SPIRITUS of Mount Tabor Center

Name

SPIRITUS of Mount Tabor Center

Legal name

Mount Tabor Center, Inc.

Website

https://spiritusministries.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic Youth Retreat and Faith Formation Ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Catholic retreat ministry
• Youth evangelization programs
• Parish missionary services
• Faith formation retreats
• Nonprofit youth ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Menasha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Giving: The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that relies on tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations. Donation methods include: One-time or recurring donations via EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer), gifts of stocks or bonds, bequests by will, Catholic Foundation donor-advised funds, life insurance and retirement account beneficiary designations, and employer matching gifts.
2. Retreat and Program Fees: SPIRITUS charges parishes and schools for retreat programs. Fees are structured per student or per hour depending on retreat type, with minimum retreat sizes of 15 students. Open Confirmation Retreats charge $55/student (one-day) or $90/student (overnight). Youth Retreats are $30-$50 per student depending on duration. Faith on Fire retreats are $175-$275 per hour depending on group size.
3. Mount Tabor Center Facility Rental: The center generates revenue from renting its facilities including meeting rooms ($20/hour), full facility weekday use ($250/day), full facility weekend use ($450/day), and overnight use ($45/person, $2250 max). Meals are provided for an additional per-person charge.
4. Youth Ministry Internship Fees: Parishes and schools pay $5,000 per intern for 8 months of service at 10 hours/week, providing parishes with a trained youth ministry intern.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

SPIRITUS Ministries delivers Catholic youth evangelization through missionary-led retreats at parishes, schools, and at its Mount Tabor Center facility. Full-time young adult missionaries (ages 19-29) provide retreat programs for grades 1-12, youth ministry intern placement, and formation programming for parishes and schools in Wisconsin. The ministry also generates revenue through facility rentals and donor-funded charitable programs.

Product overview

SPIRITUS Ministries is a Catholic non-profit retreat ministry operating from Mount Tabor Center in Menasha, Wisconsin, founded in 2009 by Eden and Katherine Foord. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of faith formation programs centered on leading youth into life-changing encounters with Jesus through retreat ministry, prayer, and parish youth ministry. The core offerings include Youth Retreats (Confirmation Challenge, First Eucharist, Senior Retreat, Choosing the Way, Loved), Faith on Fire mini-retreats, and Open Confirmation Retreats for grades 2-12; SUMMIT high school weekly ministry; Cor Jesu young adult monthly gatherings; Janssen Forum speaker series; Witness Training for evangelization; Totus Tuus summer catechetical program; Youth Ministry Internship placement; and Mount Tabor Center facility rentals. The organization also operates a nine-month Missionary Formation Program for young adults, offers planned giving and legacy gift options, and provides various volunteer opportunities including Parish Ambassador roles. The ministry is supported by young adult missionaries who receive formation training, housing, monthly stipends, and health coverage while serving from August to May each year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Retreats High energy retreats for students in grades 2-12, including Confirmation Challenge, First Eucharist, Loved, Senior Retreat, and Choosing the Way retreats, ranging from 4 to 30 hours in length. Led by SPIRITUS missionaries at parishes, schools, or Mount Tabor Center.
• Faith on Fire Mini-retreats for grades 1-12 lasting 4 hours or less, providing high-energy faith experiences covering topics such as Choosing the Way, Holy Spirit and the Gifts, Mary the First Disciple, Real Presence, First Eucharist, In the Crossfire of Faith, Oh Snap!, Right Relationships, First Reconciliation, Loved, and Out of Bounds.
• Open Confirmation Retreats Open Confirmation Retreats are one-day or overnight retreats for students who need to attend a Confirmation retreat, offered at Mount Tabor Center with dynamic talks, activities, and prayer experiences led by SPIRITUS missionaries.
• SUMMIT High school ministry group meeting weekly on Tuesday evenings from September through May, providing area high school students with authentic community, fun activities, and opportunities to foster life-giving relationships leading to greater life in Christ.
• Cor Jesu Monthly young adult event featuring Adoration, Confession, Praise & Worship, and Fellowship held on the first Thursday of each month at St. Mary Parish, Appleton, in partnership with Via Fox Valley.
• Janssen Forum Monthly luncheon speaker series held on the third Thursday of each month at Mount Tabor Center, featuring Mass, fellowship, and guest speakers sharing stories of faith, with sessions costing $10 each.
• Totus Tuus Summer catechetical program for grades 1st through 12th, inspiring young people to embrace holiness, daily conversion, and openness to their vocation through prayer formation and faith education.
• Witness Training Training program equipping Catholics to share the Gospel, helping individuals understand barriers to faith sharing, learn a simple method to create personal witnesses, and confidently share their faith experiences with others.
• Youth Ministry Internship Eight-month internship placing faith-filled young adults in parishes or schools for 10 hours per week at $5,000 per intern, providing youth ministry support, social media assistance, faith formation programming, and discipleship under parish mentors.
• Mount Tabor Center Facility Rental Retreat center facility rental in Menasha, Wisconsin offering handicap-accessible spaces including two large group rooms, four small group rooms, a chapel seating up to 60 guests, game room, dining area, single and double occupancy bedrooms, and a renovated kitchen.
• Missionary Formation Program Nine-month missionary formation program (August to May) for young adults ages 19-29, providing ministry training, formation, housing, meals, monthly allowance of $175, health coverage, and a $3,000 completion stipend, with opportunities for advancement to Servant Leader roles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80,000+ youth inspired through retreats since 2009
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diocese of Green BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPIRITUS Ministries operates under the Episcopal guidance of Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay. The organization follows the Safe Environment and Appropriate Conduct guidelines of the Diocese of Green Bay and is in compliance with Safe Environment requirements.
• Via Fox Valley (Green Bay Diocese)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVia Fox Valley, a partner organization of the Diocese of Green Bay, co-promotes the Cor Jesu young adult ministry events with SPIRITUS at St. Mary Parish in Appleton, WI.
• Relevant RadiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerRelevant Radio is listed as a sponsor/partner of Janssen Forum events, providing media visibility for the monthly speaker series.
• MyCatholicWillminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSPIRITUS partnered with MyCatholicWill to provide benefactors with a simple, intuitive tool to create a legally valid will as part of planned giving and legacy gift programs.
• Catholic Foundation (GiveCentral)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatholic Foundation Giving through GiveCentral allows supporters to make gifts to SPIRITUS Ministries via donor-advised funds or charitable accounts.
• St. Margaret Mary Parish (Neenah)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Adoration Chapel at St. Margaret Mary is recommended as a nearby resource for parents waiting during SUMMIT nights, and St. Mary Parish hosts Cor Jesu events, indicating collaborative parish relationships.
• St. Mary Parish (Appleton)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCor Jesu young adult ministry events are hosted at St. Mary Parish, 312 S State St, Appleton, on the first Thursday of each month, facilitated by SPIRITUS missionaries and adult leaders.
• Totus Tuus Green BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTotus Tuus is a related ministry program (inspired by the original Totus Tuus program) that SPIRITUS operates in Green Bay to inspire young people in grades 1st through 12th to pursue holiness and deepen prayer lives.
• Catholic Speakers OrganizationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMike Iversen, Director of Discipleship at SPIRITUS, is a member of the Catholic Speakers Organization, a network for Catholic speakers that provides booking and promotional support.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students): FOCUS recruits and trains recent college graduates as full-time Catholic missionaries on campuses and parishes; directly comparable to SPIRITUS's missionary formation pipeline and evangelization mission.
• Life Teen: Life Teen runs a nationwide Catholic youth ministry and retreat program serving parishes and schools with dynamic retreats, sacraments prep, and discipleship — directly overlapping SPIRITUS's parish retreat offering.
• Totus Tuus (Diocese of Lincoln): The original Totus Tuus summer catechetical program from the Diocese of Lincoln is the model SPIRITUS's Totus Tuus Green Bay initiative is based on; both run missionary-led summer programs for grades 1–12.
• NET Ministries: NET Ministries sends teams of young adult missionaries to lead Catholic youth retreats across the U.S. — the closest direct comparable to SPIRITUS's full-time missionary-led retreat model.
• Catholic Heart Workcamp: Catholic Heart Workcamp runs mission-trip-style retreats and service experiences for Catholic youth groups, competing for the same parish retreat-booking budget as SPIRITUS.

Broad incumbents

• Dynamic Catholic: Catholic formation and evangelization organization offering parish-based programs, books, and retreats; overlaps SPIRITUS's Witness Training and parish evangelization offering at scale.
• Young Life: Large Protestant youth ministry using full-time staff missionaries to lead retreats and camps — structurally comparable to SPIRITUS's missionary model, though operating in a different faith tradition.
• Steubenville Conferences (Franciscan University): Large-scale Catholic youth conferences hosted by Franciscan University of Steubenville — a recruiting partner of SPIRITUS and an alternative higher-profile retreat option for parishes and schools.

Others

• Relevant Radio: Catholic media partner that co-sponsors SPIRITUS's Janssen Forum events; adjacent ecosystem participant in Catholic evangelization rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay: Regional Catholic social-services organization operating in the same Green Bay diocese as SPIRITUS; competes for diocesan attention, donor dollars, and parish engagement in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/spiritusministries
• Facebookfacebook.com/spiritusteam
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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

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