Sacred Heart Community Service

Name

Sacred Heart Community Service

Legal name

Sacred Heart Community Service

Website

https://sacredheartcs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Financial Donations: The organization accepts financial donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Donations are processed through their website using GoFundMe/Classy platform and are tax-deductible as the organization is a registered 501(c)(3) with EIN 23-7179787.
2. In-Kind Donations: Accepts donations of food, clothing, and hygiene items at their Donation Station location for redistribution to community members in need.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sacred Heart Community Service is a nonprofit Community Action Agency that delivers free essential services to low-income residents of Santa Clara County, including food and clothing distribution, rental and utility bill assistance, education and job-finding programs, public benefits enrollment, and family mentoring. It supplements these direct services with grassroots community organizing and advocacy programs (Sacred Heart Organizing Institute, Organize for Justice) and an urban gardening initiative (La Mesa Verde).

Product overview

Sacred Heart Community Service is a nonprofit Community Action Agency providing essential services and community programs in Santa Clara County. The organization operates as a coordinated service hub offering direct assistance programs (food, clothing, housing, utilities, education, employment) alongside community engagement initiatives (volunteering, organizing, advocacy). Key fundraising programs include the Pack-A-Back school supplies initiative and Holiday Donations campaign. The organization was founded in 1964 and designated as the Community Action Agency for Santa Clara County in 2008 and energy services provider in 2009.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food & Clothing Distribution
• Housing and Financial Assistance
• Utility & Water Assistance
• Education Programs
• Job Finding Assistance
• Public Benefits Enrollment
• Family Mentoring
• Pack-A-Back Program
• Holiday Donations Campaign
• Sacred Heart Organizing Institute (SHOI)
• Urban Gardening (La Mesa Verde)
• Organize for Justice

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000 students served annually through Pack-A-Back program

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• State of California (Energy Services)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Named the new energy services provider for Santa Clara County by the State of California in 2009, expanding the agency's role in financial assistance provision and leadership within the county safety net.
• State of CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Designated as the Community Action Agency for Santa Clara County by the State of California in 2008. This designation formalized Sacred Heart's role as a regional leader and conveys responsibility for developing countywide solutions to poverty.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County: Faith-affiliated social services nonprofit serving low-income families and individuals across Santa Clara County. Highly comparable to SHCS in mission, geography, and service menu—food, housing, immigration, and education support—making it the closest functional peer in the same geography.
• Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: Major regional food bank serving Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Directly comparable to the food and grocery distribution components of SHCS's work and the largest hunger-relief peer operating in the same geography.
• Sunnyvale Community Services: Community action agency serving low-income Sunnyvale residents with food, housing, financial, and educational assistance. Closely mirrors SHCS's multi-program community services model within the same county.
• West Valley Community Services: Community services nonprofit serving Cupertino, Los Gatos, Saratoga, and West San Jose. Operates with a similar suite of food, housing, financial assistance, and self-sufficiency programs to SHCS.
• Community Services Agency of Mountain View/Los Altos: Anti-poverty community action agency serving Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills. Comparable scope of food, housing, financial, and educational services within the same Santa Clara County geography.
• Bill Wilson Center: Santa Clara County-based nonprofit providing social services, housing, and education programs for at-risk youth and families. Directly comparable target population (low-income families and youth) and an overlapping service menu in the same geography.
• HomeFirst: Largest provider of housing and homeless services in Santa Clara County. Closely comparable to SHCS's housing-assistance and stabilization work within the same geography and beneficiary base.

Broad incumbents

• Salvation Army Silicon Valley: Local arm of the national Salvation Army delivering emergency social services in Silicon Valley. Comparable emergency food, housing, and utility assistance offerings, but operates as a chapter of a much larger national organization.
• United Way Bay Area: Regional philanthropic coordinator that funds and convenes social service partners across the Bay Area. Functions as both a funder and convener for organizations like SHCS, operating at a broader geographic and financial scale than any single agency.
• Catholic Charities USA: National federation of Catholic Charities agencies providing poverty, housing, immigration, and disaster services across the US. Relevant as the umbrella organization behind one of SHCS's nearest comparables and as a benchmark for federal funding access and operational scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sacredheartcs
• Facebookfacebook.com/sacredheartcs

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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