St. John Paul II Newman Center

What St. John Paul II Newman Center does

St. John Paul II Newman Center is a Catholic campus ministry and parish operating in Omaha, Nebraska, serving college students primarily at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) and across the broader Omaha metro. Incorporated as St. John Paul II Newman Center, Inc. in Nebraska and operating as a parish under the Archdiocese of Omaha, the organization was built out in 2016 as a dedicated replacement for the prior MavCatholic student movement. The center is led by Director/Pastor Father Dan Andrews and Father Scott Schilmoeller (Director of Vocations and Priest-in-Residence), supported by a 13-person staff spanning campus ministry, residence life, advancement, marketing, facilities, and embedded FOCUS missionaries.

The center's core offerings combine residential housing with faith formation. Newman Hall provides apartment-style student housing (4-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and studio units with shared common spaces, Martha's Kitchen, a library, lounges, a coffee bar, and outdoor courtyards) for college students, with a $300 security deposit and a Newman Promise program offering 25% rent reduction for qualifying students with financial need. Alongside housing, the center runs daily Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, Liturgy of the Hours, small faith groups, Bible studies, RCIA/OCIA preparation, retreats (Fiat90, Exodus90), community nights, Sunday dinners, mission trips, and faculty/staff programming. FOCUS missionaries conduct campus outreach and Bible studies, and the center reports downstream outcomes including 5 seminary vocations in a recent year and an annual Easter Vigil catechumen cohort.

The revenue model blends recurring student housing rental with donations distributed across multiple giving channels. The Annual Fund, Priest Project Fund, Newman Promise, Maintenance Fund, and three endowed funds at the Catholic Future Foundation (Newman Promise Endowed, JPII Newman Ministry Endowed, JPII Newman Building Reserve) are supported via online giving (QGiv), phone, mail, IRA distributions, stock gifts, and planned giving through the John Paul the Great Legacy Society, which has 25+ member families. Operational and clergy support flows from the Archdiocese of Omaha. Distribution is exclusively local and on-site — no online product, no remote service delivery — and marketing runs through the website, a faith-themed blog, social media, email, FOCUS outreach, and direct collaboration with UNO including the MavCatholic student organization.

Name

St. John Paul II Newman Center

Legal name

St. John Paul II Newman Center, Inc.

Website

https://jpiiomaha.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. John Paul II Newman Center is a Catholic campus ministry and parish under the Archdiocese of Omaha, serving UNO-area college students through Newman Hall residential housing, daily Mass, retreats, small faith groups, and RCIA preparation, funded by housing fees and a diversified donor and endowment base.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic Campus Ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Catholic campus ministry
• Student housing services
• Faith formation programs
• Religious education services
• Parish community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Student Housing: Revenue from residential housing fees for students living in Newman Hall apartments. The facility includes 4-bedroom units, 2-bedroom units, and studio units with shared common spaces. Housing security deposit is $300.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Annual fund donations, priest project fund for capital improvements, student financial aid (Newman Promise), maintenance fund, and endowed funds. Multiple giving options including online, phone, mail, IRA distributions, stock gifts, and planned giving/legacy donations.
3. Parish/Archdiocese Support: Operational support from the Archdiocese of Omaha as a parish ministry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St. John Paul II Newman Center is a Catholic campus ministry that provides residential student housing (Newman Hall with 4-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and studio units), daily Mass and sacraments, retreats, small faith groups, Bible studies, RCIA/OCIA preparation, and community events for college students in the Omaha metro area, with on-site resident priests, FOCUS missionaries, and parish staff. Revenue is generated from housing fees, donations, archdiocesan support, and endowed funds.

Product overview

St. John Paul II Newman Center is a Catholic campus ministry serving college students in the Omaha metro area, primarily affiliated with UNO. The organization operates as a unified campus ministry offering student housing (Newman Hall) combined with spiritual formation programs. Core offerings include residential housing for approximately 100+ students, daily Mass and retreats, small faith groups and Bible studies, RCIA/OCIA preparation for Catholic conversion, and community events. The organization runs multiple giving programs including the Annual Fund, Newman Promise financial aid (providing 25% housing discount for qualifying students), Priest Project capital fund, Maintenance Reserve, and endowed funds at Catholic Future Foundation. The John Paul the Great Legacy Society recognizes donors who include the center in estate plans. Additional offerings include a faith-focused blog and partnership with FOCUS missionaries for campus evangelization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Newman Hall Student Housing
• Campus Ministry and Sacramental Programs
• Community Events and Social Programming
• Newman Promise Student Financial Aid

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced multiple seminary vocations - 5 students heading to seminary in recent year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOCUS missionaries serve on the JPII Newman Center staff, conducting Bible studies, campus outreach, and providing additional campus ministry support. The partnership enhances the center's ability to reach and disciple college students through trained missionary personnel.
• Archdiocese of OmahacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPII Newman operates as a parish of the Archdiocese of Omaha under Archbishop George Lucas. The Archdiocese provides priests, operational oversight, and support. The center follows Church doctrinal and legislative documents as primary guides for policies.
• University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPII Newman Center is located adjacent to UNO campus and serves as a hub for Catholic student ministry. The center collaborates with UNO Public Safety for parking registration and bike registration. Students from UNO are primary beneficiaries of the ministry.
• MavCatholiccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal Catholic student organization/movement on UNO campus that evolved into the JPII Newman Center ministry. Now housed at the JPII Newman Center facility and continues as a student organization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Hillel International: Jewish campus organization serving students at hundreds of universities with religious, cultural, and educational programming. Comparable in operating a faith-based community hub for college students at secular universities, but serving a different religious demographic.
• Catholic Future Foundation: Catholic endowment and planned-giving foundation that hosts JPII Newman's endowed funds (Newman Promise, JPII Ministry, Building Reserve). Comparable as an enabling financial infrastructure partner for Catholic ministries, but does not directly compete for student ministry.

Broad incumbents

• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: Long-established evangelical campus ministry with chapters at most major U.S. universities. Comparable in serving college students for spiritual formation and community, but operates across denominations rather than as a Catholic parish-based ministry.
• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Large interdenominational campus ministry organization with paid staff and student-led Bible studies across hundreds of U.S. universities. Comparable in targeting college students for faith formation, but broader in theology and scale, making it a broad incumbent rather than a direct peer.
• Baptist Collegiate Ministry (various state BCMs): Network of state-level Baptist campus ministries providing faith community, Bible study, and ministry programming at public universities. Comparable in mission (denominational campus ministry at secular schools), but Protestant rather than Catholic.

Direct peers

• St. Thomas More Catholic Center (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign): Large Newman-style Catholic campus ministry at a Big Ten university offering residential housing, daily Mass, retreats, and student formation. Highly comparable operational model (parish-based Catholic campus ministry at a public university) with similar scale and programming mix.
• FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students): National Catholic campus ministry organization that places trained missionaries on university campuses to lead Bible studies, small groups, and evangelization. FOCUS missionaries are embedded in JPII Newman's staff, and the two organizations share the same target customer (U.S. college students) and core mission of faith formation and discipleship.
• Catholic Center at the University of Texas at Austin: Newman-style Catholic campus ministry serving UT Austin students with daily Mass, student housing, small groups, and outreach. Closely comparable in mission, programming, and audience (public university students seeking Catholic formation).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-john-paul-ii-newman-center

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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