Catholic Charities Administrative Offices - (312) 655-7000.

Catholic Charities Social Services - email GetHelp@catholiccharities.net, or call (312) 655-7700 in Chicago or (847) 782-4000 in Lake County and someone will assist you. Call volume is extremely high so email is recommended if you are unable to find what you need on the web site.

NEW: Counseling Support Line:  (312) 948-6951 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

To donate to our work by phone, call (312) 948-6087.  Every gift helps someone in need. 

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Chicago

(877) 426-6515

Suburban Cook

(847) 782-4000

Lake County

Governance



Leadership Rooted in the Mission of Catholic Charities...

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is governed by the Archbishop of Chicago, executive leadership and committees.


About Our Boards

Catholic Charities also benefits from the oversight and support of three separate boards: The Board of Directors, the Board of Advisors and the Junior Board. These Boards govern, advise and support Catholic Charities and its administration to fulfill our mission of serving the poor and advancing the organization’s core values: Respect, Compassion, Competence and Stewardship.

View details of our governance hierarchy below.

Governance Hierarchy:

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Archbishop of Chicago
      Blase J. Cupich
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Acting Administrator, President, and CEO
Kathleen Donahue
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Board of Directors
      47 members:
    • Past Chairmen
    • Executive Committee
    • Standing Committee Chairs
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Catholic Charities Organization
Organizational Chart (click here to download).
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Executive Committee
      12 members
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  26 Standing Committees of the Board of Directors
  • Audit
  • Benefits
  • Board Relations
  • Communications/Marketing
  • Finance
  • Government Relations
  • Investments
  • Latino Advisory
  • Legal Advisory
  • Nominating
  • Parish Outreach
  • Real Estate
  • Strategic Planning
  • Veterans Support
  • Volunteer Support
  • (5) Service Area Advisory Boards
  • (6) Regional Advisory Boards
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Board of Advisors
      More than 600 members representing 95 parishes in Cook and Lake counties
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Junior Board
      More than 450 members

Governance:

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Phone: (312) 655-7525
Email: donations@catholiccharities.net 
Mail: 721 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60654