Catholic Charities USA

Catholic Charities USA is the national voluntary membership organization for Catholic Charities agencies throughout the United States and its territories. Catholic Charities USA is a member of Caritas Internationalis, an international federation of Catholic social service organizations. Catholic Charities USA is the national office of 167 local Catholic Charities agencies nationwide.

"Catholic Charities" redirects here. For the Catholic Church's charities in general, see Catholic charities.

Catholic Charities USA
FoundedSeptember 25, 1910 (1910-09-25) (as National Conference of Catholic Charities)
TypeHumanitarian aid
Tax ID no.
53-0196620
Location
OriginsUrsulines in New Orleans
Area served
United States
Key people
Donna Markham
President and CEO
Marguerite Harmon,
chair of the board
David Zubik,
Episcopal liaison
Websitewww.catholiccharitiesusa.org

Founded in 1910 as the National Conference of Catholic Charities (NCCC), the organization changed its name in 1986 to Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA). CCUSA's president and CEO, Donna Markham, is the first female president to lead CCUSA. She has held this position since 2015. On July 25, 2023, Catholic Charities USA announced that Kerry Alys Robinson, an expert in Catholic leadership and philanthropy, will serve as the next president and CEO of CCUSA beginning on August 23, 2023.

The organization's archives are housed at the Catholic University of America.

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