Caritasverband Dortmund e.V.

What Caritasverband Dortmund e.V. does

Caritasverband Dortmund e.V. is a registered Catholic welfare association (eingetragener Verein) and the largest local Caritas organization in Germany, founded in Dortmund circa 1904–1906 and celebrating 120 years of continuous operation in 2026. It provides a comprehensive portfolio of social-care and health services across approximately 57 facilities in Dortmund, serving elderly residents (residential and ambulatory nursing, dementia, hospice, and intensive care), children and youth (Kitas, early intervention, OGS), people with disabilities (residential homes, supported living, inclusive employment), and adults needing counseling (migration, addiction, vocational reintegration). The organization employs more than 2,200 staff from roughly 50 nations and is the largest non-profit employer in Dortmund.

Its core operating model is a multi-vertical, facility-based social-services platform rather than a technology product. No proprietary technology platform exists; the only named technology is Softgarden, which powers the career portal and applicant tracking system. Revenue is not commercially generated but flows from public reimbursement under German social law (Pflegekassen / SGB XI for nursing, Jugendamt / SGB VIII for youth welfare, SGB IX for disability services), government contracts, and church contributions and donations. Employee compensation is governed by the AVR church-sector collective tariff, with published monthly ranges from roughly €1,627 for nursing assistants to €5,823 for facility leadership. Customer segments are end-recipients of care rather than commercial buyers, and the go-to-market is effectively capacity-driven — the organization recruits staff through its career portal, social media, job fairs, and a structured talent pipeline (FSJ/BFD voluntary service with IN VIA Dortmund; nursing degree with Hochschule Bochum) to staff facilities that are publicly reimbursed.

Name

Caritasverband Dortmund e.V.

Legal name

Caritasverband Dortmund e.V.

Website

https://karriere.caritas-dortmund.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caritasverband Dortmund e.V. is the largest Catholic welfare local association in Germany, operating about 57 social-care facilities in Dortmund with 2,200+ staff serving elderly, children, people with disabilities, and adults in need of counseling, funded primarily by public social-insurance reimbursements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Continuous Home Care (Crisis Hospice) (HSABAFAB), Transitional Care Units (TCU) (HLAFAFAF), Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Elderly care services
• Child daycare services
• Disability support services
• Social counseling services
• Nursing care facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Social Services / Public Funding: As a Catholic welfare association (Caritasverband) and largest non-profit in Dortmund, Caritas Dortmund operates through public funding, social insurance reimbursements (e.g., Pflegekassen for nursing care under SGB XI), and church-affiliated financing. Revenue is derived from reimbursement for care services, government contracts for child welfare (Jugendamt), and operating grants.
2. Donations and Church Contributions: Caritas organizations receive support through donations and contributions from the Catholic Church, which supplement public funding for social programs and charitable services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Caritasverband Dortmund e.V. is a Catholic welfare non-profit organization providing a portfolio of social and health care services through approximately 57 facilities in Dortmund, Germany. The organization delivers residential and ambulatory elderly care (including dementia, hospice, and intensive care), kindergarten and early childhood intervention, disability integration assistance, open all-day school care, and social counseling (migration, addiction, vocational integration). Services are funded through public health insurance reimbursements, government social welfare contracts, and church contributions.

Product overview

Caritasverband Dortmund e.V. is a Catholic welfare organization operating as the largest Caritas local association in Germany, offering a comprehensive portfolio of social and health care services through approximately 57 facilities. The organization provides elder care (both residential and outpatient), dementia care, hospice, and intensive care; early childhood education and intervention; disability integration services; inclusive employment; after-school care; counseling; and voluntary service programs. The services are delivered through distinct operational divisions including seven residential care homes, an outpatient nursing service, multiple kindergartens, family centers, school-based care programs, and inclusion enterprises. The organization also runs vocational training and study programs in partnership with educational institutions. The portfolio is unified under the Caritas brand identity, serving as a single-platform social care provider rather than a modular software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Caritas-Care-Team: A specialized care team offering flexible staffing solutions for nursing staff, providing schedule security and additional benefits for nursing professionals.
• Caritas-Sozialstation

Products and services

• Stationäre und ambulante Altenpflege (Residential and Outpatient Elderly Care) Residential and outpatient elderly care services across seven care centers in Dortmund, including general geriatric care, dementia special care units (Demenz-WGs), hospice services, and intensive care for coma and long-term ventilated patients. Reimbursed through nursing insurance funds (Pflegekassen).
• Kinderbetreuung (Kitas / Daycare) Kindergarten and early childhood education services at multiple locations in Dortmund, including a Children's Promotion Center, serving children from infancy through school age, including those from multicultural backgrounds.
• Interdisziplinäre Frühförderung (Interdisciplinary Early Intervention) Early intervention services for children with disabilities or at risk of disability, integrating therapeutic and medical services within kindergarten settings.
• Eingliederungshilfe (Disability Integration Assistance) Integration assistance services supporting people with physical, intellectual, and multiple disabilities in residential homes, residential groups, and supported independent living arrangements, funded under SGB IX.
• Inklusionsbetriebe (Inclusive Enterprises) Inclusive businesses employing people with and without disabilities, providing maintenance cleaning, painting, gardening, facility management, and laundry services.
• Offene Ganztagsschule (OGS / After-School Care) After-school care at primary schools in Dortmund (Scharnhorst, Dorstfeld, Hörde, Eving, Aplerbeck), providing educational support, homework assistance, leisure activities, and meals, funded under SGB VIII.
• Beratung und berufliche Eingliederungshilfe (Counseling and Vocational Integration) Counseling services including career integration support, migration counseling, addiction counseling, and Kuren/rehabilitation travel programs.
• Caritas-Care-Team (Flexible Nursing Pool) A flexible nursing staffing team providing coverage to residential care units and outpatient services, offering scheduling security and additional benefits for experienced nursing professionals (Springerpool).
• Aus- und Weiterbildung (Vocational Training and Education) Vocational training programs in elderly care, facility management, educational care, childcare, and business administration, plus a dual nursing degree program (Pflegestudium) in cooperation with Hochschule Bochum.
• Freiwilligendienste (FSJ/BFD Voluntary Service Programs) Voluntary service programs including Voluntary Social Year (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr, FSJ) and Federal Volunteer Service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst, BFD) in cooperation with IN VIA Dortmund e.V., offering placements in care, integration assistance, and social support.
• Ambulante Pflege / Caritas-Sozialstationen (Home Nursing Services) Ambulatory nursing care delivered at patients' homes across multiple Dortmund districts (West, Ost/Brackel, Aplerbeck), reimbursed through nursing insurance.
• Familienzentren (Family Centers) Family centers (e.g., Familienzentrum St. Stephanus) offering integrated family support, parental counseling, and child development services for families across Dortmund neighborhoods.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,200+ employees serving the Dortmund community across 57 facilities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IN VIA Dortmund e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIN VIA Dortmund e.V. is a key co-development partner for voluntary service programs (FSJ - Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr and BFD - Bundesfreiwilligendienst). Caritas Dortmund jointly offers these voluntary service programs with IN VIA, where IN VIA provides the pedagogical supervision and seminar coordination while Caritas provides the placement positions in care facilities, disability services, and social care.
• Hochschule BochumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHochschule Bochum is the primary university partner for Caritas Dortmund's Pflegestudium (nursing degree program). Students combine a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Hochschule Bochum with practical placements at Caritas Dortmund facilities. After 4 years, graduates earn both a degree and qualification as a registered nurse (Pflegefachmann/-frau) valid across Europe.
• SoftgardencoreTechnology or IntegrationSoftgarden provides the technology platform for the Caritas Dortmund career portal (karriere.caritas-dortmund.de), including the applicant tracking system, employer branding widgets, employee review collection (softgarden Arbeitgeberbewertungen), and a machine-readable job feed (jobs.feed.json). Caritas Dortmund uses Softgarden's platform to manage all 37+ active job postings, receive applications, and display employer ratings.
• Kirchliche Zusatzversorgungskasse (KZVK)coreOthersThe church supplementary pension fund (KZVK) provides Caritas Dortmund employees with additional retirement benefits beyond the statutory pension. This is a standard benefit for church (Caritas/Diakonie) sector employees in Germany, funded through employer and employee contributions.
• Dortmund at Work (dortmundatwork.de)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCaritas Dortmund maintains a company profile on the Dortmund at Work regional job portal, which promotes the organization as an employer to the local job market in Dortmund.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• AOK NordWest: Major regional statutory health/nursing insurance fund in NRW that reimburses Caritas Dortmund under SGB XI and SGB V. Ecosystem counterparty representing the funding/payer side of the social care value chain.
• Stadt Dortmund - Jugendamt & Sozialamt: Municipal public-sector social services authority in Dortmund - the principal commissioner (public buyer) of Caritas Dortmund's Kitas, OGS, Eingliederungshilfe, and counseling contracts. Key ecosystem counterpart/funder relationship rather than direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant counterpart to Caritas under the church-affiliated welfare umbrella; operates residential elderly care, disability services, hospitals, and counseling across Germany under comparable AVR-style tariff and public-law contracts. Most direct structural peer given identical regulatory framework.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): German Red Cross operates residential elderly care, ambulatory services, youth welfare, and refugee/migration services nationally. Directly comparable welfare operator with similar tariff compensation, public funding mix, and volunteer-pipeline models.
• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic-affiliated welfare organization operating ambulatory care, elderly care facilities, hospice services, and social programs in Germany. Comparable in mission, church-affiliated status, and reliance on SGB XI/ambulance-style funding structures.
• Caritasverband Köln: Regional Caritas association covering Cologne and surrounding area; offers similar elderly care, disability, and counseling services under identical AVR framework and Diözesan-Caritasverband affiliation. Comparable for benchmarking against peer Caritas local associations.
• Caritasverband Essen: Neighboring Ruhr-area Caritas local association operating residential and ambulatory care, Kitas, and social services. Comparable in urban NRW context, scale, and service mix given similar demographic and labor-market dynamics.
• AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) Bundesverband: Germany's largest secular welfare association operating parallel social services (elderly care, childcare, disability, counseling) with similar funding models under SGB XI/VIII/IX. Directly comparable as a multi-facility non-profit welfare operator competing for the same municipal contracts and labor pools.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Major welfare organization providing ambulatory nursing, assisted living, hospice, and emergency services across Germany. Comparable in operating model, multi-state scale, and church-adjacent membership-based structure.

Broad incumbents

• Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung: National umbrella for Protestant welfare organizations; sets frameworks and standards for Diakonie-affiliated providers. Comparable at the federation level and useful as an analog to Diözesan-Caritasverband's role over local Caritas associations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5ryLhRf4qV9QeBGRaWLWdA
• Facebookfacebook.com/CaritasDo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caritasverband-dortmund
• Instagraminstagram.com/caritasdortmund/?hl=de

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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