Catholic Charities

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Name:	Catholic Charities
Phone:	(260) 422-5625
Fax:	(260) 422-5657
Address:	315 E Washington Blvd
	Fort Wayne, IN 46802-3123
Website:	www.ccfwsb.org
Report Creation Date:	April 13, 2009
Report Expiration Date:	March 30, 2011
Original Business Start Date:	January 1922
Principal:	Ms. Debra Schmidt M. Ed., Executive Director
Customer Contact:	Ms. Debra Schmidt M. Ed., Executive Director
Incorporated:	December 1964, IN
Employees:	101 Full Time.
Type of Business:	Charity - Local, Adoption Services
BBB Accreditation:	This organization is a BBB Accredited charity.

BBB Comments

Catholic Charities is an agency partner with United Way of Allen County.

Stated Purpose

CATHOLIC CHARITIES MISSION: Catholic Charities celebrates the spirit of Jesus and fosters personal dignity by serving the needs of our neighbors.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES VISION: Catholic Charities serves those in need with special emphasis on the most vulnerable populations-the poor, disabled, migrants, elderly, and children. Catholic Charities is committed to improving the quality of life for the individual, the family, and the community.

Evaluation Conclusions

This organization has been evaluated according to the 20 BBB Standards for Charity Accountability.This organization meets all those Standards and is a BBB accredited charity.

BBB Charity Seal Participation

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Programs

There are seven major service divisions provided by Catholic Charities. Which include: Pregnancy, Adoption, and Foster Care; Children's Services, Counseling, Community Services; Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services; and Older Adult Services.

Pregnancy, Adoption and Foster Care Services division offers the following programs: Pregnancy counseling, ECHO (Education Creates Hope and Opportunity), Adoption Services, Permanency Placement Services, Post Finalization Services, and Foster Care Services.

Children's Services division offers the following programs: Children's Cottage, and Circle of Mercy.

Counseling division offers the following programs: Professional Counseling Services, School Based Counseling, and Project Rachel.

Community Services division offers the following programs: Food Pantry (located in South Bend), Community Center of Caring Food Pantry (located in Auburn), and Medical Translation Program.

Refugee Resettlement & Immigration Services division offers the following programs: Refugee Resettlement, Job Placement Services, Refugee Health Services, Extended Case Management, Refugee ESL Services, Refugee Core Services, Matching Grant Program, and Immigration Services.

Older Adult Services division offers the following programs: Villa of the Woods, Retried Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Senior Service Aides Program.

For the year ended June 30, 2008, Catholic Charities's program expenses were:

Pregnancy and adoption:	$629,776
Children:	$829,708
Case Management Brief Services:	$427,312
Refugg Immigration:	$1,273,535
Counseling:	$111,471
Older adults:	$2,046,699

Total Program Expenses:	$5,318,501

Governance

Chief Executive Officer:	Debra Schmidt, M.Ed.
Chair of the Board:	Bishop John M. D'Arcy
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:	Ex-Officio Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Board Size:	14
Paid Staff Size:	101 Full Time.

Fund Raising

Method(s) Used:

Catholic Charities raises fund through direct mail appeals, grant proposals, planned giving, and the United Way.

Fund raising costs were 1.64 related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,652,230 are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

Tax Status

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

Financial

According to Catholic Charities's Audited Financial Statement for the year ended June 30, 2008:


Income
	Contributions	$319,012
	Foundations and Trusts	$1,001,534
	Mothers Day and Christmas	$208,011
	Bishops Appeal	$228,661
	Ricebowl/Project Care	$20,715
	United Way-Allen County	$223,005
	United Way-Dekalb County	$33,366
	United Way-Steuben County	$900
	United Way-Noble County	$7,500
	United Way-St. Joseph County	$154,773
	United Way-LaGrange County	$1,805
	United Way-Huntington County	$65
	Government grants and fees	$3,425,160
	Program Service fees	$459,466
	Investment returns	$6,057
	Other	$27,723
	Total Income:	$6,117,753

Expenses			% of total Expenses	% of total Income
	Programs:	$5,318,501	90.09%	86.94%
	Fund Raising:	$92,252	1.56%	1.51%
	Administrative:	$492,720	8.35%	8.05%
	Other:	$0	0.00%	0.00%
	Total Expenses:	$5,903,473

Excess of Income over Expenses		$214,280
Ending Net Assets:		$4,787,356

* Excess for the year indicates the portion of income remaining after expenses.

Additional Contact Information

Additional Addresses

Auburn Office
107 W 5th St
Auburn, IN 46706-1740
Tel: (260) 925-0917
Fax: (260) 925-0917

Children's Cottage
2820 Reed St
Fort Wayne, IN 46806-1204
Tel: (260) 745-4929
Fax: (260) 456-6100

Villa of the Woods
5610 Noll Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN 46806
Tel: (260) 744-4887
Fax: (260) 744-4887

Western Region Office
1817 Miami St
South Bend, IN 46613-2821
Tel: (574) 234-3111
Fax: (574) 289-1034

Elkhart Office (RSVP)
421 S 2nd St Ste 405
Elkhart, IN 46516-3227
Tel: (574) 293-5481
Fax: (574) 293-5481

Circle of Mercy
120 S Taylor St
South Bend, IN 46601-1522
Tel: (574) 287-0500
Fax: (574) 287-0500

Additional Phone Numbers

Tel: (800) 686-7459

Additional Email Addresses

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