Servants of Mary

What Servants of Mary does

Servants of Mary (also known as Servites) is a Catholic religious community of women religious and lay associates, organized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit, that operates the American Province of the international Order of Servants of Mary (OSM) from its Motherhouse (Our Lady of Sorrows Convent) at 7400 Military Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska. The community was established in the United States circa 1891 and is part of the broader Servite Order, which celebrated 387 years of global service in October 2021. The organization employs approximately 21 staff and houses roughly 26 Sisters at the Motherhouse, with additional Sisters residing at Immanuel Fontenelle.

The community's offerings center on spiritual ministry: a 24-hour prayer line accepting intentions that are shared among Sisters and Associates, certified spiritual direction on a sliding fee scale of $25-$50 per session, a monthly livestreamed St. Peregrine Mass on YouTube, social justice advocacy on issues including climate change, immigration, and human trafficking, and a content library anchored by Sr. Joyce Rupp's bestselling publications (Return to the Root, Boundless Compassion). The organization supports international Servite missions in the Congo, Jamaica, and Vietnam, including healthcare development in the Congo.

The revenue model is donation-led, with charitable contributions from individuals, families, and estate-planning benefactors as the primary source, supplemented by modest fee-based income from spiritual direction sessions, book studies (e.g., $20 for the Boundless Compassion Book Study), and publication sales. Go-to-market relies on a community-led motion: a monthly Compassion Connection newsletter, the Circle of Support blog series, seasonal Giving Tuesday campaigns with matching grants, and word-of-mouth referrals through personal relationships within the Servite network. The technology footprint is non-proprietary, using WordPress, YouTube, Constant Contact, and DonorPerfect for content delivery and donations.

Name

Servants of Mary

Legal name

Servants of Mary

Website

https://osms.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Servants of Mary is a Catholic religious community and 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating from Omaha, Nebraska, delivering prayer ministry, spiritual direction, livestreamed Mass, social justice advocacy, and publications to individual laypeople and supporters across the U.S. and international Servite missions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious/Spiritual Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAC

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAG

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Catholic spiritual direction
• Prayer ministry services
• Religious community outreach
• Spiritual publications
• Social justice advocacy

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, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The primary revenue source consists of charitable donations from individuals, families, and benefactors. The organization accepts one-time donations, monthly recurring gifts, and participates in Giving Tuesday campaigns with matching grant opportunities. They also receive donations through estate planning vehicles.
2. Counseling and Spiritual Direction Services: Spiritual direction sessions are offered on a sliding fee scale of $25-$50 per one-hour session with certified directors.
3. Educational Programs and Book Studies: Fee-based programs including the Boundless Compassion Book Study at $20 per person, held at the Servite Center for Compassion.
4. Publication Sales: Sale of religious publications, books, and resource materials authored by or associated with the Sisters, including titles like Return to the Root, Boundless Compassion Bundle, and other spiritual resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Servants of Mary is a Catholic religious community that provides spiritual services including one-on-one spiritual direction sessions, a 24-hour prayer line, monthly livestreamed St. Peregrine Mass, social justice advocacy, and publishes spiritual books, newsletters, and educational resources. The organization operates from its Motherhouse in Omaha, Nebraska and supports international Servite missions including healthcare initiatives in Congo.

Product overview

Servants of Mary is a Catholic religious community (Servites) consisting of women religious and lay associates. Their offerings are centered around spiritual ministry and service, including a 24-hour prayer line, spiritual direction sessions, monthly St. Peregrine livestreamed Masses, social justice advocacy, and publications including the Compassion Connection newsletter and Circle of Support blog series. They also offer published books by Sr. Joyce Rupp including 'Return to the Root' and the 'Boundless Compassion' series with associated book studies. The organization operates from their Motherhouse (Our Lady of Sorrows Convent) in Omaha, NE, and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spiritual Direction One-on-one companioning along an individual's spiritual journey, providing a safe and confidential environment for sharing. Offered by certified directors on a sliding fee scale of $25-$50 per one-hour session. Contacts: Valeria Lewandoski, OSM (402-951-3093) and Caroline Turnovsky, OSM (402-660-9695).

Quantifiable outcome

• Global reach through international Servite network

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Order of Servants of Mary (OSM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Catholic religious community of women religious and lay associates. Servants of Mary (American Province) belong to this global order committed to prayer, community, and service in the spirit of Mary.
• Immanuel FontenellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare facility where some Sisters of the community reside. The organization maintains connection with Sisters living at this location through regular communication (FaceTime) and planned Jubilee celebrations.
• Servite Sisters in CongocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionary support relationship. The American Province supports Servite Sisters in the Congo who are developing healthcare services, specifically working to transform a small health post into a Health Center for maternal and child health in one of the poorest areas.
• Marian High SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partnership referenced in helpful links section of publications page.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Little Sisters of the Poor: Catholic women's religious order dedicated to serving the elderly poor, sharing the Servites' reliance on donations and elder-care of their own members at facilities like Immanuel Fontenelle.
• Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica: Catholic Benedictine women's community offering prayer ministry, retreats, and spiritual direction in a motherhouse-based model similar to the Servants of Mary.
• Dominican Sisters of Peace: Catholic Dominican sisters running prayer, retreat, and social-justice programs in the US, with similar convent/motherhouse structure and lay-associate engagement.
• Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM): Catholic women's religious congregation with ministries in spiritual direction, social justice, and publishing — directly comparable operating model.
• Sisters of Mercy: A Catholic women's religious institute with multiple regional communities, prayer and social-justice ministries, and a comparable member-and-mission model to Servants of Mary.
• Sisters of the Holy Cross: Catholic women's religious congregation with global missions and a strong social-justice and education portfolio, comparable in international footprint and ministry mix.
• Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity: Catholic Franciscan women's religious community with prayer, retreat, and social-justice ministry parallels to Servites, including faith-based publishing.
• Maryknoll Sisters: Catholic women's mission-sending congregation with international presence (including Africa and Latin America), prayer ministry, and donation-driven funding — closely analogous international structure.

Broad incumbents

• Loyola Press (Jesuit Publishing): Large Catholic publisher producing spiritual books, retreats-in-a-book, and prayer resources that compete for the same spiritual-book reader audience as Joyce Rupp's publications.

Emerging players

• Ignatian Solidarity Network: Catholic social-justice advocacy and education network that overlaps with the Servants of Mary's social-justice ministry (immigration, climate, human trafficking) without the convent structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@servantsofmaryusjamaica4877/streams
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/servants-of-mary

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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