St .Vincent de Paul - Indianapolis

What St .Vincent de Paul - Indianapolis does

St. Vincent de Paul-Indianapolis (SVdP Indy) is a Catholic charitable nonprofit founded in 1946 and serving central and southern Indiana with a portfolio of poverty-alleviation programs. Its core services include two food pantries — the 30th Street Food Pantry serving approximately 2,200 households weekly and the Boulevard Place Food Pantry on the northside, which surpassed 2,000 client households in a single month in April 2026 — a Home Delivery Program reaching ~380 homebound individuals, the Love Your Neighbor Center providing homeless services, and the Changing Lives Forever (CLF) 18-week systemic-change program with ~520 graduates, including a prison reentry track through the One Net Coalition.

The organization operates through a hybrid model that combines a small paid staff (12 employees) with 55 parish-based volunteer conferences that drive grassroots fundraising (blue bin donation stations) and service delivery. Earned income is generated through two Mission 27 Resale thrift stores (opened 2016 and 2019), while contributed income comes from individual donors, corporate partners including Eli Lilly and Ascension, foundation grants, and signature fundraising events such as the Summer Soiree, which raised $240,000+ in 2023.

SVdP Indy has pursued a deliberate professionalization track since 2020, installing its first Executive Director (Peter Zubler), hiring a CFO (Lynne Tromble), and adding operational leadership (Director of Volunteer Services, Boulevard Place site lead). Distribution channels include parish conferences, retail thrift stores, and a DoorDash logistics partnership via Faith Hope and Love for home deliveries. The underlying technology stack is conventional nonprofit operations with no disclosed AI/ML, data platform, or proprietary software; service delivery depends primarily on volunteer labor and physical pantry/shelter infrastructure.

Name

St .Vincent de Paul - Indianapolis

Legal name

Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Indianapolis Archdiocesan Council, Inc.

Website

https://svdpindy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Vincent de Paul-Indianapolis is a Catholic nonprofit serving central and southern Indiana through food pantries (2,200+ households weekly), a homeless shelter, two thrift stores, and an 18-week poverty-exit program, operated by 12 staff and 55 parish-based volunteer conferences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Social Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Food pantry services
• Homeless shelter programs
• Charitable donations
• Thrift store operations
• Poverty assistance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis, IN

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Monetary Donations: Individual and corporate donors contribute money to support food pantry operations, homeless ministries, and program services. Every penny of donations to the food pantry is spent on purchasing food.
2. Mission 27 Thrift Stores: Two Mission 27 resale stores sell donated clothing, furniture, and household items. Proceeds fund nutritious food at the food pantry and the Changing Lives Forever (CLF) program.
3. In-Kind Donations: Community donates food, clothing, furniture, and household goods which are distributed to those in need or sold through thrift stores.
4. Corporate and Foundation Grants: Organizations like Ascension Health, Eli Lilly and Company provide grants and volunteer support. Financial Center First Credit Union hosts charity golf outings benefiting SVdP.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SVdP Indy operates a multi-service charitable nonprofit providing food assistance through two client-choice food pantries and a home delivery program, homeless shelter and supportive services through the Love Your Neighbor Center, a thrift store social enterprise (Mission 27), and an 18-week Changing Lives Forever systemic-change program that helps individuals exit poverty through education, job readiness, and financial stability.

Product overview

SVdP Indy operates as a multi-service nonprofit organization offering a coordinated portfolio of programs. The core services include a food pantry system (30th Street Food Pantry and Boulevard Place Food Pantry) serving thousands of households weekly with client-choice food distribution, a Home Delivery Program for homebound individuals, and the Love Your Neighbor Center (LYNC) providing shelter and supportive services for the homeless. The Changing Lives Forever (CLF) program is a flagship 18-week systemic change initiative helping individuals escape poverty through education, job readiness, housing support, and financial stability. Mission 27 operates two thrift stores generating sustainable revenue to fund the food pantry and CLF program. Additional services include a Distribution Center for material goods, Blue Bin donation drop-offs, Ozanam training for volunteers, and annual fundraising events including the Love Your Neighbor 5K and Summer Soiree.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mission 27: Thrift store brand with two locations (132 Leota St. and 1618 Shelby St.) that generates revenue to support SVdP food pantry and Changing Lives Forever program.
• Changing Lives Forever (CLF)
• Love Your Neighbor Center (LYNC)
• Home Delivery Program

Products and services

• 30th Street Food Pantry

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 400 people have graduated from Changing Lives Forever program since 2011
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gennesaret Free ClinicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides medical care six days a week year-round at the 30th Street Food Pantry. Recognized SVdP with Community Heartbeat award for this partnership.
• Gleaners Food Bank of IndianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest supplier of food items including USDA food, milk, eggs and meat to SVdP food pantry.
• Second HelpingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides fresh produce and vegetables; supports Home Delivery program with 380 complete ready-to-eat meals each Wednesday; provides meals for several CLF programs including St. Philip Neri.
• Community Harvest Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides meat and cereal grain items from Fort Wayne location.
• Trusted MentorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with CLF program to provide mentors for program graduates.
• John Boner Neighborhood CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with CLF to offer skills training classes that can lead to job opportunities. Provides career coaches and financial coaches for CLF graduates.
• Dress for SuccessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelps CLF graduates with career clothing.
• One Net CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with CLF and Marion County Jail to bring Getting Ahead While Getting Out program to Indiana Women's Prison.
• Faith, Hope and Love CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks in partnership with DoorDash to deliver food to 20 households in need.
• Habitat for HumanityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistribution Center partners for construction items.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Second Helpings: Indianapolis-based hunger relief nonprofit providing rescued food and meals; partner to SVdP's Home Delivery and CLF programs and a directly comparable community food operator.
• Wheeler Mission: Indianapolis homeless shelter and services provider; directly comparable to SVdP's Love Your Neighbor Center in mission and geography.
• Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana: Regional food bank serving central Indiana; SVdP's largest food supplier and a directly comparable hunger-relief nonprofit operating food distribution in the same geography.
• Community Harvest Food Bank: Fort Wayne-based food bank supplying SVdP; comparable regional food distribution nonprofit addressing food insecurity in Indiana.

Regional players

• Midwest Food Bank: Multi-state food distribution nonprofit headquartered in central Indiana; comparable food distribution model though not directly competing in Indianapolis daily pantry service.

Others

• Feeding Indiana's Hungry: State association of Indiana food banks; adjacent industry body that coordinates partners like Gleaners, Community Harvest, and by extension SVdP Indy's food supply chain.

Broad incumbents

• The Salvation Army Indiana Division: Multi-state social services operator offering food, shelter, thrift, and disaster relief; overlaps with SVdP's food pantry, shelter (LYNC), and resale store (Mission 27) lines of service.
• Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana: Large regional nonprofit operating thrift retail stores and workforce development programs; directly comparable to Mission 27 thrift stores and SVdP's CLF job-readiness curriculum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1T6v7wZ3rtTq9WQ2Uxg6Xw
• Facebookfacebook.com/Society-of-St-Vincent-de-Paul-Indianapolis-Council-218651457432/timeline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-vincent-de-paul-indianapolis
• Instagraminstagram.com/svdpindianapolis
• Xtwitter.com/SVdPIndy

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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