Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma

What Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma does

Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma (CCEOK) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1951 and headquartered at a 74,000-square-foot main campus at 2450 N. Harvard Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Operating under the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' group ruling (EIN 53-0196617; CCEOK EIN 73-1171950), the organization runs 15 programs across seven physical locations — Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, McAlester, Muskogee, Sallisaw, Tulsa, and Wilburton — plus mobile food pantries serving a 31-county diocese in Eastern Oklahoma. Approximately 85% of those served are not Catholic, and clients span working-poor individuals and families, pregnant women, single mothers with children, immigrants and refugees, adult learners, uninsured dental patients, terminally ill individuals, and disaster victims. The organization's core products include The Market client-choice food pantry (distributing 6.5M+ pounds of food annually, the largest direct food-to-individuals operation in Oklahoma), Adult Education (ESL, HiSET/GED, computer and financial literacy, citizenship prep), Saint Teresa of Calcutta Dental Care, St. Teresa of Calcutta Maternity Care, Immigration Legal Services (DOJ-accredited since 1985), Counseling, Madonna House and St. Elizabeth Lodge transitional housing, Porta Caeli House social-model hospice, Workforce Development (culinary, warehouse, automotive), Disaster Outreach across 31 counties, and Healing Ministries (Rachel's Vineyard and Grief to Grace retreats).

The organization is funded primarily through individual donations, charitable-organization grants, planned giving and estate gifts, and annual fundraising events — most prominently the Cooking Up Compassion gala, which raised $2.4 million in 2026 and is scheduled for its 22nd annual iteration in February 2027. A 2007-2009 community-wide Mission of Hope capital campaign raised $22 million from 4,000 donors to fund the current Tulsa campus. Most services are provided free of charge with nominal fees in some programs (e.g., $10 dental visits, $150 Rachel's Vineyard retreat, $1,800 Grief to Grace retreat) and scholarships available. Distribution is primarily direct in-person across the seven locations plus mobile pantries, with select virtual counseling appointments; parish partnerships, volunteer mobilization (7,000+ volunteers providing 100,000+ hours annually), and university pipelines (OU dental, TU Law) extend the operating model. The organization is governed by a Board chaired by Bishop David A. Konderla and led by CEO Deacon Kevin Sartorius; it is not a United Way agency and does not receive funding from the Diocese of Tulsa's Faith and Works campaign.

Operationally, CCEOK served 60,000+ people in the most recent reporting period and delivers quantifiable outcomes including nearly $9 million in lifetime free dental services since 2007, 6,000+ adult-education students since 2009, and active participation in disaster case management across the diocese. Technology infrastructure is intentionally lightweight — Volgistics, SignUpGenius, OneStepSoftware, QuickClick, PayPal — with no disclosed AI/ML components. No revenue figure is publicly disclosed, but triangulated proxies (single-event fundraising of $2.4M, multi-year $22M capital campaign, 51-100 employees, broad programmatic scale) suggest annual operating revenue in the low-double-digit-millions range.

Name

Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma

Legal name

Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma

Website

https://cceok.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1951 and headquartered in Tulsa, operating 15 social-service programs across seven locations and mobile food pantries in Eastern Oklahoma's 31-county diocese, serving 60,000+ individuals and families annually with food, housing, healthcare, education, immigration, and disaster-relief services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human and Social Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (62421), Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), End-of-Life Emotional & Spiritual Support (Chaplaincy/Counseling) In-Home (HSABAFAH), Primary Care for Underserved Populations (e.g., migrant, homeless, refugee clinics) (HLAFAGAN)

Keywords

• Social services nonprofit
• Emergency assistance programs
• Immigration legal services
• Transitional housing programs
• Food distribution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The majority of funding for operations is provided by the generosity of individuals. The organization accepts one-time gifts, monthly recurring gifts, honor/memorial gifts, stock gifts, IRA distributions, and corporate matching gifts.
2. Annual Fundraising Events: Major annual event Cooking Up Compassion raises significant funds. The 2026 event raised $2.4 million.
3. Planned Giving and Estate Gifts: Bequests, charitable trusts, charitable gift annuities, gifts of life insurance, retirement plan beneficiary designations. The Lucy Clark Brown estate gift of $2 million enabled building the Lucy Clark Brown Building.
4. Charitable Organization Funding: Funding provided by charitable organizations. Bartlesville Mary Martha Outreach receives 30% of funding from Bartlesville Regional United Way.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma delivers a portfolio of human and social services through 15 programs across 7 locations in Eastern Oklahoma. Core services include food distribution through The Market, dental and maternity care, counseling, immigration legal services, transitional housing, end-of-life care, education, disaster relief, and post-adoption search support. Most services are provided free of charge, with select clinical services offered at unit prices offset by scholarships.

Product overview

Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma operates as a multi-service nonprofit organization with 15 programs across 7 locations serving Eastern Oklahoma. The organization functions as a unified platform addressing whole-person needs from pregnancy through end-of-life care. Core programs include The Market (client-choice food pantry distributing 6.5M+ lbs annually), Adult Education (ESL, GED, computer literacy), Counseling Services, Saint Teresa of Calcutta Dental Care, Immigration Legal Services, Healing Ministries (post-abortion and abuse recovery retreats), Maternity Care, Madonna House (transitional housing for pregnant women), St. Elizabeth Lodge (housing for working mothers), Porta Caeli House (end-of-life hospice care), Workforce Development (culinary, warehouse, automotive training), and Disaster Outreach. Programs are coordinated through a main 74,000 sq ft Tulsa campus with regional outreach centers, serving approximately 60,000 people annually without regard to religion (85% of clients are not Catholic).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Market at Catholic Charities: A client-choice food distribution program allowing clients to choose the foods their family prefers.
• Saint Teresa of Calcutta Dental Care
• St. Teresa of Calcutta Maternity Care
• Madonna House
• St. Elizabeth Lodge
• Porta Caeli House
• Good Shepherd Kitchen
• Rachel's Vineyard Retreats
• Grief to Grace

Products and services

• The Market at Catholic Charities A client-choice food pantry providing free groceries to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in Eastern Oklahoma, including a mobile food pantry serving rural communities.
• Adult Education Program Educational services for adults seeking to improve literacy, earn a GED, learn English as a second language, or develop workforce skills, primarily serving low-income community members.
• Counseling Services Professional counseling for individuals, couples, and families addressing mental health, relationship issues, and life challenges, with sliding-scale fees and scholarships available.
• Saint Teresa of Calcutta Dental Care Affordable dental services for low-income adults who lack dental insurance or the means to pay for private care, with services offered at reduced rates.
• Disaster Outreach Emergency response and long-term recovery services for individuals and families affected by natural disasters in Eastern Oklahoma.
• Eastern Oklahoma Outreach Mobile outreach services bringing food, supplies, and case management to underserved rural communities across Eastern Oklahoma.
• Emergency Assistance Short-term aid covering rent, utilities, prescriptions, and other critical needs to prevent homelessness and stabilize households in crisis.
• Healing After Abortion (Rachel's Vineyard) A faith-based post-abortion healing and reconciliation retreat program for women and men struggling with the emotional and spiritual aftermath of abortion.
• Healing From Abuse (Grief to Grace) A faith-based therapeutic program for adult survivors of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, combining psychological and spiritual healing.
• Immigration Legal Services Accredited legal representation and education for immigrants on citizenship, green cards, family-based petitions, DACA, and other immigration matters at low or no cost.
• Kitchen & Garden Ministries Volunteer-led cooking and gardening initiatives that prepare meals and grow produce to support food-insecure households served by The Market.
• St. Teresa of Calcutta Maternity Care Residential and support services for pregnant women experiencing homelessness or crisis, including housing, parenting education, and life-skills training.
• Porta Caeli House End-of-life residential care providing a dignified, faith-based home for terminally ill individuals who are alone or without resources.
• Madonna House Transitional and supportive housing program for individuals and families working toward stability and self-sufficiency.
• St. Elizabeth Lodge Affordable transitional housing for low-income individuals and families, with case management and supportive services to help residents move toward permanent housing.
• Workforce Development Job-readiness training, certification support, and employment placement assistance for low-income individuals seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce.
• Post Adoption Search Confidential search, mediation, and reunion services for adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive families seeking information and connection.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 60,000 people served annually across all programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered supportive and core.

• Oklahoma Bar AssociationsupportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerOklahoma Bar Association supports the Immigration Legal Services program at Catholic Charities.
• Catholic Charities DallassupportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Charities of Dallas partners with CCEOK for the Legal Orientation Program for Custodians of Unaccompanied Children.
• Ascension St. JohncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAscension St. John provides on-site prenatal and postnatal OB care at the St. Teresa of Calcutta Maternity Care Clinic. Delivers babies at St. John Medical Center.
• Saint Anne Parish and Church of Saint BenedictcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Saint Anne Parish and Church of Saint Benedict to operate the Ministry of Compassion in Broken Arrow location.
• Monte CassinosupportiveOthersMonte Cassino has donated over 302,000 diapers and over 1,500 packages of baby wipes for the youngest poor in Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma since 2013.
• University of Tulsa Law SchoolsupportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Tulsa Law School student interns help at Immigration Legal Services. Volunteer attorneys also assist with immigration processes.
• OU Senior Dental StudentssupportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Charities is an externship site for OU senior dental students to provide supervised care to patients and learn about community-based dentistry.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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