Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Fresno

What Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Fresno does

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1968 and headquartered at 149 N Fulton Street, Fresno, California. It operates within the Catholic Charities USA network and serves an eight-county region of California's San Joaquin Valley (Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Kern, and Inyo counties) covering approximately 4 million residents, 21.3% of whom live in poverty. The organization serves 610,000 people annually and distributes 3.6 million pounds of food per year.

The organization operates a portfolio of 14 service lines delivered through three brick-and-mortar sites in Fresno, Bakersfield, and Merced, plus a Rural Outreach Program reaching 42 underserved communities with 160 annual events. Core programs include the Food Pantry (254,000 individuals annually, the largest program), Rural Outreach (26% of food distribution), Immigration Services (free legal assistance under DOJ Recognition and Accreditation since November 2022), Disaster Relief case management, CareConnect (Medi-Cal Enhanced Care Management via PairTeam), HopeWorks job training, Senior Companion Program (AmeriCorps Seniors), Diaper Program, Thrift Store, clothing and rent/mortgage assistance, DMV ID vouchers, and CalFresh application support. No proprietary technology platform is described; PairTeam is the only named external technology integration.

The revenue model is donation-based: private donations (with 90 cents of every dollar going to programs), special events (~15% of annual revenue including Harvest of Hope, Golf Classic, Mardi Gras, Turkey Drive, Toys for Kids), vehicle donations via the CARS program, planned giving, and thrift store retail proceeds. The organization holds a 4-Star Charity Navigator rating for seven consecutive years and a Platinum GuideStar seal. Most client-facing services are free; clients pay only government processing fees for immigration cases and an $11 reduced DMV ID fee where applicable. The GTM motion is community-led, relying on parish referrals, church partnerships, and word-of-mouth across the Diocese.

Name

Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Fresno

Legal name

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno

Website

https://ccdof.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing food, clothing, housing support, immigration, disaster relief, and senior services to 610,000 people annually across an eight-county San Joaquin Valley region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human and Social Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food Services (624210), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Social services nonprofit
• Food assistance programs
• Immigration legal services
• Disaster relief services
• Community health support

Headquarters

HQ city

Fresno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Donations: Individual and corporate donations from the community. Approximately 90 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to programs and services. Donations can be designated to specific counties, communities, or programs.
2. Special Events Fundraising: Revenue from events including Harvest of Hope gatherings, Golf Classic, Mardi Gras, Turkey Drive, and Toys for Kids. Approximately 15% of annual revenue is raised through these events.
3. Vehicle Donations: Vehicle donation program through the CARS program, providing tax-deductible donations to support services.
4. Planned Giving: Legacy gifts including wills, living trusts, securities, life insurance, IRA or retirement plan beneficiaries, real estate, memorial gifts, endowed gifts, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and donor advised funds.
5. Thrift Store Sales: All proceeds from the Fresno Thrift Store go directly to support Social Service Programs. Also serves as a job training program for volunteers gaining retail experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno is a nonprofit social services organization that provides emergency food assistance, clothing, housing support, immigration legal services, disaster case management, job training, senior companionship, health insurance navigation, and emergency preparedness education to low-income individuals and families across eight counties in California's San Joaquin Valley. Services are delivered through three brick-and-mortar sites in Fresno, Bakersfield, and Merced, supplemented by a Rural Outreach Program that executes 160+ mobile events per year in 42 underserved communities. The organization distributes 3.6 million pounds of food annually and serves approximately 610,000 people each year, free of charge or at nominal cost.

Product overview

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno operates as a multi-service nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of social services across eight counties in California's San Joaquin Valley. The organization provides emergency food assistance through its Food Pantry (the largest program serving 254,000 individuals annually) and Rural Outreach Program, immigration legal services through its Immigration Services Center, housing support via rent/mortgage assistance, healthcare navigation through CareConnect (Medi-Cal ECM program), job training via HopeWorks, disaster case management, senior companionship, and basic needs assistance including clothing, diapers, and DMV ID vouchers. The organization maintains three brick-and-mortar sites in Fresno, Bakersfield, and Merced, and operates a Thrift Store that both serves clients and provides job training. All services are provided regardless of race, religion, or legal status, with immigration services offered free of charge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 610,000 people served annually
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Central California Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Charities receives a $1 million diaper grant through the Central California Food Bank as one of 10 local agencies benefiting from this partnership. This enables distribution of diapers to families with children 0-5 every 30 days.
• Catholic Charities of CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrant partnership funding the Immigration Services Center. Also provides technical assistance, advice, counsel, and support in immigration matters from the Directing Attorney.
• PairTeamcoreTechnology or IntegrationCareConnect Fresno partners with PairTeam to provide Enhanced Care Management (ECM) for Medi-Cal patients, connecting them to care coordination, referrals, and community resources.
• AmeriCorps SeniorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Senior Companion Program is operated under AmeriCorps Seniors, a seniors helping seniors program serving Fresno and Madera counties.
• Leah's PantrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeah's Pantry provides Gold Certification to Catholic Charities Food Pantry, recognizing it as one of 65 Gold Certified Food Pantries in California for nutrition security practices.
• KSEE24coreGTM or Marketing Partner17th Annual Turkey Drive partnership with KSEE24 in Fresno. The news station hosts the turkey collection event at their parking lot from 5am-7pm on November 25th.
• KGETcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTurkey Drive Telethon partnership with KGET in Bakersfield from 5am-7pm, including text-to-give campaign for Kern County families.
• San Joaquin Memorial High School - Junior Ministers of Presence (JMOPs)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerService group of students who help bring smiles to 200 children during the annual Christmas for Kids event through face painting, arts and crafts, and photos with Santa.
• Food Bank partners, corporate donors, churches, schools, and individualscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of donors providing over one million pounds of donated food annually to Catholic Charities for distribution.
• Fresno Family Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocation where CareConnect Fresno offers support to Medi-Cal patients through Enhanced Care Management.
• Merced Family Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocation where CareConnect Merced community health workers support clients with health insurance navigation and healthcare connections.
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Merced)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkey collection and distribution site. Church hosts collections from 9am-2:30pm on Sundays and distribution on November 24th.
• Sacred Heart Church (Merced)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkey collection site during mass on Sundays from 9am-2:30pm.
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church (Bakersfield)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkey Drive distribution site in Bakersfield.
• St. Joseph Catholic Church (Bakersfield)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkey Drive distribution site in Bakersfield.
• California LISTOS Emergency Preparedness ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide educational and outreach program for emergency preparedness that Catholic Charities administers in Merced, Kings, Tulare and Kern Counties.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Central California Food Bank: Central California Food Bank operates in the same regional food-security ecosystem and is a major supplier and partner to the company. It is not a full-service social-services competitor, but it provides a strong benchmark for food sourcing and distribution scale.

Broad incumbents

• The Salvation Army: The Salvation Army is a large faith-based operator providing food, housing, disaster relief, senior support, and other assistance. It is a broader incumbent and useful benchmark for national fundraising reach, disaster response, and multi-service delivery.
• Catholic Charities USA: Catholic Charities USA is the national network to which the company belongs and comprises 167 local agencies. It is not a direct local competitor, but its brand, standards, disaster-response capabilities, and network resources make it a key ecosystem incumbent and scale benchmark.
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul: The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a faith-based network that assists people through food, housing, utility, and emergency-support programs. Its volunteer-led, local-conference structure and direct assistance model are relevant comparators for the company's community-led distribution.

Regional players

• Catholic Charities of Los Angeles: Catholic Charities of Los Angeles is another large diocesan nonprofit providing food, housing, immigration, health, and related support services. It is highly comparable in mission and service mix, although it serves a different and substantially larger Southern California market.
• Catholic Charities of the East Bay: Catholic Charities of the East Bay provides integrated assistance across housing, food, immigration, employment, and community support. It serves a different part of California but has a directly comparable diocesan nonprofit model and target population.
• Catholic Charities of Sacramento: Catholic Charities of Sacramento is a faith-based regional social-services organization serving vulnerable individuals and families. Its comparable combination of emergency assistance, food, housing support, and community programs makes it a relevant operating benchmark.
• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County: Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County operates a multi-service safety-net platform for low-income families, immigrants, seniors, and other vulnerable residents. Its California footprint, diocesan structure, and combination of basic-needs and specialized services make it a strong regional comparator.
• United Way of Fresno and Madera Counties: United Way of Fresno and Madera Counties mobilizes local donors, partners, and nonprofit resources to address community needs in the company's core market. It differs by focusing more on funding and coordination than direct service delivery, but provides a relevant local fundraising and partner-network comparison.
• Catholic Charities of Stockton: Catholic Charities of Stockton serves California's Central Valley through food, housing, immigration, senior, and other assistance programs. Its regional proximity and similarly rural, lower-income service area make it especially comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ccdof_fresno
• YouTubevimeo.com/ccdof
• Facebookfacebook.com/CatholicCharitiesDioceseOfFresno
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccharities

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