Guardian Angels Catholic School

What Guardian Angels Catholic School does

Guardian Angels is a Catholic parish and preschool located at 215 W 2nd St, Chaska, Minnesota, operating under the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Founded as a mission in 1842 and formally established as a parish in 1860, it has served as a community anchor in Eastern Carver County for over 160 years. The parish delivers its core offering, Catholic worship and sacraments in English and Spanish, through weekend and weekday Masses, faith formation for grades 1-12, sacramental preparation, liturgical ministries, and community outreach (food shelf, meals ministry, pastoral care). Its current operational scope is the parish itself plus a preschool (Guardian Angels Catholic Preschool) for children ages 33 months to 5 years, following the closure of its K-12 school in 2021.

The parish's product surface includes faith formation programs, music ministry, various small groups, funeral/cemetery services, and a livestream Mass via YouTube. Preschool tuition is structured in three tiers: Full Day ($495-$1,050/month), School Day ($450-$750/month), and Half Day ($250-$425/month), with day-per-week variability. Adult faith formation is free for parishioners while secular investment in technology is concentrated in commercial SaaS tools: Parishsoft for electronic giving (deposits to Nicolet Bank), Brightwheel for preschool parent communication, Ministry Scheduler Pro for volunteer scheduling, SignUpGenius for event coordination, Eva.us for bulletin email, and the MyParish app. The organization is staffed by approximately 10 people including a pastor, two deacons, a business administrator, music/liturgy director, Latino ministry coordinator, preschool director and staff, maintenance engineer, and safe environment coordinator.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: weekly and special tithes/offerings, electronic recurring donations via Parishsoft, preschool tuition, and periodic special collections. The parish is a private nonprofit religious organization with no external investors; it is governed by the pastor under diocesan oversight. Its go-to-market is community-led for parish membership and direct-to-consumer for preschool enrollment (online tours and Brightwheel registration). Customer segments are English-speaking parishioners (primary), Spanish-speaking Latino parishioners, preschool families, and faith formation families.

Name

Guardian Angels Catholic School

Legal name

Guardian Angels Catholic Church

Website

https://gachaska.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1860

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Guardian Angels is a Catholic parish and preschool in Chaska, Minnesota, operating under the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. It serves English- and Spanish-speaking parishioners with Mass, sacraments, faith formation, and a preschool for children ages 33 months to 5 years.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Catholic Parish

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Child Care Services (6244), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Early childhood education
• Faith formation programs
• Religious education ministries
• Preschool tuition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Chaska

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Weekly and special Sunday collections from parishioners supporting parish operations and ministries
2. Electronic Giving: Automated recurring donations via Parishsoft platform with weekly, monthly, annual or one-time frequency options
3. Preschool Tuition: Monthly tuition payments for preschool programs with multiple scheduling options ranging from $250/month to $1,050/month
4. Special Collections: Periodic collections for specific purposes such as World Mission Sunday, Bountiful Basket, and other parish initiatives

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Guardian Angels is a Catholic parish in Chaska, Minnesota offering weekend and weekday Mass, the seven sacraments, faith formation for grades 1-12, and a faith-based preschool for children ages 33 months to 5 years. The parish supports a bilingual (English/Spanish) congregation and provides community outreach through food shelves, meals, and pastoral care. Operations are funded by tithes, electronic giving, special collections, and preschool tuition.

Product overview

Guardian Angels Catholic Parish is a traditional Catholic church with over 160 years of history in Chaska, MN, offering a unified portfolio of spiritual and educational services. The core offering is the parish community itself, centered around Mass celebrations and sacraments. Adjacent services include the Guardian Angels Catholic Preschool (using Funnydaffer curriculum), Faith Formation programs for children and teens, Music Ministry with Adult and Youth choirs, various liturgical and community outreach ministries, and electronic giving for convenient tithing. The parish serves a bilingual congregation offering Mass and formation in both English and Spanish.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guardian Angels Catholic Parish Traditional Catholic parish serving the Chaska community for over 160 years, offering weekly Mass (Saturday 4:30 PM, Sunday 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM Spanish), weekday Masses, sacraments (Reconciliation, Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick), faith formation, and community ministries in both English and Spanish.
• Guardian Angels Catholic Preschool Faith-based preschool enrolling children ages 33 months to 5 years, using the Funnydaffer curriculum to prepare minds for kindergarten and hearts for Heaven through play-based learning and Catholic values. Multiple scheduling options (Full Day, School Day, Half Day) at 2, 3, or 5 days per week.
• Electronic Giving Automatic transfer program allowing parishioners to make contributions to Guardian Angels without writing checks. Supports weekly, monthly, annual, or one-time frequency; bank account transfer cost is 0.35% and credit/debit card cost is 2.75% of contribution.
• Faith Formation Program Religious education program for children grades 1-12 covering First Sacraments (Reconciliation and Holy Communion), Confirmation preparation using the Chosen series, and Family Formation sessions.
• Music Ministry Parish music program including Adult Choir (grades 11+), Youth Choir (grades 4-10), Cantors, Accompanists, and Instrumentalists who lead sung worship at weekend Masses.
• Liturgical Ministries Volunteer ministries including Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Ministers of Hospitality (ushers/greeters), and Sacristans who serve at Mass.
• Community & Outreach Ministries Parish social service programs including Bountiful Basket food shelf, Coffee and Donuts, Daughters of Isabella, Giving Tree, Knights of Columbus, Loaves and Fishes, Love INC, Meals on Wheels, and Pastoral Care.
• Small Groups Fellowship groups organized by demographic including Women's, Men's, Co-Ed, and Moms groups meeting weekly for faith sharing and community building.
• Funeral Ministry Support services for bereaved families including funeral luncheons, funeral ministry pastoral care, and cemetery services at Guardian Angels Cemetery.
• Livestream Mass Online broadcast of Sunday Mass via YouTube for parishioners unable to attend in person, including homebound and remote attendees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Curriculum meets Minnesota Kindergarten-readiness standards using nationally recognized Funnydaffer program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ParishsoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationElectronic giving platform provider that facilitates automatic recurring donations and one-time contributions to the parish. Contributions are deposited into Guardian Angels' bank account at Nicolet Bank. The platform offers weekly, monthly, annual, or one-time giving options.
• Bountiful Basket Food ShelfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocally volunteer-run food shelf for Eastern Carver County located at 1600 Bavaria Rd, Chaska. Guardian Angels participates throughout the year including the Packup-A-Pickup food drive each March.
• Love in the Name of Christ (Love Inc)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership of over 25 Eastern Carver County churches including Guardian Angels that provide support for area families and individuals in need. Website: www.loveincecc.org, Phone: 952-448-3261
• Loaves and FishesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeal ministry preparing and serving dinners to people in need in Carver and Scott County at St. Mark's Church in Shakopee. Guardian Angels volunteers provide food and meal service on the fifth Thursday of the month. Dinner served Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:30-6:30 PM at 350 South Atwood Street.
• Archdiocese of Saint Paul and MinneapoliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent diocese providing oversight, safe environment training (Virtus program), faith formation curriculum resources including Chosen series from Ascension Press and Word of Life from Augustine Institute, and 175th Anniversary celebrations.
• BrightwheelcoreTechnology or IntegrationPreschool communication platform used to send parents at least three pictures daily of their children at school, enabling transparency and parent engagement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Primrose Schools: National franchise system of accredited private preschools serving infants through pre-kindergarten and after-school age groups. Comparable to Guardian Angels Catholic Preschool in age range, tuition model, and parent-experience positioning, though it operates at much larger national scale.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Large publicly-traded operator of employer-sponsored child care and preschools. Comparable to Guardian Angels in core early-childhood-education offering and kindergarten-readiness curriculum focus, but serves a broader employer-paid market with much greater scale.
• The Learning Experience: National franchise preschool system offering full-day programs for infants through pre-kindergarten. Comparable in tiered tuition structure, age range served, and kindergarten-readiness curriculum, though broader in geographic reach.
• KinderCare Learning Companies: National for-profit child care and preschool chain with full-day and part-day programs for infants through school-age children. Comparable to Guardian Angels Catholic Preschool in scheduling options (full day, part day, multi-day), tuition tiering, and kindergarten-prep curriculum orientation.

Others

• Catholic Charities USA: National network of Catholic social service agencies delivering food assistance, counseling, and community outreach. Comparable to Guardian Angels' Bountiful Basket / Loaves and Fishes / Meals on Wheels community-outreach ministries and shared faith-based operating model.
• Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: Parent diocesan authority governing Guardian Angels; provides curriculum resources (Chosen, Word of Life), Virtus safe-environment training, and pastoral assignments. Comparable as the regulatory and resource-providing parent in the same Catholic operating model.
• Knights of Columbus: Catholic fraternal service organization with active parish council embedded at Guardian Angels. Comparable as a faith-based community/fraternal structure that co-locates with parishes and drives volunteer-led service activity and fundraising.
• Salvation Army: Faith-based nonprofit providing community social services (food pantries, meal programs, family support). Comparable to Guardian Angels' outreach ministry portfolio and recurring-donation funding model, though operating at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• New Horizon Academy: Minnesota-based private preschool and child care chain operating across the Twin Cities metro, including Chaska-area locations. Most directly comparable to Guardian Angels' preschool business because both compete for the same 33-month-to-5-year cohort in the same geography with comparable monthly tuition pricing.

Emerging players

• Guidepost Montessori: Network of Montessori-based preschool and elementary campuses. Comparable as a competing private early-childhood-education option for the same Chaska-area demographic, differentiated by pedagogy rather than faith-based framing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzu7TLBL66CAcAJihudIqeg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/guardian-angels-catholic-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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