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US nonprofit · EIN 814264993 · Ave Maria, FLiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 814264993) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2020.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

MY Catholic Cause's network

4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Christopher WendtPresident and Trustee2021
5 yrs
Eric SammonsTrustee2021
5 yrs
Father Michael BakerTrustee2021
5 yrs
Michael SirillaTrustee2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Christopher WendtPresident and Trustee20$24k
Eric SammonsTrustee0.5$0
Michael SirillaTrustee0.5$0
Father Michael BakerTrustee5$0

About

Legal name
My Catholic Cause
EIN
814264993
Address
5052 Pope John Paul II Blvd 108 9, Ave Maria, FL, 34142-9634
State
Florida
Mission
The purpose or mission of My Catholic Cause is to promote the Catholic faith and the 'New Evangelization' called for by the Church. New lines of activity began in 2021 under Ohio registered tradenames of the Holy Faith Foundation and Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima. Please see Part III, Lines 4a, 4b, and 4c for all the details. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X22 Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Christopher Wendt (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsChristopher Wendt
≥5years on the filingsEric Sammons
≥5years on the filingsFather Michael Baker
≥5years on the filingsMichael Sirilla

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$85k
Total liabilities
$4k
Net assets or fund balances
$82k
Contributions and grants received
$285k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
3
Volunteers
5

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$270k$361kDeficit $92k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.