EIN 20-2603413

Fidelis

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(4)
Num. employees
23
Year formed
2005
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Fidelis mobilizes grassroots civic action to defend life, faith, and family through Catholic grassroots education and advocacy. The national social welfare organization coordinates and inspires every Catholic in America to live out their faith in public life. Fidelis carries out this work primarily through a d/b/a "catholicvote civic action or catholicvote.org.".
Total revenues
$9,356,285
2022
Total expenses
$8,005,412
2022
Total assets
$4,172,526
2022
Num. employees
23
2022

Program areas at Fidelis

Fidelis is a national catholic advocacy group organized to educate and inspire every catholic in america to live out their faith in public life. Fidelis carries out this work principally through a d/b/a "catholicvote civic action or catholicvote.org" which provides catholic citizens and concerned americans critical news, commentary, educational and advocacy resources on a range of public policy questions, including the foundational issues of marriage, parental rights in education, religious liberty, economic justice, and the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. During 2022, in furtherance of this mission, Fidelis programs included over 2.3 million postal mailings, 37.6 million email messages, hundreds of videos and social media posts, along with television, internet and radio advertising watched and shared by millions of engaged citizens. During the year, catholicvote sought to hold public officials accountable by producing op-eds, grassroots activism, web reports, candidate scorecards, and public advocacy aimed to protect the integrity of catholic sacramental life from public officials who create division and disunity in the church.as permitted by law, a small portion of our expenditures during the year involved direct advocacy for qualified candidates during the 2022 midterm elections, carried out through independent expenditures, not coordinated with any candidate or candidate committees. These independent expenditures included text messages, voter mobilization phone calls, and digital ads marketed to catholic voters across the state.

Grants made by Fidelis

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Susan B Anthony Pro-Life AmericaGrant Is Designated To Assist in Funding the Public Advertising Campaign Urging Sen. Mark Kelly To Promote and Defend the Sanctity of Life.$100,000

Who funds Fidelis

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Concord FundGeneral Operating$1,000,000
Restoration of AmericaGeneral Support$250,000
Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern MissouriDonor Recommended Grants$10,100

Personnel at Fidelis

NameTitleCompensation
John ShermanChief Development Officer$105,863
Joshua MercerVice President , Programs$82,500
Brian BurchPresident$222,170

Financials for Fidelis

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$9,346,922
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$9,363
Total revenues$9,356,285

Form 990s for Fidelis

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-06990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-11-12990View PDF
2019-122021-06-25990View PDF
2018-122020-01-23990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $1,700,000 from The Concord Fund
December 31, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
August 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Human rightsReligion
Characteristics
ReligiousCatholicChristianPolitical advocacyNational levelCommunity engagement / volunteering
General information
Address
PO Box 259837
Madison, WI 53725
Metro area
Madison, WI
County
Dane County, WI
Website URL
catholicvote.org/ 
Phone
(317) 669-6127
IRS details
EIN
20-2603413
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2005
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X22: Roman Catholic
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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