Caritas Gipuzkoa

What Caritas Gipuzkoa does

Caritas Gipuzkoa (legal entity: Caritas Diocesana de San Sebastián) is a Catholic diocesan charitable organization headquartered at Paseo Salamanca nº 2, 20003-Donostia, Spain, serving vulnerable populations across the Gipuzkoa province of the Basque Country. The organization operates as the diocesan affiliate of Caritas Española and is integrated into the broader Caritas confederation, including Caritas Europa and Caritas Internacional, providing global reach and shared best practices. Its mission addresses poverty, social exclusion, and material deprivation through a comprehensive portfolio of direct-service programs spanning socio-labor accompaniment, residential inclusion, subsistence and income support, homelessness services, women's protection, migration regularization, solidarity economy initiatives, international cooperation projects, and educational awareness campaigns. According to its MEMORIA 2025 annual report, the organization accompanied 10,183 people during 2024.\n\nThe organization maintains physical infrastructure including residential centers such as Vivienda de Miriam Etxea in Rentería, runs a territorial action network across the Gipuzkoa region, and conducts advocacy on housing rights and migration policy through public campaigns ("Derecho a la vivienda para todas las personas", "Una vivienda para cambiar el futuro") and coalition partnerships. It publishes a multi-year strategic plan covering 2024 and convenes regular governance Assemblies (most recently referenced as Asamblea 2026). International cooperation activities extend beyond Spain to humanitarian responses (Venezuela emergency) and development projects focused on food sustainability (Bangladesh) and rural development (El Salvador).\n\nCaritas Gipuzkoa does not generate commercial revenue. Its operating model is funded entirely through individual donations (one-time and recurring), membership subscriptions ("socios"), volunteer contributions of time and skills, and in-kind clothing donations collected through community drop-off points. All beneficiary services are provided free of charge. Distribution is conducted through both physical channels (residential centers, clothing drop-off points, territorial community-based intervention) and digital channels (multilingual website supporting Spanish and Basque, email newsletter, donation portal). The organization is privately held as a Catholic nonprofit, has no external investors or venture capital backing, and reports a headcount of 14 employees, indicating that direct service delivery is heavily volunteer-augmented.

Name

Caritas Gipuzkoa

Legal name

Caritas Diocesana de San Sebastián

Website

https://caritasgi.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caritas Gipuzkoa is a Catholic diocesan charity in San Sebastián, Spain providing direct social services — housing, employment support, migration regularization, and homelessness programs — to vulnerable populations in Gipuzkoa province, funded through donations and volunteer contributions.

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Product category

Charitable Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Charitable social services
• Humanitarian aid
• Community outreach
• Social support programs
• Nonprofit social assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Donostia (San Sebastián)

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations (Haz un donativo): One-time and periodic monetary donations from individuals who want to support the organization's social programs. Donors can make single donations or become regular members (socios) with recurring donation commitments.
2. Membership Fees (Hazte socio/a): Recurring monthly or periodic contributions from members (socios) who commit to ongoing financial support of the organization's charitable activities and social programs.
3. Volunteer Contributions (Haz voluntariado): In-kind contributions through voluntary service, where individuals donate their time and skills to support various social programs including housing, food distribution, and social accompaniment.
4. Clothing Donations (Recogida de ropa): Collection and redistribution of clothing donations from the community to people in vulnerable situations.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Caritas Gipuzkoa (Caritas Diocesana de San Sebastián) is a Catholic diocesan charity that delivers a portfolio of social support services to vulnerable populations in the Basque Country of Spain. Its programs span socio-labor accompaniment, residential inclusion and housing, subsistence and income support, women's programs, services for homeless individuals, solidarity economy initiatives, migration regularization support, and international cooperation. All services to beneficiaries are provided free of charge, funded through individual donations, member fees, in-kind contributions, and volunteer time.

Product overview

Caritas Gipuzkoa is a charitable social organization that offers a comprehensive portfolio of social support services for vulnerable populations in the Basque Country. The organization provides integrated social programs including socio-labor accompaniment, residential inclusion and housing support, subsistence assistance, programs for homeless individuals, women's support services, solidarity economy initiatives, international cooperation, educational awareness programs, and training resources. Additionally, it offers ways for the public to contribute through donations, volunteering, and clothing collection programs. The services are organized into thematic areas including territorial action, homeless support, housing and residential centers, solidarity economy, communication and advocacy, and international cooperation, reflecting a multi-faceted approach to addressing social exclusion and poverty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acompañamiento Sociolaboral

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,183 people accompanied in 2024

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Caritas EspañolacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Caritas organization in Spain that coordinates and supports diocesan and provincial Caritas organizations. Caritas Gipuzkoa is part of this national network, sharing resources, best practices, and coordinated campaigns.
• Caritas EuropacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional European Caritas federation coordinating Catholic charitable organizations across European countries. Provides European-level advocacy, policy coordination, and cross-border cooperation.
• Caritas InternacionalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Caritas confederation operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Enables international cooperation, disaster response coordination, and global advocacy on poverty and migration issues.
• FOESSA (Fomento de Estudios Superiores y de Estadística)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic foundation specializing in social studies and statistics related to poverty and social exclusion in Spain. Conducts technical jornadas (workshops) on social policy topics such as the 'Jornada Técnica FOESSA 2025' addressing care society transition.
• Various Social Entities CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition with other social organizations advocating for migration rights and the European Migration Pact. Demonstrates collaborative advocacy work beyond the Caritas network.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children España: Save the Children España is a national NGO focused on children and families experiencing poverty, exclusion, and housing insecurity. It overlaps with Caritas Gipuzkoa on family-support, poverty, and housing-instability programs, competing for similar public contracts, corporate partnerships, and individual donations.
• Cáritas Española: Cáritas Española is the national confederation and parent body of Caritas Gipuzkoa, coordinating all diocesan Caritas organizations in Spain. It is the most directly comparable peer because it operates the same Catholic social-services model, shares branding, programs, and funding channels, and provides strategic direction that Caritas Gipuzkoa executes at the diocesan level.
• Cruz Roja Española: Cruz Roja Española is Spain's largest humanitarian aid organization, providing social assistance, emergency relief, housing support, and refugee/migration programs at national scale. It competes for the same donor base, public contracts, and volunteer pool as Caritas Gipuzkoa and serves overlapping vulnerable populations in the Basque Country.
• Médicos del Mundo España: Médicos del Mundo is a Spanish humanitarian organization addressing social exclusion through health, housing, and migration programs. It overlaps with Caritas Gipuzkoa on migration regularization, women's vulnerability, and poverty-exclusion programming, and competes for the same public grants and EU funding streams.

Regional players

• Gizakia Fundazioa: Gizakia Fundazioa is a Basque Country nonprofit providing socio-educational and community-based support to vulnerable families and individuals. It is comparable because it operates in the same territory as Caritas Gipuzkoa, addresses overlapping populations (low-income families, women, migrants), and runs community-anchored social services under a similar regional scope.
• EAPN Euskadi (Euskadi): EAPN Euskadi is the Basque Country anti-poverty network coordinating NGOs and advocacy against social exclusion in the same territory as Caritas Gipuzkoa. It is a comparable regional peer because it works with the same beneficiaries, funders, and policy stakeholders, and shares the advocacy focus on housing rights and social inclusion.

Direct peers

• CEAR - Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado: CEAR is a Spanish nonprofit specializing in refugee and asylum-seeker support, including regularization accompaniment, housing, and legal aid. Given Caritas Gipuzkoa's active regularization program and migration campaigns, CEAR is a direct specialty competitor for migrant-segment funding and beneficiaries in the same territory.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Bilbao: Cáritas Diocesana de Bilbao is a sister diocesan Caritas serving the neighboring Bizkaia territory in the Basque Country. It runs the same combination of housing, employment, women's, and homelessness programs under the same Spanish Caritas federation, making it the closest functional peer in terms of operating model and service mix.
• ACCEM: ACCEM is a Spanish NGO providing comprehensive support to refugees, migrants, and socially excluded people, including housing, employment, and social accompaniment. Its service portfolio mirrors the migration, housing, and subsistence programs Caritas Gipuzkoa delivers, making it a close functional peer in the social-inclusion space.

Emerging players

• Fundación Secretariado Gitano: Fundación Secretariado Gitano is a Spain-wide social-inclusion NGO focused on Roma communities, providing housing, employment, education, and socio-labor accompaniment. It is a partial peer because it overlaps on the employment-support and housing-stability programs that form a core part of Caritas Gipuzkoa's offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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