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ADW Master Template FINANCIAL REPORT to the People of the Archdiocese of Washington | Fiscal Year 2017-18 | January 10, 2019 Dear Friends of the Archdiocese of Washington, It is my privilege to present this financial report which and many other good works. e ministries provides an overview of the faithful and prudent use of highlighted here would not be possible without the funds that have been received by the Archdiocese of kind generosity of our benefactors and supporters. On Washington for fiscal year 2017-18. In these pages, you behalf of the many people who are served by the will find information on many of the ministries, archdiocese, thank you to everyone who has given of programs and the activities that go on within the themselves to support these endeavors. archdiocese’s central pastoral administration and affiliated agencies and foundations. Transparency and accountability are important components of stewardship. All financial and Pope Francis says in his Message for World Youth Day budgetary decisions for archdiocesan programs and 2019 that our Blessed Mother Mary’s generous “yes” to departments are carefully reviewed to ensure that they God’s call “is the positive reply of one who understands are responsible and faithful to our Gospel mission and the secret of vocation ‒ to go beyond oneself and place the expectations of the Catholic community. In oneself at the service of others. Our lives only find addition, the financial operations of the archdiocese meaning in service to God and to other people.” As a regularly undergo independent audits. More detailed mother, the Church of Washington likewise lovingly information is available for review at the archdiocesan responds to the Lord by serving a multitude of women, website, adw.org. men and young people in a wide range of programs and initiatives. Sincerely yours in Christ, With this report, it is hoped that you might gain a better understanding of the revenues that are entrusted to the archdiocese and how those funds are used to Eric Simontis make a positive difference in people’s lives through Chief Financial Officer religious education, social services, parish and family life ministries, schools, youth activities, care for seniors The financial information included in this report (except the information related to affiliated agencies on pages 4 and 5 and parishes and schools on page 8) is derived from the June 30, 2018 audited financial statements, which are available at adw.org/financial-reports. ARCHDIOCESAN CENTRAL PASTORAL ADMINISTRATION Sources of Revenue Rental income of $2.4 million includes rent from affiliated service providers such as Catholic Archdiocese of Charities and St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth Washington Archdiocesan operating revenue for the and Families that pay rent on archdiocesan 2017-18 fiscal year was $39.5 million. buildings used for their programs. e archdiocese then makes equal contributions to these WHO WE ARE corporations so there is an offsetting expense in • he Annual Appeal is the largest Pastoral Ministry and Social Concerns. e balance excludes $1.1 million of non-cash rental source of operating income for the ▶ 666,470 Catholics archdiocese, with $13.6 million income. received in the 2017-18 fiscal year to ▶ District of Columbia support programs and ministries Investment income totaled $4.7 million during and five Maryland T fiscal year 2018. around the archdiocese. Money from the Appeal is counties used to support children attending Catholic ▶139 parishes and 9 schools, men studying to become priests, pro-life In addition to the revenue and expense, the missions and and ethnic ministries and many other pastoral archdiocese has insurance services revenue of communities ministries and social concern programs in our $45.9 million and expenses of $45.4 million local community. primarily representing pass-throughs of amounts ▶93 Catholic schools, received from parishes and agencies and paid out including 61 in claims and benefits. elementary schools and 2 archdiocesan high schools ▶26,171 students in Catholic schools ▶23,569 students in Fees and other income of more than $5.3 religious education million were collected primarily for services ▶295 priests, including provided to others, such as administering 202 active and 74 insurance billing and claims, investing and retired archdiocesan Assessments , which come primarily from monitoring the lay and priest retirement and other priests parishes, accounted for the second largest source investment funds, and fees for programs held of revenue, contributing $13.5 million. ey are throughout the archdiocese. ▶90 seminarians used to fund needed support services for ▶170 active permanent administration, communications, development, deacons religious education and facilities costs, as well as support for education, financially needy parishes, ▶ 457 religious women schools, organizations and families. Parish and 479 men religious assessments averaged 9 percent of total parish serving in the income. archdiocese Gifts and grants include current year bequests and other one-time gis to the archdiocese, including some restricted for specific purposes. Central Pastoral Administration Operating Revenue | Annual Appeal $ 13,613,000 Assessments 13,524,000 6% Annual Appeal 34% Gifts and grants 4,594,000 Assessments 34% 12% Fees and other income 5,357,000 Fees and other income 14% Rental income 2,429,000 34% Gifts and grants 12% Total revenue from operations 39,517,000 14% Rental income 6% Investment Income 4,698,000 Total revenue $ 44,215,000 34% ARCHDIOCESAN CENTRAL ARCHDIOCESAN CENTRAL PASTORAL ADMINISTRATION PASTORAL ADMINISTRATION Your Generosity Helps Bring Light to People’s Lives Central Pastoral Administration he Central Pastoral Administration (CPA) is Operating Expenses composed of the collective secretariats, departments Tand executive offices of the Pastoral Ministry & Social Concerns $ 9,450,000 Archdiocese which oversee, advise Catholic Education 6,365,000 and/or assist parishes, schools and other ministries and affiliated Ministerial Leadership/Seminaries 6,918,000 organizations, as well as conducting Archdiocesan Administration 6,195,000 and sponsoring many programs of their Communications 1,890,000 own. For example: Parish Services 1,702,000 One of the most important Gifts & Assessments 2,522,000 missions of the Church is to promote General & Administrative 5,506,000 and foster healing in the human family, Development 2,346,000 including spiritual healing and social healing, as demonstrated by many Total Expenses 42,894,000 initiatives of the Archdiocese this past year. Following the lead of the fall Total revenue from operations 39,517,000 pastoral letter, e Challenge of Racism Operating deficit (3,377,000) Today , a number of events were held aimed at achieving social harmony and Investment income 4,698,000 justice, including special liturgies to and families, and help all families to that was worn by St. Juan Diego and remember in prayer and with better thrive. is ongoing initiative depicted the image of Our Lady of Total surplus $ 1,321,000 commemorative plaques enslaved men proceeds alongside ministries that daily Guadalupe. e Blessed Mother also and women of the area who were prepare men and women for married always plays a prominent role in the Pastoral Ministry Communications 4% buried in unmarked graves. life, and that accompany them beyond Youth Rally and Mass for Life which & Social Concerns 22% Similarly, the First Archdiocesan the wedding day, such as the annual drew tens of thousands of young people Parish Services 4% Holy Family Celebration in February to stand up for the gi of all human life Catholic Education 15% Intercultural Conference was Gifts & Assessments 6% inaugurated in the Spring to help and the annual marriage Jubilarian and to pray for a culture of life in our Ministerial Leadership/ Seminaries 16% participants grow in the knowledge of Mass in June. For those who are society. General & Administrative 13% the role of culture in the process of faith struggling, Archdiocesan Administration 14% Development 6% transmission. e earlier White Mass, divorced, or are in sponsored by the Department of irregular situations, the At the Well Special Needs Ministries, celebrated in 6% a particular way the beauty, dignity and Ministry and other 22% particular giedness of each person in programs provide 13% their physical, developmental, cognitive encouragement and mental diversity of unique abilities and spiritual and and disabilities. social recovery. 6% Also in the Spring, the pastoral e annual Walk with Mary plan Sharing in the Joy of Love in 4% 15% Marriage and Family was launched procession and throughout the archdiocese to provide Mass in December 4% care to those in wounded marriages featured a special replica of the tilma 14% 16% Operating Expenses The Secretariat for Pastoral Ministry and Social Concerns expenses expenditure in the $6.9 million spent. In 2018, 90 seminarians Media Company, which is an archdiocesan agency whose financial totaled $9.5 million, assisting pastors and parish leaders in studied to become priests for the Archdiocese of Washington. The results are reported on page 4. increasing the parishes’ capacity for evangelization, formation of archdiocese owns and operates two seminaries: the Redemptoris laity for active participation in the parish and as witnessed in the Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary in Hyattsville and Saint Parish services included the Office of Parish and School world. Through its offices, it gives voice to the truth of the Gospel John Paul II Seminary in Washington, D.C. Continuing education and Financial Operations and portions of the Office of Facilities and promotes the dignity of human life at every stage. The offices special medical care for priests, the Office of Vocations, the Office of Management and the Office of Human Resources. of the Secretariat serve the cultural diversity of the parish through the Diaconate and the Office of Consecrated Life are all part of the lens of families, youth, young adults, social concerns, healing ministerial leadership. Gifts and assessments represented required membership ministry, ministry to those hospitalized and imprisoned.
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