Catholic Multicultural Center

What Catholic Multicultural Center does

Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) is a community services program operated under Catholic Charities Diocese of Madison, a private nonprofit charitable organization (EIN 39-0807067) headquartered at 1862 Beld Street, Madison, Wisconsin. CMC provides essential needs assistance (food and essentials pantry, free meal program, food pantry garden), education and employment support (English as a Second Language classes, employment search assistance, food service job training), and affordable immigration legal services for low-income immigrants and refugees. Service delivery is in-person at the Beld Street facility Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with bilingual English and Spanish staffing, supplemented by phone and email channels.

CMC is one program within Catholic Charities of Madison's broader portfolio of 16 programs operating across 11 counties in South Central Wisconsin, which together served 18,003 people and engaged 1,544 volunteers contributing nearly 40,000 hours of service in 2025. Other affiliated programs include The Beacon daytime drop-in shelter (opened 2017), 5 Door Recovery residential substance use treatment (launched 2020, ASAM 3.5 level), the Adult Day Center, Building Bridges school-based mental health, and Community Connections developmental disabilities services. The CMC program is not a separate legal entity; it shares administrative infrastructure, branding, and fundraising with the parent.

CMC is funded through individual and corporate donations, government grants (Dane County, City of Madison), partnerships with United Way of Dane County, SSM Health, and the Diocese of Madison, and modest program service fees from immigration legal clients. Most services are delivered free of charge. The organization has no proprietary technology platform, public API, or software product; all offerings are direct human services delivered by staff and volunteers.

Name

Catholic Multicultural Center

Legal name

Catholic Charities Diocese of Madison

Website

https://cmcmadison.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Catholic Multicultural Center is a Madison, Wisconsin-based nonprofit program of Catholic Charities Diocese of Madison that delivers food assistance, ESL classes, employment support, and affordable immigration legal services to immigrants, refugees, and low-income residents in South Central Wisconsin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Center Education Programs (EDAAAFAB)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Food pantry services
• ESL language classes
• Community social services
• Refugee assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Monetary contributions from individuals, corporations, and organizations supporting the mission of serving immigrants and refugees in the Madison area.
2. Government Grants and Funding: Public funding from Dane County, City of Madison, and other government sources supporting homelessness services and community programs.
3. Program Service Fees: Affordable fees for low-income immigrants for immigration legal services.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) is a community hub program operated under Catholic Charities Diocese of Madison that provides essential social services to immigrants, refugees, and economically disadvantaged individuals. Its core offerings include a food and essentials pantry, free meal programs, employment search assistance, food service job training, English language (ESL) classes, and affordable immigration legal services for low-income immigrants. Most services are provided free of charge, with immigration legal services offered at affordable rates.

Product overview

Catholic Charities of Madison operates the Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) as a multi-service community hub offering essential needs assistance (food pantry, meals), education (ESL classes, job training), employment support, and immigration legal services to immigrants, refugees, and individuals facing economic hardship. The broader organization encompasses related social service programs including The Beacon (homeless day shelter), 5 Door Recovery (substance use treatment), Adult Day Center, Building Bridges (school-based mental health), and Community Connections (developmental disabilities services). These programs function as distinct service units under Catholic Charities rather than an integrated technology product suite.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food & Essentials Pantry
• Free Meal Program Offers free meals to community members experiencing food insecurity.
• Employment Search Assistance Helps individuals search for employment and navigate job market barriers.
• Food Service Job Training Provides job training specifically focused on food service industry skills.
• English Language Classes (ESL) Offers English language instruction to help immigrants and refugees improve language skills for daily life and employment.
• Immigration Legal Services Provides affordable immigration legal services for low-income immigrants and refugees.
• Food Pantry Garden A community garden that supplements the food pantry with fresh produce.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,003 people served across all programs in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

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

• Catholic Charities of MadisoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMC is operated as a program of Catholic Charities of Madison, which provides administrative support, funding, and operational infrastructure. Catholic Charities Diocese of Madison has been serving the community since 1946.
• Dane CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDane County purchased the building that houses The Beacon and provides ongoing funding as a public-private partnership. CMC benefits from this broader partnership network.
• City of MadisoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Madison partners with Catholic Charities through The Beacon public-private partnership, supporting homelessness services in downtown Madison.
• United Way of Dane CountymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Way of Dane County is a key funding partner in the public-private partnership that supports The Beacon and related homelessness services.
• PorchlightmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPorchlight provides shelter services and partners with The Beacon to serve individuals experiencing homelessness in Dane County.
• Catalyst for ChangemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCatalyst for Change offers crisis management, homeless services, and wrap-around care in Dane County, providing services on-site at The Beacon.
• Just DanemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJustDane helps transform individual lives and social systems to create a just and equitable community, partnering to provide services at The Beacon.
• Housing Navigation ServicesmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCatholic Charities' own Housing Navigation service situated at The Beacon, using advocacy, information, referral, and emergency funding to help individuals secure housing.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNAMI provides community de-escalation training and mental health resources, partnering with The Beacon for staff and community education.
• Capital Neighborhoods Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Capital Neighborhoods Inc. to host Community De-escalation Training for downtown Madison community members.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Literacy Network of Dane County: Madison-area nonprofit providing adult literacy and ESL instruction. Directly comparable adult education programming to CMC's ESL classes and serves overlapping immigrant learner population.
• Urban League of Greater Madison: Madison affiliate of the National Urban League providing workforce development, education, and community services. Comparable local service mix to CMC's employment and ESL offerings.
• Madison Area Food Pantry Garden: Local food security nonprofit supporting area food pantries including CMC's own pantry. Closely aligned food-assistance mission serving overlapping low-income clients in Madison.
• Jewish Social Services of Madison: Madison-based faith-rooted social services agency offering case management, food, and refugee/immigrant support. Closely comparable local peer operating in the same geographic market with similar mission.
• World Relief Madison: Faith-based refugee and immigrant services organization with a Madison office. Direct peer providing refugee resettlement, ESL, and case management to newly arrived immigrants in the same geography.
• Centro Hispano of Dane County: Madison-based nonprofit serving the Latino immigrant community with education, employment, and community programs. Direct local peer offering overlapping services to CMC's immigrant client base in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• HIAS: Jewish-founded international refugee resettlement agency with U.S. service programs. Comparable refugee resettlement, immigration legal, and integration services at broader national scope.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Large national refugee resettlement and immigrant services organization. Comparable mission (refugee resettlement, ESL, employment, immigration legal) but operates at much larger scale across many U.S. cities.
• Catholic Charities USA: National umbrella organization for Catholic Charities agencies. Parent network of CMC, providing system-wide context on comparable programs and funding partnerships across the U.S.
• Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan: Faith-based social services network across Wisconsin offering refugee resettlement, family services, and community programs. Similar faith-rooted nonprofit model with overlapping refugee/immigrant service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVpwE649sXaONFP9DLL6f_A?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/CatholicMulticulturalCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catholic-multicultural-ctr
• Instagraminstagram.com/cmcmadison

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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