How Catholic Charities San Diego Transformed into a $80M Refugee Powerhouse on a Tide of Federal Dollars

How Catholic Charities San Diego Transformed into a $80M Refugee Powerhouse on a Tide of Federal Dollars

Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, once a modest diocesan outpost serving the homeless and hungry, ballooned into a near $80 million juggernaut through an avalanche of government grants.  From 2019 to 2023, the organization’s revenue more than sextupled (6x), rocketing from $11.5 million to nearly $80 million—a surge fueled almost entirely by Uncle Sam’s checkbook, paid for by the American taxpayer. At the epicenter of the surge? Refugee r…