Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative

What Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative does

Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative (CIIC) is a U.S.-headquartered nonprofit founded in 2014 to advance impact investing among Catholic institutional asset owners. The organization operates as a community platform that fosters peer learning, mentorship, and formation for women religious congregations, dioceses, Catholic foundations and endowments, and Catholic healthcare systems seeking to align portfolios with Catholic social teaching and Pope Francis's Laudato Si'. Its core offerings consist of the CIIC community platform, the Catholic Impact Investing Pledge initiative, the "Stories of Catholic Impact" case studies, a structured peer mentorship program, and recurring educational events including Vatican Impact Investing Conferences co-hosted with Catholic Relief Services in 2014 and 2016.

CIIC does not build proprietary financial technology, investment products, or portfolio management tools. Its underlying delivery relies on a public website (catholicimpact.org), a circle.so-based online community, email newsletters, webinars, and in-person regional and global gatherings. Member-facing value is generated through curated content, peer mentorship matching, and facilitated introductions to faith-aligned investment advisors such as L&P Investment Services and to shared opportunities including impact funds and community development vehicles. The organization's reach spans North America (US and Canada), the United Kingdom, and Ireland, with documented expansion into additional geographies signaled through regional gatherings and international Pledge signatories.

The business model is non-commercial: CIIC does not charge membership fees or monetize services. It is funded by contributions from women religious congregations and operated with volunteer support from members. The organization employs 1–10 staff, led by a Director and a Director of Membership and Partnerships, and is governed by a Steering Committee and Advisory Board that includes bishops, ESG investment professionals (Morningstar), and foundation executives. No venture capital, private equity, or institutional investor ownership is in place, and CIIC has no disclosed revenue, audited financials, or funding rounds.

Name

Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative

Legal name

Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative

Website

https://catholicimpact.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CIIC is a U.S.-based nonprofit founded in 2014 that advances Catholic impact investing through community building, peer mentorship, and educational events for Catholic asset owners including women religious, dioceses, foundations, and Catholic healthcare systems.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Contributions and Donations: CIIC is funded by women religious and relies on volunteer support from members. The organization accepts contributions to support its operations and mission of advancing Catholic impact investing through community building, mentorship, and formation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CIIC is a faith-based collaborative that helps Catholic institutions (women religious congregations, dioceses, foundations, and Catholic healthcare systems) explore and adopt impact investing aligned with Catholic social teaching and Laudato Si'. Its core offerings are a peer community platform, a structured mentorship program, the Catholic Impact Investing Pledge, "Stories of Catholic Impact" case studies, and regional/global events and webinars that connect members with faith-aligned investment opportunities and advisors.

Product overview

CIIC operates as a community platform offering a suite of interconnected services centered around Catholic impact investing education and peer networking. The core offering includes the CIIC community platform itself, the Catholic Impact Investing Pledge commitment initiative, Stories of Catholic Impact (case studies), a mentorship program, and events/gatherings. These offerings work together to advance the Catholic investing journey through community building, mentorship, and formation.

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Products and services

• Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative (CIIC) community platform A community platform that spreads the word of impact investing and advances the Catholic investing journey through community building, mentorship, and formation for Catholic asset owners (women religious congregations, dioceses, foundations, religious orders, Catholic healthcare systems).
• Catholic Impact Investing Pledge A formal commitment initiative where Catholic institutions pledge to align their investment practices with Catholic values and impact investing principles aligned with Laudato Si' and Catholic social teaching.
• Stories of Catholic Impact Case studies and profiles documenting how Catholic institutions implement impact investing, including stories from congregations like St. Patrick's Missionary Society and Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, used as educational content for the CIIC community.
• CIIC Mentorship Program A peer mentorship initiative connecting Catholic investors with experienced practitioners to guide them through impact investing implementation, with structured registration and engagement for institutions beginning their impact investing journey.
• CIIC Events and Gatherings Regional and global gatherings, conferences (including biennial Vatican Impact Investing Conferences co-hosted with Catholic Relief Services), and educational webinars that bring together Catholic impact investors to share knowledge, experiences, and faith-aligned investment opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Member institutions report successful impact investments aligned with their Catholic mission
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Franciscan Sisters of MarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Franciscan Sisters of Mary played an integral role in founding CIIC. Their CFO/CEO John O'Shaughnessy served as the original founder and convener of CIIC, driving the organization's formation to help Catholic institutions explore impact investing. FSM was among the first to embrace impact investing as an extension of their mission focused on compassionate care of Creation.
• Jessica CookcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJessica Cook serves as a long-term board member of CIIC and Managing Director of Business Development at an investment management firm. She connected the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word to CIIC's ecosystem and has been instrumental in bridging financial industry expertise with Catholic institutions' impact investing journeys.
• Bishop Felipe EstévezcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBishop Felipe Estévez of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida joined CIIC's Advisory Board. He brings connections to the USCCB and wealthy benefactor communities in Florida, helping CIIC expand its reach to diocesan leadership and leverage his influence in Catholic social teaching.
• Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIIC partners with ICCR, which brings together faith-based shareholders for corporate engagement activities. Multiple CIIC member organizations participate in ICCR-coordinated shareholder resolutions and dialogues on ESG issues.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRS co-hosted two Vatican Impact Investing Conferences with CIIC (2014, 2016), bringing together global Church leaders and impact investing practitioners. CRS serves as the official humanitarian aid agency of USCCB and is a prominent voice in Catholic impact investing.
• L&P Investment Services (now Cantor Fitzgerald)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerL&P Investment Services specializes in providing investment advice to charities and religious organizations, including several CIIC members. They assist in locating ethically screened and positive impact investments.
• Opportunity Finance NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIIC participates in the Opportunity Finance Network, which provides forums for building and sharing experiences about impact investing among mission-driven organizations.
• Mission Investors ExchangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIIC participates in Mission Investors Exchange, which provides resources and networking for impact investors, including curated content on racial equity investing and impact measurement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mission Investors Exchange: Mission Investors Exchange is a national network of foundations and impact investors deploying capital for social change. CIIC participates in MIE's forums and shares resources on impact measurement, making it a direct peer in the values-aligned investor community-building space.
• Opportunity Finance Network: OFN is a national network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and mission-driven lenders. CIIC participates in OFN forums for sharing impact investing experiences among mission-driven organizations, making it a peer in the community finance networking space.
• Confluence Philanthropy: Confluence Philanthropy supports philanthropists and asset owners in aligning capital with values-driven strategies. Like CIIC, it convenes foundations, family offices, and faith-based institutions around mission-aligned investing and is a comparable community-of-practice peer.
• Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR): ICCR is a coalition of faith- and values-based institutional investors coordinating shareholder engagement on ESG issues. CIIC explicitly partners with ICCR and multiple CIIC members participate in ICCR-led resolutions, making it the closest faith-based peer in the impact/ESG space.
• FaithInvest: FaithInvest is a UK-based charity helping faith organizations align their investments with their values. It is a closely comparable peer to CIIC, sharing the faith-based impact investing niche and convening role, though CIIC focuses specifically on the Catholic segment.
• ImPact (ImPact Coalition): ImPact is a coalition of private equity, venture capital, and private debt investors committed to impact investing principles. While CIIC focuses on Catholic asset owners and ImPact on PE/VC, both organizations serve as community platforms mobilizing institutional capital toward impact strategies.
• CRIN (Catholic Responsible Investing Network): While CIIC focuses on impact investing, CRIN-style Catholic responsible investing networks share the same target audience of Catholic institutional investors and are part of the broader ecosystem CIIC operates within.

Broad incumbents

• Global Impact Investing Initiative (GIIN): GIIN is the leading global organization dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing. CIIC operates in a narrower faith-based niche, but both organizations serve as community/educational platforms for impact investors and overlap on educational programming and network convening.
• US SIF (Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment): US SIF is the leading US membership association for sustainable, responsible, and impact investing. It serves a broader investor base than CIIC but overlaps on educating institutional asset owners about ESG and impact strategies.

Emerging players

• Transformational Investing Initiative: TII is a community of impact investing practitioners and philanthropists building alignment between values and capital. It serves a comparable community-formation role to CIIC but with a broader (non-faith-specific) audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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