIAL INTERACTION WITH PEERS AND OTHERS. THE PROGRAM IMPACTED 860.

    Expenses $3,828,281 · Grants $38,330 · Revenue $264,285

  • IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS - CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO HAS PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS IN WESTERN NEW YORK SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1923. PRE- AND POST-ARRIVAL SERVICES SUCH AS ASSISTANCE WITH HOUSING, FOOD, CLOTHING, EMPLOYMENT, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS CLASSES, AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO OUR RESETTLEMENT CLIENTS. MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED. A TOTAL OF 1,223 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED IN 2023-2024. THE CLIENTS SERVED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO ARRIVE IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE AUSPICES OF THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS/MIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES, AND ONLY AFTER APPROVAL FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES. REFUGEES CONSIDERED FOR RESETTLEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES MUST PASS THROUGH A SERIES OF SECURITY SCREENINGS AIMED AT ENSURING THEY WILL NOT POSE A SECURITY RISK. THE INFORMATION EXAMINED TO CONFIRM A REFUGEE'S IDENTITY IS CHECKED AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND OTHER RELEVANT DATABASES, INCLUDING THOSE ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. IF THERE IS DOUBT ABOUT WHETHER AN APPLICANT POSES A SECURITY THREAT, THE INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT GAIN ADMISSION TO THE U.S.

    Expenses $2,042,179 · Grants $568,176 · Revenue $87,719

  • PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATES - DIOCESE OF BUFFALO AND MONSIGNOR CARR INSTITUTE

    Expenses $2,411,679

  • SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES -OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDE EXTRA SUPPORTS TO HELP STUDENTS OVERCOME OBSTACLES THEY MAY FACE IN ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM. THE IN-SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM (ISSWP) ENHANCES STUDENT SUCCESS BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CHARACTER-DEVELOPMENT AND SKILL-BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH SHORT-TERM INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS, SMALL GROUPS, AND CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS. THE CLOSING THE GAP (CTG) PROGRAM SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS IN BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ADDRESSING NON-ACADEMIC BARRIERS TO LEARNING. CTG BEGAN IN 2002 IN COLLABORATION WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES, UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY, AND THE BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. APPROXIMATELY 5,000 STUDENTS WERE IMPACTED BY THESE PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $2,010,148 · Grants $27,307

  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - CATHOLIC CHARITIES' WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OFFER EDUCATIONAL AND JOB-TRAINING SERVICES. PROGRAMS GUIDE AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OUT OF SCHOOL AND WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY, AND ULTIMATELY EARN A LIVING WAGE AND MORE. FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED, OR A DISLOCATED WORKER, WE CAN PROVIDE A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM, OFFER REMEDIAL ASSISTANCE, AND/OR ASSIST WITH ENROLLMENT IN COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. OUR VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS OFFER HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATIONS IN GROWING FIELDS SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. SINCE 1975, CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAS ASSISTED THOUSANDS OF ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTY RESIDENTS GET A FRESH START WITH THESE SERVICES. OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SERVED 3,098 PEOPLE.

    Expenses $1,253,768 · Grants $14,382

  • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TREATS CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS THREE YEARS OLD, ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES TO ASSESS FOR AND PROVIDE COUNSELING AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ADDRESS MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS NEEDS. THROUGH OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, WE STRIVE TO TREAT THE WHOLE PERSON THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT AND PERSON-CENTERED CARE PLANNING TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACHIEVE THEIR WELLNESS GOALS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES REACHED 7,320 PEOPLE.

    Expenses $1,460,558

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.

  • DEACON STEVE SCHUMER

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $184,838
    From this org
    $156,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,684
    Hours/week
    35 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,154
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,808
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,876
    Filer's total
    $184,838

  • REV MICHAEL WILLIAM FISHER

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANTHONY J DELMONTE JR

    VICE-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • JOSEPH H EMMINGER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • KELLIE ULRICH

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • ALEXIS AGNELLO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS BEECHER JR ESQ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PATRICIA CLABEAUX

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICK CRONIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN DALY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEVIN GANNON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • REV PETER J KARALUS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • JILL D MANKA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DONNA P MITCHELL M DIV MAPM

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR NANCY NIELSEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • MELISSA POTZLER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • ANNE RYAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ESMERALDA SIERRA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR ADAM SUMLIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVEN TIMMEL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL QUINN

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $185,977
    From this org
    $153,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,509
    Hours/week
    35 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,468
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,685
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,824
    Filer's total
    $185,977

  • MOLLY ANDERSON

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $165,918
    From this org
    $137,212
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,706
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,212
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,363
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,343
    Filer's total
    $165,918

  • DENEB PIRRONE

    CHIEF COMPLIANCE & QUALITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $103,405
    From this org
    $100,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,095
    Hours/week
    35

  • CHARLES HAYES

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $161,433
    From this org
    $131,812
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,621
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,812
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,417
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,204
    Filer's total
    $161,433

  • CHERIE SUGG

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $107,930
    From this org
    $106,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,786
    Hours/week
    35

The first 25 listed. 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
    $31,524,928
    Expenses
    $32,863,372
    Contributions
    $28,591,537
    Grants paid
    $5,501,596
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $30,218,080
    Expenses
    $32,976,849
    Contributions
    $26,647,230
    Grants paid
    $5,116,541
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $27,684,521
    Expenses
    $28,403,489
    Contributions
    $24,519,396
    Grants paid
    $2,368,545

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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $33,263,179
    Expenses
    $29,178,771
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,576,335

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $29,280,723
    Expenses
    $29,311,879
    Assets (EOY)
    $43,436,704

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $30,165,350
    Expenses
    $30,985,467
    Assets (EOY)
    $40,602,638

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $29,604,924
    Expenses
    $33,259,816
    Assets (EOY)
    $38,616,770

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $35,331,551
    Expenses
    $34,460,751
    Assets (EOY)
    $42,285,659

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,503,558
    Expenses
    $34,668,837
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,149,814

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $35,547,460
    Expenses
    $36,210,290
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,263,290

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $33,279,142
    Expenses
    $33,892,563
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,443,989

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $31,088,303
    Expenses
    $32,143,693
    Assets (EOY)
    $42,157,355

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $30,284,624
    Assets (EOY)
    $41,320,656

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 on its 2024 return

  • DIOCESE OF BUFFALO

    501(C)3 · COORDINATION OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND RELATED GROUPS IN WNY · NY

  • MONSIGNOR CARR INSTITUTE

    501(C)3 · PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES · NY · controlled entity

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

Not present in the most recent drop.

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 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.