🚨 TAXPAYER ALERT: USCCB & Catholic Charities — The Real Numbers Behind the Resettlement Machine The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is not just a religious body, it’s a federal contractor pulling in billions in taxpayer funds, then funneling most of it through Catholic Charities. Here’s the proof from and USCCB: The National Pipeline - $1.547 BILLION in federal grants (86 awards) → Recipient: Catholic Relief Services/United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - $374 MILLION in one batch alone (14 awards) → Recipient: USCCB whose programs include Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) - $726 MILLION to Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth in 5 awards, includes $108 MILLION (one grant) → FY 2022 Refugee Support Services, ends Sept 30, 2025 How It Works: 1. USCCB gets the master contract from HHS, State Dept, etc. 2. USCCB keeps ~5–10% for "national coordination" 3. 90–95% flows to local Catholic Charities 4. Repeat across 170+ dioceses USCCB is one of ten national resettlement agencies that partner with the U.S. Department of State and HHS/ORR for the Reception and Placement program. (List updated March 2024) ▪️United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) ▪️Bethany Christian Services ▪️Church World Service ▪️Episcopal Migration Ministries ▪️Ethiopian Community Development Council ▪️Global Refuge (formerly LIRS/Lutheran) ▪️HIAS ▪️International Rescue Committee ▪️U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) ▪️World Relief But USCCB is the largest player by volume. Bottom Line 💰 Your tax dollars → USCCB → Catholic Charities → Resettlement services - No Form 990 required (church exemption) - No public executive salaries - No voter approval $1.9+ BILLION in just these snapshots - and that’s only what’s searchable. Transparency? Accountability? Not when faith-based exemptions meet federal contracts. H/T @DataRepublican ( data) Following President Trump's January 2025 executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and related funding freezes, many federal grants to the USCCB's Migration and Refugee Services (and downstream to Catholic Charities) for new refugee resettlement were halted, terminated, or phased out earlier this year amid ongoing litigation. Some pre-existing obligations and reimbursements have continued under court orders, but the overall flow of new taxpayer funding for these programs has been dramatically curtailed or stopped. The figures in this post reflect searchable active/historical awards up to the point of suspension.