Order of Saint Augustine

What Order of Saint Augustine does

The Augustinian Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova is the East Coast province of the Order of Saint Augustine, a private Catholic religious nonprofit headquartered in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It serves Catholic communities through parishes, education and campus ministry, vocational formation, justice and peace programs, and missions serving poor and marginalized populations in Peru and Japan.

Its economic model is donation-based rather than transactional. The Augustinian Fund, Tolle Lege Day, and planned gifts support friar care, vocations and formation, foreign missions, and social-justice initiatives, while the Province also offers Mass cards and other spiritual and fundraising programs.

Technology is operational infrastructure rather than a monetized product: the Province uses a website, email newsletters, weekly homilies, monthly reflections, video and podcast content, and streaming distribution. It has no app or public or partner-facing API, and the source set contains no proprietary technology, AI capabilities, or software revenue model.

Name

Order of Saint Augustine

Legal name

Brothers of the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine

Website

https://augustinian.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Augustinian Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova is a Catholic nonprofit religious order serving East Coast parishes, students, poor and marginalized communities, prospective friars, and elderly members through ministry, education, missions, and fundraising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB), Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Christian Colleges with Theological Programs (EDAHAKAG), Christian Pilgrimage & Holy Land Tour Operators (THAKAHAB)

Keywords

• Catholic religious order
• Parish ministry services
• Religious education
• Spiritual formation
• Foreign mission work

Headquarters

HQ city

Villanova

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. The Augustinian Fund (Donations): Annual fund supporting elderly and infirm friars, vocations and formation, foreign missions (Japan and Peru), and Justice and Peace initiatives. Established in 2006.
2. Planned Giving and Legacy Gifts: Bequests, wills, trusts, and estate planning donations to support the Augustinian way of life and presence in ministries.
3. Tolle Lege Day Annual Giving: Annual 24-hour online fundraising event. Goal of $500,000 from 1000+ donors in 24 hours to support friars and ministries.
4. Donor-Advised Funds and Stock Gifts: Accepts contributions of cash, securities, and other assets through donor-advised funds at public charities.
5. IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions: For donors 70½ or older, distributions from IRA without income tax on amount transferred.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Augustinian Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova is the East Coast Province of the Order of Saint Augustine, a Catholic religious order of priests and brothers. It operates parishes, schools, and foreign missions in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Peru, and Japan, providing liturgical services, pastoral care, education, sacramental ministry, and humanitarian outreach supported by donations and the Augustinian Fund.

Product overview

The Augustinian Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova is a Catholic religious order serving communities in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and the East Coast. The organization offers a digital platform (augustinian.org) providing spiritual content including daily reflections and weekly homilies via email, Mass cards for memorial intentions, and the Sanctuary music ministry on streaming platforms. The Province conducts annual Tolle Lege Day fundraising and manages The Augustinian Fund supporting elderly friars, vocations/formation, foreign missions in Japan and Peru, and the Augustinian Defenders of the Rights of the Poor (ADROP). The Father Bill Atkinson Guild supports the canonization cause of the first quadriplegic priest in Catholic history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tolle Lege Day: Annual giving day campaign supporting the friars and their ministries
• The Augustinian Fund
• Office of Justice and Peace
• The Fr. Bill Atkinson Guild
• Sanctuary

Products and services

• Mass Cards
• Father Bill Atkinson Guild
• Sanctuary Music Ministry

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Villanova University Mother Cabrini InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Co-sponsored immigration symposium in the Canary Islands to coincide with Pope Leo's visit, promoting a 'global constellation of universities' to teach, research, advocate and serve migrants and refugees worldwide. Original initiative launched in Rome October 2025 with 200+ representatives from 40 countries.
• Augustinian Vicariate of PerucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990Peruvian friars formed in the Trujillo formation house; Province provides ongoing support to Peruvian missions that began in 1964. Three Peruvian bishops were formed in the Trujillo community.
• Villanova UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1842Founded by Augustinian friars in 1842; Province maintains close relationship with campus ministry, academic programs, and the St. Thomas of Villanova Church. Villanova students participate in service projects with ADROP.
• Merrimack CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAugustinian friars serve in campus ministry and academic roles at this Augustinian institution founded in 1947.
• Monsignor Bonner High School and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAugustinian friars serve as faculty and chaplains at this Augustinian high school in Drexel Hill, PA.
• Augustinian Advancement CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLay leadership volunteer group established in 2006 to provide guidance and support to the Augustinian Fund and capital campaigns.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Congregation of Holy Cross: Catholic religious congregation operating Notre Dame, Holy Cross College, and several high schools with comparable provincial structure, advancement/fundraising operations, and ministry footprint in the US Northeast and Midwest.
• Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans): Major Catholic mendicant religious order with parallel structure: provinces, parishes, schools, missions, fundraising arms, and formation houses in the US. Comparable scale of operations, donor base, and educational institution portfolio (e.g., Franciscan University of Steubenville).
• Society of Jesus (Jesuits): Catholic religious order of priests and brothers operating parishes, universities (e.g., Georgetown, Boston College), high schools, and missions globally with comparable fundraising infrastructure, donor-advised funds, and advancement programs. Substantially larger scale but operationally analogous.
• Salesians of Don Bosco: Catholic religious order with comparable parish, educational (Don Bosco schools), and foreign mission ministries, plus parallel fundraising and donor engagement infrastructure. Strong overlap in serving youth and marginalized populations.
• Dominican Order (Order of Preachers): Catholic religious order with parallel province structure, parish and educational ministry (Providence College, Dominican University), formation programs, and donor development infrastructure. Direct competitor for vocations and donor mindshare among educated Catholic laity.
• Christian Brothers (De La Salle): Catholic teaching religious order operating primary, secondary, and higher education institutions with comparable advancement programs, donor base, and East Coast US presence (e.g., La Salle University, Manhattan College).
• Benedictine Monastic Order: Older Catholic religious order with parallel monastic-community structure (abbeys vs. provinces), formation, hospitality, and retreat ministry models. Comparable donor base and educational institution footprint (e.g., Belmont Abbey, Saint Vincent College).
• Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel (Midwest): Sister Augustinian province covering the US Midwest, with identical religious order structure, formation programs, parish and education ministries, and shared international governance under the Prior General. Most directly comparable peer given shared charism, Rule of St. Augustine, and operational model.

Others

• Catholic Relief Services: US Catholic humanitarian agency operating parallel to Augustinian foreign missions in Peru and Japan. Comparable fundraising model (donor-advised funds, planned giving, annual days of giving) but focused on humanitarian aid rather than direct pastoral ministry. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Larger Catholic governance body covering overlapping East Coast territory, operating parishes, schools, and charitable ministries with substantially larger scale. Comparable fundraising model (annual appeals, capital campaigns, planned giving) but broader scope across diocesan structure rather than a single religious order.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/augustinianprovinceofsaintthomasofvillanova
• Facebookfacebook.com/AugustinianProvinceofSaintThomasofVillanova
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/order-of-saint-augustine
• Instagraminstagram.com/augustinians_villanovaprovince

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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