Catholic Community Foundation

Name

Catholic Community Foundation

Legal name

Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota

Website

https://ccf-mn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation / Philanthropic Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Donor advised funds
• Charitable giving services
• Endowment management
• Planned giving solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Administrative Fees: CCF charges administrative fees on all fund types to cover the costs of administering funds, including investment oversight, statement and activity reports, accounting, and audits. Fees decrease as fund balance increases.
2. Investment Management Fees: Fees cover asset managers, trading costs, consultants, and custodial fees. Investment fees are reported net of fees and CCF does not receive any portion of these fees.
3. Donor-Directed Grants: CCF distributes grants on behalf of donors from donor advised funds, institutional endowments, and community endowments. While not a direct revenue stream, these grant distributions demonstrate the foundation's philanthropic scale.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Catholic Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation that manages donor advised funds, endowment funds, and planned giving vehicles for Catholic individual donors and families, as well as Catholic parishes, schools, and nonprofit organizations. It provides comprehensive grantmaking services, faith-consistent investment management aligned with Catholic Social Teaching, and perpetual stewardship of endowed Catholic ministries primarily across the Twin Cities metro area.

Product overview

The Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota operates as a faith-based community foundation offering a comprehensive suite of philanthropic products and grantmaking programs. The core offerings include Donor Advised Funds and Donor Designated Funds for charitable giving management, alongside a robust portfolio of over a dozen CCF-Directed grant programs targeting Catholic schools, parishes, ministry associations, and community organizations. The flagship Salt & Light Fund addresses urgent community needs, while the Legacy Society facilitates planned giving. Endowment management with faith-consistent investing represents the institutional backbone, managing $752 million in assets. Grant programs range from professional development ($250-$4,000) to Catholic school capacity building and community priorities addressing vulnerable populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Salt & Light Fund: CCF's flagship unrestricted fund supporting urgent and unmet needs in the Catholic community, formerly known as the Legacy Fund
• League of Catholic Women Foundation (LCWF)

Products and services

• Donor Advised Funds A pooled, professionally administered giving account that allows individual Catholic donors and families to contribute assets, receive an immediate tax deduction, and recommend grants to qualified Catholic-aligned nonprofits over time, with investments screened for faith consistency.
• Endowment Management for Catholic Institutions Professional, perpetual stewardship of permanently restricted and quasi-endowment funds for Catholic parishes, schools, and ministries, including faith-consistent investment management, fund accounting, and grant distribution in line with donor intent and Church teaching.
• Planned Giving Services Charitable estate, gift, and legacy planning vehicles that help Catholic donors, families, and institutions structure bequests, charitable gift annuities, and other planned gifts in a faith-consistent manner, administered by the Foundation in perpetuity.
• Grantmaking to Catholic Nonprofits Distribution of grants — both donor-recommended from donor advised funds and internally allocated — to qualified Catholic-aligned nonprofits and ministries across the Twin Cities, with each recipient evaluated through comprehensive nonprofit screening against Catholic Social Teaching.
• Faith-Consistent Investment Management Investment management in which every holding is evaluated against Catholic Social Teaching and Church moral criteria, applied across donor advised funds, endowments, and planned giving vehicles to ensure that the underlying assets themselves align with Catholic values.

Quantifiable outcome

• $752 million in assets under management
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Archdiocese of Saint Paul and MinneapoliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCF provides endowment management and grantmaking services for parishes, schools, and Catholic organizations within the archdiocese. The foundation works closely with archdiocesan leadership to support Catholic community needs.
• League of Catholic Women Foundation (LCWF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe LCWF was established by the League of Catholic Women in 1911 and transitioned to CCF's stewardship. LCWF provides grants to organizations serving women in the 12-county Twin Cities metro area. CCF works with the LCWF Grantmaking Advisory Committee.
• U.S. Conference of Catholic BishopsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMar Muñoz-Visoso serves as Executive Director of the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church at the USCCB. CCF collaborates with USCCB on initiatives supporting Latino ministry and cultural diversity in the Church.
• Catholic Climate CovenantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJose Aguto serves as Executive Director of Catholic Climate Covenant, which animates the Church's call for caring for creation. CCF supports Catholic climate initiatives through grantmaking.
• The Saint Paul SeminaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCF hosts the Legacy Society Mass at St. Mary's Chapel at The Saint Paul Seminary. Bishop Williams serves on the board of trustees for The St. Paul Seminary.
• Consortium of Catholic FoundationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCF participates in this national network of Catholic foundations. Christopher Nelson serves as chair of the Donor Services Committee.
• FADICA (Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnne Cullen Miller serves on the national board of FADICA as treasurer. This is a network of foundations and donors focused on Catholic philanthropy.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Community Foundation of the Twin Cities: The largest community foundation serving the same 12-county Twin Cities metro area as CCF, though secular in mission. Comparable geographic footprint, asset scale, and grantmaking model, and the most direct regional peer.
• Catholic Foundation of Michigan: Michigan-based Catholic foundation managing donor advised funds, endowment funds, and charitable gift annuities for Catholic donors in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Directly comparable in product mix and faith-aligned mission.
• Thrivent Charitable: Faith-based donor advised fund and charitable planning organization affiliated with the fraternal benefit society Thrivent Financial. Comparable faith-aligned giving model and product set, with a Lutheran rather than Catholic focus.
• The Catholic Foundation: Catholic community foundation serving the Diocese of Dallas/Fort Worth with donor advised funds, endowments, and faith-aligned investing. Operates the same core product set as CCF for a different regional Catholic market.

Broad incumbents

• Fidelity Charitable: The largest U.S. donor advised fund sponsor, serving millions of donors across all faiths and causes. Direct substitute for CCF's DAF product but without Catholic-specific faith-consistent investing.
• National Christian Foundation: Large faith-based DAF and grantmaking organization serving Christian (predominantly evangelical) donors nationally. Overlaps with CCF on faith-aligned giving but with a different denominational focus and broader geographic reach.
• Schwab Charitable: Major national DAF provider affiliated with Charles Schwab, offering low-fee donor advised funds to a broad investor base. Competes with CCF for affluent Catholic donors but lacks faith-aligned investment screening.

Others

• FADICA: National network of Catholic foundations and donors in which CCF's former president serves as board treasurer. Functions as a peer network and industry association rather than a competing fund sponsor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CatholicCommunityFoundationMN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catholiccommunityfoundationmn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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