Fédération Léo Lagrange

What Fédération Léo Lagrange does

Fédération Léo Lagrange is a French non-profit association founded in 1950 and named after Léo Lagrange, Under-Secretary of State for Sports and Leisure under the 1936 Popular Front government. Recognized as an association of public utility, it operates three core divisions: Animation (community and youth engagement activities), Petite Enfance (early childhood care), and Formation (vocational training, including BAFA/BAFD youth leader certifications habilitated by the French Ministry). The federation employs approximately 7,270 people and serves roughly 900,000 beneficiaries annually through a network of 500 territorial collectivity partners and approximately 44,500 members across affiliated associations.

The federation's service portfolio spans certified youth-leader training (BAFA/BAFD), sport-based youth employability programs (Léo Sport Job, launched 2021-2022, targeting 16-25 year-olds), VR-based vocational training (Virtual PRO, launched April 2021), civic training for migrants under OFII contracts (notably a 14,000-beneficiary Occitanie contract in 2024), aerospace insertion via the Boeing France Horizon Aéro partnership (2020), and vacation aid programs in partnership with ANCV (2026). It maintains research ties with institutions such as IFRA and partner universities.

Its business model is a hybrid public-sector/social-economy model: revenue is generated through government contracts (central ministries, OFII, departmental councils), commissions from 500 territorial collectivities, private-sector partnerships (e.g., Boeing France), training and certification fees paid by individuals, membership dues from affiliated associations, and grants. Operating scope is France-only; financial figures are not publicly disclosed, and the federation is positioned as a major actor in the French social and solidarity economy with strong historic and ideological legitimacy.

Name

Fédération Léo Lagrange

Legal name

Fédération Léo Lagrange

Website

https://leolagrange.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Fédération Léo Lagrange is a French non-profit association founded in 1950, operating three divisions — Animation, Petite Enfance, and Formation — that deliver youth programs, early childhood care, and vocational training to roughly 900,000 beneficiaries annually via public-sector and territorial partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-formal Education and Social Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant/Integration Language Programs (ESL/ESOL, Civics-Integrated) (EDAMAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Student Support (Foster/Homeless/Migrant/McKinney-Vento) (EDAJAIAJ), Educational Leadership & Administration Programs (EDAHAFAD)

Keywords

• Popular education services
• Youth animation programs
• Early childhood care
• Professional training services
• Civic integration training

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Contracts and Commissions: The federation and its affiliated associations derive the majority of revenue from contracts with territorial collectivities (500+ municipal and regional authorities) for delivering public services in animation, early childhood, and professional training.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from 44,500 individual and associative members, providing voting rights in governance and access to network resources.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual and corporate donations eligible for tax deductions under French law (66% reduction for individuals, 60% for companies). Donations support the federation's popular education mission.
4. Training and Certification Fees: Revenue from BAFA/BAFD training sessions (4,140 trainees annually) and professional development programs. Civic and linguistic training for OFII (Office Français de l'Immigration et de l'Intégration) also generates service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Fédération Léo Lagrange delivers non-formal education, lifelong training, and social-inclusion services through three divisions: Léo Lagrange Animation (youth work, leisure and after-school centers, BAFA/BAFD certification, anti-discrimination programs), Léo Lagrange Petite Enfance (crèches, multi-accueils, halte-garderies, childminder networks, parental support), and Léo Lagrange Formation (professional training, civic and linguistic integration for migrants, vocational discovery). Services are delivered through a nationwide network of affiliated local associations and commissions from 500+ territorial collectivities across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Léo Sport Job 16-25: Program for development personal and professional through sport for vulnerable youth aged 16-25
• Virtual PRO
• BAFA-BAFD

Products and services

• Léo Lagrange Animation
• Léo Lagrange Petite Enfance
• Léo Lagrange Formation
• BAFA/BAFD Training and Certification
• Virtual PRO
• Léo Sport Job 16-25
• Civic and Linguistic Training for Migrants (OFII Contract)

Quantifiable outcome

• 900,000 beneficiaries served annually across animation, early childhood, and training programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• ANCV (Agence Nationale des Chèques Vacances)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Long-standing partnership enabling means-tested financial aid for vacation departures. ANCV provides subsidies of up to 400 euros per youth (16-25) and 170 euros per person for families, administered through Léo Lagrange's network of local associations.
• Essentiem (Fonds de Dotation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership with Essentiem's 'Départ pour tous' program supplements ANCV aid with an additional 100 euros per person for family vacation stays of at least one week.
• Je pars, tu pars, il part (Fonds de Dotation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Fixed-price vacation program (60 euros per family of 2-6 persons) offering subsidized one-week stays in about 10 partner destinations in France. Accessible to families with CAF coefficient between 901 and 1,200.
• UCPAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Vacation partner offering membership discounts to Léo Lagrange members for departure programs.
• Halpy AcadémiecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026Pedagogical partner delivering relational skills training to early childhood professionals across 11 Léo Lagrange Petite Enfance structures in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, focusing on psychosocial competencies and burnout prevention.
• OFII (Office Français de l'Immigration et de l'Intégration)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Léo Lagrange Formation coordinates civic and linguistic training for newly arrived migrants under the Republican Integration Contract, covering 13 departments of Occitanie with up to 14,000 trainees per year.
• AME Conso (Médiation de la Consommation)minorOthers · 1 January 2024Designated consumer mediation body in compliance with French consumer law (Art. L.612-1), available to consumers in disputes with Léo Lagrange structures.
• IFRA (Institut de Formation Rhône-Alpes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Lead developer of Virtual PRO VR training modules under the regional skills investment pact (PIC). IFRA holds intellectual property while modules remain free digital commons for the public interest.
• Université Lyon 1minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Academic partner contributing to the ADPS methodology development for Léo Sport Job, alongside UNSLL and other universities.
• Université Côte d'OpaleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Academic partner in the ADPS methodology development for Léo Sport Job professional development through sport.
• Fédération Française de Vol en PlaneurminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partner federation supporting Léo Sport Job 16-25 as part of the multi-partner consortium for sport-based professional development of vulnerable youth.
• Boeing FranceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership for technical and aeronautical career discovery programs targeting youth aged 13-25. Supports Horizon Aéro events in Marseille and Brest, introducing young people to aviation and technical professions.
• BatukaVIflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Grenobloise batucada troupe that trains Hub Léo youth across France in Brazilian percussion, enabling cultural performances including at the French Ministry of Culture for Fête de la Musique.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Uniformation: French approved paritarian training-fund operator (OPCO) financing lifelong-learning and professional insertion programs in the social-economy sector where Léo Lagrange operates. Comparable as a key co-financing ecosystem participant funding the same employer pool that commissions Léo Lagrange Formation programs.

Direct peers

• Ligue de l'enseignement: France's other large popular-education federation, also founded post-war, delivering non-formal education, youth animation, BAFA/BAFD-equivalent training, and civic programs through affiliated associations and territorial collectivities. Direct category peer to Léo Lagrange with near-identical scope, governance (member federation), and revenue model (public commissions + grants).
• AFPA (Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): France's flagship adult vocational training organization, delivering credentialed programs funded largely through French public employment policy (PIC, Pôle Emploi, Régions). Léo Lagrange Formation is directly comparable as a publicly-funded, certified training provider serving insertion candidates and career-changers.
• Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité: Federation of French associations in social insertion, training, and accompaniment of vulnerable populations. Direct equivalent in mission, federated governance, and reliance on public-commission revenue streams serving insertion candidates across multiple French regions.
• UNML (Union nationale des Missions Locales): National network of French 'Missions Locales' dedicated to socio-professional insertion of 16-25-year-olds, matching Léo Sport Job's target population and methodology. Both operate through territorially-distributed local structures partially financed by French public authorities (État, Régions, France Travail).

Broad incumbents

• Emmaüs France: Federation of associations fighting exclusion through insertion programs, training, and community action. Comparable as a French federated nonprofit delivering social-inclusion professional training and operating under recognized public-utility status with member-based governance.
• Secours Catholique-Caritas France: Federated French nonprofit providing support for families in precarious situations (vacation aid analog), integration support, and youth programs. Both rely on donations, public co-financing, and a federated volunteer model with strong historic roots.
• Les Restos du Cœur: Iconic French federated nonprofit delivering relief services (food, family aid, vacation departures) to vulnerable populations through a network of local associations. Comparable in federated nonprofit structure, mass beneficiary scale (~900k for Léo Lagrange), and reliance on donations plus public co-financing.
• CROIX-ROUGE FRANÇAISE (French Red Cross): Major French humanitarian nonprofit delivering youth programs, professional training, integration support, and social services at national scale via a federated model. Both organizations share the public-utility nonprofit structure and depend on multi-source funding from public commissions, training fees, and donations.

Emerging players

• Simplon.co: French digital training network offering free web-development and digital-skills programs to under-represented populations, with significant public-commission funding and a digital-commons-leaning model. Comparable to the Virtual PRO VR initiative as a digitally-enabled, public-interest workforce-training provider scaling French vocational pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LeoLagrange
• Facebookfacebook.com/federationleolagrange
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leo-lagrange-sud-ouest
• Instagraminstagram.com/fedeleolagrange

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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