Fresno Police Chaplaincy

What Fresno Police Chaplaincy does

Fresno Police Chaplaincy, legally operating as Fresno Police and Fire Chaplaincy, is a California-based nonprofit organization founded in 1981 and headquartered at 905 N. Fulton St., Fresno, CA 93728. The organization provides chaplaincy services to the Fresno Police and Fire departments and the broader Fresno community, with a staff of approximately 15 employees and a network of volunteer chaplains. Its core service offerings include a volunteer chaplain program providing 24/7 crisis response and emotional/spiritual support, Project STEALTH (a youth mentorship initiative for at-risk young people), community events, and confidential pastoral care for first responders and community members in crisis.

The organization's go-to-market is community-led, relying on volunteer recruitment through interest forms, social media engagement on Facebook and Instagram, and on-the-ground presence at community events. Revenue is generated through two primary streams: donations accepted via the organization's website and merchandise sales through an e-commerce storefront at fresnochaplaincy.com. There are no disclosed pricing tiers, subscription models, or commercial contracts; the organization does not sell technology products or operate a software platform. Customer segments are non-transactional and include community members in crisis, at-risk youth, and first responder personnel.

The organization has no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, patents, or strategic partnerships. It is privately held as a nonprofit entity with no public listing. There are no disclosed management team members, no regulatory actions, and no M&A or restructuring events in the available source material. The technology footprint is limited to a content management system-hosted website and basic e-commerce functionality; no proprietary technology, APIs, integrations, or AI capabilities are described.

Name

Fresno Police Chaplaincy

Legal name

Fresno Police and Fire Chaplaincy

Website

https://fresnopdchaplaincy.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fresno Police Chaplaincy is a Fresno, California-based nonprofit founded in 1981 providing volunteer chaplaincy, crisis response, and pastoral care services to police, fire department personnel, and community members, including at-risk youth through its Project STEALTH program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Chaplaincy Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Life Emotional & Spiritual Support (Chaplaincy/Counseling) In-Home (HSABAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Evacuation Planning, Drills & Warden Programs (BPABANAE)

Keywords

• Crisis chaplaincy services
• Youth mentorship programs
• First responder support
• Community pastoral care
• Nonprofit spiritual support

Headquarters

HQ city

Fresno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Giving: The organization accepts donations through its website, allowing community members to support chaplaincy services and programs.
2. Merchandise Sales: Sales of branded merchandise through its online shop at fresnochaplaincy.com

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Fresno Police and Fire Chaplaincy is a nonprofit organization that provides volunteer chaplain services delivering emotional and spiritual support to first responders and community members during crises, emergencies, and difficult moments. The organization also runs youth mentorship programs (Project STEALTH), community events, and a charitable giving/donation program, supported by branded merchandise sales.

Product overview

Fresno Police and Fire Chaplaincy is a nonprofit organization offering community support services including a volunteer chaplain program, youth mentorship through Project STEALTH, community events, and charitable giving opportunities. The organization also operates a merchandise shop (fresnochaplaincy.com) as a fundraising channel. This is a service-oriented nonprofit rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volunteer Chaplains Program

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• First Responder Support Network: Provides mental health and wellness programs specifically for first responders, including crisis support. Comparable in mission (first responder pastoral and emotional support) but with a clinical mental-health orientation rather than faith-based chaplaincy.
• Billy Graham Rapid Response Team: Deploys trained chaplains to disaster sites, crises, and communities in the wake of tragedies. Highly comparable as both organizations deliver crisis chaplaincy services on-the-ground to affected communities and first responders, though Rapid Response Team operates at a national scale.
• Behind the Badge Foundation: Provides support and resources to law enforcement officers and their families. Comparable as a police support nonprofit addressing officer wellness, though focused more broadly on officer family support than pastoral chaplaincy.
• Fresno Rescue Mission: A faith-based nonprofit serving the Fresno community with meals, shelter, and recovery programs. Comparable as a fellow faith-based community service organization operating in the same Fresno geography, though focused on homelessness and addiction rather than first responder chaplaincy.
• Police Chaplains Ministries: Provides chaplaincy training, resources, and credentialing specifically to law enforcement chaplaincy programs. Directly comparable as a peer serving the police chaplaincy space, operating as a support and training entity to local chaplaincy programs like Fresno's.
• International Conference of Police Chaplains: A professional association dedicated to police chaplaincy, providing training, credentialing, and resources to law enforcement chaplains. Directly comparable to Fresno Police Chaplaincy as both organizations support police chaplaincy services in the U.S., though ICPC operates as a national membership/professional body rather than a local service provider.
• Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.): National nonprofit supporting families of fallen officers and survivors. Comparable as a peer in the law enforcement support ecosystem, though C.O.P.S. focuses specifically on survivors rather than active-duty officer pastoral care.

Broad incumbents

• The Salvation Army: A large faith-based nonprofit providing crisis support, disaster response, and community services with explicit chaplaincy to first responders. Comparable in mission overlap (faith-based community/crisis support) but operates at vastly greater scale across multiple service lines.
• Samaritan's Purse: Faith-based humanitarian organization with disaster relief and chaplaincy ministry components. Comparable in faith-based crisis response orientation but operates internationally across disaster relief, agriculture, and medical missions.
• National Police Association: A national advocacy and support organization for law enforcement. Comparable as part of the broader police support ecosystem, though focused on advocacy and officer rights rather than pastoral/spiritual chaplaincy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fresnopolicechaplaincy
• Instagraminstagram.com/fpdchap
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fresno-police-chaplaincy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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