Caritasverband der Erzdiözese München und Freising e.V.

What Caritasverband der Erzdiözese München und Freising e.V. does

Caritasverband der Erzdiözese München und Freising e.V. is a Catholic non-profit registered association (e.V.) founded in 1922 and headquartered at Hirtenstraße 4, Munich. It is the largest welfare association in Upper Bavaria, operating as a Spitzenverband with 11 specialist associations (Fachverbände) and serving as a Trägerverband for more than 350 own facilities and services across Munich and Upper Bavaria. The organization delivers social services across six core areas: elderly care (Leben im Alter, including 26 residential care homes such as the new St. Jakob Lenggries opened in 2025 with 90 places and a €21.9M investment), children/youth/family services, support for people with disabilities (across five regional locations serving 1,000+ people annually), migration and integration support, mental health and addiction services, and crisis assistance including homelessness (the D3 Begegnungszentrum serves 170–250 clients daily) and debt counseling. It also operates the Willkommen in München network connecting over 100 partner organizations with volunteers and refugees, and runs the Caritas Institut für Bildung und Entwicklung for professional training.

The organization's technology footprint is modest but functional: online counseling via beratung.caritas.de, a dedicated job portal, donation infrastructure powered by PayPal, SozialBank, and RaiseNow, and consent management via Klaro!. Its most distinctive technology initiative is the EDAN robotic assistance system, developed by DLR and piloted at Caritas Altenheim St. Vinzenz through the SMiLE2getherGaPa research partnership (2023–2025) with TUM/MIRMI and KSH München, which produced an orientation guide for robotics in stationary elderly care. The organization also operates the Campus Garmisch-Partenkirchen as an innovation site for assistive robotics in care.

Revenue comes from a diversified mix of donations and charitable contributions, public funding and church subsidies (via its Spitzenverband status and Archdiocese affiliation), and service fees for care facilities, professional education, and selected programs. Most direct social services are provided free of charge. Operational and reputational credibility is anchored by the continuously held DZI Spendensiegel since 1996. The firmographic employee count of 250 appears inconsistent with self-description as the largest social employer in Munich and Upper Bavaria, suggesting the figure may reflect a specific facility rather than the full organization.

Name

Caritasverband der Erzdiözese München und Freising e.V.

Legal name

Caritasverband der Erzdiözese München und Freising e.V.

Website

https://caritas-nah-am-naechsten.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Caritasverband der Erzdiözese München und Freising e.V. is a Catholic non-profit welfare association founded in 1922 and the largest social employer in Munich and Upper Bavaria, operating more than 350 facilities and services across elderly care, disability support, migration, youth and family services, health/addiction, and crisis assistance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Migration counseling
• Disability support services
• Child and family services

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization relies heavily on donations from individuals, companies, and organizations. They operate dedicated donation platforms and receive ongoing charitable contributions to support their social programs.
2. Public Funding and Church Subsidies: As a Catholic welfare association and Spitzenverband, the organization receives public funding and church subsidies to support its operations and social services.
3. Service Fees: Fees for certain services such as care facilities, educational programs, and professional training at their Institute for Education and Development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Caritasverband der Erzdiözese München und Freising e.V. is a non-profit Catholic welfare association that delivers a comprehensive range of social services including elderly care, child/youth/family support, disability services, migration counseling, health and addiction services, and crisis/homeless assistance across 350+ facilities in Munich and Upper Bavaria. It also operates a professional education institute, an online counseling platform, donation services, and an innovation campus for care robotics research, funded primarily through donations, public funding, and church subsidies.

Product overview

The Caritasverband der Erzdiözese München und Freising e.V. is a comprehensive social welfare organization offering a diverse portfolio of services organized as multiple interconnected programs rather than a single unified product platform. The core offerings span six major service areas: elderly care (Leben im Alter with residential homes, assisted living, dementia care, and outpatient services), children/youth/family services (Kinder, Jugend und Familie with counseling and educational support), disability services (Menschen mit Behinderung with support across five regional locations), migration and integration (Migration und Integration with multilingual counseling), health and addiction services (Gesundheit und Sucht including mental health and gambling addiction support), and crisis support (Menschen in Notlagen with debt counseling, homeless assistance, and food distribution). Digital service offerings include the Online Beratung platform (beratung.caritas.de), the Jobportal for recruitment, and specialized centers like the Begegnungszentrum D3 for homeless individuals. The organization also operates the Campus Garmisch-Partenkirchen for research-driven care innovation, the Caritas Institut für Bildung und Entwicklung for professional education, and the Willkommen in München network for refugee integration. The Caritas Award recognizes outstanding community engagement. Since 1922, the organization has grown to manage over 350 facilities and services as the largest welfare association in Upper Bavaria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leben im Alter (Life in Old Age) Comprehensive elderly care services including residential care homes, assisted living, dementia care, outpatient care, day/short-term care, counseling for caregivers, preventive home visits, housing advice, palliative care, meals on wheels, and active senior programs for elderly individuals in Munich and Upper Bavaria.
• Kinder, Jugend und Familie (Children, Youth and Family) Support services for families including kindergarten finder (Kita Finder), counseling for children, youth and parents, school social work, school tips, and housing options for children and youth in vocational training.
• Menschen mit Behinderung (People with Disabilities) Assistance and counseling for people with disabilities including support services, education and promotion programs, residential housing, and employment programs across five locations in Munich, Erding, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck, and Rosenheim. Cares for over 1,000 people with disabilities annually.
• Migration und Integration Migration counseling and integration services including migration advice, educational programs for migrants, and multilingual support delivered by multilingual social workers for newcomers and refugees in Munich and Upper Bavaria.
• Gesundheit und Sucht (Health and Addiction) Health and addiction services including mental health counseling and prevention, addiction counseling and prevention, gambling addiction resources, and HIV and AIDS counseling and support.
• Menschen in Notlagen (People in Crisis) Crisis support services including counseling in difficult life situations, debt and insolvency counseling, secondhand markets and clothing banks, homeless assistance and emergency shelters (including the Korbinian-Küche), manual crafts assistance, and food distributions.
• Begegnungszentrum D3 Meeting center for homeless people providing daily support for 170-250 clients, staffed by 15 employees and 11 volunteers, offering free drinking water, shade, rest areas, showers, and heat protection during extreme temperatures.
• Caritas Altenheim St. Jakob Lenggries Newly built residential care home with 90 inpatient care places operated by Caritas. First residents moved in summer 2025, officially blessed by Cardinal Marx in July 2026.
• Campus Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innovation campus combining research, care, education, and age-appropriate living at one location. A partnership between Caritas Munich-Freising, Technical University Munich (TUM), and LongLeif GaPa gGmbH for developing and testing robotics and care innovations, housing the EDAN robotic assistance system research.
• Caritas Institut für Bildung und Entwicklung Educational institute creating training and continuing education programs for career starters, career changers, specialist and management staff, and HR professionals in social professions.
• Willkommen in München (WiM) Network bringing together volunteers, organizations, and refugees since 2015, coordinating voluntary engagement in the areas of flight and integration, maintaining an online platform and Infopoint Café in Haidhausen, Munich.
• Online Beratung (Online Counseling) Online counseling platform accessible at beratung.caritas.de for various support services including life-in-old-age counseling, general social counseling, migration counseling, and addiction counseling.
• Jobportal (Job Portal) Job portal for the largest social employer in Munich and Upper Bavaria, listing positions in areas such as education, nursing, and social work.
• Caritas Award Annual award recognizing outstanding personal commitment in four categories: time donation, financial donation, expertise, and communication/Impact. The silver medallion award is designed by artist Lioba Leibl.
• Online Spendenplattform (Online Donation Platform) Online donation platform at spenden.caritas-nah-am-naechsten.de for supporting various projects, with payment processing via PayPal, SozialBank direct debit, and RaiseNow donation software.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 170-250 homeless clients daily at D3 facility
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt / German Aerospace Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023The Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics at DLR developed the EDAN robotic assistance system used in the SMiLE2getherGaPa research project at Caritas Altenheim St. Vinzenz in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The three-year research project (June 2023 - November 2025) combined scientific research with real-world elderly care practice.
• Katholische Stiftungshochschule München (KSH München)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Partner in the SMiLE2getherGaPa research project, providing academic expertise in nursing science and ethics for the development and evaluation of robotic assistance systems in elderly care.
• LongLeif GaPa gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject funder and associated partner for the SMiLE2getherGaPa research project and the Campus Garmisch-Partenkirchen initiative, supporting innovation in care and research.
• Munich Institute of Robotics (TUM/MIRMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated partner in the SMiLE2getherGaPa project, contributing robotics expertise from the Technical University of Munich's Institute of Robotics and System Intelligence.
• Technische Universität München (TUM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Caritas on the Campus Garmisch-Partenkirchen project, developing assistive technologies and robotics for elderly care. TUM researchers demonstrate exoskeletons and robotic solutions in test apartments.
• Willkommen in München Network PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA cross-organizational network including Caritas, Münchner Bildungswerk, and over 100 organizations connecting volunteers and refugees for integration support in Munich. Evolved from the 2015 refugee response to a permanent coordination structure.
• Sozialreferat der Landeshauptstadt MünchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe social affairs department of the city of Munich has supported 'Willkommen in München' since its inception, providing reliable funding that enabled sustainable structures and numerous integration projects.
• Gemeinde Schonstett (Schonstett Municipality)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrently in negotiations with Caritas regarding the potential sale of the former Caritas Haus property. The municipality plans to develop the site through a municipal enterprise if acquired, activating it for community use.
• Studierendenheim Ziebland GmbH & Co KGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate investors who purchased the Caritas property at Zieblandstraße 35 in Munich to continue it as student housing, preserving affordable student accommodation in the city.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Diakonie Deutschland: The Protestant counterpart to Caritas, operating as a federal welfare umbrella with identical service lines (Pflege, Jugendhilfe, Behindertenhilfe, Migration, Wohnungslosenhilfe). Closely comparable in scale, mission, and funding model.
• AWO Bundesverband: Workers' Welfare Association, another of Germany's six Spitzenverbände. Runs comparable facilities in elderly care, youth/family services, and counseling across Bavaria and nationally; structurally very similar non-profit operator.
• Der Paritätische Gesamtverband: Umbrella for non-confessional social organizations in Germany. Comparable as a Spitzenverband coordinating member associations delivering overlapping social services (care, counseling, family support).
• Caritas Deutschland: The national umbrella of the German Caritas associations. Directly comparable as a Catholic welfare Spitzenverband offering the same portfolio of elderly care, family, disability, migration, and crisis services across Germany; Munich-Freising is a member DiCV.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): German Red Cross, a sixth Spitzenverband. Operates parallel social service infrastructure including nursing homes, ambulatory care, migration services, and emergency assistance. Directly comparable in scale and scope.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant-affiliated humanitarian organization operating elderly care, hospice, and family services in Germany. Closely comparable service mix and non-profit funding model.
• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic aid service with substantial German operations in elderly care, ambulatory services, and social counseling. Comparable as a faith-rooted welfare operator with similar service mix.

Emerging players

• Sozialverband VdK Deutschland: Large German social advocacy and member-services organization focused on disability, pensions, and care benefits. Comparable in serving the same vulnerable populations but with a stronger advocacy/lobby orientation rather than facility operation.

Others

• Caritas international: International Catholic humanitarian aid confederation. Comparable as the broader Caritas network the Munich-Freising DiCV belongs to, though focused on international development and disaster relief rather than local social services.

Regional players

• Zentrale Wohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland (ZWST): Central welfare office of the Jewish communities in Germany, a smaller Spitzenverband. Operates a comparable service portfolio (elderly care, family, integration) but at significantly smaller scale than Caritas München und Oberbayern.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caritasverband-der-erzdi%C3%B6zese-m%C3%BCnchen-und-freising

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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