CharityWatch is currently unable to provide complete rating information due to the organization's nondisclosure of financial information.
Churches, synagogues, mosques, and certain other types of religious organizations are not legally required to file annual reports with the IRS or state charity regulators, which allows them to avoid being rated by CharityWatch. Such groups often do not even have to notify the IRS when they form. They receive the same tax benefits as other charities, including tax-exempt status and the ability to accept tax-deductible contributions, with little to none of the reporting obligations or oversight. Donors wanting to know how such a charity spends its contributions, compensates its employees, or even who sits on the charity's board of directors may be at a loss if the organization does not want to open its records to outside scrutiny.
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CharityWatch is currently unable to provide complete rating, governance, or salary information for St. Bonaventure Indian Mission & School due to its religious exemption, which allows it to avoid publicly disclosing its audited financial statements and from filing an IRS tax Form 990. CharityWatch's most recent letter grade rating of St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School was "F," or a failing grade, on our "A+" to "F" rating scale based on our analysis of its fiscal 2021 audited financial statements. CharityWatch obtained this document from a private source in April of 2022. We computed that the charity spent $46 to raise each $100 of cash support that year, and that it spent only 33% of its cash budget on its programs, with the remaining 67% spent on overhead (including more than $6 million on fundraising expenses, alone). Churches, synagogues, mosques, and certain other types of religious organizations are not legally required to file annual reports with the IRS or state charity regulators, which allows them to avoid being rated by CharityWatch. Such groups often do not even have to notify the IRS when they form. They receive the same tax benefits as other charities, including tax-exempt status and the ability to accept tax-deductible contributions, with little to none of the reporting obligations or oversight. Donors wanting to know how such a charity spends its contributions, compensates its employees, or even who sits on the charity's board of directors may be at a loss if the organization does not want to open its records to outside scrutiny. Our most recent requests for financials were sent to St. Bonaventure Indian Mission & School on September 11, 2024 and February 24, 2026. We have not received a response for either request. |
CharityWatch is unable to provide complete salary and governance information for this organization. |