St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care

What St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care does

St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care is a Catholic nonprofit ministry affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles, a corp. sole, providing 24-hour pastoral and spiritual care services to patients, families, and staff at LAC+USC Medical Center, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, and USC University Hospital. The Center is the direct institutional successor to a Catholic chaplaincy presence at Los Angeles County Hospital dating to 1876 and to Saint Camillus Parish founded in 1954; it was reorganized into Saint Camillus Center for Pastoral Care in 1985 under Fr. Don Kribs and later renamed to its current form. Its core deliverable is bedside chaplaincy, sacramental ministry, grief and end-of-life support, and a weekly Peace and Justice Mass, delivered through in-person chapel services and a Zoom channel under meeting ID 206 131 809. The Center also hosts an ecosystem of specialized outreach ministries — Angel Interfaith Network (since 2010), Catholic HIV/AIDS Ministry, Catholic Ministry with Lesbian and Gay Persons, Catholics Against the Death Penalty Southern California, Pax Christi Los Angeles and Southern California — and runs a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program via Urban Interfaith Chaplaincy.

The Center's go-to-market is mission-driven and community-led rather than commercial: services are delivered at the point of need (hospital bedside, chapel) rather than sold, and the organization reaches supporters through a 3,000+ subscriber newsletter, Facebook and Instagram channels, benefit concerts at partner parishes, and an annual Awards Benefit Luncheon with tiered sponsorships (Illuminate $5,000, Ignite $3,000, Kindle $2,000) and program tribute ads. Revenue mechanics are donation-led: tax-deductible contributions through the NetworkForGood platform, an Amazon Smile affiliate stream, and event-driven fundraising that produced over $56,000 at the 2025 luncheon. The customer-side footprint is concentrated in three hospital clients where the Center provides chaplaincy under Archdiocesan auspices, supplemented by ministry users across HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+, and death-penalty-adjacent communities. Operations are based at 1911 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, and key leadership has historically been Father Chris Ponnet, whose passing has triggered a legacy-memorial fundraising effort and a pastoral transition. Underlying technology is intentionally low-tech — Zoom for liturgy, eCatholic for the website, NetworkForGood for donations — with no disclosed AI, data, or software product surface.

Name

St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care

Legal name

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles, a corp. sole

Website

https://stcamilluscenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care is a Catholic nonprofit, under the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, providing 24-hour chaplaincy and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff at LAC+USC Medical Center, USC/Norris Cancer Center, and USC University Hospital, plus multiple outreach ministries and a CPE training program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAH

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions)

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAF

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries

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

Keywords

• Pastoral care services
• Hospital chaplaincy ministry
• Spiritual care outreach
• Interfaith chaplaincy
• Bereavement support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization relies on donations from supporters to fund chaplains and outreach ministries. Donations are described as tax-deductible in the U.S. to the fullest extent permitted by law. Donations can be made online through NetworkForGood platform or by mail.
2. Event Sponsorships and Tributes: Annual Awards Benefit Luncheon featuring sponsorship packages (Illuminate $5,000, Ignite $3,000, Kindle $2,000) with VIP tickets and program ad recognition. Additional revenue from program tribute ad sales in event program book.
3. Amazon Smile: Supporters can shop through Amazon.com and a portion of purchases goes to support St. Camillus Center.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care provides 24-hour pastoral and spiritual care ministry at LAC+USC Medical Center and affiliated hospitals, including sacramental services, grief and bereavement support, and a portfolio of outreach ministries serving vulnerable populations including those affected by HIV/AIDS, the LGBTQ+ community, and peace and justice advocacy. The center also operates a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program that trains future chaplains and a Prayer Request Ministry accessible to the wider community.

Product overview

St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care operates as a unified ministry offering with a core of hospital chaplaincy and spiritual care services supplemented by multiple specialized outreach ministries and educational programs. The center's primary services include 24-hour pastoral care at LAC+USC Medical Center and affiliated hospitals, weekly Peace & Justice Mass, and a Prayer Request Ministry. These are extended through outreach programs including the Angel Interfaith Network, Catholic HIV/AIDS Ministry, Catholic Ministry with Lesbian & Gay Persons, Catholics Against the Death Penalty Southern California, Pax Christi Peace Movement, and the Acts of Kindness quilt program. The center also offers spiritual formation through St. Camillus Associates and Clinical Pastoral Education programs via Urban Interfaith Chaplaincy. An annual Awards Benefit Luncheon serves as the primary fundraising vehicle for the ministry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour spiritual care coverage at multiple major medical centers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

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

• Angel Interfaith NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Local faith groups, businesses, civic organizations and individuals coming together to reach out to neighbors in times of crisis. AIN operates as a separate project under the auspices of St. Camillus Center since end of 2010, providing neighbor-to-neighbor support at LAC+USC Medical Center.
• LAC+USC Medical Center Department of Spiritual Care (CARES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFruitful partnership with the Department of Spiritual Care at LAC+USC Medical Center: CARES operates under LAC+USC Medical Center auspices. St. Camillus Center shares resources and collaborates on donations of clothing, furniture, and other assistance to patients.
• Interfaith Chaplaincy CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChaplains work in collaboration with other chaplains of the Interfaith Chaplaincy Center, providing comprehensive spiritual care services.
• Catholic Mobilizing NetworkmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCMN holds monthly First Friday Virtual Prayer Vigils to lament upcoming executions and bear witness to the inviolable dignity of all human life. St. Camillus Center participates and promotes these vigils.
• Our Lady of Assumption Parish, ClaremontminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosting parish for benefit concerts supporting St. Camillus Center, providing venue and hospitality for musical events.
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Hermosa BeachminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosting parish for benefit concerts supporting St. Camillus Center, providing venue and hospitality for musical events.
• Pax Christi Los AngelescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPax Christi is a global Catholic peace movement. Saint Camillus Center hosts the Pax Christi Los Angeles group. Monthly meetings followed by Pax Christi mass at 4:00pm.
• Pax Christi Southern CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPax Christi is a global Catholic peace movement. Saint Camillus Center hosts the Pax Christi Southern California group.
• Death Penalty FocusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization for Catholics Against the Death Penalty, Southern California hosted by St. Camillus Center.
• California People of FaithminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization for Catholics Against the Death Penalty, Southern California.
• Archdiocese of Los AngelescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Camillus Center is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles. The Archdiocese provides significant support and the center operates as part of the Archdiocese's spiritual care ministry since 1876.
• Archdiocese of Los Angeles Office of Catholic HIV/AIDS MinistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIV/AIDS ministry began in 1986 under Cardinal Mahony. St. Camillus Center provides pastoral care, visits, speakers, resource manuals, and training as part of this ministry.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Interfaith Chaplaincy Center (LAC+USC partner): Explicit operational partner of St. Camillus — chaplains collaborate within this interfaith center at LAC+USC Medical Center; the closest direct peer by patient population, geography, and service overlap.
• Spiritual Care Association (HealthCare Chaplaincy Network): National professional association certifying chaplains and setting quality standards for spiritual care in hospitals; directly comparable as the leading US organization defining and credentialing the same hospital-chaplaincy services St. Camillus delivers.
• Association of Professional Chaplains (APC): National certifying body for chaplains; directly comparable as the primary professional/credentialing counterpart to hospital chaplaincy ministries like St. Camillus, including CPE oversight.

Broad incumbents

• Bon Secours Mercy Health (Mission Services): Catholic health system with a dedicated mission/spiritual-care function integrated across its hospital network; comparable as a large, faith-based operator of embedded hospital chaplaincy.
• Dignity Health (Spiritual Care Services): Catholic-affiliated hospital system operating dedicated spiritual-care departments across California and the US; comparable as a faith-based, multi-hospital operator of chaplaincy and pastoral-care services.
• Catholic Charities of Los Angeles: Large Catholic social-services nonprofit in the same Archdiocese of LA footprint; comparable operating model (donation-funded, Catholic-affiliated, multi-program) but at far greater scale and broader service scope.
• Providence Health & Services (Spiritual Care): Faith-based Catholic health system with dedicated spiritual-care departments integrated across its hospitals; comparable as a larger institutional provider of hospital chaplaincy services under a Catholic ministry umbrella.
• Hospital Sisters of St. Francis (Mission Outreach): Catholic religious-institution-led healthcare ministry with chaplaincy and outreach programs; comparable as a faith-based healthcare ministry organization with parallel mission-driven, multi-program structure.

Emerging players

• Cedars-Sinai Spiritual Care Department: Hospital-based spiritual-care department serving a major LA academic medical center; comparable as a competing provider of chaplaincy services to a large urban hospital population in the same region.

Others

• Pax Christi USA: National Catholic peace and justice movement; directly comparable to one of St. Camillus's hosted ministries (Pax Christi LA / Southern California) and indicative of the broader movement-network peer set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StCamillusCenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/stcamilluscenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-camillus-center-for-spiritual-care

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Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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