Nonprofit · EIN 43-0652684
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $25,313,877 | $24,714,547 | $599,330 | $14,559,019 | $3,614,727 | $10,944,292 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $23,542,526 | $18,261,940 | $5,280,586 | $21,292,364 | $5,616,827 | $15,675,537 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $23,875,305 | $27,891,842 | -$4,016,537 | $16,523,538 | $8,276,816 | $8,246,722 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,959,652
- Program service revenue
- $9,112,287
- Investment income
- $197,285
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $114,762
- Other revenue
- $44,653
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,990,606
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $353,611
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,581,648
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,253,363
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,949
- Accounting fees
- $137,055
- Occupancy
- $2,613,312
- Travel
- $25,675
- Depreciation
- $128,460
- Program services (functional)
- $21,249,439
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,086,255
- Fundraising (functional)
- $378,853
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $21,292,364
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,559,019
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,614,727
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,944,292
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,500,338
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,572,681
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,194,528
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,749,764
- Gross receipts
- $25,382,367
- Employees
- 350
- Volunteers
- 2,801
- Year formed
- 1845
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN FOPPE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU SEP 2025) Officer | 40 | $164,657 | $31,892 |
| JULIE KOMANETSKY | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS/INTRM EXEC DIR Officer | 40 | $119,914 | $29,019 |
| GENA BAST | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,820 | $14,494 |
| JOHN FITZPATRICK | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,545 | $14,592 |
| CAROLE JOHNSON | PRESIDENT (THRU SEP 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $0 | $0 |
| RB CLARK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY BELFORD | VICE PRESIDENT (THRU SEP 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL CORNWELL | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARD MUDD | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN STEPHAN | TREASURER (THRU SEP 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| TRINA BREMERKAMP | CO TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB MERENDA | CO TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LITTLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| EDIE VARLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANETTE AUBUCHON | DISTRICT PRESIDENT (THRU SEP 2025) Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELYNIE BLACKSHEAR | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| MIKE CAROSNE | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| BOB HOOK | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| MEL HUSSMANN | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| RUTH KLENKE | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| RENE LORIO | DISTRICT PRESIDENT (THRU SEP 2025) Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| GENE MEYER | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| MARY MURPHY | DISTRICT PRESIDENT (THRU DEC 2024) Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA PERREAULT | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| CLAY WHITENER | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| YOLANDA DIAZ | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN HARSHMAN | AT-LARGE (THRU SEP 2025) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY KICKHAM | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL LODEWYCK | AT-LARGE (THRU MAR 2025) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE NOVALIS | AT-LARGE (THRU SEP 2025) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KENNETH PATTERSON | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BERNIE SAMMONS | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TUCKER | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRENDA VANDERFORD | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FR DAN THIESS | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON COLEMAN | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (SEE SCH O) Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN FOPPE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $185,590 |
| CAROLE JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| JOHN STEPHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| MARY MURPHY | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| JEANETTE AUBUCHON | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| RUSS STRUTTMANN | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| DAVID LITTLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| JUDY BELFORD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| RB CLARK | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| RUTH KLENKE | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| RENE LORIO | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| CLAY WHITENER | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| YOLANDA DIAZ | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE NOVALIS | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRENDA VANDERFORD | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN HARSHMAN | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KENNETH PATTERSON | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BERNIE SAMMONS | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FR DAN THIESS | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE CAROSNE | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| MELYNIE BLACKSHEAR | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| PAUL LODEWYCK | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON COLEMAN | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $0 |
| VANDANA SHARMA | DIRECTOR OF HR Officer | 40 | $0 |
| JULIE KOMENETSKY | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Officer | 40 | $0 |
| MARY RUSSELL | DIRECTOR OF STORES Officer | 40 | $0 |
| JOHN FITZPATRICK | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN FOPPE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $173,636 | $27,243 |
| MICHAEL GOERING | DIRECTOR OF STORES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,681 | $17,725 |
| DENISE CHACHERE | DIRECTOR OF HR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,651 | $19,364 |
| BERNIE SAMMONS | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB HOOK | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA VANDERFORD | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLE JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE NOVALIS | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY WHITENER | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LITTLE | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN HARSHMAN | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNESTINE JACKSON | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| FR DAN THIESS | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANETTE AUBUCHON | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN STEPHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY BELFORD | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT & DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH PATTERSON | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MURPHY | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 16 | $0 | $0 |
| RB CLARK | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| RENE LORIO | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS STRUTTMANN | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH KLENKE | DISTRICT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| YOLANA DIAZ | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC WEIBLE | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1310 PAPIN ST, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103-3131
- In care of
- % JOHN FOPPE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHAEL MEEHAN, 1310 PAPIN STREET, ST LOUIS, MO 63103
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL MEEHAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (314) 881-6000
- Website
- WWW.SVDPSTLOUIS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC
Mission
INSPIRED BY GOSPEL VALUES, THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (SVDP), IS AN INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC LAY ORGANIZATION WITH A PURPOSE OF HELPING PEOPLE GROW SPIRITUALLY BY FORMING FRIENDSHIPS AND SEEKING AND HELPING THOSE IN NEED, REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENDER OR OTHER FACTORS. OUR 2,801 VOLUNTEER VINCENTIAN MEMBERS WORK THROUGH 112 PARISHES TO MEET WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS IN NEED THROUGH HOME VISITS, WHERE THEY LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEEDS AND CAN BEGIN TO DEVELOP FRIENDSHIPS AND CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. SVDP ALSO COLLABORATES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP ADDRESS SYSTEMATIC ISSUES AND BREAK THE CYCLE.
Program accomplishments
- THRIFT STORES - THE ST. LOUIS COUNCIL OPERATES EIGHT THRIFT STORES IN ST. LOUIS CITY, ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND ST. CHARLES. THE STORES PROVIDE SEVERAL SERVICES TO THE COUNCIL OFFICE, OUR VOLUNTEER VINCENTIAN MEMBERS AND OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO ACCEPTING DROP-OFF DONATIONS OF GENTLY USED GOODS, OUR STORES ARE ALSO SOME OF THE FEW IN THE AREA THAT PICK UP GOODS FROM DONORS AROUND THE AREA. THE STORES THEN SELL THOSE ITEMS, AS WELL AS SOME NEW ITEMS, TO THE PUBLIC IN GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS THAT BENEFIT FROM DONATIONS BUT CAN ALSO SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO HELPING FUND THE ST. LOUIS COUNCIL OFFICE, THE STORES PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 181 JOBS, SOME TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. THEY ALSO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR PARISH-BASED CONFERENCES IN PROVIDING GOODS TO FAMILIES IN NEED, INCLUDING CLOTHING, FURNITURE, HOUSEWARES AND MATTRESSES. THEY ALSO DIRECTLY HELPED PEOPLE WITH $341,348.31 WORTH OF GOODS THAT WERE GIVEN THROUGH THE VOUCHER PROGRAM.Expenses $2,964,522 · grants $341,348 · revenue $9,112,287
- EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - OUR NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED, VOLUNTEER-RUN CONFERENCES PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE FACING HUNGER, EVICTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HEALTH RELATED CRISIS, THREAT OF DISCONNECTION OF UTILITIES AND OTHER EMERGENCY NEEDS THROUGH THE WORK OF OVER 2,800 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS IN 112 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CONFERENCES AND THE COUNCIL OFFICE, APPROXIMATELY $10,916,360 IN ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 242,317 NEIGHBORS IN NEED IN FY2025. IN ADDITION TO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL CONFERENCES, THE ST. LOUIS COUNCIL'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF PROVIDES SERVICES THAT ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE AND CAPACITY OF THE CONFERENCES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE A CAR DONATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES THE NEIGHBORS IN NEED WITH CAR REPAIRS OR OPERATIONAL VEHICLES, A UTILITY PROGRAM THAT HELPS PEOPLE AVOID DISCONNECTION, A PHARMACY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE MEDICATION, AND A BED PROGRAM THAT SUPPLIES BEDS AND BEDDING TO PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH A CLEAN, SAFE AND DIGNIFIED PLACE TO SLEEP.DUE TO A LARGE TORNADO, HOUSING WAS PROVIDED AS WELL AS DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES. WE HAVE PROVIDED DISASTER RELIEF AS GENERAL COURSE, BUT IT BECAME BIGGER AND INCLUDED HOUSING IN FY2025.Expenses $18,284,917 · grants $10,649,258
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-0652684
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,559,019
- Income (IRS master file)
- $25,382,367
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $25,313,877 | $24,714,547 | $14,559,019 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $23,542,526 | $18,261,940 | $21,292,364 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $23,875,305 | $27,891,842 | $16,523,538 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $26,502,640 | $28,374,779 | $13,909,875 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 43-0652684).
Questions about SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS
- What is the EIN of SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS is 43-0652684.
- Is SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MICHAEL MEEHAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 36 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $164,657 (JOHN FOPPE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU SEP 2025)).
- How much revenue does SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $25,313,877, expenses of $24,714,547 and total assets of $14,559,019 at year end.
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