What Educo does

Educo (legal name: Fundación Educo, CIF G-60541554) is a private non-profit foundation headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 1990 from the merger of two education-focused NGOs. It operates as an international development organization dedicated to children's rights, with a primary programmatic focus on quality education, child protection, and youth empowerment. The foundation runs directly in 18 countries across Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Senegal), Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua), Asia (Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Lebanon), and Europe (Spain, plus emergency operations in Ukraine and Moldova), reaching nearly 1.5 million children and youth through over 5,000 school partnerships and 200 active projects.

The organization's programmatic portfolio is organized around three core pillars — "La Educación Cura" (quality education), "La Educación Protege" (child protection), and "La Educación Empodera" (child empowerment) — plus specialized streams in Education in Emergencies and humanitarian action. Donation-side programs include Becas Comedor (school meal scholarships for vulnerable Spanish children), Apadrinamiento (child sponsorship), Becas Ella (girls' scholarships), Regalos Solidarios (solidarity gifts), solidarity wills, and corporate partnership channels. The underlying technology is a web-based donation and member management platform (educo.org) with a private member area, complemented by email newsletter distribution and social media outreach.

Revenue is generated entirely from non-commercial sources: individual donations, recurring memberships (Hazte Socio), child sponsorships, corporate partnerships (with logos including BBVA, Santander, CaixaBank, Endesa, Amazon, and foundations such as Fundación la Caixa, Fundación Mapfre, Fundación MonteMadrid, and Fundación Mutua Madrileña), and institutional grants including EU Erasmus+ funding. Educo is a member of the ChildFund Alliance (since 2015), is registered in the Registro de Fundaciones de la Generalitat de Cataluña, is audited annually by Ernst & Young, and holds certifications across UN Global Compact, Core Humanitarian Standard, Keeping Children Safe, Accountable Now, People in Aid, and Fundación Lealtad.

Name

Educo

Legal name

Fundación Educo

Website

https://educo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Educo (Fundación Educo) is a Spanish non-profit foundation operating in 18 countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe, delivering education, child protection, and empowerment programs to nearly 1.5 million vulnerable children and youth through donations, memberships, corporate partnerships, and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Child Welfare and Education NGO

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE)

Keywords

• Child rights advocacy
• Education programs
• Humanitarian assistance
• Child sponsorship
• NGO development cooperation

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors make one-time or recurring donations through the website. Spanish donors can deduct up to 80% of donations up to 150 euros and 40% of the rest (up to 10% of taxable base) in their tax returns.
2. Membership Program (Hazte Socio): Monthly or annual membership subscriptions where individuals become regular supporters of the organization.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Companies support Educo through sponsorships, with logos displayed on website. Includes Foundation entities like Fundación Jesús Serra, Fundación Mapfre, Fundación MonteMadrid, Fundación Mutua Madrileña.
4. Sponsorships (Apadrinamiento): Individual sponsors can sponsor a child, improving living conditions for thousands of children and their families through regular contributions.
5. Solidarity Gifts (Regalos Solidarios): Donors can purchase solidarity gifts like bicycles for school, fans, books that change lives for children in vulnerable situations.
6. Solidarity Wills (Testamento Solidario): Legacy donations where supporters include Educo in their wills.
7. Meal Grants (Becas Comedor): Specific fund for school meal scholarships in Spain, where 1.3 million vulnerable children lack school meal access.
8. Institutional Funding: Funding from EU programs (Erasmus+), governments, and institutional donors for specific projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Educo is a non-profit foundation that operates development cooperation programs focused on children's rights and education across 18 countries. Its core work delivers quality education, child protection, and child empowerment services to nearly 1.5 million children and youth annually through 200+ social action and humanitarian projects, funded by individual donations, corporate partnerships, institutional grants, and membership subscriptions.

Product overview

Educo is a non-governmental organization that operates as a unified programmatic platform focused on children's welfare and education rights. The organization offers multiple interconnected programs including: Becas Comedor (school meal scholarships), Apadrinamiento (child sponsorship), and Becas Ella (girls' scholarships) for direct support; La Educación Cura, La Educación Protege, and La Educación Empodera as core programmatic pillars covering quality education, child protection, and child empowerment; plus specialized programs in Educación en Emergencias (education in emergencies) and humanitarian response. Additional initiatives include advocacy campaigns like El Mejor Trato and PROTEGEmos, and European projects such as Corecoles Resiliencia and Futuro Libre de Violencia. The portfolio is complemented by Regalos Solidarios (solidarity gifts) for individual giving. Together these programs form a comprehensive approach to child welfare through education, protection, and empowerment across 18 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Programa de Becas Comedor: School canteen scholarship program in Spain providing meals to vulnerable children during the school year and summer.
• Becas Ella
• El Mejor Trato
• PROTEGEmos
• Corecoles Resiliencia

Products and services

• Becas Comedor (School Meal Scholarships) Scholarship program providing nutritious meals to vulnerable children during school hours and summer breaks, addressing food insecurity for families in Spain where 1.3 million children lack school meal access.
• Apadrinamiento (Child Sponsorship)
• Becas Ella (Girls' Scholarships)
• Regalos Solidarios (Solidarity Gifts)
• La Educación Cura (Quality Education Program)
• La Educación Protege (Child Protection Program)
• La Educación Empodera (Child Empowerment Program)
• Educación en Emergencias (Education in Emergencies)
• Emergencias y Acción Humanitaria (Humanitarian Emergency Response)
• Hazte Socio (Membership Program)
• Testamento Solidario (Solidarity Wills / Legacy Giving)
• Empresas Solidarias (Corporate Partnerships)

Quantifiable outcome

• 850,000 beneficiaries reached through various projects annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• ChildFund AllianceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Educo joined ChildFund Alliance in 2015, becoming part of one of the main international NGO coalitions focused on child protection, present in more than 70 countries. Together they form a protective and security network working to improve the lives of children, their families, and communities.
• Smart Osvita (Ukraine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner entity in Ukraine implementing education in emergency programs. Projects in Odessa province districts of Reni and Izmail, implemented in collaboration with ChildFund Deutschland.
• We World (Moldavia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian NGO partner implementing child protection and education programs in Moldova, specifically in Chisinau and Criuleni districts, supporting Ukrainian refugee children.
• Ernst & YoungcoreOthersExternal auditor conducting annual financial audits of Educo's accounts, with audit reports filed with the Protectorado de fundaciones de la Generalitat de Cataluña.
• Generalitat de CataluñacoreOthersRegulatory body overseeing foundations in Catalonia. Educo is registered in Registro de Fundaciones (number 790) and Registro de Grupos de Interés (number 261).

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• World Vision: One of the largest child-focused international NGOs, running sponsorship, education, and emergency programs in 100+ countries; competes with Educo for Spanish, EU, and corporate donors in the same thematic verticals.
• Plan International: Child-focused international NGO operating across more than 80 countries with programs in education, protection, and youth empowerment — directly comparable to Educo's La Educación Cura/Protege/Empodera pillars and overlapping heavily in child sponsorship as a recurring-revenue model.
• ChildFund International: Headquarters of the ChildFund Alliance that Educo belongs to; runs parallel child sponsorship, education, and protection programs in 20+ countries and shares operational standards, donor audiences, and country presence with Educo.
• Terre des Hommes: Federation of child-rights NGOs headquartered in Switzerland with strong European fundraising presence; directly comparable to Educo on child protection, education access, and humanitarian response programs across Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
• Save the Children: Direct international NGO peer focused on child rights, education, protection, and emergencies across 100+ countries; overlaps with Educo on Becas Comedor-style school feeding, child sponsorship, and education-in-emergencies programs, and competes for the same Spanish and European donor base.
• Aldeas Infantiles SOS: Spain-headquartered child-focused NGO providing alternative care, family strengthening, and youth transition programs; shares the Spanish donor market, recurring sponsorship model, and child protection focus with Educo.
• SOS Children's Villages: International NGO providing direct care, family strengthening, and education for vulnerable children across 130+ countries; closely comparable to Educo on child protection, alternative care, and sponsorship-driven recurring funding model.

Emerging players

• War Child: Specialized international NGO focused on children affected by conflict, with education and protection programming that directly overlaps Educo's Education in Emergencies vertical; smaller in scale but a meaningful thematic competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam Intermón: Spanish-based international NGO operating across humanitarian, development, and advocacy programs; directly comparable on Spanish donor base, humanitarian response, and education programs, with broader scope than Educo's child-focused mandate.
• UNICEF: UN agency focused on child rights, education, and emergencies globally; serves as the largest institutional actor in the same space, overlapping with Educo's Education in Emergencies and education access mandates and competing for both donor funds and government partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Educo_ONG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/educo-ong
• Facebookfacebook.com/educoONG

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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