Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS CONFRONTING PRIESTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHENTIC TEACHING OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND OF THE HOLY FATHER AND HIS PREDECESSORS.
OPUS BONO SACERDOTII PROVIDED FINANCIAL AND NONFINANCIAL SERVICES TO CATHOLIC PRIESTS EXPERIENCING VOCATIONAL, EMOTIONAL, LEGAL, ADDICTION, HOUSING, AND FINANCIAL STRESS.
OPUS BONO SACERDOTII PROVIDES DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AND ON BEHALF OF ACTIVE, RETIRED, SUSPENDED, LAICIZED, OR INCARCERATED ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS FOR A VARIETY OF NEEDS, INCLUDING LIVING EXPENSES (E.G., FOOD, LODGING, TRANSPORTATION, JOB-SEARCH COSTS, HEALTHCARE, AND AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE AND REPAIR), LEGAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH CANON LAW (ALSO KNOWN AS "CHURCH LAW") PROCEEDINGS, LEGAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SECULAR LAW PROCEEDING (E.G., CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ACTIONS), PRISON COMMISSARY FUNDS, AND EXPENSES RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WITH PAROLE TERMS. DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TAKES TWO FORMS: RECURRING AND EMERGENCY. RECURRING ASSISTANCE IS TYPICALLY PROVIDED TO PRIESTS WHO LACK ENOUGH FUNDS TO MAKE ENDS MEET EACH MONTH. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS. PRIESTS WHO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE OFTEN BECOME RECIPIENTS OF RECURRING ASSISTANCE.
IN JANUARY 2019, OPUS BONO SACERDOTII REFOCUSED ITS MISSION TO BECOME A RETREAT CENTER FOR CATHOLIC PRIESTS IN CRISIS, WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES LISTED IN FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A AS "LEGACY" SERVICES TO EXISTING BENEFICIARIES UNTIL SUCH TIME AS: (A) ANOTHER ORGANIZATION COULD PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES; OR (B) THE BENEFICIARY NO LONGER REQUIRED THOSE SERVICES. OPUS BONO HELD RETREATS IN 2019 AND ESTABLISHED A PLANNING COMMITTEE TO PLAN QUARTERLY RETREATS FOR 2020.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| John Smith | PRESIDENT, D | 35 | $41,720 |
| Colleen Jewell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Fr David L Deibel | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202002739349301805_public.xml