Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph

Name

Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph

Legal name

The Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order, Inc.

Website

https://thecapuchins.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1857

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Ministry and Social Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110), Community Food Services (62421)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Christian Colleges with Theological Programs (EDAHAKAG), Missionary Training Colleges & Schools (EDAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Catholic parish ministry
• Religious social services
• Catholic seminary education
• Spiritual retreat programs
• Vocational discernment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Detroit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 38-1525161) funded primarily through tax-deductible donations from individuals, parishes, and supporters. The website accepts online donations, and the organization runs various fundraising campaigns including mission donations and the Solanus Mission Association enrollment donations.
2. Planned Giving and Charitable Gift Annuity: The organization offers planned giving options including charitable gift annuities, which provide donors with income streams while supporting the ministry's long-term financial sustainability.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph is a Catholic religious community of friars that delivers pastoral and social services through parishes, soup kitchens, retreat centers, a seminary high school, and reservation missions. Funded primarily by donations and planned giving, it provides spiritual guidance, sacramental ministry, food assistance, education, retreat programs, and outreach to underserved Native American and urban communities in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Montana.

Product overview

The Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph offers a portfolio of social service programs, spiritual ministries, educational institutions, and mission work. Key offerings include the Capuchin Soup Kitchen and Solanus Center in Detroit, Capuchin Community Services in Milwaukee, St. Lawrence Seminary High School, and the Capuchin Retreat Center. The Province also operates Montana Native American Ministries serving the Crow and Northern Cheyenne communities. Additional services include the Solanus Mission Association, vocations programs, parishes across Wisconsin, Michigan, and Montana, and the Solanus Casey Center for pilgrimage and spiritual healing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Capuchin Soup Kitchen A soup kitchen in Detroit inspired by St. Francis of Assisi that provides food and basic needs to those in need.
• Solanus Casey Center A center inspired by Blessed Solanus Casey offering spirituality, healing, and peace; a place of pilgrimage.
• Father Solanus Guild (Solanus Guild) An organization that keeps alive the memory of Fr. Solanus Casey and spreads knowledge of his intercession, accepting reports of favors received through his prayer.
• St. Lawrence Seminary High School A Catholic seminary high school providing college preparatory education with spiritual depth to a diverse community of students for over 150 years.
• Capuchin Retreat Center A Catholic Franciscan spirituality and retreat center located on 95 park-like acres in Macomb County, Michigan, offering peace and spiritual renewal.
• Capuchin Community Services (House of Peace and St. Ben's Community) Community services with two locations providing social support and assistance to those in need in Milwaukee.
• Solanus Mission Association An association that enrolls loved ones in daily prayers and Masses of the Capuchins to support domestic and foreign missions.
• Capuchin Franciscans Office of Vocations A vocations office that helps men discern and pursue a calling to become Capuchin friars; currently has 23 men in various formation levels.
• Montana Native American Ministries Ministry serving the Crow and Northern Cheyenne reservations in Montana, including parishes, schools, and pastoral services.
• Preaching and Evangelization Ministry Province-wide preaching and evangelization ministry that conducts parish missions, retreats, days of spirituality, and days of reflection through friars.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Capuchin Province of Amala AnnaicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraternal Collaboration Agreement with the Capuchin Province of Amala Annai in Tamil Nadu, India. Through this agreement, Br. Roach Gaspar from India currently serves as Director of Post Novitiate and Ministry Formation in Chicago, ministering in the Province of St. Joseph.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Society of the Divine Word (SVD) — Chicago Province: Mission-focused Catholic religious order with strong formation infrastructure and cross-cultural missions, including Native American ministry—comparable in mission scope, formation model, and donor-funded operations.
• Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Augustine (Province of Our Lady of Angels): Another U.S. Capuchin Franciscan province operating the same Franciscan charism with parishes, soup kitchens, retreat ministries, and formation programs—directly comparable religious-order operating model to the Province of St. Joseph.
• Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Mary (Midwest): U.S. Capuchin province headquartered in the Midwest with analogous ministries including parishes, retreat centers, and social services; directly comparable structure, funding model, and Capuchin Franciscan mission.
• Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers: Catholic religious order specializing in mission work with parallel formation, fundraising, and donor-association models (Maryknoll Mission Association); analogous structure to Solanus Mission Association programming.

Broad incumbents

• Benedictine Monks — St. Benedict's Abbey (Atchison, KS) / St. Meinrad Archabbey: Monastic Catholic communities operating retreat centers, seminaries, parishes, and schools with comparable reliance on donations and gift annuities; similar contemplative-mission balance to Capuchin ministries.
• Order of Friars Minor (OFM) — Franciscan Friars: The parent Franciscan first-order friars sharing St. Francis's charism and operating parallel ministries (parishes, schools, missions) in the U.S.; comparable religious order structure and nonprofit funding model.
• Salesians of Don Bosco — Midwest Province: Catholic religious order running Catholic schools, parishes, and youth-focused community programs with comparable geographic concentration in the Midwest and reliance on donations and planned giving.
• Jesuits USA Midwest Province: Larger Catholic religious order operating parishes, retreat houses, educational institutions, and urban social ministries across the Midwest; comparable in scale of operations, geographic concentration, and reliance on donations and planned giving.

Regional players

• Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan: Detroit-area faith-based nonprofit delivering food assistance, social services, and emergency relief—analogous operating footprint and donor base to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen and Capuchin Community Services arms.

Emerging players

• Christian Brothers of the Midwest (De La Salle Christian Brothers): Catholic teaching/formation religious order running secondary schools (similar to St. Lawrence Seminary) with parallel reliance on donations, tuition, and lay-staff employment model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/FrSolanusCasey
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CapuchinStJoseph
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheCapuchins
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thecapuchins

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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