Sisters of St Joseph of Boston

What Sisters of St Joseph of Boston does

Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston is a nonprofit Catholic religious congregation founded in 1873 when four sisters arrived in Boston from Brooklyn at the invitation of Father Thomas Magennis, with Sister Regis Casserly as superior. Headquartered at the Motherhouse at 637 Cambridge Street in Brighton, Massachusetts, the congregation is part of the broader CSSJ US Federation (16 congregations, approximately 6,500 members) and the global Sisters of St. Joseph family of approximately 14,000 members worldwide. The congregation employs 26 people and operates through a portfolio of 11 active ministries spanning education, healthcare, social services, and spiritual formation.

The organization runs three congregation ministries — The Women's Table (founded 2008), St. Joseph Spiritual Ministries (founded 2013), and Casserly House — alongside six sponsored ministries: Bethany Health Care Center, Bethany Hill Place, Fontbonne (the Early College of Boston), Jackson Walnut Park School, Regis College, and the Corporation for Sponsored Ministries (established 2000) which provides governance oversight. Ministries are concentrated in the Greater Boston area, serving immigrants (ESOL classes and community support at Casserly House), women in need, students from K-12 through higher education, seniors in healthcare and housing, and those seeking spiritual direction and retreats. In 2017 the congregation revived the Agrégée relationship, extending affiliation pathways beyond vowed religious life.

The congregation's revenue model is donation-based, drawing on outright gifts, memorial and tribute gifts, planned gifts and bequests (wills, securities, life insurance beneficiary designations, IRA transfers, charitable trusts), and tribute card sales. Distribution is via direct ministry presence rather than commercial channels. The organization participates in advocacy coalitions including MIRA, ICCR, the Boston Anti-Trafficking Coalition, MA Coalition for the Homeless, and Lift Our Kids. Saint Joseph Prep, a high school serving students from over 40 communities, ceased operations in 2023 after operating since 2012.

Name

Sisters of St Joseph of Boston

Legal name

Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston

Website

https://csjboston.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1873

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston is a 1873-founded Catholic religious congregation operating 11 ministries across education, healthcare, immigrant services, and spiritual formation in Greater Boston, funded primarily by donations, planned gifts, and bequests, and affiliated with the global CSSJ family of 14,000 members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Social Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Religious congregation
• Spiritual ministry services
• Faith-based education
• Community charity services
• Congregational healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Brighton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Gifts: The congregation accepts outright donations, memorial gifts, and tribute cards to support sisters in retirement and congregational ministries. Donors can designate gifts to specific ministries or where most needed.
2. Planned Gifts and Bequests: Bequests in wills, gifts of securities, life insurance beneficiary designations, IRA transfers, and charitable remainder/lead trusts allow supporters to include the congregation in estate planning.
3. Tribute Cards: Sale of greeting cards (Christmas, sympathy, birthday, anniversary, get well) featuring artwork created by the Sisters of St. Joseph, with proceeds supporting retirement needs of sisters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston is a Catholic religious congregation that operates a portfolio of congregation and sponsored ministries in the Greater Boston area. Through 11 active ministries it delivers spiritual direction and retreats, K-12 and higher education (Jackson Walnut Park School, Fontbonne Early College, Regis College), senior healthcare (Bethany Health Care Center), supportive housing (Bethany Hill Place), and community outreach programs for immigrants (Casserly House), women (The Women's Table), and seekers of spiritual growth (St. Joseph Spiritual Ministries).

Product overview

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston operate a portfolio of congregation and sponsored ministries focused on spiritual services, education, healthcare, and community support. The organization encompasses three congregation ministries (The Women's Table, St. Joseph Spiritual Ministries, and Casserly House) serving immigrants, women, and those seeking spiritual growth, as well as six sponsored ministries including Bethany Health Care Center, Bethany Hill Place, Fontbonne Early College, Jackson Walnut Park School, and Regis College. The Corporation for Sponsored Ministries provides governance oversight. These ministries are governed and financially supported by the Congregation, with advisory boards assisting in long-range planning.

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Products and services

• The Women's Table Congregation ministry promoting circles of love and compassion; connects women from all walks of life through programs including Circles of Grief, support for mothers of children with special needs, workshops for young parents, and spiritual enrichment opportunities.
• St. Joseph Spiritual Ministries Spiritual direction, retreats, mornings and afternoons of prayer, and diverse spiritual opportunities open to women and men of all faith traditions seeking a deeper relationship with God.
• Casserly House Ministry of presence serving a culturally and ethnically mixed neighborhood with ESOL classes, collaborative workshops, information and referral services, and a two-week learning camp for children including computer instruction and tutorial reading.
• Bethany Health Care Center Sponsored healthcare ministry providing care services for seniors as part of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston's sponsored ministries.
• Bethany Hill Place Sponsored ministry focused on supportive housing and services for low-income seniors in the community.
• Fontbonne, the Early College of Boston Educational institution operated as a sponsored ministry offering early college programs to Boston-area students.
• Jackson Walnut Park School K-12 school ministry serving the Jackson and Walnut Park communities, providing elementary education.
• Regis College

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Land Justice Futures ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston became one of 14 congregations participating in this two-year program working with religious communities to create land transitions rooted in ecological and racial healing.
• International Centre of the Sisters of St. Joseph (Le Puy, France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Together with Sisters of St. Joseph around the world, the congregation helped establish the International Centre at the place of their founding in Le Puy, France, connecting the global CSSJ family.
• CSSJ US FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1966The U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph was officially founded in 1966, uniting 16 congregations with approximately 6,500 members for collaboration in formation programs, advocacy, and mission.
• Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe congregation is an active member of MIRA coalition, collaborating on advocacy efforts at national and state levels for justice for asylum seekers, migrants, refugees, and immigrants.
• Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe congregation engages in shareholder activity including voting proxies and filing shareholder resolutions through ICCR to hold corporations accountable for social, environmental, and governance policies.
• BlueHub Loan FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe congregation invests in community loan funds addressing community needs, especially housing, in neighborhoods where low-income people live and work.
• National Housing Trust (Institute for Community Economics)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe congregation invests in community loan funds addressing housing needs in low-income communities.
• Boston Anti-Trafficking CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe congregation is an active member and co-hosts the Annual Prayer Vigil each January, engaging in educational forums. The coalition distributed over 165 'Bags of Love' to survivors of human trafficking.
• Alliance Against Human TraffickingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe congregation is an active member working to eliminate human trafficking through education, advocacy, and survivor support.
• Lift Our KidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of 160 Massachusetts organizations dedicated to improving cash assistance programs. The congregation has visited legislators, written emails and made calls for legislative action to lift kids out of deep poverty.
• MA Coalition for the HomelesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated in 1981, the coalition has advocated around emergency shelter situations and services for migrants and families in need.
• Coalition on Human NeedsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance of national organizations promoting public policies addressing needs of low-income and vulnerable populations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur: Catholic women's religious congregation with strong education and social justice focus, particularly serving immigrants and the poor. Comparable as a vowed women's order with similar ministries (education, immigrant services) and similar donor-dependent model.
• Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia: Sister congregation within the same CSSJ federation, operating ministries in the Philadelphia region across education, healthcare, and social services. Directly comparable as a regional CSJ congregation with similar governance structure, charism, and ministry portfolio.
• Sisters of Mercy of the Americas: Large Catholic women's religious institute operating healthcare systems, education, and social services across the Americas. Comparable as a vowed religious congregation of women with diversified ministry portfolio and similar justice-oriented mission.
• Sisters of the Holy Cross: Catholic women's religious congregation serving education, healthcare, and marginalized populations globally. Comparable as a vowed women's order with similar education and healthcare ministry focus and donation-dependent revenue model.
• Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph: Historic Catholic women's religious congregation founded in 1809, operating education, healthcare, and social service ministries. Directly comparable as a vowed women's order with sponsored ministries and similar donation-based funding model.
• Sisters of Providence: Catholic women's religious congregation with ministries in education, healthcare, and social services across the Northeast and beyond. Comparable as a women's religious congregation with similar regional focus, healthcare ministry (Providence Health), and advocacy work.
• Ursuline Sisters: Oldest Catholic women's religious order, focused heavily on education at all levels and social justice. Directly comparable as a women's religious congregation operating schools and ministries with a mission-centered identity.
• Dominican Sisters (various congregations): Multiple congregations of Dominican Sisters operate across the US with diversified ministries in education, healthcare, and preaching/advocacy. Comparable as Catholic women's religious orders with similar ministry portfolios and governance structures.
• Religious of the Sacred Heart: International Catholic women's religious institute with strong presence in education and social justice. Comparable as a vowed women's religious order operating schools and justice ministries with similar governance and fundraising model.

Broad incumbents

• Regis College: Sponsored ministry of CSJ Boston — separately incorporated Catholic higher education institution. Comparable as a separately governed ministry entity with shared mission ties, and as a small Catholic liberal arts college facing sector-wide enrollment and financial headwinds.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/csjboston
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sisters-of-st-joseph-of-boston
• Instagraminstagram.com/csjboston

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Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries9 records

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