caritas austria

What caritas austria does

Caritas Austria, formally referenced in the input as Caritas der Diözese Innsbruck, is a charitable non-profit organization operating as a partial organization (Teilorganisation) of the Catholic Church under the Diocese of Innsbruck. The entity provides social welfare services across Tyrol and through the broader Caritas Austria national network, serving vulnerable populations experiencing poverty, displacement, illness, isolation, and social marginalization. Service lines include pastoral care, sacramental preparation, hospital and hospice chaplaincy, crisis counseling via Telefonseelsorge Innsbruck (roughly 16,000 calls per year handled by ~100 volunteer counselors), victim-protection assistance (649 affected persons across 1,632 reported incidents), migration support, elderly care, family support, and disaster relief, all grounded in Catholic social teaching emphasizing human dignity and solidarity.

There is no proprietary technology, software platform, or commercial product offering. The organization's web presence (dibk.at) functions as a non-commercial institutional information portal for the Diocese, and the input explicitly states technology is not applicable because services are delivered through pastoral care, counseling, and direct social support. There are no APIs, no app, no SDKs, and no AI or ML components.

The business model is donations- and subsidies-based rather than commercial. Revenue mechanics include charitable donations, church contributions (notably from the parent Diocese of Innsbruck), and government subsidies for social services — including public-sector co-funding of Telefonseelsorge by the State of Tyrol and the City of Innsbruck, and healthcare-system contributions from the Tiroler Gebietskrankenkasse. There is no pricing model because services are charitable. Operations are distributed through the Church's physical infrastructure: approximately 246 parish communities and 36 pastoral care centers in the Diocese of Innsbruck. Strategic partners include the Diocese of Innsbruck (parent), the Stiftung Opferschutz (Victim Protection Foundation), and public-sector funders.

Name

caritas austria

Legal name

Caritas der Diözese Innsbruck

Website

https://dibk.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Caritas Austria is a Catholic Church-affiliated charitable non-profit (specifically Caritas der Diözese Innsbruck) providing pastoral care, social welfare, crisis counseling, victim protection, and community support to vulnerable populations across Tyrol and the broader Austrian Caritas network, funded by donations, church contributions, and government subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), 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)

Keywords

• Charitable social services
• Pastoral care
• Crisis counseling
• Disaster relief
• Victim protection assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Others, Operations

Revenue model

1. Charitable donations and church funding: Caritas operates as a charitable organization funded through donations, church contributions, and government subsidies for social services. The organization provides social welfare services based on Christian values of solidarity and human dignity.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Caritas Austria (Caritas der Diözese Innsbruck) provides charitable social welfare services including pastoral care, crisis counseling (Telefonseelsorge), victim protection and financial assistance, disaster relief, migration support, elderly care, and family support programs. Services are delivered through parish networks, pastoral care centers, and trained staff and volunteers grounded in Catholic social teaching.

Product overview

The Diocese of Innsbruck (Diözese Innsbruck) operates a Catholic church information and service website providing pastoral care, sacraments, religious education, hospital chaplaincy, crisis counseling (Telefonseelsorge), and church administrative services. The site functions as an institutional information portal for the Catholic diocese covering Tyrol, Austria, with no commercial product or technology offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pastoral Care and Counseling

Quantifiable outcome

• 7.6 million EUR in total financial assistance and therapy payments distributed to affected individuals

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

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

• Diözese Innsbruck (Diocese of Innsbruck)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaritas Tirol operates as a subsidiary/part of the Diocese of Innsbruck, the local Catholic Church organization. The Diocese provides institutional support and coordinates charitable activities across Tyrol parishes.
• Stiftung Opferschutz (Victim Protection Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with the Victim Protection Foundation on cases of violence and abuse in church institutions, providing financial assistance and therapy to affected persons.
• Land Tirol (State of Tyrol)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelefonseelsorge Innsbruck is subsidized by the State of Tyrol and the City of Innsbruck as part of crisis intervention and social support services.
• Tiroler Gebietskrankenkasse (Tyrolean Regional Health Insurance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides funding support for Telefonseelsorge crisis hotline services as part of healthcare and social support network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CaritasOesterreich

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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