Public Charity

CATHOLIC ANSWERS INC

Based in EL CAJON, CA, CATHOLIC ANSWERS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $9.5M in revenue, $9.2M in expenses, $4.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 67 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.4M.

EIN: 953754404 EL CAJON, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.5M
Total Expenses$9.2M
Total Assets$4.2M
Grant Records67
Funding Total$4.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at Catholic Answers Inc

How Catholic Answers Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$19 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$26
Products
34% of program spending
$21
Other programs include "Catholic Answers" magazine, conferences, pilrimages, seminars, and other miscellaneous projects
28% of program spending
$19
Radio
26% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ben Mcmahon
DIRECTOR Christina Caruso
PRESIDENT Christopher Check
DIRECTOR OF IT Christopher Costello
DIRECTOR Dan Catone
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT David Matheson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,089,872 47 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$1,229,354 14 grants
Arts & Culture
$19,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$14,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$33,800 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.5M $9.2M $4.2M
2024 $9.7M $9.3M $4.1M
2023 $8.5M $9.1M $3.8M
2022 $8.8M $8.7M $3.9M
2021 $9.0M $7.9M $3.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.0M to $9.5M (+6%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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