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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1164260

FRANCISCAN CENTER INC

Tax-exempt · BALTIMORE, MD 21218

Financials

$3.7M$2.3M2022$5M$3.1M2023$5.9M$4.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FRANCISCAN CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$5,864,619$4,431,432$1,433,187$9,861,094$646,659$9,214,435
August 31, 2024990$4,980,838$3,103,277$1,877,561$8,181,626$476,934$7,704,692
August 31, 2023990$3,676,929$2,309,496$1,367,433$5,787,309$388,223$5,399,086
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,469,508
of which government grants
$555,018
Program service revenue
$284,323
Investment income
$164,754
Net rental income
$5,835
Net gain from sales of assets
-$784
Net income from fundraising events
-$71,752
Other revenue
-$53,966

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$203,417
Other salaries and wages
$1,413,899
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,905,008
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$8,624
Accounting fees
$82,053
Occupancy
$203,810
Travel
$27,707
Depreciation
$176,132
Program services (functional)
$3,620,468
Management and general (functional)
$788,041
Fundraising (functional)
$22,923

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$8,181,626
Total assets, end of year
$9,861,094
Total liabilities, end of year
$646,659
Net assets, end of year
$9,214,435
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,028,229
Publicly traded securities
$3,777,718
Net assets without donor restrictions
$9,214,435
Gross receipts
$6,069,210
Employees
65
Volunteers
310
Year formed
1979
State of legal domicile
MD

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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jeffrey GriffinExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$109,516$6,972
Mark B HansenDirector of Finance
Officer
40$80,734$0
Thomas PhelanCo-Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Kevin WillieCo-Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Craig HoffmanTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Dan GallagherDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Timothy ReidDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Mike EverdDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Jonathan WarnsDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
James DaviesDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Christine HighDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Miles CaryDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Adam ShamiDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Phyllis GrayDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Mark SucoloskiDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Joseph DuganDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Stuart PageDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Michael PaszkiewiczDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Megan KnightDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Britt HaysDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
John MeeganDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
Fr Michael HeineDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jeffrey GriffinExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$100,784$6,420
Mark B HansenDirector of Finance
Officer
40$62,437$0
Thomas PhelanCo-Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Kevin WillieCo-Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Craig HoffmanTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Angela HallSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
John LindsayDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Timothy ReidDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Tracy Wilson-OakleyDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Dr Maria-Theresa OkaforDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Thomas Spray-FryDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Sister Mary Therese WhiteDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Sr Eileen QuinnDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Br Michael DuffyDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Phyllis GrayDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Mark SucoloskiDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Joseph DuganDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Michal RegulskiDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Marvin DunmyerDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Megan KnightDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Mashaye BarrDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
John MeehanDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jeffrey GriffinExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$97,230$6,251
Vaughan HastingsDirector of Finance
Officer
40$27,973$2,217
Thomas PhelanCo-Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Kevin WillieCo-Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Craig HoffmanTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
John MeehanDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
John LindsayDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Timothy ReidDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Tracy Wilson-OakleyDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Dr Maria-Theresa OkaforDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Thomas Spray-FryDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Sister Mary Therese WhiteDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Mark SucoloskiDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Joseph DuganDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Michal RegulskiDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Marvin DunmyerDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Megan KnightDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Mashaye BarrDirector
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Sister Diana DeBruinDirector
Institutional trustee
0.5$0$0
Sister Ellen CarrDirector
Institutional trustee
0.5$0$0
Sister Kathryn Dean StrandellBoard Liaison
Institutional trustee
0.5$0$0
Sister Joanne SchatzleinDirector
Institutional trustee
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
101 W 23RD ST, BALTIMORE, MD 21218-5607
In care of
% VAUGHAN HASTINGS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Thomas Phelan, 101 W 23RD STREET, BALTIMORE, MD 21218
Signed the 990
Thomas Phelan, Co-Chair
Phone
(410) 467-5340
Return prepared by
C E A SCHOLTES AND ASSOCIATES

Mission

THE FRANCISCAN CENTER, INC., A MINISTRY OF THE SISTERTS OF ST. FRANCIS ASSISI OF MILWAUKEE FRANCISCAN CENTERS, IS A MULTI-FACETED EMERGENCY OUTREACH AGENCY SERVING THE POOR AND HOMELESSS OF BALTIMORE REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Dining Program: With a small staff and many volunteers, the organization serves a nutritionally balanced meals on-site for hundreds of impoverished individuals and families with children each day. The Center normally serves over one hundred thousand meals annually which increased to well over 300,000 during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Expenses $2,663,017 · revenue $161,204
  • Technical Resource Center: The organization provides men and women who are entered in a community job training program free internet access and other software to develop computer skill and financial literacy and receive assistance with resume building. The organization supplements adult literacy, job training, and job placement offered by other local organizations.
    Expenses $268,523
  • The B&O Cafe
    Expenses $260,345 · revenue $123,119
  • Responsive Services: The Center interviews hundreds of clients each week to determine their needs. The Center provides eviction prevention funds to clients with a valid eviction notice and committed funds from other sources, assistance with obtaining personal identification documents, assistance in paying for presriptions, dental services, eyeglasses, bus passes, and other emergency needs. The Center also employs Social Workers who provide counselling and referrals to other agencies. Staff work with clients to help them pay their bills, coach and encourage financial responsibility, discuss mental health, medical, and substance abuse, and other concerns through case management.
    Expenses $241,642
  • Pantry Program: The Center provides groceries for individuals and families. Clients verified as eligible by the Baltimore City Department of Social Services receive groceries for three days of balanced meals. The Center provides groceries to hundreds of households each month. The pantry is normally open from 10am to 2pm. Donated food items supplement grants to keep the pantry stocked. During the pandemic, groceries were provided outside of the building to needy individuals and families.
    Expenses $186,941
  • Clothing Program: The Center provides men, women, and children with clothing of all kinds from shirt to socks to shoes to coats as well as clean appropriate clothing for job interviews and funerals. This resource is particularly beneficial for the homeless, the working poor, and those who have temporarily lost their homes due to fire or eviction. The Center also offers hygiene products such as soap, toothpaste, and shampoo for all clients. During the pandemic, facemasks and hand sanitizer were also provided to all clients.

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1164260
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P200)
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,861,094
Income (IRS master file)
$6,069,210

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$5,864,619$4,431,432$9,861,094XML
990August 2024$4,980,838$3,103,277$8,181,626XML
990August 2023$3,676,929$2,309,496$5,787,309XML
990August 2022$2,646,399$1,918,523$4,056,638IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––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 52-1164260).

Questions about FRANCISCAN CENTER INC

What is the EIN of FRANCISCAN CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FRANCISCAN CENTER INC is 52-1164260.
Is FRANCISCAN CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Which annual return does FRANCISCAN CENTER INC 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 FRANCISCAN CENTER INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FRANCISCAN CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of FRANCISCAN CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Thomas Phelan.
Who are the officers and directors of FRANCISCAN CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,516 (Jeffrey Griffin, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does FRANCISCAN CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,864,619, expenses of $4,431,432 and total assets of $9,861,094 at year end.

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