Talk:Catholic Guardian Services

Requested corrections (COI request)

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I am a consultant to Catholic Guardian Services (disclosure on my user page). I am requesting corrections to statements that current public records contradict. I will not edit the article directly. Each item cites a government or independent source.

1. Certification of the Catholic Home Bureau. The article states that "Justice H. W. Bookstoner of the New York State Supreme Court signed off on its certification" on 7 January 1899, citing the New York Times of 8 January 1899.

The Annual Report of the State Board of Charities of the State of New York, volume 1 (1899), page 115, lists "Catholic Home Bureau for Dependent Children" first among twelve incorporations the Board approved that year, and gives the date as 25 January 1899: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=rul.39030036492249&seq=131

The cited Times article is headed "Catholic Home Bureau - Application to the State Board of Charities for Approval" and reports the application, not a court certification. It does not mention the Supreme Court or name a justice. I can also find no record of a Justice "Bookstoner"; a Justice Henry W. Bookstaver sat on the New York Supreme Court in this period, which may indicate a misspelling.

Suggest the sentence be amended to reflect the Board's approval and its date.

2. Infobox founding year. The infobox gives 1887. The article body describes three predecessors with three dates: the Misericordia Sisters' arrival in 1887, the Catholic Home Bureau in 1898, and the Catholic Guardian Society in 1908, incorporated 1913. The 1887 date belongs to the Rosalie Hall lineage, which merged into the organization in 2013. The corporate entity's year of formation is 1913, per its most recent IRS Form 990 (fiscal year ending June 2025), Header, Item L: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/135562186/202641119349300934/full. Suggest the infobox reflect the legal formation date, with the predecessor dates remaining in the History section where they are explained.

3. Lead section - number of predecessors. The lead says the history "starts with two predecessors." The body describes three, including a full section on Rosalie Hall and the Misericordia Sisters. Suggest the lead be amended to match the body.

4. Infobox title. The infobox lists Executive Director. The current title is Chief Executive Officer. Source: https://www.catholicguardian.org/craig-longley

5. Mental health services are mischaracterized. The Services section mentions mental health only within Family Support Services, as programs addressing "children in foster care who have complex medical or mental health challenges." The organization operates a licensed outpatient mental health clinic. The New York State Office of Mental Health's Local Mental Health Programs dataset lists the CGS Family Counseling and Wellness Center as a Mental Health Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services program with an operating certificate, serving children, adolescents and adults, at 1990 Westchester Avenue in the Bronx. The same dataset lists three Children and Family Treatment and Support Services programs operated by the organization at 1780 Grand Concourse. https://data.ny.gov/Human-Services/Local-Mental-Health-Programs/6nvr-tbv8 - filter the Agency Name column on "Catholic Guardian Services".

The New York State Department of Health separately lists the organization as an Article 29-I Health Facility. https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/behavioral_health/children/contacts_vfca_ldss_mco_ocfs.htm

Suggest a distinct mental health subsection under Services.

6. Employee count. The article states over 1000 employees as of December 2025, citing the organization's employment page. The most recent Form 990 (fiscal year ending June 2025) reports 970 employees for calendar year 2024: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/135562186/202641119349300934/full. The figures cover different periods and the higher one is self-published. Suggest either the filed figure with its year, or an "as of" qualifier on the current wording.

7. Board size. Governance states 25 board members. The same Form 990 reports 30 voting members: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/135562186/202641119349300934/full

8. Foster and adoptive parents. The statement that approximately 600 foster and adoptive parents support the organization cites the 2014 annual report. Suggest an "as of 2014" qualifier, or removal pending a current figure. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328070412/http://www.catholicguardian.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CGS_AR2014.pdf

9. Infobox revenue. The infobox has no revenue field. The organization's most recent IRS Form 990 (fiscal year ending 30 June 2025) reports total revenue of $100,459,249, Part I, line 12: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/135562186/202641119349300934/full. Suggest adding | revenue = $100,459,249 (FY2025) with that citation, in line with the infobox on comparable organizations such as Children's Aid and Graham Windham.

Thank you for considering these. Happy to reformat citations to house style or split this into smaller requests.

Quinn Paris (talk) 18:41, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

 Not done. Write in your own words, and see WP:COI for instructions. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 19:24, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the helpful clarification and instruction. I've rewritten the requests in my own words.

I am a consultant to Catholic Guardian Services (COI disclosure is on my user page). I would like to request these corrections to the Catholic Guardian Services Wikipedia article. I will not edit the article directly.

1. Infobox founding year.

The Error. The current infobox incorrectly states the founding year of Catholic Guardian Services as 1887.

The Correction: I am requesting that the infobox reflect the legal formation date (1913), as it appears on Catholic Guardian Services’ most recent IRS Form 990 (fiscal year ending June 2025), Header of Page 1, Item L: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/135562186/202641119349300934/full

2. Infobox title.

The Error: The current infobox lists Craig Longley as Executive Director.

The Correction: Craig Longley’s title is Chief Executive Officer. I am requesting that his title in the infobox be changed to Chief Executive Officer. https://www.catholicguardian.org/craig-longley

3. History section - number of predecessors.

The Error: the first sentence of the history section states “two predecessors." But the body of the History section describes three, 1) Catholic Guardian Society and 2) Catholic Home Bureau, which would merge, and 3) the Misericordia Sisters whose work would become Rosalie Hall and later, Catholic Guardian Services’ Parenting Resource Center.

The Correction: I am requesting that the first sentence of the History section read “The history of Catholic Guardian Services starts with three predecessors: Catholic Home Bureau for Dependent Children, Catholic Guardian Society of New York, and Rosalie Hall, each with the common goal of assisting disadvantaged people and communities of New York City”. https://www.catholicguardian.org/history

4. Justice H. W. Bookstoner of the New York State Supreme Court signed off on its certification. This statement in the live article, cites the New York Times of 8 January 1899. , but there are 2 errors here:

Error 1: The Times article that is cited is entitled "Catholic Home Bureau - Application to the State Board of Charities for Approval". However it does not report the incorporation in 1899, it reports an application for incorporation in 1899. Catholic Home Bureau is a predecessor to today’s Catholic Guardian Services. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1899/01/08/117909723.pdf

The correction: The correct source that cites incorporation is the “Annual Report of the State Board of Charities of the State of New York, volume 1 (1899)”, page 115, that lists "Catholic Home Bureau for Dependent Children" as the first of twelve incorporations the Board approved that year, and gives the date as 25 January 1899: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=rul.39030036492249&seq=131

Error 2: I cannot find any record for Justice H. W. Bookstoner (credited in the live Wikipedia article); however, a Justice Henry W. Bookstaver sat on the New York Supreme Court during this period. See this link below and search for “Bookstoner” (no results) and “Bookstaver” (1 result). https://history.nycourts.gov/figure/supreme-court-1850/

The Correction: I am requesting that “Justice H. W. Bookstoner” be replaced with “Justice Henry W. Bookstaver”, if this section retains a Justice’s name at all.

Thank you for considering these changes.

Quinn Paris (talk) 12:44, 18 September 2026 (UTC)