Scalabrini International Migration Network

What Scalabrini International Migration Network does

Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) is a non-profit charitable organization incorporated in New York in 2007 that operates as the umbrella coordinating body for more than 250 grassroots Scalabrini entities serving migrants, refugees, internally displaced people, and seafarers across 33 countries on five continents. Its programmatic portfolio is organized into four core networks: the Stella Maris Scalabrinian Catholic Network (300+ port-based centers serving seafarers and fishers); the Federation of Centers for Migration Studies (seven academic research centers in New York, Paris, Rome, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, and Manila); the Scalabrinian Press Federation (media outlets including Scalabrinian Radio Network and Radio Migrantes); and the Scalabrini Welcoming Centers and Casas del Migrante Network (shelters providing meals, shelter, legal assistance, documentation, vocational training, and integration support).

SIMN serves beneficiaries free of charge and is funded through donations from individuals, foundations, private sector, civil society organizations, and governments, accepting contributions via PayPal, wire transfer, and checks. The organization holds ECOSOC consultative status at the United Nations and maintains formal partnerships with UNHCR, OCHA, IOM, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Caritas Internationalis, CEMLA, CLACSO, and the Scalabrini International Migration Institute (SIMI). The headquarters staff of 11-50 supports programs that collectively reach over 600,000 beneficiaries annually, including approximately 70,000 seafarers from 74 countries and over 8,500 children. SIMN draws on the institutional heritage of the Scalabrini congregation founded by Saint John Baptist Scalabrini in 1887, with the founder canonized by Pope Francis on October 9, 2022. Leadership was refreshed in September 2023 with Fr. Márcio Toniazzo as Executive Director and Fr. Teófilo Ramírez Moreno as President.

Name

Scalabrini International Migration Network

Legal name

Scalabrini International Migration Network Inc.

Website

https://simn-global.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) is a non-profit umbrella coordinating 250+ grassroots entities and 300+ Stella Maris seafarer centers across 33 countries, delivering shelter, legal aid, healthcare, education, and migration policy research to over 600,000 migrants, refugees, and seafarers annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Migration and Refugee Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Temporary Shelters (624221), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Resettlement, Relocation & Repatriation Support (BPADAHAD), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE), Refugee & Migrant Integration Enterprises (Livelihoods, Services) (BPAGALAN)

Keywords

• Migration services
• Refugee support
• Humanitarian aid
• Seafarer welfare
• Migration research

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: SIMN operates as a non-profit organization supported by individual donors, foundations, the private sector, civil society organizations, and governments. The organization publishes annual reports and 990 forms, accepts online donations via PayPal, wire transfers, and mail-in checks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) is a non-profit umbrella organization that delivers humanitarian services directly to migrants, refugees, internally displaced people, and seafarers across 33 countries through welcoming centers, shelters, food programs, healthcare, legal and documentation assistance, education, and vocational training. It complements these services with academic migration research via seven Study Centers, international advocacy through UN consultative status, and a media/communications federation to shape public perception of migration. All direct services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries.

Product overview

The Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) operates as a federation of interconnected programs and networks rather than a single unified product. Its core portfolio consists of four main service offerings: (1) the Scalabrini Apostleship of the Sea Network (Stella Maris), which serves seafarers and fishers globally through port-based pastoral care and support; (2) the Federation of Centers for Migration Studies, a network of seven academic research centers conducting migration research and publishing findings; (3) the Scalabrinian Press Federation, a communications network managing media outlets and publications on migration issues; and (4) the Scalabrini Welcoming Centers and Casas del Migrante Network, a system of shelters providing humanitarian services to migrants and refugees. These programs work collectively under the SIMN umbrella to serve and advocate for the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees, internally displaced people, and seafarers worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stella Maris Scalabrinian Catholic Network: A network serving seafarers and fishers in port cities across the globe, part of the Scalabrini Apostleship of the Sea Network.
• Scalabrini Migration Study Centers
• Scalabrinian Press Federation
• Casas del Migrante Network

Products and services

• Scalabrini Apostleship of the Sea Network (Stella Maris) Global Catholic network serving seafarers and fishers in port cities worldwide, providing pastoral care, ship visits, blessing ceremonies, refuge, telecommunications access, training programs, recreation, libraries, and shopping facilities through teams of priests and lay Catholics.
• Federation of Centers for Migration Studies Network of seven academic research centers worldwide conducting migration research, publishing academic works, producing research reports on migration governance, and contributing to public migration policy debates.
• Scalabrinian Press Federation Media and communications network promoting positive public perception of migration and better governance through the Scalabrinian Radio Network, Radio Migrantes in Brazil, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and Scalabrinian social media accounts.
• Scalabrini Welcoming Centers and Casas del Migrante Network Network of shelters and welcoming centers providing migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people with free meals, accommodation, showers, phone and Internet access, legal assistance, documentation services, vocational training, and job placement programs to facilitate integration into host communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600,000+ people served annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• United NationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIMN enjoys ECOSOC consultative status at the United Nations and participates in global, regional, and national processes on migration governance.
• UNHCRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - partnership for refugee protection and advocacy.
• OCHAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - partnership for humanitarian response coordination.
• IOM (International Organization for Migration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Migration Agency - collaboration on migration governance and migrant protection.
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with US Catholic Church hierarchy for migration services and advocacy in the United States.
• Caritas InternationalismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Catholic charitable confederation - partnership for humanitarian services to migrants and refugees.
• CEMLA (Centro de Estudios Migratorios Latinoamericanos)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint publication efforts on migration policies and civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American Social Sciences Council - joint book launches and research on public migration policies and civil society.
• SIMI (Scalabrini International Migration Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institute in Rome providing Master's degree in Pastoral Theology of Human Mobility, training future Scalabrini missionaries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• International Organization for Migration (IOM): The UN's lead migration agency is a direct partner of SIMN and the dominant institutional actor in migrant protection, resettlement, and migration governance worldwide—SIMN effectively operates in IOM's footprint at the grassroots level.
• UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency): The UN agency mandated to protect refugees; SIMN's refugee protection, integration, and advocacy programs operate in the same humanitarian space and UNHCR is explicitly listed as a core SIMN partner.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): A major humanitarian NGO providing resettlement, education, and health services to refugees and displaced people across dozens of countries—serves the same populations through a more institutionalized aid-delivery model.

Direct peers

• Caritas Internationalis: The global Catholic charitable confederation delivering humanitarian services to migrants and refugees; Caritas is a major SIMN partner and shares the same faith-based service delivery model and donor base.
• Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS): A Catholic faith-based organization serving refugees and forcibly displaced people through accompaniment, education, and advocacy—competing for the same faith-aligned donor pool and serving overlapping populations.
• International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC): ICMC operates Catholic-affiliated migration programs including refugee resettlement, counter-trafficking, and migrant services globally—directly comparable to SIMN's mission and beneficiary base.
• HIAS: The Jewish-founded refugee protection agency providing legal aid, resettlement, and integration services to forcibly displaced people—overlaps directly with SIMN's refugee and immigrant service mix in the US.
• Catholic Charities USA: USCCB-affiliated network providing immigrant legal services, refugee resettlement, and humanitarian aid domestically; an explicit SIMN partner and competing recipient of Catholic-aligned migration funding.
• Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris): Global Catholic port ministry network serving seafarers—operates in parallel to SIMN's Stella Maris Scalabrinian Catholic Network under similar papal authority and serves the same maritime worker population.
• Refugees International: Advocacy and policy organization focused on displaced populations; while smaller and US-focused, RI complements SIMN's policy and advocacy arm on global migration governance.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SIMNWorldwide
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SIMNWorldwide
• Facebookfacebook.com/SIMNWorldwide
• Instagraminstagram.com/scalabrini_international

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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