What Caritasverband für die Diözese Osnabrück does

The Caritasverband für die Diözese Osnabrück e.V. is the Catholic charitable umbrella organization mandated by the Bishop of Osnabrück for the Diocese of Osnabrück, operating as a registered association (eingetragener Verein) under German law. Functioning as a Spitzenverband (lead association), it coordinates 734 facilities and services employing 31,570 staff, and additionally serves as direct sponsor or shareholder for 171 facilities and services with 4,254 employees. Its service portfolio spans 19 counselling areas — including general social counselling, debt advice, migration and integration, addiction recovery, family and pregnancy counselling, child protection, hospice and palliative care, disability services, and U25 youth suicide prevention — delivered free of charge through regional offices in Grafschaft Bentheim, Diepholz/Nienburg, Ostfriesland, Stadt/Landkreis Osnabrück, Emsland, and Bremen.

The digital product surface comprises an online counselling portal (beratung.caritas.de) with 19 topic areas, a donation portal (DKM-Spendenportal), a regional job board (Stellenbörse), a volunteer engagement marketplace (Engagementbörse) supported by the Anpacker-App mobile application, and a weekly Rapidmail-powered newsletter. Underlying infrastructure runs on the shared CariNet CMS and CDN operated by the Deutscher Caritasverband, with ASP.NET session management, self-hosted Matomo web analytics, Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint) for collaboration, and standard YouTube/Google Maps embeds. No proprietary AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

The revenue model is a hybrid of statutory social-insurance reimbursements, municipal and federal public-sector contracts, church subsidies (German church tax allocations), and private donations raised through annual campaigns (Adventsengel, NOZ Christmas Action), the DKM donation portal, and the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung Osnabrück — a community foundation established in 2005 holding over €3 million in capital and managing seven specialized endowment funds (Stiftungsfonds) targeting distinct causes including emergency aid (Horizont), children's futures, homelessness in Emsland, Senegal humanitarian projects, Bremen aid, Twistringen support, and southern Russia church life. The parent affiliation is the Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. (Caritas Germany), which provides shared IT infrastructure and national campaign coordination.

Name

Caritasverband für die Diözese Osnabrück

Legal name

Caritasverband für die Diözese Osnabrück e.V.

Website

https://caritas-os.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Caritasverband für die Diözese Osnabrück is the Catholic charitable umbrella for the Diocese of Osnabrück, coordinating 734 social welfare facilities and services across seven German regions with 31,570 staff, delivering free counselling, care, and humanitarian aid funded by donations, church subsidies, and public-sector contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social welfare and charitable services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Counseling centers
• Charitable donations
• Community foundation
• Migration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Osnabrück

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable giving: Caritas raises funds from private donors through campaigns (e.g., Adventsengel, NOZ Christmas Action), the Caritas community foundation, and themed fundraising projects. Donors can give via the DKM Spendenportal, bank transfer, or direct campaigns. Collected funds are allocated to specific social projects, emergency aid, and ongoing charitable operations.
2. Statutory and church-funded social services: Core operations (counselling centres, care facilities, shelters, migration services) are funded through a combination of statutory social insurance reimbursements, church subsidies, and public-sector contracts with municipalities and the federal government. This is the primary revenue basis for the network of 734 facilities and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Caritasverband für die Diözese Osnabrück e.V. is a Catholic diocesan charitable association (eingetragener Verein) delivering free social welfare services across the Diocese of Osnabrück, spanning general social counselling, debt advice, migration and integration support, family and pregnancy counselling, child and youth protection, addiction recovery, homelessness services, elderly and disability care, and employment assistance. It coordinates 734 facilities with roughly 31,570 staff as a Spitzenverband and operates the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung Osnabrück, a community foundation with over €3 million in capital and seven dedicated Stiftungsfonds.

Product overview

The Caritasverband für die Diözese Osnabrück e.V. is a social welfare organization operating as a unified platform-plus-services model, combining digital offerings with regional counseling centers. Its digital portfolio includes Online-Beratung (online counseling platform), Caritas-Spendenportal (donation portal), Stellenbörse (job exchange), Engagementbörse (volunteer exchange) with the Anpacker-App, and a Newsletter service. The organization also operates the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung (community foundation) with multiple Stiftungsfonds including Horizont, Kindern Zukunft geben, Arche im Emsland, Senegal fund, MitMensch, St. Clemens, and AHoi Bremen. Regional operations span counseling centers across Grafschaft Bentheim, Diepholz/Nienburg, Ostfriesland, Stadt/Landkreis Osnabrück, Emsland, and Bremen, offering social services including general counseling, migration support, family services, addiction support, housing assistance, and suicide prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung Osnabrück: Charitable foundation umbrella organization managing multiple endowment funds for social causes
• Adventsengel
• Sonnenschein-Preis
• Anpacker-App

Products and services

• Online-Beratung (Online Counselling) Free, anonymous, and secure online counselling covering 19 advisory areas including general social counselling, migration, family, disability, addiction, debt, housing, suicide prevention (U25), HIV/AIDS, hospice, and bereavement. Accessible to individuals in need across Germany.
• Beratungsstellen (Counselling Centres) Physical network of counselling centres across Grafschaft Bentheim, Diepholz/Nienburg, Ostfriesland, Stadt/Landkreis Osnabrück, Emsland, and Bremen delivering free, in-person social welfare services.
• Caritas-Spendenportal (Donation Portal) Online donation platform enabling donors to support specific Caritas projects including the Adventsengel campaign, general social counselling, Senegal aid, and housing assistance programmes.
• Stellenbörse (Job Exchange) Job and internship board for Caritas positions; job seekers can create profiles and employers can post vacancies and receive online applications across the social professions.
• Engagementbörse (Volunteer Exchange) Online portal matching volunteers with Caritas volunteering opportunities, supplemented by the Anpacker-App connecting helping organizations with volunteers.
• Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung Osnabrück (Community Foundation) Charitable community foundation managing more than €3 million in capital and having disbursed over €2.4 million for social purposes across multiple dedicated Stiftungsfonds.
• Stiftungsfonds Horizont Emergency fund providing quick help for people in material and social distress in the city and district of Osnabrück.
• Stiftungsfonds Kindern Zukunft geben Endowment fund supporting education and future opportunities for disadvantaged children and youth in the Diocese of Osnabrück.
• Stiftungsfonds Arche im Emsland Targeted-group support fund for people, families, and individuals in Emsland whose resources are insufficient to secure basic living conditions independently.
• Stiftungsfonds Hilfe für Menschen in Not im Senegal International aid fund supporting people in Senegal with projects including wells, health stations, classrooms, and income-generating programmes; over €630,000 has flowed into projects since 2015.
• Stiftungsfonds MitMensch Support fund for people in need in the Twistringen region (Landkreis Diepholz).
• Stiftungsfonds St. Clemens Support fund for people in need and church life in southern Russia.
• Stiftungsfonds AHoi Bremen General assistance fund for people living in Bremen, offering effective support on an open and individual basis.
• Anpacker-App Mobile application connecting helper organizations with willing people quickly and easily for volunteer engagement within the Caritas network.
• Sonnenschein-Preis Annual award recognizing volunteer initiatives in the Diocese of Osnabrück, distributing a total of €15,000 in prize money among recipients each year (ten initiatives in 2025).
• Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen (SkF) Osnabrück Stadt und Landkreis e.V. Catholic Social Service for Women affiliate operating counselling centres and shelters (women's and children's protection houses, domestic violence counselling, pregnancy counselling) in the city and district of Osnabrück.
• Caritas-Jahreskampagnen (Annual Campaigns) Annual nationwide Caritas campaigns (e.g. 2026 'Zusammen geht was', 2025 'Da kann ja jeder kommen') addressing inclusion, domestic violence, climate, and peace themes to raise awareness and drive donation/engagement.

Named customers1 record

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Deutscher Caritasverband e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Caritasverband für die Diözese Osnabrück e.V. is a member of the Deutscher Caritasverband (German Caritas Confederation), the largest social welfare organization in Germany. This umbrella relationship provides shared IT infrastructure (CariNet CMS, CDN), national campaigns, the CariNet newsletter system, and access to the Caritas international humanitarian aid programme. The Diocese of Osnabrück contributed €570,565 to Caritas international in 2024.
• Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (NOZ)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNOZ partners annually with Caritas Osnabrück for the 'Niemand bleibt allein' Christmas charity campaign. NOZ provides media coverage (print, online, events), and Caritas receives donations channelled through the campaign. The 2025 campaign raised a record €64,000.
• DiakonieStiftung Osnabrück Stadt und LandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partner in the NOZ Christmas charity campaign. Donations are split equally between the Caritas Stiftungsfonds Horizont and the DiakonieStiftung. Both organizations cooperate on emergency aid for people in need in the Osnabrück region.
• Socialdienst katholischer Frauen (SkF) — multiple locationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkF is a Catholic women's social service federation operating counselling centres and shelters (women's and children's protection houses, domestic violence counselling, pregnancy counselling) in Esterwegen, Lingen, Meppen, Nordhorn, and Osnabrück. These are affiliated with Caritas and form part of its service delivery network.
• Caritas international (Ci)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaritas international is the humanitarian aid arm of the Deutscher Caritasverband. The Diocese of Osnabrück is a significant donor, contributing €570,565 in 2024. Funds support projects in Palestine, Ukraine, and Sudan. In 2024, Ci reached 9.1 million people globally with a budget of €105 million.
• Deutsche Post AG (Niederlassung Betrieb Münster)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDeutsche Post employees at the Münster branch organized a charitable donation as part of the company's Global Volunteer Day, giving €920 to the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung Osnabrück's 'Kindern Zukunft geben' fund for disadvantaged children.
• Aktion MenschminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAktion Mensch is a German social lottery and non-profit organization that funded a new vehicle for Caritas Emsland's homelessness services in 2025.
• Osnabrücker JugendchorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Osnabrücker Jugendchor has supported the Caritas Stiftungsfonds 'Kindern Zukunft geben' since 2010 through annual Advent concert collections, raising approximately €41,000 in total, including €2,800 in 2025.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant counterpart of Caritas at the national level, also recognized as a Spitzenverband. Operates parallel counseling, care, migration, and homelessness services across Germany. Joint partner with Caritas Osnabrück in the NOZ Christmas Action.
• Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen (SkF): Catholic women's social service federation providing counseling, women's shelters, and pregnancy support. Wholly-owned subsidiary of Caritas Osnabrück for the Stadt und Landkreis location, with parallel SkF branches operating across the diocese.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant-affiliated welfare organization operating parallel social, care, and emergency services nationwide. Comparable in funding mix (donations, public contracts, church ties) and competes with Caritas for elderly care, hospice, and migration services.
• IN VIA Deutschland: Catholic social service organization specializing in youth migration, education, and international voluntary service. Operates as a Fachverband within the Caritas network, providing overlapping services for migrant youth and women.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) Bundesverband: One of the six recognized German welfare umbrella organizations (Spitzenverbände). Provides comparable social counseling, elderly care, migration, and youth services across Germany and competes for the same statutory contracts and donor pools.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst: Catholic-affiliated social and emergency services organization. Operates parallel migration, social counseling, and emergency aid services with comparable funding mix and Catholic identity, competing for the same donor and volunteer base.
• Der Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband: Sixth recognized German welfare Spitzenverband, a non-confessional umbrella. Operates similar counseling, family, and social welfare services and competes with Caritas for statutory funding and donor mindshare.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): Another of the six recognized German welfare Spitzenverbände. Delivers overlapping social services including counseling, migration support, and care, with comparable funding mix of public contracts and donations.
• Zentralwohlfahrtstelle der Juden in Deutschland (ZWST): Jewish welfare umbrella recognized as a Spitzenverband, providing migration, elderly, and social counseling services. Operates at significantly smaller scale than Caritas but competes for the same federal contracts and recognizes a parallel faith-based mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. National Catholic welfare umbrella and parent of Caritas Osnabrück. Operates the shared CariNet CDN, coordinates nationwide campaigns, and runs Caritas international. Direct strategic parent, so comparable in mandate but vastly larger in national scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/caritasos
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CaritasOS
• Facebookfacebook.com/caritasOS
• Instagraminstagram.com/caritas.os
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caritasos

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

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