St. Joseph Family Center

What St. Joseph Family Center does

St. Joseph Family Center, also branded as The Franciscan Place at St. Joseph Family Center, is a nonprofit hospitality and healing organization founded in 1890 and headquartered in Spokane, Washington. It operates on a three-acre campus at 1016 N. Superior Street in the Gonzaga District along the Spokane River, featuring the Clare House with 18 guest rooms, a full-service kitchen, a serenity garden, a rose garden, and access to the Centennial Trail. The center is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia (OSF), a congregation of roughly 550 Catholic religious women, and grounds its programming in Franciscan Third Order values of conversion, contemplation, poverty, humility, and prayer.

The center's core offerings span four service lines: counseling (individual and group, plus parenting, mediation, anger management, and grief workshops), spirituality programs (prayer sessions, retreats, and women's retreats for cancer survivors), healing arts (massage, yoga, reflexology, T'ai Chih Chih), and hospitality (overnight accommodation in the Clare House, meeting/event space rental, and heart-healthy meal service). All services are delivered in-person at the Spokane campus. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but the center mentions affordability considerations for students' families. Marketing is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth, Gonzaga University proximity, regional earned media (e.g., The Fig Tree, Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce), and a Blogger-hosted blog; there is no paid acquisition, no proprietary technology platform, and no digital service delivery.

Revenue is generated through service fees and charitable donations. Service fees cover counseling, wellness treatments, retreats, overnight stays, and event/room rentals, while donations are accepted through the Network for Good online portal. The organization has 101-250 employees per firmographic data, two named staff leads (Spiritual Coordinator Sister Celeste Crine, OSF, and Hospitality Director Sharon Ecklund), and a customer base spanning individuals and families, Gonzaga-affiliated students and faculty, professional organizations booking meeting space, and specialized cohorts such as cancer survivors.

Name

St. Joseph Family Center

Legal name

St. Joseph Family Center

Website

https://stjosephfamilycenter.blogspot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St. Joseph Family Center is a Spokane-based nonprofit operating a three-acre contemplative campus that offers counseling, spirituality programs, healing arts, retreats, and 18-room lodging under the sponsorship of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, serving community members, Gonzaga University affiliates, and professional organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Holistic Wellness and Retreat Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Holistic wellness services
• Spiritual counseling services
• Healing arts therapies
• Retreat accommodations
• Nonprofit hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Spokane

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Service Fees: The center charges fees for various services including professional counseling, wellness services (massage, yoga, reflexology), retreats, and meeting space rental. Heart-healthy menu items and overnight accommodations in the Clare House are also available for a fee. The organization accepts donations through Network for Good.
2. Donations and Contributions: The center accepts donations through a Network for Good donation portal, indicating a nonprofit funding model that includes charitable contributions alongside service fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Joseph Family Center (d/b/a The Franciscan Place) is a nonprofit hospitality and healing center that delivers professional counseling, spirituality programs, healing arts treatments, and contemplative hospitality on a three-acre campus in Spokane, WA. Its sellable offerings include the Clare House lodging (18 rooms), wellness and healing arts services (massage, yoga, reflexology, T'ai Chih Chih), counseling and life-skills programs, spirituality retreats, and meeting/event space for professional organizations.

Product overview

The Franciscan Place at St. Joseph Family Center is a unified service offering that combines hospitality, spirituality, and healing arts in a single contemplative campus. The center operates as a holistic wellness facility providing counseling, professional services (parenting classes, mediation, anger management), wellness treatments (massage, yoga, reflexology), spirituality programs (prayer sessions, grief workshops, women's retreats), and accommodation (Clare House with 18 rooms). All services support the center's core mission of helping people experience wholeness through integrated mind, body, and spirit care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wellness and Healing Arts Services Wellness treatments including massage, yoga, reflexology, and T'ai Chih Chih offered to support physical and spiritual well-being of individual guests.
• Professional Counseling Services Individual and group counseling, parenting classes, mediation, anger management, and relationship enhancement services for guests experiencing life difficulties.
• Spirituality Programs Spiritual programs including grief workshops, prayer sessions, tea gatherings, and women's retreats for cancer survivors.
• Clare House Accommodation On-site lodging with 18 private and shared-bath rooms available for guests, featuring amenities such as redwood dressers, spacious closets, and access to gardens, a serenity fountain, and the full-service kitchen.
• Meeting and Event Space Cozy meeting spaces and full-service kitchen facilities available for professional organizations, groups, and private events such as conferences and Mother's Day gatherings.
• The Franciscan Place at St. Joseph Family Center (integrated retreat experience) The umbrella hospitality and healing experience combining counseling, spirituality, healing arts, and contemplative environment across the three-acre Spokane campus, offered to individuals, families, and groups seeking integrated wellness.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered significant and core.

• Spokane Holistic Chamber of CommercesignificantGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2010The center received the Best Holistic Non-Profit of the Year award for 2010 from the Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce. This partnership provides visibility and credibility within the regional holistic wellness business community.
• The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, PAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe center is affiliated with The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, PA, a community of about 550 Catholic religious women who dedicate themselves to living the gospel in community and serving others. Sister Celeste Crine, OSF trained for spiritual formation with this order. The center operates according to Franciscan Third Order (TOR) values including conversion, contemplation, poverty, humility, and prayer.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center: Diocese-of-Austin retreat center in Temple, TX providing residential spiritual retreats, meetings, and wellness programming. Comparable mix of faith-based hospitality and group programming.
• Mount St. Francis Center of Spirituality: Franciscan-affiliated retreat center in Cincinnati, OH operating a similar counseling/spirituality/wellness model with overnight accommodations. Closest comparable in religious tradition, service mix, and programming format.
• Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center: Faith-based multi-service retreat center in Marriottsville, MD offering retreats, lodging, meeting space, and wellness programming. Directly comparable operating model combining residential stays, group programming, and spiritual/wellness services.
• Mount Alvernia Retreat Center: Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate-sponsored retreat center in Aptos, CA providing spiritual programs, counseling, and overnight accommodations. Strong comparable on religious affiliation and service portfolio.
• Lumen Retreat Center: Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange-operated retreat center in American Canyon/Napa, CA offering spiritual retreats, wellness, and lodging. Comparable faith-based retreat format and target audience.

Broad incumbents

• Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health: Large secular contemplative retreat and holistic-wellness destination in Stockbridge, MA. Comparable offering (healing arts, lodging, group retreats) but secular, much larger, and nationally branded — representing the scaled secular flank of the same category.

Regional players

• Catholic Charities of Spokane: Spokane-based faith-affiliated social services nonprofit providing counseling, family services, and community programming. Local community-services overlap and same regional geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SrsofStFrancis
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SrsofStFrancisPhila
• Facebookfacebook.com/SrsofStFrancisPhila

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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