Jesuit Volunteers

Name

Jesuit Volunteers

Legal name

Jesuit Volunteers

Website

https://jesuit-volunteers.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer Service Programs

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO)

Keywords

• International volunteer service
• Volunteer program
• Faith-based service
• Social project placement
• Community living program

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg (Nuremberg)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: Jesuit Volunteers is a donation-funded (spendenfinanziertes) volunteer program. The program receives financial support from donors in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Specific donation amounts are publicly listed: €15 covers volunteer catering at seminars, €50 covers monthly insurance for one volunteer, and €100 covers average monthly rent in a deployment country. The program has dedicated bank accounts in Germany (Liga Bank), Austria (Erste Bank), and Switzerland (PostFinance) for receiving donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jesuit Volunteers runs a year-long international voluntary service program that places young adults and older individuals in Jesuit-affiliated social projects worldwide (working with children/youth, refugees via JRS, social centers, and ecological/agricultural projects). Volunteers live in Jesuit, religious, or volunteer communities and follow six Ignatian guiding principles focused on justice, solidarity, simple lifestyle, community life, faith, and mission. The program is donation-funded and operated by jesuiten*weltweit* across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with headquarters in Nürnberg.

Product overview

Jesuit Volunteers is a year-long international voluntary service program operated by jesuiten weltweit across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The core offering is the Jesuit Volunteers Program, which places volunteers in social projects worldwide. The organization provides comprehensive support including three preparation seminars, alumni services through the J(E)V-connected Team, and a Comeback Program for former volunteers seeking short-term placements. Additional services include monthly inspirational content (Impulse des Monats), Ignatian spiritual practices, and online information evenings for prospective volunteers. The program has been running since 1985 and celebrates 40 years of service in 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jesuit Volunteers: The main volunteer program for one-year international volunteer service with Jesuit social projects globally
• J(E)V-connected
• JV Comeback Programm

Products and services

• Jesuit Volunteers Program A year-long international voluntary service program for young adults and older individuals (no upper age limit), placing volunteers in social projects worldwide including work with children and youth, refugees (JRS), social centers, and ecological projects. Volunteers live in Jesuit, religious, or volunteer communities and follow six Ignatian guiding principles.
• JV Preparation Seminars Three preparation seminars (3-day intensive programs) that prepare volunteers for their international service year, covering globalization, justice, intercultural communication, racism, privileges, and sexualized violence.
• JV Comeback Program A short-term volunteer program (2-3 months during summer) for former Jesuit Volunteers to return to service in locations such as Kyrgyzstan (summer camp for people with disabilities) or Vietnam (English language school).

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• jesuiten*weltweit* (Jesuitenweltweit Germany, Austria, Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJesuit Volunteers is a cooperative program of jesuiten*weltweit* in Germany (Nürnberg), Austria (Wien), and Switzerland (Zürich), under the leadership of jesuiten*weltweit* in Nürnberg. jesuiten*weltweit* supports social and pastoral work globally, including in disaster and refugee aid, education, healthcare, ecology, and human rights. Jesuit Volunteers serves as the international voluntary service arm of this Jesuit mission network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EIRENE: German-based Christian peace and international volunteer service organization placing full-time volunteers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Closest direct peer in the DACH region: similar year-long placements, faith-rooted mission, and donor-funded model.
• Fidesco: French Catholic international volunteer organization sending professionals and young adults on year-long placements in developing countries. Direct peer in faith-based international volunteering, with similar community-living and discernment framework rooted in Catholic spirituality.
• Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC): The original U.S. Jesuit Volunteer Corps program founded in 1983, which directly inspired the European Jesuit Volunteers. Same Ignatian spiritual framework, year-long service, and Jesuit-community placements — the closest structural and ideological peer.
• Kolping International: Catholic international development and volunteer organization rooted in the Kolpingwerk movement, running year-long volunteer service and youth exchange programs globally. Direct peer in Catholic-rooted international volunteering and community living.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas International: Global Catholic humanitarian network operating volunteer and service programs in over 200 countries. A broad incumbent with overlapping faith-based social-service placements; comparable in mission but vastly larger and more institutional.
• AFS Intercultural Programs: Large global intercultural exchange and volunteer-sending organization with DACH operations. Overlaps in international service-learning placements but operates as a broad incumbent with secular positioning, not a faith-based gap-year program.
• Weltwärts: German federal government-funded international volunteer service program placing young adults in Global South partner organizations. Comparable one-year DACH outgoing volunteer model, but secular and government-funded rather than faith-based and donation-funded.

Regional players

• Volonteurope: European network promoting volunteering and active citizenship. Comparable in international service advocacy but operates as a network/advocate rather than a direct placement program; relevant peer in the European volunteer-infrastructure layer.

Others

• Jesuiten weltweit (parent organization): Parent organization and operating network of Jesuit Volunteers across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Not an external peer but a structurally related entity providing governance, donor base, and global Jesuit mission infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jesuit-volunteers

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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