St Ignatius Loyola Parish

What St Ignatius Loyola Parish does

St Ignatius Loyola Parish is a Roman Catholic Jesuit parish founded in 1954 by the Society of Jesus in Sacramento's Arden-Arcade district, serving approximately 3,000 families. The parish operates from a campus at 3235 Arden Way that includes a 1959-dedicated church, 1961 rectory, 1989 Parish Center, and a 2019-built Parish Office and School building constructed as part of a $12.2 million capital project. Core services comprise the seven Catholic sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, Funerals), weekend and daily Mass schedules, individual reconciliation, and a Youth Eucharistic devotion schedule. Faith formation is delivered through a K-8 parish school of approximately 400 students, Children's Religious Education (Sundays 10:30 a.m.–12:00 noon), a two-year Junior High Confirmation process, OCIA for adult initiation, and Adult Education including Bible study. The parish operates 24 ministries spanning liturgical, music & technology, mission & outreach (St. Vincent de Paul, Sharing God's Bounty meal program, Quilting for a Cause, Xavier Ministry, Sister Parish Honduras, Legion of Mary), mental health, fellowship and social groups, and social justice ministry.

The parish's technical footprint is minimal and operational rather than differentiated: a parish website (stignatiussac.org), a YouTube channel livestreaming the 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass, the ParishesOnline.com bulletin hosting platform, and the REALM parish database/online giving system (replacing the prior WeGather system), which supports scheduled daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly donations via credit card or bank account. A proprietary physical asset is the Fratelli Ruffatti two-manual pipe organ (1,019 pipes, 16 ranks, 29 speaking stops) built in Padua, Italy. There is no public API, no SaaS product, and no AI/ML capability.

Revenue is generated primarily through voluntary donations: Sunday offertory collection, Easter Offering, the Annual Catholic Appeal supporting Northern California Catholic charities, and a multi-year capital campaign with $1.996M of remaining debt against the 2019 building project and pledges still being paid through 2028. Fee-based services include baptism and wedding stipends (amounts not publicly disclosed), a $100 fee per child for Children's Religious Education 2026/2027, a $75 OCIA registration fee, and school tuition. The parish is a private nonprofit religious organization under the Diocese of Sacramento, wholly owned by the Jesuit religious order, with three Jesuit priests (Fr. Tom Lucas, S.J. as Pastor; Fr. Paul Cochran, S.J. and Fr. Michael Tyrrell, S.J. as Associate Pastors), one permanent deacon, a school principal, and approximately 16 staff members in total.

Name

St Ignatius Loyola Parish

Legal name

St Ignatius Loyola Parish

Website

https://stignatiussac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St Ignatius Loyola Parish is a Jesuit Catholic parish in Sacramento, California, founded in 1954 and serving approximately 3,000 families. It delivers sacraments, daily and weekend Masses, faith formation programs, and a K-8 school of about 400 students, funded through donations, online giving, and modest fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Parish Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Sacramental ministry
• Faith formation programs
• Jesuit Catholic education
• Religious education

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sunday Offertory Collection: Weekly Sunday collection during Mass services. Parish members contribute through cash, checks, or electronic giving.
2. Easter Offering: Annual Easter season donation campaign to sustain parish ministries and programs throughout the year.
3. Online Giving (REALM): Electronic giving through REALM platform allowing scheduled daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly gifts via credit card or checking account. Options include Sunday Collection, Greatest Need/Unrestricted Parish Support, and specific ministry funds.
4. Fee-based Services: Fees for Baptism ($XX), Wedding stipends, Children's Faith Formation classes, OCIA adult formation, and other parish services. Amounts vary by service type.
5. Capital Campaign Contributions: Multi-year capital campaign for school building and parish office debt reduction. Current debt stands at $1.996M with pledges still being paid through 2028. Original project cost was $12.2 million.
6. Annual Catholic Appeal: Diocesan-wide annual fundraising campaign supporting Catholic charities and parish social ministries in Northern California.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Ignatius Loyola Parish delivers Catholic worship services, sacramental ministry, faith formation for children and adults, K-8 parish school education, and an extensive network of liturgical, outreach, and fellowship ministries to approximately 3,000 families in the Sacramento Arden-Arcade area. Its offerings include scheduled Masses, the seven Catholic sacraments, Children's Religious Education (K-8), OCIA for adult converts, Confirmation preparation, music and technology ministry, mission and outreach programs (St. Vincent de Paul, Sharing God's Bounty, Xavier Ministry), mental health support, and social justice ministry.

Product overview

St. Ignatius Loyola Parish is a Jesuit Catholic parish in Sacramento, California, serving approximately 3,000 families. The parish offers a comprehensive portfolio of religious services organized around core sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, Funerals), multiple Mass schedules (weekend Vigil and Sunday services plus weekday daily Mass), and extensive faith formation programs for children (Religious Education through 8th grade, Confirmation preparation), adults (OCIA for those entering the Catholic Church, Adult Education, Bible Study), and specialized ministries (Liturgical, Music & Technology, Mission & Outreach, Mental Health, Fellowship & Social, and Social Justice). The parish also provides digital livestreaming of Sunday Masses and uses the REALM platform for online giving and parish record management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sacraments Administration of the seven Catholic sacraments: Baptism (children and adults), Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders/Vocation, and Funerals. Available to parishioners and registered families in the Sacramento area.
• Weekend Mass Services Saturday Vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday Masses at 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. (livestreamed), 11:30 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. at the parish church in Sacramento.
• Weekday Mass Services Daily Mass on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8:00 a.m., and Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m., entered via the chapel vestibule beneath the bell tower.
• Reconciliation Individual confession available Saturdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the chapel, entered via the chapel vestibule beneath the bell tower.
• Children's Religious Education Religious education program for children Kindergarten through 8th grade, held Sundays 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, preparing children for sacraments. Registration fee $100 per child for 2026/2027.
• OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) Program for adults seeking to become Catholic or complete the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist). Registration fee of $75 for 2026.
• Junior High Confirmation Preparation Two-year confirmation preparation process at the junior high level, with Pre-Confirmation in the first year and the sacrament received in the second year.
• Adult Education and Bible Study
• Liturgical Ministries
• Music and Technology Ministry
• Mission and Outreach Programs
• Mental Health Ministry
• Fellowship and Social Groups
• Social Justice Ministry
• Livestreaming Services
• St. Ignatius Parish School Catholic K-8 education (Kindergarten through 8th grade) serving approximately 400 students in the new school building opened in 2019.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 3,000 families
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

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

• Cristo Rey High School SacramentomajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Founded with the Sisters of Mercy in 2006. Cristo Rey provides innovative Catholic education with work-study program. St. Ignatius provides part-time college counseling through Fr. Mike Tyrrell.
• Jesuit High SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1963Jesuit High School opened in 1963, founded by the Jesuits as one of two additional schools in Sacramento established after St. Ignatius Parish and school. Serves the metropolitan Sacramento area with Jesuit education.
• Society of Jesus (Jesuits)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1954The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded St. Ignatius Parish in 1954 and has provided pastoral leadership through Jesuit priests since founding. The Jesuits are a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers, the largest male religious order in the Catholic Church with close to 17,000 members worldwide.
• St. Vincent de Paul SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorldwide Catholic organization of individuals committed to following Christ through service to those in need. St. Ignatius conference provides temporary assistance for rent, utilities, furniture, and clothing to neighbors in need.
• Diocese of SacramentocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Catholic Diocese under Bishop's leadership provides priest assignments, oversees parishes, and runs the Annual Catholic Appeal supporting charitable works throughout Northern California.
• ParishesOnline.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline bulletin and parish information service for Catholic parishes. St. Ignatius bulletins and parish information are published through this platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St. Francis Xavier Parish, Missoula: A Jesuit parish in Missoula, Montana, where current St. Ignatius Associate Pastor Fr. Paul Cochran, S.J. previously served. As a Jesuit parish in the same Province network, it shares Ignatian identity, priest pipeline, and Jesuit-school partnership structure.
• St. Joseph Parish, Sacramento: A Sacramento-diocesan Catholic parish with a parish school and faith formation programs. St. Ignatius's current Business Manager Laura Chacon previously worked here, and the two parishes share diocesan governance, staffing pools, and a comparable Northern California Catholic family base.
• St. Francis Xavier Parish, San Francisco: A Jesuit parish in San Francisco sharing Ignatian spirituality, the same Society of Jesus leadership pipeline, and a comparable Catholic worship/formation/outreach portfolio to St. Ignatius Loyola Parish.
• Most Holy Trinity Parish, Sacramento: Another Roman Catholic parish within the Diocese of Sacramento operating comparable worship, faith formation, school, and outreach ministries for Sacramento-area families. Directly comparable as a Sacramento-diocesan parish serving a similar geographic and demographic segment.
• St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco: A historic Jesuit parish in San Francisco sharing the same Society of Jesus sponsorship, Ignatian spiritual identity, school affiliation (St. Ignatius College Prep), and urban California Catholic context as St. Ignatius Loyola Parish in Sacramento.

Regional players

• Cristo Rey High School Sacramento: A Catholic work-study high school in Sacramento co-founded in 2006 by the Sisters of Mercy and the Jesuits. St. Ignatius Loyola Parish directly supports it via part-time college counseling through Fr. Michael Tyrrell, S.J., making it a peer Catholic institution in the same Sacramento ecosystem.
• Jesuit High School, Sacramento: A Jesuit high school in metropolitan Sacramento, founded in 1963 by the same Society of Jesus order that operates St. Ignatius Loyola Parish. It is both an ecosystem partner and the secondary-school continuation path for St. Ignatius Parish School graduates.

Broad incumbents

• Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Sacramento: The mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, which directly governs St. Ignatius Loyola Parish. As the diocesan seat, it operates the same sacramental, liturgical, and formation ministries at scale across the same Northern California footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC920sJjbtYEpfeGm3K14_VQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-ignatius-loyola-parish

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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