Claretian Associates

Name

Claretian Associates

Legal name

Claretian Associates Inc.

Website

https://claretianassociates.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing & Community Development

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Affordable housing development
• Community development services
• Violence prevention programs
• Senior housing services
• Youth development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Individual donations, corporate donations, foundation grants from organizations including MacKenzie Scott/Yield Giving, Fifth Third Bank, Enterprise Community Partners, and other major supporters listed on their Major Supporters page.
2. Affordable Housing Rental Income: Rental income from 240+ affordable housing units across multiple properties including Villa Guadalupe, Casa Kirk, Rehab South Chicago, Burley Apartments, and South Chicago Senior Housing. Rents range from $850-$1100/month with subsidies available.
3. Fitness Center Memberships: Monthly membership fees for SALUD Fitness Center with tiers at $14.99 (Classic), $25 (Classic Plus One), and senior programs.
4. Program Service Fees: Fees from youth summer employment programs, senior services, and community programming. Some programs provide stipends to participants (Unity Squad, Chicago Youth Works).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Claretian Associates is a nonprofit community development corporation that develops, owns, and manages affordable rental housing for low-income families and seniors in South Chicago, operating 240+ units across five properties. It delivers community programs including Safe Passage school safety routes, Communities Partnering 4 Peace violence prevention, UNITY Squad youth leadership development, senior case management and health services, and the SALUD Center fitness facility with Peloton equipment.

Product overview

Claretian Associates is a community development corporation offering a portfolio of affordable housing products and community programs. The housing portfolio includes five distinct properties: Villa Guadalupe (53 senior units), Casa Kirk (29 family units), Rehab South Chicago (8 units), Burley Apartments (7 units), and South Chicago Senior Housing (101 units). These are complemented by the SALUD Center fitness facility with Peloton equipment and ongoing swimming pool restoration. Community programs include Safe Passage school safety routes, Communities Partnering 4 Peace violence prevention, South Chicago Neighborhood Network collective impact work, and UNITY Squad youth development. The organization operates as a unified non-profit entity focused on housing, convening, and violence prevention rather than a platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SALUD Center: A joint development with POAH providing affordable senior housing, fitness facilities, community recreation, technology innovation lab, and small business incubator at 3039 E. 91st Street, Chicago.
• South Chicago Neighborhood Network (SCNN)
• Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P)
• Safe Passage

Products and services

• Villa Guadalupe Senior Housing 53-unit affordable apartment building for seniors aged 55 and older in South Chicago, offering 1- and 2-bedroom apartments with subsidies available, heat and electricity included, on-site social services, laundry facilities, and community activities.
• Casa Kirk Apartments 29-unit affordable family housing development with 2 to 4 bedroom apartments, featuring gated parking, laundry facilities, outdoor playground, and cable-ready units. Monthly rents range from $900 to $1,100 with subsidies available.
• Rehab South Chicago Apartments 8-unit multi-family affordable housing building with 2-4 bedroom apartments, including on-site laundry, large backyard, and roomy back porches.
• Burley Apartments 7-unit affordable multi-family housing development with 2 and 3 bedroom apartments featuring sustainable and environmentally friendly features, in-unit washer and dryer, located one block from South Chicago's People's Park.
• South Chicago Senior Housing at SALUD Center 101 affordable senior rental apartments at the former South Chicago YMCA, redeveloped jointly with POAH, co-located with the SALUD Center which provides a gym, exercise facility, program areas, technology innovation lab, and small business incubator.
• SALUD Center Fitness Facility Community fitness center featuring Peloton spin and stationary bikes, treadmills, elliptical equipment, free weights, and resistance training machines, operated through a membership program with Classic ($14.99/month) and Classic Plus One ($25/month) tiers.
• Safe Passage Program School-based violence prevention program providing trusted adult presence for students traveling to and from schools in high-crime areas; workers posted on safe routes at Bowen High School, Corliss High School, Burnham Elementary, Douglas Taylor Elementary, Arnold Mireles Academy, and Myra Bradwell School of Excellence, with approximately 40 community watchers.
• Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) Violence prevention and intervention program partnering with Metropolitan Family Services to reduce gang activity in South Shore, South Chicago, and South Deering neighborhoods, using nonviolence, trauma-informed care, and restorative justice practices; employs outreach workers, case managers, and victim advocates.
• South Chicago Neighborhood Network (SCNN) Collective impact network of approximately fifteen community stakeholders working on a common agenda of a healthy, safe, and trauma-informed neighborhood; offers mental health first aid training, trauma symposiums, Chat and Chews, Community Cafés, youth UNITY Squad, and H.Y.P.E. support groups.
• UNITY Squad Youth Program Year-round and summer youth leadership development program for ages 13-18 teaching civic engagement, mental health and wellness, trauma awareness, workforce readiness, college preparation, and financial education, including stipended summer employment.
• Housing and Financial Counseling Housing counseling program providing renters with resources and tools to stay housed and prepare for homeownership, including education on healthy housing practices such as asthma triggers and pest control.
• Villa Guadalupe Senior Services Comprehensive services for older adults including quality apartments, bilingual social and health services, case management, engaging activities such as exercise and dance classes, health screenings, and the Senior Services Coalition of Southeast Chicago; operated by the affiliated Villa Guadalupe Senior Services, Inc. subsidiary since 1995.
• SACRED Development Multi-family development at East 92nd Street providing 81 units of permanent supportive and affordable housing for individuals with incomes below 50% AMI, including veterans, individuals with disabilities, and seniors raising grandchildren, plus 6,000 square feet of commercial space.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and significant.

• United Way of Metro ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Lead agency for South Chicago Neighborhood Network (SCNN), one of 10 Neighborhood Networks of United Way of Metro Chicago. Also partnered for Sweet Home South Chicago Pitch Competition.
• LISC ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership for Hoopz in the Hood summer safety initiative. LISC provides support for creating safe spaces for youth through basketball programs.
• TechRise by P33supportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Partner for Sweet Home South Chicago Pitch Competition supporting local entrepreneurs. P33 TechRise supports tech workforce development.
• Renaissance South ChicagosupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Partner for Sweet Home South Chicago Pitch Competition and vendor marketplace supporting local small businesses and entrepreneurs.
• Center for Changing LivessupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Partner for Sweet Home South Chicago Pitch Competition. Organization focused on economic stability and housing resources.
• Advocate Health CarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024On-site health services at SALUD Center including well/sick visits, chronic disease management, blood pressure checks, and cholesterol screening. Available Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• PelotonsignificantGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 February 2022Peloton donated $100,000 in exercise equipment, program subscriptions, and grant support to the SALUD Center. First Peloton donation in Chicago, part of company's mandate to promote racial equity in health and wellness.
• GooglesupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership through TechCorps - youth create websites for local businesses with Google support. Part of STEM education initiative.
• Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021Joint development with POAH to purchase and redevelop the former South Chicago YMCA. POAH handles property management while Claretian Associates directs case management and operates the SALUD Center community side.
• Enterprise Community PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Long-standing partner in affordable housing development. CEO Angela Hurlock honored as Impactful 40 honoree at Enterprise's 40th anniversary national conference.
• Metropolitan Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019CP4P is convened by Metropolitan Family Services. Claretian Associates partners with CP4P framework for violence prevention/intervention in South Shore, South Chicago, and South Deering neighborhoods.
• Chicago Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Safe Passage program operates in partnership with CPS at Bowen High School, Corliss High School, Burnham Elementary, Douglas Taylor Elementary, Arnold Mireles Academy, and Myra Bradwell School of Excellence.
• Chicago Youth WorkssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership for youth summer employment programs including UNITY Squad for ages 14-15 and youth development initiatives.
• TechCorpssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019One Summer Chicago Tech Corps program hosted at SALUD Center. Youth ages 16-18 design commercial websites in collaboration with Google.
• Illinois Chapter of National Organization of Minority Architects (I-NOMA)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Teens designed their own Teen Drop-in Space at SALUD Center with help from professional architects through I-NOMA's Design Build program.
• Interfaith Housing Development CorporationsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Developed Casa Kirk in partnership with Interfaith Housing Development Corporation of Chicago. Named for Rev. Martin J Kirk, CMF, a Claretian priest and founder.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Metropolitan Family Services: Chicago nonprofit providing case management, violence prevention, and family services. Convenes the CP4P framework that Claretian operates within—direct peer in service delivery model.
• Hispanic Housing Development Corporation: Chicago nonprofit affordable-housing developer and property manager serving low-income families and seniors. Direct peer in mission, geography, and unit-count scale.
• The Resurrection Project: Chicago-area nonprofit CDC with an integrated housing + community development + youth model across Pilsen, Little Village, and Back of the Yards. Strongest peer to Claretian in integrated programming beyond just housing.
• Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation: Chicago-based nonprofit CDC developing and managing affordable housing on the North and West Sides. Closest peer in size, mission, and operating model to Claretian in the Chicago market.
• Interfaith Housing Development Corporation: Chicago nonprofit affordable-housing developer. Co-developed Casa Kirk with Claretian, providing a direct operational peer in faith-affiliated multifamily affordable housing development.
• Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH): National nonprofit affordable-housing owner/operator. Co-developer of the SALUD Center/South Chicago Senior Housing with Claretian, making POAH the most direct operational peer in housing ownership and property management.
• Center for Changing Lives: Chicago nonprofit combining housing with economic stability and case-management services. Direct peer in mission; partnered with Claretian on the Sweet Home South Chicago Pitch Competition.

Others

• Chicago Community Trust: Regional foundation and major civic funder in Chicago. Recognized Claretian in 2007 for community initiatives and remains a comparable funder/ecosystem player in the same civic space.

Broad incumbents

• Enterprise Community Partners: National CDFI and affordable-housing intermediary. Long-standing partner of Claretian and a major funder; comparable in mission and a broader incumbent in the same field.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Chicago: National CDFI operating in Chicago through LISC Chicago. Program partner with Claretian (Hoops in the Hood) and a broader-incumbent peer in neighborhood-based community development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthChicagoNeighborhoodNetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/scneighborhoodnetwork
• Xx.com/claretiancares
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cpi-usa-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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