St Clare Parish

What St Clare Parish does

St Clare Parish is a Roman Catholic parish located in Santa Clara, California, whose institutional history traces directly to Mission Santa Clara, founded in 1777, making it one of the oldest continuously operating Catholic sites in California. The parish is currently preparing to mark its 250th anniversary across the 2026-2027 period and has been formally designated by the Vatican as an official Pilgrimage Site for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis, running January 2026 through January 2027.

The parish serves approximately 980 registered families, delivering the standard Catholic sacramental and liturgical program: weekend and daily Mass, the seven sacraments, faith formation for children and adults, youth ministry, and parish life activities. Staffing totals 24 employees. Operational technology is modest: a public website, YouTube livestreaming of Mass and services, and online giving channels via PayPal and WeShare. A newly launched online store distributes 250th-anniversary commemorative merchandise. There is no indication of proprietary software, custom platform development, or AI/ML tooling.

The financial model is a typical parish stewardship structure: weekly offertory from registered families, fees for sacramental preparation, facility rentals, fundraising events, and periodic capital campaigns. The recent "Sowing Seeds of Faith" capital campaign raised $1,233,642 from 158 donors, exceeding its $843,637 goal by approximately 46%. The parish's 2026 Annual Diocesan Appeal (ADA) goal is $112,000. The parish operates under the canonical authority of the Diocese of San Jose. No audited financials, offertory totals, or school/tuition revenue are disclosed in the available material.

Name

St Clare Parish

Legal name

Saint Clare Parish

Website

https://stclareparish.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1777

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St Clare Parish is a Catholic parish in Santa Clara, California, tracing to Mission Santa Clara (1777), serving approximately 980 families with sacramental services, faith formation, youth ministry, and digital outreach, currently celebrating its 250th anniversary and designated a Vatican Pilgrimage Site.

Ownership category

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Product category

Religious Services (Catholic Parish)

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAB

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences)

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

SECONDARYEDALAHAI

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Religious worship programs
• Faith formation education
• Catholic sacraments administration
• Community outreach ministries

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Clara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Regular Sunday and weekly donations from parishioners supporting parish operations and ministries. Online giving available through PayPal and WeShare platforms.
2. Sowing Seeds of Faith Capital Campaign: Capital campaign for spiritual renewal funding a Pastoral Associate and Director of Parish Implementation position. As of February 27th, commitments totaled $1,233,642.20 from 158 donors, exceeding the $843,637 goal.
3. Annual Diocesan Appeal (ADA): Annual campaign supporting diocesan ministries including seminarian formation, Catholic schools, evangelization, pastoral care, and outreach to the poor. Parish goal of $112,000 for ADA 2026.
4. 250th Anniversary Merchandise and Events: Sale of commemorative merchandise (t-shirts at $25) and ticket sales for anniversary BBQ events (Chicken BBQ Meal $25, Veggie Meal $25). Proceeds support parish preservation and anniversary activities.
5. Fundraising Events: Parish fundraisers including pancake breakfasts, goat/codfish dinners ($45), and youth program fundraising support retreat expenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St Clare Parish is a Catholic parish providing weekly Mass services, administration of seven sacraments (Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Anointing), faith formation programs for children and adults, youth ministry including Confirmation preparation and retreats, pastoral care for the homebound and elderly, and community fellowship events. The parish also operates digital giving (PayPal and WeShare), YouTube Mass livestreaming, and a small storefront for 250th anniversary commemorative merchandise and fundraising event meal tickets.

Product overview

St Clare Parish operates as a traditional Catholic parish offering religious services, sacraments, and faith formation programs. The parish provides digital engagement through online giving (PayPal and WeShare), YouTube livestreaming of Masses, and an online store for 250th Anniversary commemorative merchandise including t-shirts and BBQ meal tickets. Core offerings include weekly Mass services, sacrament administration, youth ministry, and various community events and fundraising campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sacraments

Quantifiable outcome

• Capital campaign exceeded $843,637 goal with $1,233,642.20 in commitments
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diocese of San JosecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Clare Parish operates under the Diocese of San Jose and participates in diocesan-wide initiatives including the Annual Diocesan Appeal (ADA), Diocesan Priest Retirement Appeal, and the Renewed in Faith, Together in Mission Pastoral Plan. The diocese provides support for seminarian formation, Catholic schools, evangelization, and outreach to the poor.
• St. Clare SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinked parish and school relationship. The school is a separate institution affiliated with the parish community.
• Mission Santa Clara de AsisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical connection dating to 1777 founding. Parish conducts annual Marian Procession from Mission Santa Clara Church to Saint Clare Church on feast days.
• Knights of ColumbusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal council sponsors parish pancake breakfast fundraiser for youth ministry retreat expenses.
• Vatican/Apostolic PenitentiarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNamed as pilgrimage site during Jubilee Year of Saint Francis of Assisi (January 10, 2026 - January 10, 2027). Parish offers plenary indulgence for pilgrims visiting the church, granted by Vatican through the Jubilee year.
• St. Vincent de PaulminorOthersChristmas Giving Tree gifts distributed to families supported by St. Vincent de Paul.
• Sacred Heart Community ServiceminorOthersChristmas Giving Tree gifts distributed to families supported by Sacred Heart Community Service.
• Bower's Elementary SchoolminorOthersParish Christmas Giving Tree program collects winter clothes for students at Bowers Elementary School in Santa Clara.

Scale indicators10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diocese of San José: Parent ecclesiatical authority of St Clare Parish and operator of the ADA, seminarian formation, and pastoral planning functions the parish participates in. Broad incumbent governing ~50 parishes across the same region with overlapping programs and donor pools.

Direct peers

• Mission Santa Clara de Asís: Adjacent Catholic parish/chapel sharing direct historical lineage with St Clare Parish (the 1777 mission origin). Operates in the same Santa Clara market with overlapping congregation and annual Marian Procession partnership, making it the closest comparable Catholic worship site.
• Holy Cross Parish (Santa Clara): Another Santa Clara–area Catholic parish under the same diocese serving a comparable suburban congregation. Competes for the same local Catholic households and donor base, making it a direct geographic peer.
• St. Clare School: Wholly-owned parish-affiliated Catholic K-8 school sharing branding, facilities, and constituent families with St Clare Parish. Directly comparable as a faith-based community institution with overlapping fundraising and volunteer ecosystems.
• Most Holy Trinity Parish (San Jose): Nearby Catholic parish in the same Diocese of San José with comparable size, programming (faith formation, youth ministry, online giving), and demographic profile — a strong like-for-like operational peer for benchmarking programs and fundraising performance.
• St. Justin's Parish (Santa Clara): Adjacent Santa Clara Catholic parish with similar Sunday Mass, faith formation, and online giving infrastructure (WeShare/ParishSOFT). Direct competitor for parishioner registrations and Christmas-season charitable giving.

Others

• ParishSOFT (Diocesan software): Technology vendor whose WeShare platform St Clare uses for online giving. Functions as an enabling/ecosystem peer — not a competitor, but the infrastructure backbone that powers the parish's recurring donation and family-registration workflows.
• Knights of Columbus (Santa Clara Council): Catholic fraternal organization whose local council co-sponsors parish fundraisers (e.g., pancake breakfast for youth ministry). Functions as a thematically adjacent peer that drives a portion of St Clare's community fundraising pipeline.

Regional players

• Catholic Community Foundation of Santa Clara County: Diocesan-aligned nonprofit foundation managing endowed giving and donor-advised funds in the same region. Operates as a regional peer for parish-level capital campaigns and stewardship programming within Santa Clara County.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHrKFEZntKla_WaqPSEN8zQ/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/stclareparishsantaclara
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-clare-parish

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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