Our Sunday Visitor

What Our Sunday Visitor does

Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) is a privately held Catholic media and solutions company founded in 1912 by Fr. John Francis Noll in Huntington, Indiana. Originally launched as a weekly Catholic newspaper to counter anti-Catholic sentiment, the company has expanded over more than a century into an integrated provider of publishing, software, fundraising, communications, and faith-formation services for Catholic parishes, dioceses, schools, and individuals. OSV reports serving more than 15,000 U.S. parishes through four core solution pillars: Financial Health (Increased Offertory Program, Capital Campaigns, Online Giving, Envelope Solutions, Diocesan Appeals, Catholic Charities Fundraising, Consulting), Communication (OSV Websites, OSV Forms, Special Mailings, Pamphlets, Parent Letters, Simply Catholic Connect, OSV News), Data Management (Church Manager, Diocesan Manager, Mission Pathways), and Faith Formation (early-childhood through adolescent curriculum, Sacramental Preparation, Vacation Bible School).

OSV's technology stack centers on a suite of integrated SaaS platforms — Church Manager and Diocesan Manager for parishioner and diocesan data, Online Giving with text-to-give and QR-code functionality, OSV Websites (a drag-and-drop parish website builder), OSV Forms, and Simply Catholic Connect (a subscription content library). The company does not maintain a public or partner-facing API, developer SDK, or documented AI/ML capability. Content is syndicated from Catholic News Service, Vatican Media, Aleteia, and Real+True for the OSV News wire service. Operations are supported by 251–500 employees headquartered at 200 Noll Plaza, Huntington, Indiana.

Revenue is generated across multiple streams: recurring software subscriptions (Church Manager, Diocesan Manager, Online Giving, Simply Catholic Connect), professional fundraising consulting (Increased Offertory, Capital Campaigns, Diocesan Appeals, Catholic Charities Fundraising), one-time sales of physical products (envelopes, curriculum, books, pamphlets), and publishing/media subscriptions (newspaper, OSV News). Pricing is predominantly quote-based with multi-year contracts at the parish and diocesan level, supplemented by an e-commerce storefront (orderosv.com) and self-serve customer portal (osvhub.com) for SMB and individual buyers. Distribution is led by dedicated diocesan and parish sales consultants running an enterprise field-sales motion. The company is privately held, has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, and no external investors identified in the data — it appears to remain under family or trust ownership after 113 years.

Name

Our Sunday Visitor

Legal name

Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

Website

https://osv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) is a privately held, 113-year-old Catholic media and solutions company that serves more than 15,000 U.S. parishes, dioceses, schools, and individuals with publishing, parish software, fundraising programs, and faith-formation curriculum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Publishing and Parish Solutions

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Catholic publishing
• Parish management software
• Church fundraising programs
• Catholic curriculum resources
• Diocesan data management

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Publishing and Media: OSV publishes the national weekly Catholic newspaper Our Sunday Visitor, books, pamphlets, prayer cards, and Catholic educational materials. The company also operates OSV News as a national and international wire service for Catholic issues.
2. Software Subscriptions: Church Manager and Diocesan Manager parish management software offered on subscription basis. Online Giving platform with transaction processing. Parish website building tools.
3. Fundraising Services: Increased Offertory Program, Capital Campaigns, Diocesan Appeals, and Catholic Charities Fundraising consulting services. These are turnkey solutions combining consulting, design, printing, and execution.
4. Envelope Solutions: Offering envelopes for parishes including periodic mailing programs, boxed sets, and bulk pew envelopes. Available in various series including Los Santos del Mundo (Spanish/English).
5. Curriculum Sales: Catholic faith formation curriculum for schools and parishes covering early childhood through young adolescents, including sacrament preparation materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

No source-supported description is available in the provided input.

Product overview

Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) operates as a comprehensive solutions provider for Catholic parishes, dioceses, schools, and individuals, offering an integrated portfolio of software, fundraising programs, publishing, curriculum, consulting, and communication services. The core offering centers on four solution areas: Financial Health (including the Increased Offertory Program, Capital Campaigns, Online Giving, and Envelope Solutions), Communication (spanning parish websites, OSV Forms, Special Mailings, Pamphlets, and OSV News), Data Management (Church Manager, Diocesan Manager, and Mission Pathways), and Faith Formation (curriculum for early childhood through adults, Sacramental Preparation, and Vacation Bible School). The company also serves schools through OSV Curriculum and Alive in Christ curriculum brands, supports individuals and families with publishing products, and provides digital content through Simply Catholic Connect. OSV integrates these offerings so that Online Giving connects to Church Manager, and communication tools complement fundraising programs, creating a unified ecosystem for Catholic Church operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OSV News: A national and international wire service reporting on Catholic issues, providing news content, feature stories, media reviews, commentary columns, and Spanish-language news from Catholic News Service and content partners.
• OSV Institute
• Simply Catholic Connect

Quantifiable outcome

• Parishes see an average 8-12% increase in offertory contributions in Year 1
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ICSC (International Catholic Stewardship Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025OSV has partnered with ICSC for the 2025 Diocesan Development Webinar Series, providing educational presentations for arch/dioceses across the nation on topics to enhance development efforts.
• Catholic News ServicecoreTechnology or IntegrationOSV News provides content from Catholic News Service including national, international, Vatican, in-depth and Spanish-language news content, feature stories, media reviews, commentary columns, photos, podcasts, videos, and archival content.
• Vatican MediacoreTechnology or IntegrationContent partnership providing Vatican-produced media content for OSV News subscribers and Catholic publications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tithe.ly: Church giving, engagement, and management software serving parishes and faith communities. Directly competes with OSV's Online Giving and Church Manager products with a modern, self-serve SaaS model.
• Pushpay: Leading church engagement and digital giving platform serving medium and large U.S. churches including Catholic parishes. Competes head-on with OSV's Online Giving and parish communication products.
• Planning Center: Suite of church management tools (Services, People, Giving, Groups, etc.) used by tens of thousands of churches. Directly competes with OSV's Church Manager and Online Giving with a popular product-led growth motion.
• Subsplash: Church engagement platform offering giving, messaging, apps, and media to faith communities. Competes with OSV's Online Giving, OSV Websites, and Simply Catholic Connect communication products.
• Breeze: Cloud-based church management system focused on small and mid-sized churches with simple, affordable pricing. Competes with Church Manager for the SMB parish segment.
• EagleBrook Software: Church management and online giving software purpose-built for Catholic parishes and dioceses. The most directly comparable Catholic-focused peer to OSV's software business.
• Icon Systems (IconCMO): Church management software used by Catholic and other faith-based organizations. Directly comparable to OSV's Church Manager and Diocesan Manager offerings.
• Liturgical Press: Catholic publishing house producing scholarly, liturgical, and faith formation materials. Directly comparable to OSV's publishing, curriculum, and pamphlet business on the media side.

Broad incumbents

• ACS Technologies: Long-established provider of church and faith-based management software serving Catholic, Protestant, and other religious organizations. A broad incumbent with overlapping parish data management functionality.
• Ministry Brands: Conglomerate of church software products (church management, giving, websites, background checks) serving tens of thousands of faith organizations. A broad incumbent with significant overlap to OSV's software portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/osv
• Facebookfacebook.com/OurSundayVisitor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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