Caritas im Bistum Fulda

What Caritas im Bistum Fulda does

Caritas im Bistum Fulda (legal name: Caritasverband für die Diözese Fulda e.V.) is the diocesan Caritas association for the Diocese of Fulda in Eastern Hesse, Germany, operating as a registered nonprofit (eingetragener Verein) under Catholic Church law. The organization functions as both a top-level association of free welfare (Spitzenverband der Freien Wohlfahrtspflege) and a direct provider of social services, serving beneficiaries across roughly the Kassel–Hanau–Marburg–Geisa geography. Its core services span elderly care (nursing homes, senior residences, ambulatory care), disability and psychiatric support (workshops, residential homes, supported employment), child and youth welfare (three major facilities including Jugendhilfeverbund St. Elisabeth Fulda and Haus Carl Sonnenschein Fritzlar), migration and refugee services, homelessness assistance, addiction counseling, legal guardianship, hospice and palliative care, pregnancy counseling, offender support, and community caritas programs. It also operates a nursing school (Pflegeschule) and maintains a long-running international partnership with Caritas Iwano-Frankiwsk in western Ukraine.

The organization is funded through a mix of individual and corporate donations, church contributions, Aktion Mensch grants, and public service contracts from German municipal and state welfare authorities, with some nominal service fees. It employs approximately 1,800 full-time staff coordinated across four regional Caritas associations (Nordhessen-Kassel, Marburg, Fulda-Geisa, Main-Kinzig-Kreis) and a sizeable volunteer network, and is affiliated with the national Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. umbrella. Distribution occurs through direct service facilities, regional offices, parish-linked community caritas, six Hessian station missions, and a 24/7 anonymous online counseling platform; the latter is technically hosted under the national Caritas network rather than built in-house. Recent publicly visible strategic moves include winning the Rhönenergie Solarpreis 2025 and Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2024 for sustainability initiatives, sustained advocacy through Diözesan-Caritasdirektor Dr. Markus Juch (including a March 2025 Fuldaer Zeitung commentary), and continued expansion of the digital counseling footprint.

Name

Caritas im Bistum Fulda

Legal name

Caritasverband für die Diözese Fulda e.V.

Website

https://dicvfulda.caritas.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Caritas im Bistum Fulda is the Catholic diocesan Caritas association for the Diocese of Fulda in Hesse, Germany, providing elderly care, disability support, youth welfare, migration, and counseling services to vulnerable populations across roughly 1,800 full-time staff and four regional associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Nonprofit Human Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based / Nonprofit Assisted Living Providers (HLADABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Nonprofit / Faith-Based CCRCs (HLADAEAC), Respite Hospice Care (Short-Term Relief) (HSABAFAD), Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK), Diaspora, Family Reunification & Case Management Services (BPADAHAM), Emergency / On-Demand Respite Care (HSABAGAD)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Elderly care
• Disability support
• Youth welfare services
• Migration counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Fulda

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: Individual and corporate donations supporting general Caritas work and specific projects. Donors can designate their donation to specific causes such as elderly care, disability support, youth services, refugee assistance, or general operations.
2. Government funding and contracts: Public funding and service contracts for social welfare services including elderly care facilities, disability services, youth assistance, migration services, debt counseling, and other mandated social services.
3. Service fees: Some services may involve nominal fees or cost-sharing arrangements. The organization provides free counseling and assistance but generates some revenue through service delivery to public entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Caritas im Bistum Fulda is the diocesan-level Catholic welfare association for the Diocese of Fulda, operating as both an umbrella Spitzenverband and a direct provider of social services. It delivers elderly care, disability and psychiatric support, child and youth welfare, migration and refugee assistance, addiction counseling, homelessness support, legal guardianship, hospice and palliative counseling, pregnancy counseling, offender reintegration, station mission services, and an anonymous 24/7 online counseling platform, supported by donations, church contributions, and public service contracts.

Product overview

Caritas im Bistum Fulda is a Catholic charitable organization serving as theDiözesan-Caritasverband (Diocesan Caritas Association) for the Diocese of Fulda in Hesse, Germany. The organization operates as a comprehensive social services provider offering a wide range of interconnected services organized under several core areas: elderly care (Altenhilfe) with nursing homes and senior residences; disability support and psychiatry (Behindertenhilfe und Psychiatrie); children, youth, and family services (Kinder- und Jugendhilfe); migration and refugee services; addiction support; homelessness assistance; legal guardianship; hospice and palliative care; pregnancy counseling; and community caritas programs. The organization also manages fundraising through donations, foundations, and charitable collections, operates a nursing school for staff training, and maintains international partnerships including support for Caritas Iwano-Frankiwsk in Ukraine. Online counseling services provide anonymous, free support across multiple topics. The organization employs approximately 1,800 full-time staff and coordinates extensive volunteer programs, operating as the top association of Catholic welfare in the diocese while also directly managing facilities and services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Young Caritas: Youth engagement and volunteer programs for young people involved in Caritas activities.
• Caritas-Stiftung
• Elisabethpreis

Products and services

• Allgemeine Sozialberatung (General Social Counseling)
• Altenhilfe (Elderly Care)
• Behindertenhilfe und Psychiatrie (Disability Support and Psychiatry)
• Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (Child and Youth Services)
• Migrationsdienst (Migration Services)
• Wohnungsnotfallhilfe (Homelessness Assistance)

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen (SkF) FuldacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Joint training program for social volunteering (Basiskurs Soziales Ehrenamt) offered by Catholic social organizations in the Diocese of Fulda. The cooperation includes Seelsorgeamt des Bistums, Bonifatiushaus, Caritasverband für die Diözese, Katholikenrat, and Diözesanstelle des Sozialdienstes katholischer Frauen.
• Caritas Iwano-Frankiwsk (Ukraine)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Since 2010, Caritas im Bistum Fulda has partnered with Caritas Iwano-Frankiwsk in western Ukraine to build comprehensive support services for people with disabilities and their families. The partnership has established workshops (paper, glass beads, sewing), music rooms, computer classes, and woodworking facilities. Five workshops and a music workshop have been created. The partnership supports self-help groups and parent initiatives for people with disabilities.
• Bistum Fulda (Diocese of Fulda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial mandate from the Bishop of Fulda for the Caritas to carry out service to neighbors, alongside proclamation and Eucharist, as part of the Catholic Church's fundamental mission.
• Deutscher Caritasverband e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal-level umbrella organization providing shared services, hosting for the website, content management system (CariNet), and coordination of national Caritas services including online counseling platform.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst (Malteser Aid Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in the Besuchs- und Begleitungsdienst (visiting and accompaniment service) in Kassel North for elderly, lonely, sick, and disabled people with and without migration background.
• Betreuungsvereine (Guardianship Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with Catholic guardianship associations including SKF Fulda, SKF Kassel, and Caritas Nordhessen-Kassel for legal guardianship services and representation for people unable to manage their own legal affairs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Non-confessional federal welfare association offering comparable social services (elder care, child/youth welfare, migration, counseling) across German regions with similar diocesan/regional association structure.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V. Catholic aid service already named as a program collaborator in the Kassel North visiting/accompaniment service; provides overlapping elderly, hospice, and refugee services in the same diocese region.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): German Red Cross operates parallel welfare services including elderly care, refugee support, and humanitarian assistance, often bidding on the same municipal and federal contracts.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant counterpart to Caritas as the other top-level Spitzenverband der Freien Wohlfahrtspflege. Operates identical service categories (elder care, disability, youth, migration, hospitals) across Germany with federal confederation structure.
• Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen (SkF): Named core co-development partner for the social volunteering course and Frauenhaus; operates pregnancy counseling, women's shelters, and guardianship services in the same Diocese of Fulda geography.
• Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. Federal umbrella that is the parent organization and direct governance counterpart of Caritas im Bistum Fulda; provides the CMS, online counseling infrastructure, and national advocacy platform.
• Caritasverband für die Erzdiözese München und Freising: Largest sister diocesan Caritas association in Bavaria; same e.V. structure, same service portfolio, same canonical authority model — direct functional peer for benchmarking operations and funding.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: Cross-association umbrella for non-confessional welfare providers in Germany; competes for the same social-services contracts and member-based funding.

Emerging players

• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. Protestant aid organization with growing hospice, home care, and youth services footprint; competes for skilled volunteers and public contracts in overlapping Hessian markets.

Regional players

• Caritas Iwano-Frankiwsk (Ukraine): Direct partnership peer since 2010 providing disability workshops and family support in western Ukraine; comparable organizational mission and service portfolio, but anchored in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/caritasdeutschland
• YouTubeyoutube.com/CaritasDeutschland
• Facebookfacebook.com/caritas.deutschland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caritas-im-bistum-fulda
• Instagraminstagram.com/caritasdeutschland

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

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