Ignatian Solidarity Network

Name

Ignatian Solidarity Network

Legal name

Ignatian Solidarity Network

Website

https://ignatiansolidarity.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Social Justice Advocacy and Education

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Religious Organizations (8131), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI), College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE)

Keywords

• Social justice advocacy
• Faith-based education
• Catholic nonprofit network
• Ignatian spirituality
• Justice formation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ohio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a lay-led 501(c)(3) organization, ISN relies primarily on individual and institutional donations. The organization promotes giving through its main website and dedicated donation portal at ignatiansolidarity.harnessgiving.org. No programmatic fees are charged for participation in core programs.
2. Merchandise Sales: The ISN Store sells ethically-sourced merchandise including apparel, prayer cards, books, and Solidarity on Tap branded items through a Shopify storefront (isnmerch.myshopify.com). Products include I Stand With Immigrants/Refugees t-shirts, yard signs, ecological examen prayer booklets, and branded pint glasses.
3. Event Revenue: Solidarity on Tap events charge $20 admission which includes one drink ticket and appetizers, providing a modest revenue stream while maintaining accessibility.
4. Institutional Membership: The organization offers institutional membership for universities, high schools, and parishes seeking deeper engagement with the network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) is a lay-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit that networks, educates, and forms advocates for social justice animated by Ignatian spirituality. It convenes Jesuit universities, high schools, parishes, and individual members through national programs such as the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, the National Ignatian Student Justice Summit, the Ignatian Carbon Challenge, the Ignatian Network publication, and the Education for Justice online resource library. ISN generates revenue primarily through charitable donations, with supplemental support from merchandise sales, nominal event registration fees, and sponsorships.

Product overview

Ignatian Solidarity Network operates a platform of interconnected programs designed to network, educate, and form advocates for social justice animated by Ignatian spirituality. The core offerings include the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (the largest annual Catholic social justice conference in the U.S.), the Solidarity on Tap social events program, the Ignatian Carbon Challenge environmental initiative, and the Education for Justice resource database. Additional programs include the Job Board for faith-based employment, the Ignatian Voices for Justice Podcast, the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance, and various leadership summits for students. The organization also operates an ISN Store selling merchandise. These programs work together to support the Jesuit network's social justice mission through advocacy, education, community building, and practical resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ): The largest annual Catholic social justice conference in the U.S., typically held in November in the Washington, D.C. area
• Ignatian Carbon Challenge
• Solidarity on Tap
• Education for Justice
• Ignatian Voices for Justice Podcast

Products and services

• Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ)
• National Ignatian Student Justice Summit
• Ignatian Carbon Challenge
• Education for Justice (efj)
• Ignatian Network (Newsletter and Publication)
• USP Major Seminar
• ISN Branded Merchandise

Quantifiable outcome

• 1600+ individuals advocated on Capitol Hill during single advocacy day
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Education for JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISN partners with Education for Justice, a dynamic database containing 2,200+ faith/justice educational resources. This partnership provides ISN members and network participants access to comprehensive curriculum materials, prayer resources, and educational tools for justice formation.
• Jesuit UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISN works in partnership with Jesuit universities across the United States, including 30+ institutions participating in annual programs. These partnerships enable the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, advocacy coordination, and other network programming.
• Jesuit High SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISN partners with 30+ Jesuit high schools for student leadership summits (Arrupe Leaders Summits), advocacy training, and the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice. High school students represent a significant portion of Teach-In attendees.
• Jesuit ParishescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISN collaborates with Jesuit parishes for immigration advocacy, sanctuary initiatives, and community organizing. St. Agnes Church in San Francisco became the first U.S. Jesuit parish to declare itself a sanctuary church for immigrants, coordinated through ISN.
• Catholic InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeyond Jesuit institutions, ISN partners with various Catholic institutions and social justice organizations for advocacy campaigns and program delivery across 120+ Catholic institutions in the U.S.
• Jesuit ConnectionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJesuit Connections co-sponsors the Solidarity on Tap program, a social justice networking event series held at local pubs across the country.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Faith in Action (formerly PICO National Network): Faith-based community organizing network working on immigration, criminal justice, and economic issues. Comparable to ISN's community organizing, leadership development, and parish-based mobilization approach.
• Jesuit Refugee Service USA: Jesuit-affiliated organization serving refugees and forcibly displaced people in the U.S. and abroad. Comparable to ISN's immigration advocacy work and shares the Jesuit institutional network and Ignatian-spiritual framing.
• Sojourners: Christian social justice organization focused on evangelical engagement on poverty, racial justice, and peace. Comparable to ISN in faith-rooted advocacy and youth mobilization, with similar magazine/media and conference programming approach.
• Faith in Public Life: Interfaith advocacy organization that mobilizes religious leaders and people of faith on social justice issues. Comparable to ISN's community organizing, advocacy campaigns, and faith-rooted mobilization model, though broader than Catholic-only.
• Bread for the World: Christian advocacy organization focused on hunger and global development policy. Comparable to ISN's advocacy-on-Capitol-Hill model and faith-rooted donor mobilization, though more established and larger in scale.
• NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice: A national Catholic lobby led by sisters that organizes advocacy on social and economic justice issues. Closely comparable to ISN in faith-rooted advocacy mission and federal policy focus, though it prioritizes legislative lobbying over education and formation.
• Catholic Climate Covenant: National Catholic organization mobilizing Catholics around climate care and Laudato Si'. Directly comparable to ISN's Ignatian Carbon Challenge and Student Eco Summit programs, with overlapping audience of Catholic institutions and youth.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National umbrella for Catholic charitable and social service agencies. Comparable to ISN through its faith-rooted social justice focus and Catholic institutional reach, but operates direct services at vastly larger scale.
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB): Official national body of Catholic bishops that issues teaching and organizes Catholic social action. Comparable to ISN as a coordinating body for Catholic social justice work, but at hierarchically higher scale and authority.

Others

• Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States: The organizational body of the Jesuits in North America. Relevant because ISN's institutional partners (universities, high schools, parishes) all roll up under this body, making it a structural upstream counterparty rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/ignatiansolidarity
• Facebookfacebook.com/IgnatianSolidarity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ignatian-solidarity-network
• Instagraminstagram.com/ignatiansolidarity

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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