Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: mission, leadership and finances
New York group founded in 1973 that defends Catholics from what it sees as defamation.
Organization
| Founded | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York, NY |
| EIN | 23-7279981 |
| Tax status | 501(c)(3) |
| Website | catholicleague.org |
Finances (IRS Form 990)
| Total revenue | $4.3 million |
|---|---|
| Total expenses | $4.2 million |
| Total assets | $56.0 million |
| Tax year | 2023 |
What it does
The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is a Catholic civil rights group that challenges anti-Catholic bias in media and society.
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is listed here in the category "Faith and family". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.
History
It was founded in 1973 and William Donohue was its president for decades.
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is a faith and family organization. It is headquartered in New York, NY. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(3). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.
Leadership and funding
It files a Form 990, shown here.
The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2023: total revenue of $4.3 million, total expenses of $4.2 million and total assets of $56.0 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Catholic League For Religious And Civil Rights. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.
Where it stands
It defends the Catholic Church and Catholics against what it considers bigotry.
These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include American Family Association, Thomas More Society, Family Research Council.
Sources
Profile last reviewed November 8, 2026