St. Vincent de Paul Society

What St. Vincent de Paul Society does

St. Vincent de Paul Society, Dayton District Council is a 501(c)(3) Catholic nonprofit organization founded in 1948 that operates an integrated safety net for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and poverty across the Greater Dayton / Miami Valley region in Ohio. Its core service lines include the Gateway Shelter for Women and Families (a 24/7 emergency shelter at 120 W. Apple St.), three supportive housing communities (DePaul Center for men with chronic homelessness and substance use / mental illness, Kettering Commons for families with disabilities, and Safe Haven for adults with severe persistent mental illness), a Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program, food pantries, a community furniture bank, and a vehicle donation program.

Service delivery is decentralized through 24-28 parish-based neighborhood Conferences staffed by 600+ volunteers (Vincentians) who conduct person-to-person home visits providing utility, rent, food, clothing, and household goods assistance. Direct-to-consumer intake operates via phone, walk-in at the Urban Outreach Center, and referrals through United Way HelpLink, Homefull, The Foodbank, and emergency shelter partners. The organization runs a wholly-owned retail subsidiary, CityThrift, which sells donated goods and provides revenue to fund programs.

Funding derives from individual monetary donations (including a monthly "Friends/Steadfast Friends" program at $40/month providing one night of shelter, plus planned giving, IRA, and stock contributions), vehicle donations, in-kind goods (sold via CityThrift or used directly in programs), and grants. All beneficiary services are provided at no cost. Technology infrastructure is standard nonprofit stack: Blackbaud for donor management and payment processing, and ReSupply for donation pickup logistics. The organization is accredited by Charity Navigator (4-star, 2025), Candid (Platinum Transparency Seal), and the BBB, and is a United Way partner agency.

Name

St. Vincent de Paul Society

Legal name

St. Vincent de Paul Society, Dayton

Website

https://stvincentdayton.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

St. Vincent de Paul Society (Dayton) is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing emergency shelter, supportive housing, food pantries, and direct assistance through 24+ parish-based Conferences serving homeless and low-income individuals across the Greater Dayton region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Emergency shelter services
• Supportive housing programs
• Food pantry assistance
• Nonprofit charitable services
• Homeless services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Monetary Donations: Direct financial contributions from individual donors, including one-time gifts, monthly recurring gifts (Friends program), and planned giving options such as wills and beneficiary designations. Also includes matching gifts programs.
2. Vehicle Donations: Accepts donated vehicles (cars, trucks, boats, bikes) in any condition. Vehicles are sold and proceeds support programs.
3. Thrift Store Revenue: CityThrift store operations sell donated goods including clothing, household items, and furniture. Supports operational funding.
4. Stock Donations: Accepts stock donations as charitable contributions.
5. IRA Donations: Accepts charitable distributions from Individual Retirement Accounts.
6. Goods Donations: Receives donated goods including furniture, clothing, household items, and vehicles which are either used in programs or sold through thrift stores.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Vincent de Paul Society, Dayton District Council is a faith-based nonprofit that delivers emergency shelter, supportive housing, food pantries, furniture assistance, and direct person-to-person neighbor-to-neighbor help through 24+ parish-based Conferences across the Greater Dayton area. Services are provided free of charge and funded almost entirely through charitable donations and thrift-store (CityThrift) revenues. All programs — including the Gateway Shelter for Women and Families, three supportive housing communities, SSVF, Neighborhood Conferences, food pantries, furniture bank, and vehicle donation program — work together as an integrated safety net.

Product overview

St. Vincent de Paul Society, Dayton District Council is a faith-based nonprofit operating a comprehensive network of charitable services across the Miami Valley. The organization offers emergency shelter (Gateway Shelters for women/families and men), three supportive housing ministries (DePaul Center, Kettering Commons, Safe Haven), neighborhood-based Conferences providing direct person-to-person assistance, food pantries, a furniture bank, a thrift store (CityThrift), and vehicle donation programs. These services work together as an integrated safety net for neighbors experiencing homelessness and poverty, providing emergency assistance, transitional support, and long-term housing stability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gateway Shelter for Women and Families Dayton's primary 24/7 emergency shelter for women and families with children, providing sleep accommodations, daily meals, clothing, laundry, personal care items, showers, mail services, and housing-focused case management at no cost.
• Gateway Shelter for Men (via Homefull partnership) Emergency shelter for men operated by partner Homefull and connected through SVDP Dayton's referral network at 1921 S. Gettysburg Ave., Dayton, OH 45417.
• DePaul Center Safe and affordable supportive housing for men who experience chronic homelessness due to substance use disorder and/or severe and persistent mental illness, with on-site supportive services and case management.
• Kettering Commons Supportive housing for family households with disabilities in Montgomery County, Ohio, providing stable housing and supportive services.
• Safe Haven Supportive housing for homeless adults with significant barriers to rehousing, particularly those with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Supportive services program that helps veteran families obtain and maintain permanent housing, with case management and housing-focused assistance.
• Neighborhood Conferences Network of 24+ parish-based neighborhood ministries providing person-to-person assistance with utility bills, rent, medicine, food, clothing, household items, and furniture to neighbors in need through home visits across Montgomery County zip codes.
• CityThrift Store Community thrift store operated by the organization for reselling donated clothing, household items, and furniture to generate revenue supporting community programs.
• Community Furniture Bank Provides donated furniture to shelter guests moving into new homes and furniture vouchers through neighborhood conferences for those struggling to maintain permanent housing.
• Food Pantries Food assistance distribution locations providing food to families and individuals in need in partnership with The Foodbank (thefoodbankdayton.org).
• Vehicle Donation Program Charitable program accepting donated vehicles (cars, trucks, boats, bikes) in any condition, which are sold to generate funds supporting individuals and families experiencing homelessness and poverty in Dayton.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ neighbors assisted in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• United Way of the Greater Dayton AreacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Way partnership providing referral services through HelpLink 211 line and collaborative community impact initiatives. St. Vincent de Paul is a United Way partner agency.
• HomefullcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomefull operates Dayton's Shelter for Men (1921 S. Gettysburg Ave.), complementing St. Vincent de Paul's shelter for women and families. Partnership provides comprehensive community shelter coverage.
• BlackbaudsupportingTechnology or IntegrationBlackbaud provides donor management and payment processing platform for secure financial donation processing through donor portal.
• ReSupplysupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party logistics partnership facilitating residential donation pickups through Resupply app platform. Enables pickup scheduling for donors within 2 business days.
• The FoodbankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with The Foodbank (thefoodbankdayton.org) for food assistance referrals and distribution coordination.
• Lexis Nexis (Just a Little Lunch group)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate volunteer group that assembles bag lunches for shelter guests through community service partnership.
• C-3 GroupsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerC-3 Group awarded pro-bono marketing assistance to St. Vincent de Paul, providing strategic marketing support.
• Wright State UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity-based Conference location, one of two university chapters alongside University of Dayton.
• University of DaytonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity-based Conference location, one of two university chapters alongside Wright State University.
• Various Emergency Shelters and Community PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partnerships for supportive housing - clients accepted only through referral from emergency shelter or community partners.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Salvation Army: Operates emergency shelters, transitional housing, food assistance, and thrift stores nationally; directly comparable to SVDP Dayton's integrated safety-net model combining residential, food, and retail thrift operations.
• Homefull: Dayton-based housing and homeless services nonprofit that operates the men's shelter for SVDP's Gateway system and shares multiple grant and referral partnerships; the closest local peer for housing-focused programs.
• The Foodbank (Dayton): Regional food distribution partner of SVDP Dayton; operates the regional food distribution backbone that SVDP's food pantries plug into, and competes for the same food-insecurity donor dollars in the same market.
• City Gospel Mission: Cincinnati-based faith-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter, recovery housing, food services, and urban outreach; an Ohio-region peer with a near-identical service continuum as SVDP Dayton.
• Volunteers of America: Faith-affiliated nonprofit delivering emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, veteran services (SSVF), and reentry programs; structurally similar to SVDP Dayton with overlapping service lines including veteran family housing.

Others

• United Way of the Greater Dayton Area: A core referral and funding partner (HelpLink 211) for SVDP Dayton; functionally adjacent rather than competitive — United Way aggregates and routes funding to partner agencies including SVDP itself.

Emerging players

• Goodwill Industries International: Operates a national thrift retail and workforce development nonprofit model; comparable to SVDP's CityThrift subsidiary on the retail/donation side, though focused more on workforce outcomes than housing.
• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton: Local affordable housing nonprofit operating in Montgomery County; competes for housing-related grants, donors, and volunteer capacity within the Dayton market, though focused on homeownership rather than emergency shelter.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National federation of Catholic social service agencies operating shelters, food pantries, housing, and refugee services; the closest large-scale faith-based analog to SVDP Dayton's service mix, with an overlapping but far broader geographic footprint.

Regional players

• Lighthouse Youth Services: Ohio-based nonprofit providing housing, shelter, and services for at-risk youth and families; comparable mission in the same state and overlapping funder pool, though more specialized in youth/family populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stvincentdayton
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st--vincent-de-paul-society-dayton-ohio
• Xx.com/stvincentdayton

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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