Nonprofits›Catholic Answers Inc

Catholic Answers Inc

EL CAJON, CA

Website

Total revenue

$9.7M

Total expenses

$9.3M

Net assets

$2.8M

Grants received

$3.6M

142 grants

EIN

953754404

Tax year

2023

Mission

Apostolate dedicated to serving christ by bringing the fullness of catholic truth to the world.

Programs

3 programs

Other programs include "catholic answers" magazine, conferences, pilrimages, seminars, and other miscellaneous projects.

Expenses: $2.0M

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: $1.7M

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: $817K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$7.8M
Program service revenue$587K
Investment income$58K
Other revenue$1.3M
Total revenue$9.7M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$5.4M
Fundraising$1.5M
Other expenses$3.9M
Total expenses$9.3M
Total assets$4.1M
Net assets$2.8M

People

17 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CHRISTOPHER CHECK

PRESIDENT

Board

$220K

40 hrs/wk

PHILIP LENAHAN

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$185K

40 hrs/wk

SIOBHAN CRUZ KELLY

SECRETARY

Board

$65K

40 hrs/wk

TOM CARNEY

CHAIRMAN

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

MIKE DECK

VICE CHAIRMAN

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTINA CARUSO

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

LISA FISCHER

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DR DENISE INCORVIA

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

PAUL JONNA

DIRECTOR (THRU 09/23)

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DR SYLVIA TRUMBLE

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JON SORENSEN

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Staff

$176K

40 hrs/wk

DAVID MATHESON

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$172K

40 hrs/wk

TRENT HORN

APOLOGIST/SPEAKER

Staff

$164K

40 hrs/wk

JOHN VERCILLO

DIRECTOR OF STUDIOS

Staff

$157K

40 hrs/wk

TODD AGLIALORO

DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING

Staff

$154K

40 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER COSTELLO

DIRECTOR OF IT

Staff

$151K

40 hrs/wk

TIM STAPLES

APOLOGIST/SPEAKER

Staff

$146K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 142 of 142

FromAmountPurposeYear
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$100K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$46K
RELIGION
2024
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITABLE FUND INC
$11K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
The Eucharist Foundation
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
THE CARL A DAVIS AND LOIS E DAVIS
$1K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION
$800
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
ASSURANT FOUNDATION
$675
Financial Assistance
2024
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$504
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$361K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND
$104K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$87K
RELIGION RELATED
2023
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$31K
RELIGION
2023
MERCY WORKS FOUNDATION
$15K
MONETARY SUPPORT
2023
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$15K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$15K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
THE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF NORTH GEORGIA
$10K
Donor Advised Funds
2023
THE MORAN FOUNDATION
$10K
EDUCATIONAL/ RELIGIOUS
2023
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITABLE FUND INC
$7K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
GEMAYEL FAMILY FOUNDATION
$3K
RELIGION SERVICE
2023
CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION INC
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
RAFAEL MADAN & LILIAN CASAS FOUNDATION
$1K
THE FOUNDATION'S CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES CONSISTED OF DONATIONS MADE TO VARIOUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATED OR OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
2023
THE CARL A DAVIS AND LOIS E DAVIS
$1K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
CASILLAS FOUNDATION
$1K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
JIM & SUSAN NEUBERGER FOUNDATION
$1K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
JOSEPH J & ROSE A HERRMANN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1K
CONTRIBUTION PROVIDED
2023
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$912
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION
$720
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION
$540
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
JOHNSON-POLIOS FOUNDATION
$500
CONTRIBUTION
2023
VERIZON FOUNDATION
$300
OTHER CIVIC / COMMUNITY
2023
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
$300
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
THE WARREN J AND MARYLOU HAYFORD
$300
UNRESTRICTED
2023
LAURING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$250
EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS OR SOCIAL SERVICES PURPOSES
2023
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION
$208
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
ASSURANT FOUNDATION
$102
Financial Assistance
2023
The Bonfield Family Foundation
$100
General Support
2023
Sacred Family Causes Foundation
$50
CHARITABLE
2023
Northwest Ohio Education Foundation
—
TO SUPPORT
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$233K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND
$103K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$66K
RELIGION RELATED
2022
THE FRANK E WITT FOUNDATION INC
$60K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2022
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITABLE FUND INC
$51K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
MERCY WORKS FOUNDATION
$17K
MONETARY SUPPORT
2022
THE FOUNDATION OF THE CATHOLIC
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND
$11K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$11K
RELIGION
2022
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL OPER
2022
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
THE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF NORTH GEORGIA
$10K
Donor Advised Funds
2022
THE MORAN FOUNDATION
$10K
EDUCATIONAL/ RELIGIOUS
2022
NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC
$6K
GROWTH
2022
NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC
$6K
GROWTH
2022
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$6K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION
$6K
RELIGION
2022
CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION INC
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
JIM & SUSAN NEUBERGER FOUNDATION
$2K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
JIM & SUSAN NEUBERGER FOUNDATION
$2K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
Robert and Martha Trussell Family Foundation
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2022
JOSEPH J & ROSE A HERRMANN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1K
CONTRIBUTION PROVIDED
2022
RAFAEL MADAN & LILIAN CASAS FOUNDATION
$1K
The Foundation's charitable activities consisted of donations made to various Roman Catholic Church organizations and affiliated or other charitable organizations.
2022
PATRICIA SWEENY MEMORIAL FUND
$1K
PROVIDE FUNDS FOR MINISTRY
2022
THE CARL A DAVIS AND LOIS E DAVIS
$1K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$450
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
LAURING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$250
EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS OR SOCIAL SERVICES PURPOSES
2022
Northwest Ohio Education Foundation
$250
TO SUPPORT
2022
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION
$180
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
VERIZON FOUNDATION
$120
MIP PAYOUT FOR 12/02/22
2022
The Yelp Foundation
$104
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY EMPLOYEE OF YELP, INC.
2022
The Bonfield Family Foundation
$100
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
Sacred Family Causes Foundation
$50
CHARITABLE
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$277K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$277K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$105K
RELIGION RELATED
2021
THE FRANK E WITT FOUNDATION INC
$20K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2021
MERCY WORKS FOUNDATION
$17K
MONETARY SUPPORT
2021
THE MORAN FOUNDATION
$15K
EDUCATIONAL/RELIGIOUS
2021
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$12K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
THE FOUNDATION OF THE CATHOLIC
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
THE PELICAN FOUNDATION
$3K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2021
THE CARL A DAVIS AND LOIS E DAVIS
$2K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
JIM & SUSAN NEUBERGER FOUNDATION
$2K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2021
GEMAYEL FAMILY FOUNDATION
$2K
RELIGION SERVICE
2021
CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION INC
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
RAFAEL MADAN & LILIAN CASAS FOUNDATION
$1K
general ministry support
2021
THE WARREN J AND MARYLOU HAYFORD
$300
UNRESTRICTED
2021
LAURING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$250
EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS OR SOCIAL SERVICES PURPOSES
2021
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$217
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
COUSINEAU FAMILY CHARITY
$171
CASH DONATION TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF OTHERS
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$182K
RELIGION RELATED
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$147K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC
$21K
GROWTH
2020
AUGUSTYN FOUNDATION TRUST
$21K
SUPPORT OF PUBLIC CHARITY
2020
THE FRANK E WITT FOUNDATION INC
$20K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
MERCY WORKS FOUNDATION
$17K
MONETARY SUPPORT
2020
THE MORAN FOUNDATION
$12K
EDUCATIONAL/RELIGIOUS
2020
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$10K
RELIGION
2020
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION
$3K
For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.
2020
CASILLAS FOUNDATION
$3K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
THE CARL A DAVIS AND LOIS E DAVIS
$2K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
GEMAYEL FAMILY FOUNDATION
$2K
RELIGION SERVICE
2020
JIM & SUSAN NEUBERGER FOUNDATION
$2K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION INC
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
$1K
IN FURTHERANCE OF FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES
2020
RAFAEL MADAN & LILIAN CASAS FOUNDATION
$1K
general ministry support
2020
Robert and Martha Trussell Family Foundation
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2020
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB FOUNDATION INC
$1K
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2020
The Yelp Foundation
$623
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY EMPLOYEE OF YELP, INC.
2020
SEIDLER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$500
GENERAL
2020
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$415
MATCHING GIFT
2020
HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION
$415
MATCHING GIFT
2020
THE WARREN J AND MARYLOU HAYFORD
$300
UNRESTRICTED
2020
KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$275
CHARITABLE
2020
LAURING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$250
EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS OR SOCIAL SERVICE PURPOSES
2020
Sacred Family Causes Foundation
$200
CHARITABLE
2020
BNSF RAILWAY FOUNDATION
$100
MATCHING GIFTS 1
2020
VERIZON FOUNDATION
$100
MIP PAYOUT FOR 09/11/20
2020
The Bonfield Family Foundation
$50
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
BILL KENT FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$43
CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$246K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$156K
RELIGION RELATED
2019
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$50K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND
$50K
GENERAL USE AND/OR SPECIAL FUND/PROJECT
2019
THE FRANK E WITT FOUNDATION INC
$20K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2019
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
Sacred Family Causes Foundation
$400
CHARITABLE
2019
THE WARREN J AND MARYLOU HAYFORD
$300
UNRESTRICTED
2019
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$179K
RELIGION RELATED
2018
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$167K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
THE MORAN FOUNDATION
$10K
EDUCATIONAL/RELIGIOUS
2018
THE PELICAN FOUNDATION
$3K
SUPPORT LARGEST LAY-RUN APOSTOLATE OF ROMAN CATHOLIC APOLOGETICS AND EVANGELIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES IN PUBLISHING A BIMONTHLY MAGAZINE FOCUSING ON CATHOLIC OUTREACH, RELIGIOUS FORMATION AND APOLOGETICS.
2018
JIM & SUSAN NEUBERGER FOUNDATION
$3K
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2018
The Eucharist Foundation
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2018
Sacred Family Causes Foundation
$800
CHARITABLE
2018
The Yelp Foundation
$180
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY EMPLOYEE OF YELP, INC.
2018
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$32K
RELIGIOUS
2017

Funded by

$3.6M from 53 funders · 142 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.7M · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$807K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

$257K · 3 grants · 2019–2023

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

$150K · 2 grants · 2019–2024

The Frank E Witt Foundation Inc

$120K · 4 grants · 2019–2022

American Endowment Foundation

$89K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Knights Of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc

$70K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Mercy Works Foundation

$66K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN953754404
Subsection03
Ruling date1982-09
Formed1982
Employees48
Volunteers6
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