St. Josaphat Parish

What St. Josaphat Parish does

St. Josaphat Parish is a Catholic parish in Chicago's Lincoln Park/DePaul neighborhood, operating under the canonical authority of the Archdiocese of Chicago and led by Pastor Fr. Brett Williams with Fr. Dominic Grassi serving as Pastor Emeritus. The parish delivers the seven Catholic sacraments, celebrates seven weekly Masses (Saturday vigil, three Sunday services, and three weekday services), and runs a faith formation program spanning Alpha, religious education, Confirmation preparation, OCIA, Vacation Bible School, SPRED, and youth and young adult ministries. It also operates an affiliated elementary school (St. Josaphat School) and Fr. Grassi Community Park.

The parish sustains an extensive outreach portfolio under the Hands of Mercy umbrella, including Don's Helping Hands (meal program), Prison Ministry, Refugee/Migrant Ministry, Aging Ministry, Empowering Schools, and the Giving Tree, supplemented by community events such as JosaFEST, the Unity Gala (which confers an annual $10,000 Unity Award), Summer Socials, and a Christmas Tree Lot operated in partnership with the Latzig family since 2006.

The technology stack is conventional SaaS: an Edlio-hosted parish website, Give Central for electronic tithes and special collections, Constant Contact for the weekly JosaFAST newsletter, Sign Up Genius for volunteer coordination, a Realm parishioner database, Google Suite for office operations, and a Listen Everywhere Wi-Fi-based assisted listening system. Revenue is entirely donation-based, sourced from the weekly Sunday collection, special collections (Annual Catholic Appeal, Lenten Almsgiving, Hands of Mercy), event fundraising, planned giving, and stock/DAF contributions, with no commercial pricing or product distribution.

Name

St. Josaphat Parish

Legal name

St. Josaphat Parish

Website

https://stjosaphatparish.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Josaphat Parish is a Catholic parish in Chicago's Lincoln Park/DePaul neighborhood that delivers sacraments, Mass, faith formation, and Hands of Mercy outreach to registered parishioners and the surrounding community under the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Sacramental ministry
• Faith formation programs
• Community outreach
• Weekly mass celebrations

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sunday Collection/Tithes and Offerings: Weekly Sunday Mass collections from parishioners, typically processed through Give Central online giving platform or traditional envelopes.
2. Special Collections: Periodic collections for specific causes including Hands of Mercy Outreach Ministries, Annual Catholic Appeal, Lenten Almsgiving, and various Catholic charitable appeals.
3. Event Fundraising: Revenue from Unity Gala, JosaFEST, Christmas Tree Lot, and other parish events. The Unity Gala includes an online auction.
4. Planned Giving and Stock Donations: Stewardship program including stock donations, bequests/planned giving, and Donor Advised Funds.
5. Christmas Tree Lot: Fr. Grassi Community Park transformed into Christmas tree lot; Doug Latzig brings trees from Wisconsin farm and donates percentage of sales back to parish.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Josaphat Parish is a Catholic parish that delivers weekly and daily Mass services, the seven Catholic sacraments, multi-age faith formation programs, and charitable outreach ministries to parishioners and community members in Chicago's Lincoln Park/DePaul neighborhood. The parish is funded through voluntary tithes and donations (collected via Give Central and envelopes), runs programs such as Alpha, Children's Liturgy of the Word, Confirmation prep, SPRED, Vacation Bible School, and Hosts of Mercy outreach initiatives like Don's Helping Hands, Aging Ministry, Prison Ministry, Refugee/Migrant Ministry, and Empowering Schools.

Product overview

St. Josaphat Parish is a Catholic parish offering religious and spiritual services rather than a commercial technology product. The parish operates a comprehensive website built on the Edlio platform that serves as a hub for digital communications, online giving, faith formation, and community engagement. Core services include Mass celebrations and sacraments, the JosaFAST weekly email newsletter, online giving through Give Central, faith formation programs (Alpha, religious education, Confirmation, VBS), Hands of Mercy outreach ministries, and annual events such as the Unity Gala. The parish website integrates with third-party platforms for email marketing (Constant Contact), volunteer coordination (Sign Up Genius), assisted listening (Listen Everywhere), and donor management (Realm database).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JosaFAST: Weekly parish news email featuring articles and recap of current events
• Hands of Mercy Outreach
• Unity Award
• Unity Gala
• JosaFEST

Products and services

• Mass and Liturgical Services Weekly and daily Catholic Mass celebrated at the parish church for parishioners and visitors. Mass times include Saturday 5 PM, Sunday 8 AM/10 AM/5:30 PM, weekday Mon/Wed/Fri 8 AM, and Tuesday 6 PM. Adoration, reconciliation, and seasonal liturgies are also offered.
• Sacramental Ministry Administration of the seven Catholic sacraments: Baptism, Reconciliation/Confession, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, and Holy Orders/OCIA, along with funerals and memorial services for parishioners.
• Faith Formation & Evangelization Programs Multi-age Catholic faith formation including the Alpha Faith Series, Beta Deeper Dive Series, Breaking Open the Word, Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW), Family Mass, middle school youth group, religious education, SPRED (Special Religious Development), Vacation Bible School, and young adult ministry.
• Hands of Mercy Outreach Ministries Charitable outreach ministries including Don's Helping Hands (meal program for those in need), Aging Ministry, Prison Ministry, Refugee/Migrant Ministry, Empowering Schools, and the Giving Tree holiday gift program, serving community members facing food insecurity, isolation, incarceration, or resettlement challenges.
• Online Giving (Give Central) Electronic giving platform enabling Sunday collection, special collections, Hands of Mercy donations, Annual Catholic Appeal, event registrations, and Fr. Grassi Park Renovation donations with recurring donation options for parishioners and supporters.
• Unity Gala and Unity Award Annual Unity Gala fundraising event featuring an online auction and the Unity Award, which carries a $10,000 cash prize presented to a community organization exemplifying the Gospel spirit of bringing people together and serving the underserved.
• Planned Giving and Stewardship Program Stewardship giving channels including stock donations, bequests/planned giving through wills, and Donor Advised Funds, in addition to Sunday and special collection donations, supporting parish operations and outreach ministries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 15,000 women and children served through Courage Program partnership
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Courage Program at St. Germaine Parish (Oak Lawn)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026Annual partnership in honor of Mother's Day to provide gifts to pregnant women and single mothers with young children. Since 1980, the Courage Program has helped over 15,000 women and children. Parish collects and ships Mother's Day gifts (pajamas, slippers, bath sets, etc.) to program recipients.
• Chicago Compassion ProjectcoreOthers · 5 February 20262026 Unity Award recipient. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit co-founded by a St. Josaphat parishioner, designed to continue the mission of supporting people in need through micro-grants or donations. Supports migrant neighbors and those struggling with housing or food insecurity.
• Celebrating Courage Moms (internal volunteer group)minorOthers · 1 January 2025Volunteer organizers Carol and Amanda Galuhn coordinate the annual Courage Moms gift drive, managing donor sign-ups and gift delivery logistics.
• Latzig Family Tree Farm (Wisconsin)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Doug Latzig and family bring fresh-cut Christmas trees from their Wisconsin farm to Fr. Grassi Community Park annually. They donate a percentage of each sale back to the parish. The Latzig family is fifth-generation, awarded Century Farm Status in 2016.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Holy Name Cathedral (Chicago): Mother church of the Archdiocese of Chicago, an urban Catholic parish with daily Masses, extensive faith formation, music ministry, and outreach programs. Comparable in operating model and Catholic service delivery within the same archdiocese.
• Lakeview Lutheran Church (Chicago): Non-Catholic Christian congregation in the same Lincoln Park/Lakeview Chicago geography offering weekly worship, faith formation, and community outreach. Comparable operating model in the same neighborhood, though different denomination.
• St. Gertrude Parish (Chicago): Edgewater/Andersonville Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago with school, music ministry, and active outreach programs. Strongly comparable parish operating model with broad ministries.
• St. Mary of the Angels Parish (Chicago): Bucktown/Wicker Park Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago with strong music, faith formation, and outreach programming. Directly comparable parish model in an adjacent urban Chicago neighborhood.
• St. Clement Parish (Chicago): Lincoln Park neighborhood Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago, serving a similar demographic with Mass, faith formation, school, and parish-based outreach. Strong direct geographic and demographic overlap.
• Old St. Patrick's Church (Chicago): Historic Catholic parish in downtown Chicago known for its arts programming, outreach to the unhoused, and large-scale events. Directly comparable as a Chicago Archdiocese parish with active music, social services, and community engagement programs.
• St. Alphonsus Parish (Chicago): Lakeview-area Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago with active faith formation, school affiliation, and community ministries. Comparable urban parish with similar program structure and target families.
• St. Ita Parish (Chicago): Edgewater Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago with a school, faith formation programs, and outreach ministries. Comparable parish footprint, school affiliation, and community-based programming model.

Others

• Catholic Extension Society: National Catholic organization that funds and supports mission parishes and faith-based community programs across the U.S. Comparable in being a faith-based nonprofit ecosystem partner, though it operates at national scale rather than as a single parish.

Broad incumbents

• Archdiocese of Chicago (Catholic Charities): The parent ecclesiastical body that oversees St. Josaphat Parish; Catholic Charities is the umbrella social services arm of the Archdiocese, providing parish coordination, Annual Catholic Appeal, and shared outreach infrastructure including refugee services that parallel parish refugee ministry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StJosaphatParish
• Instagraminstagram.com/stjosaphatparish
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-josaphat-parish

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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