PKWP

Name

PKWP

Legal name

Sekcja Polska "Pomoc Kościołowi w Potrzebie"

Website

https://pkwp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Charity and Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAOAB

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Donor Coordination, Grantmaking & Development Finance Programs

Keywords

• Religious goods retail
• Humanitarian aid services
• Catholic charity operations
• Donation fundraising campaigns
• Fair trade crafts

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: PKWP raises funds through donation campaigns targeting individual Catholic supporters in Poland. The organization collects money for humanitarian aid to persecuted Christians, with campaigns focused on Lebanon, Syria, the Holy Land, and other regions. Donations are accepted via bank transfer (ING Bank Śląski, PKO BP), online payment processors (Przelewy24), and in-store.
2. Religious goods retail sales: PKWP operates an e-commerce shop (pkwp.org/sklep) and physical retail at parish events, selling religious items including rosaries, olive wood crosses, mosaics, figurines, icons, books, Nativity scene sets, Christmas ornaments, and other devotional products. Products are sourced from Christian artisans in the Holy Land and other regions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PKWP is a Polish Catholic non-profit that delivers humanitarian aid, pastoral support and material assistance to persecuted and poor Christian communities in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America, and raises funds for these programs through individual donations, parish collections, the 1.5% PIT tax designation mechanism, and a Fair Trade online and parish-based retail operation selling religious crafts (mosaics, olive wood crosses, nativity sets, rosaries, icons, figurines, books) sourced from Christian artisans in the Holy Land and Lebanon.

Product overview

PKWP operates an e-commerce store (pkwp.org/sklep) selling religious crafts and goods sourced from Christian artisans in the Holy Land (Israel/Palestine), Lebanon, and Syria, with proceeds supporting persecuted Christian communities. The product portfolio centers on handcrafted religious items including mosaics (mozaiki), mosaic crosses (krzyże mozaikowe), olive wood crosses and carvings (krzyże z drewna oliwnego), nativity sets (szopki bożonarodzeniowe), rosaries (różańce), icons (ikony), figurines (figurki), books (książki), Christmas decorations (ozdoby bożonarodzeniowe), and ceramic home goods. The store also features a Lebanon-specific product category supporting families displaced by conflict. Products are sold both online and at physical parish fairs (kiermasz) organized across Poland by PKWP regional offices. The store provides both logged-in user accounts and guest checkout, with delivery within Poland via courier, Polish Post, or personal pickup at PKWP shops in Warsaw, Kraków, or Wrocław.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mosaics (Mozaiki)

Quantifiable outcome

• Raised 600 mln PLN+ in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Kirche in Not / Aid to the Church in Need / Aide à l'Église en DétresseflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1947PKWP is the Polish section of the international Catholic charitable foundation 'Kirche in Not' (Aid to the Church in Need / Aide à l'Église en Détresse), founded in 1947. The international organization coordinates global aid to persecuted Christians and supports national sections including the Polish section.
• Konferencja Episkopatu Polski (KEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPKWP works closely with the Polish Bishops' Conference on the annual Day of Solidarity with the Persecuted Church (Dzień Solidarności z Kościołem Prześladowanym), which includes parish collections. Bishop Marek Solarczyk serves as the KEP delegate for Kirche in Not in Poland.
• Polish Catholic parishescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolish parishes host PKWP fairs (kiermasze), distribute donation collection materials, promote campaigns, and serve as pickup points for religious goods. This is the primary domestic distribution network for PKWP's charitable goods.
• Christian artisan communities in the Holy Land and Middle EastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPKWP sources religious goods (olive wood products, mosaics) from Christian families and artisans in Bethlehem, the Holy Land, and other Middle Eastern communities. Purchases provide income and livelihood support to these persecuted Christian communities.
• TV Trwam / Radio Maryja / Telewizja Polska (TVP)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatholic media outlets in Poland that broadcast PKWP content, including live transmissions of Mass for persecuted Christians and other PKWP events.
• Instytut Tertio MillenniominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizes panel discussions on Catholic topics with PKWP at the Pola Dialogu venue in Kraków.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Internationalis: Global confederation of 160+ Catholic relief, development, and social service organizations including Caritas Polska. Comparable umbrella structure coordinating national Catholic charities, with similar donor mobilization and aid-deployment mechanisms.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS): The official US overseas relief agency of the Catholic Bishops, operating globally in humanitarian aid and development. Comparable as a large institutional Catholic humanitarian NGO, though broader in scope (health, agriculture, emergency response) rather than focused on persecuted Christians.

Regional players

• Solidarity Fund PL (Fundacja Solidarności): Polish Christian-rooted foundation supporting persecuted Christians and victims of conflict, particularly in Ukraine and the Middle East. A directly comparable Polish non-profit focused on the same donor base and beneficiary communities.

Direct peers

• Open Doors: International Christian NGO specifically serving persecuted Christians worldwide with aid, advocacy, and Bible-smuggling/distribution. Closely comparable mission focus (persecuted Christians in Middle East, Africa, Asia), donor base, and project-based delivery model.
• Missio (Pontifical Mission Societies): Vatican-coordinated network supporting missionary work and persecuted Christians, with national sections raising donations across Europe. Comparable as a parallel Catholic donor-mobilization and aid-deployment organization with parish-embedded fundraising.
• Aid to the Church in Need International (Kirche in Not): The international pontifical foundation of which PKWP is the Polish national section. Operates the same mission of supporting persecuted Christians worldwide, coordinating national sections, and publishing the 'Persecuted and Forgotten' report — directly comparable in mandate, brand, and programs.
• Caritas Polska: The Polish national Catholic charitable confederation focused on humanitarian aid, social services, and donor mobilization. Directly comparable as another large Polish Catholic NGO raising donations and supporting vulnerable populations, though with a broader (non-persecuted-Christians) mandate.
• Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA): Pontifical mission agency supporting Eastern Catholic churches and their communities in the Middle East, Northeast Africa, India, and Eastern Europe. Highly comparable as another Catholic entity funneling donor funds to Christians in the same geographic regions PKWP targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PomocKosciolowi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNLgPTDTuuZpJVWKCepmiuw
• Facebookfacebook.com/PomocKosciolowiWPotrzebie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pkwp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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