Name

Fundació Novessendes

Legal name

Fundació Novessendes

Website

https://novessendes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education, Skills & Workforce Development Aid Programs (BPADABAE), Food Security, Agriculture & Nutrition Aid Programs (BPADABAD), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

Keywords

• Civic foundation services
• Citizen participation programs
• Agroecological farming
• Global citizenship education
• Community development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Castellón

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies and Grants: The foundation receives the majority of its funding from public subsidies and grants from various levels of government including the Generalitat Valenciana (Presidency, Vice-presidency, various Consellerias), the Ajuntament de Betxí, the Diputació de Castelló, the European Commission (Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps), and national ministries. These grants fund specific projects in citizen participation, agroecology, education, and social development. In 2024, total income was 413,553.26€ and expenses were 420,295.99€.
2. Corporate Founding Contribution: The founding company Cartonajes de la Plana, S.L. continues to contribute a significant portion of financing, as established when it created the foundation in 2001 as a corporate foundation.
3. Member/Donor Contributions: The foundation offers membership ('Fer-se Soci') and accepts donations, with fiscal deduction benefits available for donors in Spain. Revenue from membership fees and one-time donations supports general operations.
4. Agroecological Product Sales: The Horta del Rajolar project cultivates and sells vegetables through direct consumer channels, generating revenue from the sale of vegetable boxes ('caixetes') to 1,290+ consuming families across 6 municipalities.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundació Novessendes is a civic foundation operating three interconnected program lines: (1) citizen participation programs including the Activem Betxí annual aid program, civic center, volunteer coordination, and the Esplai Juga el Dissabte weekend program; (2) the Horta del Rajolar agroecology project producing and selling vegetable boxes to 1,290+ families across 6 municipalities from 63,000 m² of recovered farmland; and (3) global citizenship education projects (scholarships in Nicaragua, ethical banking awareness, SDGs and Common Good Economy integration in secondary and vocational schools). The Observatori Social Novessendes web platform provides impact measurement across all programs.

Product overview

Fundació Novessendes is a civic foundation offering a portfolio of interconnected social projects rather than a unified technology product. Its core offerings include: the Horta del Rajolar agroecology project (production, commercialization, land bank, educational farm); citizen participation programs (Activem Betxí grants, civic center, Esplai children's program, volunteer program, Common Good Economy initiatives); and global citizenship education projects (scholarships for Nicaragua, ethical banking awareness, Common Good Economy education in secondary and vocational schools, youth social entrepreneurship, food sovereignty). The Social Observatory serves as a cross-cutting tool providing transparency and impact measurement across all programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Horta del Rajolar: An agroecology project promoting sustainable agriculture based on Common Good Economy values. It recovers traditional farmland and creates direct employment while providing local communities with proximity and sustainable food consumption options.
• Activem Betxí
• Observatori Social Novessendes
• Esplai Juga el Dissabte

Products and services

• Horta del Rajolar An agroecology project that recovers abandoned traditional farmland, produces and commercializes vegetables with agroecological criteria, and provides a community space for training in agroecology and environmental awareness. Vegetable boxes ('caixetes') are sold directly to 1,290+ families across 6 municipalities (Betxí, Onda, la Vall d'Uixó, Borriana, Vila-real, and Castelló). The 2024 Agricultural Test Space (Espai Test Agrari) provides a supported environment for new farmers to test agricultural activities.
• Activem Betxí Annual joint aid program with Ajuntament de Betxí that provides financial and technical support to citizen and associative proposals addressing social, environmental, cultural, and educational needs in Betxí society. Applications are submitted annually and projects span social, environmental, cultural, and educational domains.
• Centre cívic i recursos associatius Civic center located at Av. Primer de Maig 23, Betxí, providing space rentals and advisory services to local associations and groups, serving as a hub for community development and social participation for over 180 entities and public administrations.
• Esplai Juga el Dissabte Educational project for children aged 6 to 12 and their families, conducted on Saturday mornings, promoting active citizenship and values-based learning through play, shared learning, dialogue, adventure, imagination, and creativity.
• Programa de voluntariat Volunteer program that promotes three volunteer groups in local education, social, and environmental areas, with special emphasis on youth engagement and maintaining youth association and children's leisure education projects.
• Global Citizenship Education Programs Education programs including the 'Vamos a estudiar' scholarship program in Nicaragua (4,160 scholarships since 2002), ethical banking awareness projects, Common Good Economy and SDG integration in secondary and vocational schools across the Valencian Community, youth social entrepreneurship, and food sovereignty awareness ('Llaurant un futur sostenible'). Delivered through a network of 390 educational centers.
• Observatori Social Novessendes Web-based social observatory tool available to citizens to measure and analyze social participation, volunteer impact, and community projects, providing transparent information about the foundation's activities and resources for measuring Common Good Economy outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45,090 people benefit annually from citizen participation projects; 23,330 from global citizenship education; 730 citizen projects supported since 2014
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coordinadora Valenciana d'ONGD (CVONGD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundació Novessendes participates in the board of CVONGD (since 2020, with Director Esther Paulo Fuertes on the Board), collaborating on international development, education for global citizenship, and advocacy for the Valencian NGO sector.
• Associació Valenciana d'Economia del Bé Comú (AVEBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNovessendes collaborates with AVEBC on Common Good Economy initiatives, hosts the Energy Camp of Castelló (AVEBC), and participates in EBC network activities and fairs across the Valencian Community.
• Associació d'Esplais de Castelló (AECA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNovessendes collaborates with AECA on the 'Esplai Juga el Dissabte' program for children aged 6–12, networking with other esplais in the province of Castelló (Almassora, les Alqueries, and Castelló de la Plana).
• Asociación Española de Fundaciones (AEF)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNovessendes is a member of the Spanish Foundation Association, which provides institutional representation, networking, and sectoral advocacy for foundations in Spain.
• Setem Comunitat ValencianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'De la Banca Armada a la Banca Ètica' project, which raises awareness about ethical banking and the arms trade, developed with the Centre Delàs and funded by the Generalitat Valenciana.
• Centre Delàs d'Estudis per la PauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in the 'De la Banca Armada a la Banca Ètica' project, providing research and analytical support on arms trade and ethical finance.
• Ajuntament de BetxícoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary local government partner, with annual cooperation agreements for the Activem Betxí aid program and the Horta del Rajolar civic center. The Ajuntament holds representation on Novessendes' board through councilor Luís Manuel Martín.
• Fundación Fuente de Vida (Nicaragua)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for the 'Vamos a estudiar' scholarship program in Nicaragua, facilitating the award of study scholarships to students since 2002.
• La Granja de Bitxos and La Granja San FranciscominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Hotels de pol·linitzadors' project, installing pollinator hotels in urban orchards to support populations of solitary bees and other pollinators.
• Universitat Miguel Hernández d'ElxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipated as a pilot farm in the AgroCompost research and experimentation project (2019–2020), which included waste characterization, practical composting training, and organic fertilizer validation.
• Crearqció CooperativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerValencian architecture cooperative that coordinated the 'Betxí al riu' project. Architect Jaume Puchalt Lacal previously co-founded Crearqció before joining Novessendes' technical team.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Plataforma del Voluntariado de España (and Plataforma de la Comunitat Valenciana): Spanish voluntary-sector umbrella organization that Novessendes partners with; comparable in mobilizing civic participation across the Valencian Community but operating at a national scale.
• Asociación Española de Fundaciones: National sectoral association of which Novessendes is a member — not a direct operational peer but the ecosystem-level body representing Spanish foundations.

Direct peers

• Fundació Assemblea de Cooperació per la Pau: Catalan civic/development foundation running education for global citizenship and international cooperation programs; closely comparable model to Novessendes' Vamos a estudiar and Transformant el nostre món projects.
• Entreculturas: Jesuit foundation running global citizenship education in Spanish schools plus scholarship programs in Latin America — directly overlapping with Novessendes' Valencian education network of 390 centers and Nicaragua scholarships.
• CERAI (Centre d'Estudis Rurals i d'Agricultura Internacional): Valencian-headquartered NGO combining agroecology and education-for-global-citizenship programs, serving similar rural Spanish municipalities and international cooperation partners — directly overlapping with Horta del Rajolar and the foundation's food sovereignty projects.
• Setem Comunitat Valenciana: Valencia-based NGO focused on ethical finance awareness and global citizenship education, currently a partner of Novessendes on 'De la Banca Armada a la Banca Ètica'. Directly comparable mission and Valencian footprint.
• Associació Valenciana d'Economia del Bé Comú (AVEBC): Valencian association promoting the Common Good Economy framework — a direct strategic partner and movement peer of Novessendes, hosting Energy Camp Castelló together.
• VSF Justicia Alimentaria Global (Veterinarios Sin Fronteras): Spanish NGO promoting food sovereignty and agroecology across Spain; the most direct peer to Novessendes' Llaurant un futur sostenible project and Horta del Rajolar initiative.

Broad incumbents

• Fundació Josep Comaposada: Catalan civic foundation focused on associative strengthening and citizen participation methodologies — provides a comparable governance-and-civic-society model to Novessendes' civic foundation structure.
• Oxfam Intermón: Largest Spanish international-development NGO, operating education for global citizenship and humanitarian programs at national scale. Overlaps with Novessendes' mission but with a vastly larger budget, staff and geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

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Funding rounds

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