Nonprofit · EIN 43-0815211
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY
Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64111
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,335,750 | $5,943,165 | -$607,415 | $20,820,862 | $1,608,890 | $19,211,972 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,084,801 | $5,431,054 | $653,747 | $19,696,403 | $1,617,277 | $18,079,126 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,698,830 | $5,169,588 | -$1,470,758 | $16,900,495 | $1,660,778 | $15,239,717 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,464,239
- Program service revenue
- $841,572
- Investment income
- $538,279
- Royalties
- $34,845
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $509,483
- Other revenue
- $491,660
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $342,138
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,166,144
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,143,283
- Professional fundraising fees
- $125,875
- Legal fees
- $49,259
- Accounting fees
- $54,444
- Occupancy
- $86,178
- Travel
- $226,588
- Depreciation
- $15,771
- Program services (functional)
- $4,422,437
- Management and general (functional)
- $738,400
- Fundraising (functional)
- $782,328
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,696,403
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,820,862
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,608,890
- Net assets, end of year
- $19,211,972
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $157,969
- Publicly traded securities
- $759,433
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$411,303
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $19,623,275
- Gross unrelated business income
- $441,676
- Gross receipts
- $6,262,073
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 27
- Year formed
- 1964
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOE FERULLO | PUBLISHER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $153,894 | $29,665 |
| WALTER REITER | SECRETARY/TREASURER Officer | 38 | $90,521 | $48,584 |
| KAMIN REA | ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 38 | $103,351 | $27,085 |
| ANTONIO HERNANDEZ | AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR/GM Highest-paid employee | 38 | $106,266 | $14,961 |
| THOMAS FOX | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $6,106 | $0 |
| SR CHRISTINE SCHENK CSJ | VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MILLER | CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTE LOMONT | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA MANNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN SCHUTTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BONIOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TERRENCE RYNNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISABETH ROMN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE DOUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEANNE RUESCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM FREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PURCELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN MCGRATH | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN WEISER | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDE BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARYJEANNE BURKE | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEG NODZON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GILLIGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK WAIDE | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REV GREGORY GOETHALS SJ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUMI MORALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SR SIMONE CAMPBELL SSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN PRIVETT SJ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM BERTELSEN | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOE FERULLO | PUBLISHER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $152,569 | $8,529 |
| HEIDI SCHLUMPF | REPORTER Highest-paid employee | 38 | $113,712 | $32,122 |
| WALTER REITER | SECRETARY/TREASURER Officer | 38 | $88,799 | $46,230 |
| ANTONIO HERNANDEZ | AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR/GM Highest-paid employee | 38 | $104,013 | $12,703 |
| THOMAS FOX | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $1,450 | $0 |
| SR CHRISTINE SCHENK CSJ | VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MILLER | CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTE LOMONT | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN SCHUTTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BONIOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TERRENCE RYNNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ROMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE DOUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE RUESCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM FREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM PURCELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN MCGRATH | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WEISER | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDE BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYJEANNE BURKE | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GILLIGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK WAIDE | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV GREGORY GOETHALS SJ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUMI MORALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN PRIVETT SJ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BERTELSEN | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALTER REITER | SECRETARY/TREASURER Officer | 38 | $92,180 | $56,198 |
| HEIDI SCHLUMPF | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 38 | $110,968 | $31,865 |
| WILLIAM MITCHELL | PUBLISHER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $136,303 | $6,285 |
| JOE FERULLO | PUBLISHER/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 38 | $21,231 | $0 |
| THOMAS FOX | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $10,025 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ROMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GILLIGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN SCHUTTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PRIVETT SJ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BONIOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY JEANNE BURKE | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTE LOMONT | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WEISER | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MILLER | CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE DOUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SR CHRIS SCHENK | VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TERRENCE RYNNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM BERTELSEN | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM PURCELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK WAIDE | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDE BARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE ENRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE BURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN MCGRATH | DIRECTOR-EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM FREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 115 E ARMOUR BLVD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111-1203
- In care of
- % THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOSEPH FERULLO, 115 E ARMOUR BLVD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111
- Signed the 990
- JOSEPH FERULLO, CEO
- Phone
- (816) 531-0538
- Website
- WWW.NCRONLINE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
NCR CONNECTS CATHOLICS TO CHURCH, FAITH AND THE COMMON GOOD WITH INDEPENDENT NEWS, ANALYSIS AND SPIRITUAL REFLECTION.
Program accomplishments
- NEWSPAPER - THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PROVIDES EXTENSIVE INDEPENDENT REPORTING ON THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSIONS OF THE NEWS, AS WELL AS SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, AND PROVIDES COMMENTARY FOR DISCUSSION OF RELIGIOUS TOPICS.Expenses $4,422,437 · revenue $841,572
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-0815211
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1966
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X830)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,820,862
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,262,073
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,335,750 | $5,943,165 | $20,820,862 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,084,801 | $5,431,054 | $19,696,403 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,698,830 | $5,169,588 | $16,900,495 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,195,861 | $4,631,095 | $17,004,062 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 43-0815211).
Questions about NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY is 43-0815211.
- Is NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
- Are donations to NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 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 NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOSEPH FERULLO.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 32 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $153,894 (JOE FERULLO, PUBLISHER/CEO).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,335,750, expenses of $5,943,165 and total assets of $20,820,862 at year end.
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