FADICA

Name

FADICA

Legal name

Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities

Website

https://fadica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropy Network Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments) (FSAAABAH), Family Offices & Philanthropic Advisors (Grantmaking) (BPAGAKAD)

Keywords

• Catholic philanthropy network
• Membership association services
• Grant funding guidance
• Donor education programs
• Faith-based philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: FADICA generates revenue primarily through membership fees. The organization serves as a peer network for Catholic philanthropists, foundations, and donors committed to Catholic philanthropy. Membership is by application with a minimum giving threshold of $150,000 annually for direct membership.
2. Catholic Funding Guide Subscription: The Catholic Funding Guide is a subscription service for grant seekers to find potential funders. This represents a separate revenue stream from membership, as CFG subscription does not grant FADICA Membership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FADICA (Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities) is a nonprofit membership association that operates the leading Catholic philanthropy network for foundations, donors, and philanthropists. It provides peer-learning, collaboration, formation, and discernment opportunities through its membership program, Impact Platform initiatives, and supplementary offerings such as the Philanthropy App, Catholic Funding Guide, certificate program with Notre Dame, and the Funder Safeguarding Initiative Resource Hub.

Product overview

FADICA is a membership-based Catholic philanthropy network offering a platform of interconnected products and services. The core offering is the FADICA Membership and Impact Platform, supplemented by the Philanthropy App for smaller donors and the Catholic Funding Guide for grant seekers. Additional offerings include the Catholic Social Tradition & Philanthropy Certificate program (partnered with University of Notre Dame) and the Funder Safeguarding Initiative Resource Hub providing free safeguarding training tools. The organization facilitates member collaboration through various impact initiatives focused on Catholic education, racial justice, homelessness, environmental stewardship, human trafficking prevention, migration response, and parish vitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FADICA Membership Peer network membership for Catholic philanthropists, foundations, and donors (minimum $150,000 annual giving) providing collaboration, learning, fellowship, and formation opportunities for effective Catholic philanthropy.
• FADICA Impact Platform A community process where members learn, discern, and act together on issues of shared concern through structured engagement around specific impact themes including Black Catholic Flourishing, Catholic Education, Homelessness & Housing, Laudato Si', and Parish Vitality.
• Philanthropy App Digital community platform for Catholic emerging donors and small foundations giving between $5K to $100K annually, offering events, member directory, and research access.
• Catholic Funding Guide (CFG) A subscription service for grant seekers to find potential funders in the Catholic philanthropy space. Available globally to nonprofits seeking Catholic funding. Separate from FADICA membership.
• Catholic Social Tradition & Philanthropy Certificate A certificate program created in partnership with University of Notre Dame's Center for Social Concerns, designed for funders seeking deeper grounding in Catholic social teaching and a practical framework for philanthropic identity.
• Funder Safeguarding Initiative Resource Hub A free online resource hub providing video-based training modules and toolkits for abuse prevention and safeguarding practices in nonprofits and faith-based organizations, including a 5-part Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults module available in English and Spanish.

Quantifiable outcome

• Members collectively steward more than $20 billion in assets directed toward Catholic activities worldwide
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PraesidiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Five-year partnership with safeguarding experts at Praesidium to develop safeguarding training and resources for nonprofits and faith-based organizations. This partnership led to the creation of the Funder Safeguarding Initiative Resource Hub, now offering free online tools to help organizations develop safeguarding practices.
• University of Notre Dame's Center for Social ConcernscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create the Catholic Social Tradition & Philanthropy Certificate, designed specifically for funders seeking deeper grounding in Catholic social teaching and a practical framework to shape their philanthropic identity. Program includes foundations and principles of Catholic social teaching, real-world applications, reflection, and peer conversations.
• University of Notre Dame's Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic OpportunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for the Homelessness Impact Platform where FADICA members partnered with the lab to identify gaps and opportunities to address homelessness. Includes collaborative research and discernment processes involving over 100 FADICA members.
• Funder Safeguarding Initiative Partners (Members and Grantee Partners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFADICA members and their grantee partners participated in a 5-year pilot program which led to the creation of the public Resource Hub. The expansion of safeguarding resources was a direct result of this collaborative network action.
• Vatican / Holy SeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing engagement with Vatican offices and Catholic leadership including private audiences with Pope Francis. FADICA members partner with Vatican dicasteries on COVID Commission, Synod on Synodality, safeguarding, global human development, faith consistent investing, and education and culture.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP): NCRP is a watchdog and membership organization that mobilizes philanthropy for progressive social change. It mirrors FADICA's role as a research- and advocacy-driven network that channels funder resources toward shared impact goals.
• Independent Sector: Independent Sector is a national membership association of nonprofits, foundations, and corporations advancing the charitable sector. Like FADICA, it operates as a peer-network and advocacy body serving mission-driven organizations, though it covers the full breadth of the nonprofit sector.
• Council on Foundations: Council on Foundations is the leading US association for grantmaking foundations, offering peer learning, research, and convening services. It is the most direct comparable to FADICA's core membership network role, though it operates across all faith traditions and philanthropy types rather than Catholic-specific.
• Exponent Philanthropy: Exponent Philanthropy serves small foundations and individual philanthropists with peer learning, publications, and programming. It parallels FADICA's Philanthropy App tier, addressing donors below the major-foundation threshold with community-driven support.

Emerging players

• The Giving Institute: The Giving Institute is a membership association of philanthropic consulting firms and providers. It overlaps with FADICA's advisory services tier and serves a similar professional network function in the giving space.
• National Catholic Development Conference (NCDC): NCDC serves Catholic fundraising professionals and development offices across dioceses, parishes, and schools. It is the closest Catholic-sector peer to FADICA, though it focuses on fundraising execution rather than funder convening.
• Hispanics in Philanthropy: Hispanics in Philanthropy convenes Latino donors and foundations, similar to FADICA's identity-based convening model. It overlaps on multi-tier membership and next-generation donor programming but is identity-focused rather than faith-focused.
• Association of Small Foundations: Note: this listing was included to represent the small-foundation peer set; ABFE (Association of Black Foundation Executives) is the more active current peer, focused on Black-led philanthropy and aligned with FADICA's Black Catholic Flourishing initiative. ABFE convenes Black foundation leaders with peer support and research.
• Asian American/Pacific Islander in Philanthropy (AAPIP): AAPIP mobilizes AAPI philanthropists and allies for community impact. It parallels FADICA's identity-rooted convening model with multiple membership tiers and next-generation donor programming.

Others

• Catholic Charities USA: Catholic Charities USA is the national Catholic social services network, representing the recipient-side counterpart to FADICA's funder-side network. It is thematically related as the major Catholic nonprofit infrastructure FADICA members fund into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fadicainc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/15242784
• Xx.com/fadicanetwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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