Crisis Magazine

What Crisis Magazine does

Crisis Magazine is an independently operated, reader-supported Catholic media publication based in Manchester, New Hampshire, operating as Crisis Magazine, Inc. Founded in 1982 as a print magazine by American Catholic intellectuals, it transitioned to an online-only format in 2007 and now publishes daily commentary across Church, politics, arts and culture, and science and faith from a traditional/orthodox Catholic perspective. Its core products include the Crisis Magazine website (daily articles and opinion pieces), the Crisis Point podcast (distributed via YouTube, Rumble, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts), the Crisis Magazine Shop (selling books and merchandise), and specialty sections including the Editor's Desk column and the Crisis Vault archive. The publication features a network of contributing editors including Eric Sammons, Joseph Pearce, Anthony Esolen, Austin Ruse, Roger Kimball, and Paul Kengor.

The business model is primarily donation-driven: content is free to access, and the organization runs fundraising campaigns supported by a base of several hundred active donors (one year-end campaign raised $80,533 from 544 readers). Secondary revenue comes from book and merchandise sales via the Crisis Magazine Shop and from Crisis Publications, an operating subsidiary that releases original books including Editor-in-Chief Eric Sammons's 'Moral Money' and science fiction novel 'Shard of Eden.' Distribution is purely digital: the website, email newsletter, social media (Facebook, X, Instagram, Telegram), and podcast platforms constitute all channels, with no physical retail presence. The publication was founded under the patronage of St. Maximilian Kolbe and operates under New Hampshire governing law.

Name

Crisis Magazine

Legal name

Crisis Magazine, Inc.

Website

https://crisismagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Crisis Magazine is an independent, donation-supported Catholic media publication operating a website, podcast, and book shop that delivers traditional, orthodox Catholic commentary on Church, politics, and culture to priests, bishops, and faithful laity worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic Religious Media & Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Politics, Current Affairs & Social Commentary Publishing (MPAJAAAM)

Keywords

• Catholic media publishing
• Religious commentary platform
• Catholic book sales
• Religious podcast production
• Online Catholic news

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Crisis Magazine relies heavily on donations from readers, as evidenced by their year-end fundraising campaigns. The magazine has conducted campaigns raising significant amounts from a relatively small donor base (e.g., $80,533 from 544 readers in one campaign), with matching donor programs to incentivize contributions.
2. Product Sales: Sale of books, merchandise, and Catholic resources through the Crisis Magazine shop. This includes their own publications and recommended Catholic books and materials.
3. Content Platform Revenue: While the core content is free, the magazine leverages its audience to support operations through donations and may generate revenue through book sales and merchandise featuring their editorial voice and Catholic perspective.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Crisis Magazine is an online Catholic publication that publishes daily commentary, news analysis, and opinion pieces on Church affairs, politics, arts and culture, and science and faith from a traditional Catholic perspective. The publication is complemented by the 'Crisis Point' weekly podcast, a digital archive ('Crisis Vault'), and a book/merchandise shop selling Catholic titles. Content is freely accessible and financially supported by reader donations and product sales.

Product overview

Crisis Magazine is a Catholic media publication operating as a content platform with multiple channels. The core offering is the Crisis Magazine Website, an online publication publishing daily Catholic commentary and analysis on Church, politics, culture, and faith. The publication is complemented by the Crisis Point Podcast for audio content distribution, a Shop for selling books including Crisis-published titles like 'Moral Money' and Eric Sammons's novel 'Shard of Eden', and specialty sections like the Crisis Vault archive and the Editor's Desk column. The publication has a network of contributor writers and accepts donations from supporters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crisis Magazine Website Online Catholic publication providing daily commentary, opinion, and news analysis on Church and State, arts and culture, science and faith, from a traditional Catholic perspective. Freely accessible and supported by reader donations.
• Crisis Point Podcast Weekly podcast covering Catholic news, in-depth commentary, and interviews with contributors; distributed on YouTube, Rumble, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts with live streams on Tuesdays at 3pm ET.
• Crisis Magazine Shop Online store selling books and Catholic resources, including Crisis Publications titles and recommended Catholic literature; offers $5 flat-rate shipping in the contiguous US and a 90-day return policy.
• Moral Money (book) A book by Eric Sammons making the case for Bitcoin, examining moral and economic arguments for cryptocurrency. Sold through the Crisis Magazine Shop.
• Shard of Eden (book) A science fiction novel by Eric Sammons set in the 22nd century following an AI revolt, featuring a Catholic protagonist and themes of space exploration.
• The Lies of Our Time (book) A book available through Crisis Magazine Shop covering topics on contemporary falsehoods and cultural critiques.
• Sister, Soldier, Surgeon (book) A book available through Crisis Magazine Shop.
• Flee from Heresy (book) A book available through Crisis Magazine Shop addressing topics of religious error and orthodoxy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 544 donors contributed $80,533 in a single year-end campaign, demonstrating strong reader loyalty and financial support

Named customers3 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Perceptions Design StudiominorOthersPerceptions Design Studio created the Crisis Magazine website. The partnership is acknowledged in the website footer: 'Created by Perceptions Design Studio.' This is a website development/design partnership rather than a strategic business alliance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EWTN News: The news and publishing arm of the Eternal Word Television Network, a much larger Catholic media organization with broadcast, digital, and publishing assets; comparable because it serves the same Catholic audience with overlapping news and commentary, but at substantially greater scale.
• America Magazine: A Jesuit Catholic weekly covering news, opinion, and theology; comparable as a Catholic opinion/news publication, though it leans progressive rather than traditionalist and operates at significantly larger scale with institutional backing.

Direct peers

• National Catholic Register: A long-running US Catholic news and opinion outlet covering Church, politics, and culture from a faithful Catholic perspective; directly comparable in subject matter, audience, and editorial positioning to Crisis Magazine.
• Catholic Herald: A Catholic news magazine (originally UK-founded, now US-edition) covering Church, politics, and culture with a faithful perspective; closely comparable in editorial voice, format, and target reader.
• First Things: A monthly magazine of religion and public life that publishes commentary on theology, politics, and culture from a religiously traditional perspective; comparable in treating religion-and-public-life commentary as its core offering, with overlapping intellectual readership.
• Catholic World Report: A Catholic news and opinion magazine providing faithful Catholic commentary on Church and world affairs; directly comparable in subject matter, format, and target audience to Crisis Magazine.
• Church Militant: A conservative Catholic media organization producing news, video, and opinion content aimed at traditional Catholics; comparable in ideological positioning, donation-based funding, and multi-channel distribution (web, video, social).
• LifeSiteNews: A conservative Catholic news outlet covering Church, pro-life, and cultural issues, funded largely by reader donations; directly comparable in donor-supported business model, ideological leaning, and news/podcast product mix.
• Catholic News Agency (EWTN): The news wire service of the EWTN network, providing daily Catholic news and analysis; competes with Crisis Magazine for the same faithful-Catholic readership across overlapping coverage of Church and world events.

Emerging players

• The Pillar: A subscription-based Catholic journalism outlet launched in 2020 with in-depth reporting on Church affairs; comparable in covering Church and culture news for faithful Catholics, with a more investigative, paywalled model that contrasts Crisis Magazine's free + donations approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CrisisMag
• Facebookfacebook.com/CrisisMagazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/crisismag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crisis-magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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