CATHOLIC LITERARY ARTS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CATHOLIC LITERARY ARTS

EIN 83-3297591 · Arts Education (A25)

What they do

Catholic Literary Arts Encourages Ongoing Growth In Literary, Artistic, and Spiritual Development of Artists and Writers So That The Cultural Patrimony and Rich Treasures of The Catholic Church May Be More Perfectly Explored and Used to Draw All Peoples to God.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $53.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

52.33%of revenue went to mission work53.2% of expenses · Program services

$98.44spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

46.11%of revenue went to management and office costs46.8% of expenses

$1.00in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

24.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$187,228

Mission workProgram services$97,97052.33% of revenue53.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$86,33946.11% of revenue46.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,9191.56% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$184,30998.44% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 53.2% mission · 46.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.44% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 34.4% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.59% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 72.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.05% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 45.10% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$187,228

Expenses$184,309

Annual surplus $2,919 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$97,970 · 53.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$86,339 · 46.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$187,228

Expenses$184,309

Assets$184,261

Income$211,228

Contributions$46,188

Mission work (program services)$97,970

Management and general$86,339

Accounting fees$2,628

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

SARAH CORTEZPRESIDENT AND FOUNDER · 60 hrs/week $19,500

GONZALO A RAMOSDIRECTOR OF MARKETING · 5 hrs/week $6,500

MARIA K ILLICHSECRETARY · 5 hrs/week $2,600

LESLEY CLINTONMEMBER · 2 hrs/week $2,000

MATTHEW BOYLESTONMEMBER $1,400

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (9)

SARAH CORTEZPRESIDENT AND FOUNDER

GONZALO A RAMOSDIRECTOR OF MARKETING

MARIA K ILLICHSECRETARY

LESLEY CLINTONMEMBER

MATTHEW BOYLESTONMEMBER

FRAN PETERSONMEMBER

GABINO CORTEZTREASURER

LARRY W MASSEY JRCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

PAUL FELIXCHAPLAIN

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2019
Location: 2505 Driscoll St, Houston, TX 77019
County: Harris
In care of: SARAH CORTEZ
Primary officer: SARAH CORTEZ, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailcathla@gmail.com Phone(713) 524-9404

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PICKETT FINANCIAL PLLC
NTEE classification: Arts Education (A25)
IRS tax category: Arts Education