Catholic Charities North Dakota

What Catholic Charities North Dakota does

Catholic Charities North Dakota (CCND) is a private nonprofit social services organization founded in 1923 in Fargo, North Dakota, and operating four physical offices in Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, and Minot, supplemented by telehealth. It serves individuals and families across the full state regardless of religion, race, or ability to pay, delivering adoption services, guardianship care management, pregnancy and parenting support, licensed counseling, and community resource navigation including disaster relief. Major program divisions include Adults Adopting Special Kids (AASK), which operated 328 finalized adoptions in fiscal year 2024-2025 under contract with the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services; Pregnancy, Parenting, and Adoption Services (PPAS), which served 1,423 individuals through Bundle Up Your Baby Bump events in the same period; the Guardianship Division for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, whose workers logged 94,232 miles of in-home client visits in FY24-25; the ND Post Adopt Network, which provides free post-adoption support statewide; and licensed individual, couples, and family counseling delivered in-person and via telehealth.

The organization is funded through a mix of donations and charitable contributions (including Giving Hearts Day fundraising and corporate match programs), government contracts (principally with the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services for the AASK program and with Tribal entities), and minimal direct service fees — most pregnancy, post-adoption, and counseling services are offered free or at minimal cost. There is no proprietary technology product, no public API, and no AI or machine learning capabilities described in the source material.

The underlying operating technology stack is standard nonprofit tooling: a WordPress website (catholiccharitiesnd.org) for content and donations, an Auxilia donation processing integration, and organic social channels across Facebook and Instagram. The organization is Council on Accreditation (COA) accredited, is a member agency of the national Catholic Charities USA network, and is led by program-specific directors including a Director of Marketing, a Director of PPAS, a Director of AASK, and a Director of the Guardianship Division for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities.

Name

Catholic Charities North Dakota

Legal name

Catholic Charities North Dakota

Website

https://catholiccharitiesnd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Catholic Charities North Dakota is a 1923-founded nonprofit social services organization operating from four North Dakota offices (Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot) plus telehealth. It delivers adoption, guardianship, pregnancy/parenting support, licensed counseling, and community resource services to North Dakota residents regardless of religion or ability to pay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Foster & Volunteer Network Programs (BPAGAIAF), Guardianship & Conservatorship Services (FSAAANAG)

Keywords

• Adoption services
• Guardianship services
• Pregnancy support
• Mental health counseling
• Community resource assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Fargo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Catholic Charities North Dakota is a nonprofit organization that relies on donations, charitable contributions, and fundraising events such as Giving Hearts Day to fund its programs and services. Donations support essential programs that provide care, stability, and hope to individuals and families across North Dakota.
2. Government Contracts: The Adults Adopting Special Kids (AASK) program operates under contract with the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services to provide adoption services for children in foster care. This contractual relationship provides funding for core adoption program operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Catholic Charities North Dakota delivers licensed social and human services across North Dakota, including adoption services (foster care, domestic, international, identified), guardianship for vulnerable adults and adults with intellectual disabilities, pregnancy and parenting support, individual/family counseling, and community resource navigation including disaster relief. Services are offered at four physical offices and via telehealth, free of charge or at nominal cost, regardless of religion, race, or ability to pay.

Product overview

Catholic Charities North Dakota operates as a nonprofit social services organization offering a comprehensive suite of interconnected programs. The core service areas include: Adoption Services (encompassing AASK for foster care adoption and PPAS for pregnancy/parenting support), Guardianship Services (divided into Intellectual Disabilities and Vulnerable Adults divisions), Counseling Services, and Community Resource Assistance with Disaster Relief. The ND Post Adopt Network provides ongoing support to families post-adoption or guardianship. Services are delivered through four physical locations (Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot) with telehealth capabilities for rural communities. The organization has served North Dakota for over 100 years and is COA accredited.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Adults Adopting Special Kids (AASK): North Dakota's adoption program for youth in the foster care system, working under contract with the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
• ND Post Adopt Network
• Pregnancy, Parenting, and Adoption Services (PPAS)
• Guardianship Division

Products and services

• Adoption Services Comprehensive adoption services covering domestic infant, identified, international, out-of-state, and relative adoption. Provides guidance, education, home studies, and lifelong support for birth parents and adoptive families throughout the adoption journey.
• Adults Adopting Special Kids (AASK) Foster care adoption program serving children in North Dakota foster care who need permanent, stable, and nurturing families. Operates under contract with the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services and partners with Tribal entities and other states for interstate placements.
• Pregnancy, Parenting, and Adoption Services (PPAS)

Quantifiable outcome

• 328 children adopted through AASK in fiscal year 2024–2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• North Dakota Department of Health and Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Charities North Dakota works under contract with the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services to operate the Adults Adopting Special Kids (AASK) program, which provides adoption services for children in foster care across the state. AASK also works with Tribal entities within North Dakota and coordinates with other states for interstate adoptions.
• Tribal Entities (North Dakota)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAASK works in partnership with Tribal entities across North Dakota to deliver adoption services to Native American children in care.
• NDSU Men's Basketball TeamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdults Adopting Special Kids (AASK) and Catholic Charities North Dakota partnered with the NDSU Men's Basketball Team to host a basketball skills clinic for post-adoptive and guardianship families and waiting children across North Dakota. The clinic was designed for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade and created a community-building event connecting adopted youth with NDSU student-athletes.
• Dental Flossophy (Bismarck)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDental Flossophy in Bismarck pledged match dollars for Giving Hearts Day 2026, meaning every donation made to Catholic Charities North Dakota on that day was matched, effectively doubling the impact of each gift to support vulnerable North Dakotans.
• Catholic Charities San Antonio (San Antonio Birth Doulas Program)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Charities USA sponsored a 100-hour Community Birth Doula training offered by San Antonio Birth Doulas (a program of Catholic Charities San Antonio). Kris Haycraft and Hailey Schaefbauer from CCND's PPAS program completed the training, which brought together Catholic Charities staff from across the country to serve 'resilient' populations.
• Catholic Charities USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Charities USA is the national umbrella organization for Catholic Charities North Dakota. CCND benefits from national sponsorship of training programs (such as the Birth Doula training), shared resources, and the broader Catholic Charities network.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Jewish Family Service of Fargo: Local faith-affiliated human services agency in the Fargo market providing counseling and community support with overlapping clientele; smaller than CCND but competes for the same regional donor pool.

Direct peers

• Bethany Christian Services: National faith-based adoption and foster care agency offering pregnancy counseling, domestic/international adoption, and post-adoption services directly comparable to CCND's AASK and PPAS programs.
• Children's Home Society of North Dakota: North Dakota child welfare nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family support services in the same geography, directly competing for state HHS contracts and referrals.
• Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota: Faith-based human services nonprofit serving North Dakota with adoption, pregnancy, refugee, and counseling services; directly competes with CCND for state contracts, donors, and clients across the same service lines.
• Catholic Charities of St. Louis: Large Catholic Charities affiliate providing adoption, pregnancy support, counseling, and social services comparable to CCND's portfolio; offers scale benchmarks for program structure and fundraising.
• Volunteers of America Dakotas: Faith-affiliated human services nonprofit serving North and South Dakota with housing, case management, and family support services that overlap with CCND's Community Resource Assistance and disaster relief work.
• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis: Another diocesan Catholic Charities affiliate offering adoption, counseling, pregnancy support, and social services in Minnesota; same operating model, faith affiliation, and program mix as CCND, just at larger scale and in a neighboring state.

Regional players

• Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota: Adjacent-state faith-based social services agency with adoption, counseling, and disability services comparable to CCND; operates in a different geography but with directly analogous programming.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National umbrella organization for Catholic Charities agencies; provides training, advocacy, and shared infrastructure to CCND and similar affiliates across all 50 states.

Others

• National Council For Adoption: Industry trade body that advocates for adoption-friendly policy, accredits adoption agencies, and convenes practitioners. Provides regulatory and best-practice frameworks relevant to CCND's adoption programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/catholiccharitiesnd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catholic-charities-north-dakota
• Xx.com/ndcatholicchari

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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