Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County

What Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County does

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County (SVdP San Mateo) is a 501(c)(3) Catholic nonprofit (Tax ID 94-1375833) that has operated in the county since 1931, when the first local Conference was established at Holy Angels Parish in Colma. It is an affiliate of the worldwide Society of St. Vincent de Paul, founded in Paris in 1833 by Frédéric Ozanam, and it functions as a faith-based safety-net provider serving the working poor, homeless individuals, incarcerated and previously incarcerated persons, women in recovery, and victims of crime across San Mateo County through person-to-person contact.

The organization delivers its services through a network of 32 parish-based Conferences, 3 Homeless Help Center Conferences, three thrift stores (South San Francisco, San Mateo, Menlo Park), two Homeless Help Centers (South San Francisco, San Mateo), and the Peninsula Family Resource Center, supported by more than 2,000 Vincentian volunteers and a small paid staff of 16. Core programs include Homeless Help Centers (meals, clothing, sleeping bags, ID assistance), Thrift Stores (low-cost goods with vouchers distributed to those in need), the Peninsula Family Resource Center (rent, utility, food, and clothing assistance via referral and home visits), Restorative Justice Ministry (pastoral care for incarcerated adults and youth, support for crime victims), and Rosalie House (transitional sober living for women). Fundraising is conducted through individual donations, the Helping Hands monthly giving program, and a Vehicle Donation Program that sells donated cars, motorcycles, trucks, and RVs; the organization states that 91 cents of each vehicle-donation dollar supports programs.

The revenue model is donation- and thrift-driven rather than transactional: services to beneficiaries are provided free of charge, while three thrift stores generate revenue from sales of donated goods. Online donations are processed via CommitChange under PCI DSS Level 1 compliance, and the organization maintains a 4-Star Charity Navigator rating and a GuideStar Platinum Transparency Seal. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors (with roles including President, Vice President of Voice of the Poor, Treasurer/Finance Chair, Governance Chair, and Spirituality Chair) and an executive team led by CEO Patrick Carbullido and COO Alicia Rangel. Operations are concentrated entirely within San Mateo County, with no disclosed geographic expansion or revenue figures in the source data.

Name

Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County

Legal name

Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County

Website

https://svdpsm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County is a 501(c)(3) Catholic nonprofit operating since 1931 that delivers faith-based safety-net social services—including food, clothing, rent and utility assistance, thrift stores, restorative justice, and transitional sober living—to working poor, homeless, and incarcerated individuals across San Mateo County through 32 parish Conferences and 2,000+ volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services / Charitable Human Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food Services (62421), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAG

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

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

SECONDARYBPAGAEAB

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGAEAL

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGACAE

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Social services nonprofit
• Homeless assistance programs
• Thrift store retail
• Homelessness prevention
• Charitable aid services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Mateo

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals supporting the mission of helping neighbors in need in San Mateo County. The organization operates a Helping Hands monthly giving program.
2. Vehicle Donations: Donated vehicles are sold, with proceeds supporting programs for the needy. The organization states 91 cents of each dollar goes to programs for the needy in San Mateo County.
3. Thrift Store Proceeds: Revenue from three thrift store locations (South San Francisco, San Mateo, Menlo Park) supports SVdP programs and provides low-cost goods to the community.
4. Volunteer Services and Time Donations: Vincentian volunteers contribute time, talent, and resources to provide person-to-person services including food, clothing, rent assistance, and emotional support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County is a faith-based nonprofit that provides person-to-person safety-net services to neighbors in need across San Mateo County, including emergency food, clothing, rent and utility assistance, homeless help centers, parish-based home visits, restorative justice ministry, transitional sober living, and revenue-generating thrift stores. All charitable services are provided free of charge to qualifying individuals and families.

Product overview

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County is a charitable nonprofit offering a portfolio of interconnected social service programs. The core programs include Homeless Help Centers providing meals and necessities, Thrift Stores generating revenue and offering low-cost goods with vouchers for those in need, and the Peninsula Family Resource Center for homelessness prevention. These are complemented by Restorative Justice Ministry (including Youth Ministry and Rosalie House transitional housing), and the Vehicle Donation Program and Helping Hands monthly giving program for fundraising support. The organization operates through parish-based Conferences throughout San Mateo County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Homeless Help Centers

Quantifiable outcome

• 91 cents of each donated dollar goes to programs for the needy

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CommitChangeminorOthersOnline donation processing partner that encrypts credit card data and complies with PCI Data Security Standards to protect donor payment information during transactions.
• Second Harvest Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood bank partner providing grocery rescue programs and food supplies to SVdP. SVdP participates in weekly food pickups from Safeway through SHFB's Grocery Rescue program, receiving produce, beans, rice, pasta, canned protein, and holiday poultry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• HomeFirst (formerly InnVision Shelter Network): Bay Area nonprofit focused on homelessness prevention, shelter operations, and reentry housing. Comparable emergency-shelter and housing-stabilization programming to SVdP's Homeless Help Centers and Rosalie House.
• Salvation Army Silicon Valley: Faith-based nonprofit operating thrift stores, food programs, and homeless services in the Bay Area. Overlaps directly with SVdP's thrift-store-and-emergency-assistance model and serves similar working-poor and homeless populations.
• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County: Faith-based nonprofit providing emergency assistance, housing, immigration, and food programs in the adjacent Bay Area county. Comparable faith-rooted safety-net service model and donor base dynamics to SVdP San Mateo.
• St. Vincent de Paul of San Francisco: Sibling conference of the same global Society of St. Vincent de Paul network serving San Francisco. Operates thrift stores, dining room, and shelter/housing programs with a comparable parish-based volunteer model and faith-based social-service portfolio.
• St. Anthony's Foundation (San Francisco): Faith-rooted nonprofit providing meals, clothing, and social services to the poor in the Bay Area. Closely comparable mission, dining-room/clothing model, and donor demographic to SVdP.
• Glide (San Francisco): Bay Area nonprofit providing meals, housing, and reentry services to marginalized populations. Comparable in delivering free meals, clothing, and case management to homeless and low-income individuals in the same metro area.
• Samaritan House (San Mateo County): Local San Mateo County safety-net nonprofit providing food, housing assistance, and case management. Direct geographic and service-line overlap with SVdP's Peninsula Family Resource Center and Homeless Help Centers.
• Goodwill of the San Francisco Bay Area: Operates thrift retail stores whose proceeds fund job training and community programs. Most directly comparable on the three-store thrift-revenue-funded-program model that underpins a portion of SVdP's income.

Emerging players

• Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley: Core food-supply partner of SVdP. While a peer in food distribution, it operates upstream as a wholesale food bank rather than a direct service provider; comparable on emergency food programming.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco: Larger nonprofit addressing housing stability and homelessness prevention in the Bay Area. Overlaps with SVdP's Peninsula Family Resource Center on housing assistance but operates broader housing-development programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/svdpsanmateoco
• Facebookfacebook.com/svdpsanmateocounty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/svdpsmc
• Instagraminstagram.com/svdpsmc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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