Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen e.V.

What Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen e.V. does

Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen e.V. is the diocesan-level Catholic social welfare association (eingetragener Verein, registered in the Vereinsregister at Amtsgericht Aachen under VR 944) for the Diocese of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and a Gliederung (division) of the Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. The organization functions as the umbrella coordinating body for more than 1,000 Catholic charitable institutions and facilities across seven regional associations (Aachen-Stadt/Land, Düren-Jülich, Eifel, Heinsberg, Kempen-Viersen, Krefeld, and Mönchengladbach), serving approximately 50,000 people daily. Its service portfolio spans ambulatory and residential elderly care, hospice and palliative care, family and educational counseling, daycare (331 Catholic Tageseinrichtungen für Kinder), child and youth welfare, disability services, mental health and addiction counseling, debt counseling, homelessness support, refugee and migration assistance, and unemployment services, delivered through both physical facilities and the Online-Beratung digital counseling portal covering 19 advisory areas. Two wholly-owned subsidiaries (Caritas Betriebs- und Werkstätten GmbH and Caritas Lebenswelten GmbH) handle disability employment and housing operations.

The organization's underlying technology stack is modest and non-proprietary: it operates on a standard web-based content management platform (CariNet) with an online counseling portal (beratung-caritas-ac.de) that uses postcode-based routing, supplemented by third-party services including ReadSpeaker for accessibility, Google Maps/Analytics/YouTube, Podigee for podcast hosting, mailingwork for email marketing, and Continum AG for server hosting. Revenue mechanics are characteristic of a German Spitzenverband der Freie Wohlfahrtspflege: services to clients are mostly free of charge and funded through a blend of donations (e.g., 949,723 EUR raised for Caritas international in 2024 from 2,584 donors during Advent/Sommer collections), public subsidies and church tax allocations (Kirchensteuermittel) from the Diocese, municipal/county/state contributions in NRW, and statutory insurance reimbursements for family assistance (SGB V, SGB VIII) and long-term care (Pflegeversicherung). The governing board comprises Hannokarl Weishaupt (Vorstandsvorsitzender), Sr. Maria Ursula Schneider SPSF (Zweite Vorsitzende), Diözesancaritasdirektor Stephan Jentgens (chief executive), Mechtild Jansen, and Christoph Bückers. The firm's stated GTM motion is community-led, relying on parish-channel outreach, volunteer mobilization (including a joint Advent campaign with Diakonie NRW mobilizing ~7,000 volunteers in 2025), and online presence across Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Name

Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen e.V.

Legal name

Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen e.V.

Website

https://caritas-ac.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen e.V. is the diocesan Catholic welfare association for the Diocese of Aachen, coordinating over 1,000 facilities and serving roughly 50,000 people daily across elderly care, family/child welfare, disability, refugee, mental health, and debt services, funded via donations, public subsidies, and statutory insurance.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Adult Day Health Centers (ADHC) (HLADAIAA), Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI), Continuous Home Care (Crisis Hospice) (HSABAFAB)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Family counseling services
• Child welfare programs
• Refugee integration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Aachen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Collections: The organization raises funds through annual collection campaigns (e.g., Adventssammlung, Sommersammlungsaktion), individual donations, and specific project funding. In 2024, approximately 949,723 euros were donated to Caritas international from the Diocese of Aachen.
2. Public and Church Funding: Services are co-financed through public subsidies, church tax funds (Kirchensteuermittel), and municipal/county/state contributions in NRW.
3. Service Fees (Insurance-Funded): Some services such as family care are funded through statutory health insurance according to SGB V and SGB VIII provisions, while nursing care is covered by long-term care insurance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen e.V. is a Catholic diocesan social welfare association delivering a comprehensive range of free or insurance-funded services through more than 1,000 facilities and counseling centers across the Diocese of Aachen. Its core offerings span ambulatory and residential elderly care, family and educational counseling, pregnancy and parenting support, child and youth welfare, daycare, disability residential and employment services, refugee and migration integration, debt counseling, addiction and mental health counseling, homelessness services, legal guardianship, and end-of-life care — anchored by an Online-Beratung digital counseling platform covering 19 advisory areas.

Product overview

Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen e.V. is a comprehensive social welfare organization serving as the umbrella association for Catholic charitable institutions in the Diocese of Aachen. The organization offers an extensive portfolio of over 1,000 services and facilities, organized around its core digital platform (Online-Beratung) providing anonymous, free online counseling across 19 advisory areas. The service ecosystem includes ambulatory and stationary elderly care (Pflege), family services (Erziehungsberatung, Familienpflege, Kurberatung, Schwangerschaftsberatung), child welfare (Kinder- und Jugendhilfe, Kindertagesstätten), disability services (Wohneinrichtungen, Caritas Betriebs- und Werkstätten GmbH), mental health and addiction services, refugee and migration support, debt counseling, homelessness services, and unemployment assistance. Additional offerings encompass volunteer coordination, professional development programs (Fort- und Weiterbildung), and grant-making through the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung foundation. The organization operates across multiple regions (Aachen-Stadt, Düren-Jülich, Eifel, Heinsberg, Kempen-Viersen, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach) and provides services to approximately 50,000 people daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online-Beratung (Online Counseling)
• Ambulante Pflege (Ambulatory Care Services)
• Stationäre Pflegeeinrichtungen (Residential Care Facilities)
• Tagespflege (Day Care)
• Hospiz- und Palliativversorgung (Hospice and Palliative Care)
• Erziehungsberatung (Family and Educational Counseling)
• Familienpflege und Kurberatung (Family Assistance and Therapeutic Cure Counseling)
• Schwangerschaftsberatung (Pregnancy Counseling)
• Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (Child and Youth Welfare)
• Kindertagesstätten (Daycare Centers for Children)
• Offene Ganztagsschule / OGS (Extended School Care)
• Menschen mit Behinderung (Disability Services)
• Wohnungslosenhilfe (Homelessness Services)
• Schuldnerberatung (Debt Counseling)
• Suchtberatung (Addiction Counseling)
• Flüchtlingsarbeit (Refugee Services)
• Migration und Integration (Migration and Integration Services)
• Arbeitslose Menschen (Unemployment Services)
• Krankenhäuser (Catholic Hospitals)
• Psychische Erkrankungen (Mental Health Services)
• Rechtliche Betreuung (Legal Guardianship)
• Ehrenamt (Volunteer Services)
• Fort- und Weiterbildung (Professional Development)
• Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung (Community Foundation)

Quantifiable outcome

• 949,723 euros raised for international humanitarian aid in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diakonie NRWcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 November 2025Joint annual Advent collection campaign 'Füreinander. Für hier.' conducted with nearly 7,000 volunteers across North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Caritasverband für die Regionen Aachen-Stadt und Aachen-Land e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Caritas association operating 6-7 nursing stations in Aachen area including palliative care station.
• Caritasverband für die Region Düren-Jülich e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Caritas association operating 8 nursing stations in the Düren-Jülich district.
• Caritasverband für die Region Heinsberg e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Caritas association operating 6 nursing stations plus ambulatory palliative care service.
• Caritasverband für die Region Kempen-Viersen e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Caritas association operating 6 nursing stations plus ambulatory palliative care service in Kreis Viersen.
• Caritasverband für die Region Krefeld e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Caritas association operating 5 nursing stations plus palliative care services in Krefeld/Meerbusch.
• Caritasverband Region Mönchengladbach e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Caritas association operating 4 nursing teams plus palliative care team in Mönchengladbach.
• Caritas internationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe aid organization of the German Caritas Association (Deutscher Caritasverband), coordinating international humanitarian assistance. Received approximately 950,000 euros in donations from Diocese of Aachen in 2024.
• Deutscher Caritasverband e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national umbrella organization of German Caritas associations, providing coordination, standards, and shared infrastructure (CariNet CMS, job portal).
• Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung (CGS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity foundation established to support Caritas work in the Diocese, awarding the Teresa-Bock-Preis (10,000 euros) for social projects.
• Bischöfliche Stiftung 'Hilfe für Mutter und Kind'minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEpiscopal foundation supporting mothers and children in need.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Diakonie Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe: Regional Protestant welfare association covering parts of North Rhine-Westphalia (overlapping with the Aachen diocese), delivering directly comparable elderly care, family, and disability services.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): German Red Cross society delivering an overlapping set of social welfare services including ambulatory care, family support, refugee assistance, and counseling via regional DRK branches.
• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic-rooted relief organization providing elderly care, hospice services, refugee assistance, and ambulatory care comparable to Caritas's service lines.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant counterpart to Caritas and the closest equivalent in Germany's welfare landscape, operating a near-identical portfolio of elderly care, family services, disability support, and counseling through regional Diakonisches Werk associations.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant welfare organization operating home care, hospice, refugee services, and family support through regional Johanniter associations.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Major secular German welfare NGO operating comparable services across elderly care, child/youth welfare, family counseling, and disability support through regional AWO associations.
• Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Köln: Neighboring diocesan Caritas association under Deutscher Caritasverband, operating very similar service portfolio across the Archdiocese of Cologne with comparable scale and structure.

Emerging players

• Bethel-Regional (v. Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel): Large Protestant-affiliated social welfare provider focused heavily on disability services, residential care, and community living programs that overlap with Caritas's disability and elderly service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Caritasverband: National umbrella organization for all German Caritas associations that provides shared standards, advocacy, and IT infrastructure to the Caritasverband Aachen.
• Deutscher Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: National umbrella for non-confessional welfare NGOs in Germany, coordinating a broad portfolio of social services from member organizations with comparable operations to Caritas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/CaritasDeutschland
• Facebookfacebook.com/caritasimbistumaachen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caritasverband-f%C3%BCr-das-bistum-aachen-e.v.
• Instagraminstagram.com/caritasdeutschland

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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