Fundacion Diverse

What Fundacion Diverse does

Fundación Diverse is a private non-profit foundation (Fundació Privada Diverse Learning, CIF G66812595) headquartered in Barcelona that develops and runs educational programs for children aged 0-12 in vulnerable situations, with operations concentrated in schools of maximum complexity in the Barcelona province. The foundation's portfolio comprises three core programs — Programa DLec (evidence-based literacy support using the proprietary C-DLec digital screening tool and a Multi-Tiered System of Support methodology), Programa DTotes (inclusive education focused on neurodivergent profiles), and Programa DTecla (STEAM education via maker pedagogies and the 5E instructional model, co-created with FabLab Barcelona) — plus the DGrow grant program funding external social projects for vulnerable children.

Its underlying technology combines scientifically grounded instructional methodologies with proprietary digital tools, including the C-DLec digitized screening tool (Catalan-language, 10-20 minute assessments across phonological awareness, alphabetic code, lexical and orthographic processes, reading fluency, and comprehension) and the AI-assisted 'Parlant Amb AI' learning tool for guided student inquiry under teacher supervision. Programs are delivered through direct school partnerships, on-site teacher training (approximately 40 hours at FabLab Barcelona's protolab for DTecla), and ongoing pedagogical accompaniment spanning 3-4 academic years.

The foundation operates as a nonprofit, offering all programs free of charge to participating schools and open centers, with funding sourced from grants, donations, and collaborative partnerships rather than product sales. Reach is documented at roughly 1,200 children in DLec, 600 cumulative in DTecla, 340 in DTotes, 900+ C-DLec screenings, and 120+ proposals to the 2nd DGrow call. Strategic alliances include Cruz Roja en Cataluña, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, FabLab Barcelona, STEAMConf Barcelona, mSchools, and Universidad Ramon Llull, with governance by a Patronato and program leadership under Directora General Clàudia Roca.

Name

Fundacion Diverse

Legal name

FUNDACIÓ DIVERSE LEARNING

Website

https://fpdiverse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundación Diverse is a Barcelona-based non-profit foundation that develops evidence-based literacy, inclusive education, and STEAM programs for vulnerable children aged 0-12 in schools of maximum complexity in Barcelona province, plus a national grant program (DGrow) for external social projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Educational Equity Programs

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Educational equity programs
• Literacy intervention services
• Inclusive education programs
• STEAM maker education
• Nonprofit grant programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation Funding and Grants: As a foundation (Fundación/Fundació), Diverse operates as a nonprofit organization. The foundation receives funding to run its educational programs for vulnerable children. Revenue appears to come from grants, donations, and collaborative partnerships rather than product sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundación Diverse is a non-profit foundation that develops and delivers free educational equity programs for children aged 0–12 in socially vulnerable situations in Barcelona province. Its core offerings are three proprietary programs—DLec (systematic literacy support), DTotes (inclusive education), and DTecla (STEAM/maker education)—implemented directly in schools and open centers, complemented by the C-DLec digital screening tool and the DGrow annual grant competition funding external social projects.

Product overview

Fundación Diverse is a foundation focused on educational equity that offers a portfolio of educational programs and grant initiatives. Its core programs include Programa DLec (literacy support), Programa DTotes (inclusive education), and Programa DTecla (STEAM maker education), complemented by Convocatoria DGrow (annual grant competition for external social projects). The organization also developed the C-DLec digital screening tool for literacy assessment. All programs target children in vulnerable situations in the Barcelona province, with DGrow extending nationally to children aged 0-12 at risk of exclusion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Programa DLec: Literacy learning support program for children in vulnerable educational settings, focusing on reading and writing skills development.
• Programa DTotes
• Programa DTecla
• DGrow

Products and services

• Programa DLec Educational program supporting reading and writing (literacy) development for children in socially vulnerable situations using an evidence-based systematic methodology, delivered in schools and open centers.
• Programa DTotes Inclusive education program promoting the inclusive school model to guarantee quality, equitable, and diverse education for all children, with emphasis on neurodivergent profiles; piloted and scaled in schools of maximum complexity in Barcelona.
• Programa DTecla STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education program using maker pedagogies and the 5E instructional model to foster scientific-technological vocations among primary and secondary students.
• Convocatoria DGrow Annual grant competition that selects and funds external social and educational projects aimed at children aged 0–12 at risk of social exclusion across Spain.
• C-DLec Screening Tool Digital, inclusive and accessible screening tool in Catalan language that evaluates the literacy profile of children in 1st–4th grade in 10–20 minutes, assessing phonological awareness, alphabetic code, lexical processes, orthographic processes, reading fluency, and reading and oral comprehension.

Quantifiable outcome

• 900+ children screened using proprietary C-DLec screening tool
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

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

• mSchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Diverse serves as godparent entity (entidad madrina) for the Equity and Inclusion axis of mSchools Awards 2026, reinforcing commitment to inclusive education and supporting educational innovation projects.
• Fundació Ciència en Societat (STEAMConf Barcelona)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2025Principal partner of STEAMConf Barcelona 2025, one of the most influential international congresses on STEAM education and Project-Based Learning. Diverse participates with presentations about DTecla program and hosts conversations on educational equity. Both organizations share the purpose of driving deep changes in the educational system through equitable access to quality education.
• Universidad Ramon Llull FundaciónmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Winner of 2nd DGrow call for proposals. Their 'Programa CoRe: Comunicación y Relación 0-3 años' project focuses on building foundations of emotional health through improved communication and relationship in the parent-child bond during the first 1,000 days of life.
• ASPACE SalamancaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Finalist in 2nd DGrow call with 'Kit sensorial Inteligente 3D' project - developing open-source modular technology for multisensory exploration to favor self-regulation, communication and participation of children with ASD.
• Institut MetròpoliminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Finalist in 2nd DGrow call with 'Parlen els nens i les nenes' project - municipal research and participation initiative to improve wellbeing and opportunities for children in Barcelona.
• Som PrematursminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Finalist in 2nd DGrow call with project on neurocognitive development and emotional wellbeing of premature children at school age.
• Apoyo DravetminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Finalist in 2nd DGrow call with 'PsicoCog Educa' project - research and intervention for children with Dravet syndrome and/or epilepsy through psychotherapy.
• SlowLabminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Collaborates with DTecla program as STEAM reference group for projects like the Cardona Salt Mines exploration at IE Elisabets school.
• Hospital Universitari Vall d'HebroncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Diverse collaborates with other foundations to improve attention for children with cancer hospitalized at Vall d'Hebron. Inaugurated new Pediatric Oncohematology Area in June 2026.
• Cruz Roja en CataluñacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2023Collaboration in the 'Éxito Escolar' (School Success) project, oriented toward offering tools of transversal growth to vulnerable children. Cruz Roja recognized Diverse with the 'Principio de Humanidad' award for this collaboration. The project supports 12,500+ children in 345+ centers across Spain.
• Fundación máshumanomajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration in the DGrow grant program, launched in January 2023, to support social projects targeting vulnerable children's integration in areas such as education, leisure, sports, or culture.
• FabLab BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021FabLab Barcelona co-created the DTecla program with Diverse. They host the 'protolab' where teacher training in maker methodologies takes place, approximately 40 hours of hands-on sessions.
• Cordinadora Catalana de FundacionsminorOthersMember organization - Catalan Foundation Coordinators association.
• AEF (Asociación Española de Fundaciones)minorOthersMember organization - Spanish Association of Foundations.
• UN Global CompactminorOthersMember organization - UN Global Compact for corporate sustainability.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fundación "la Caixa" (Infancia y Educación): Major Spanish foundation funding large-scale educational inclusion, literacy, and STEAM initiatives (e.g., EduCaixa, CaixaEscuela). Overlaps with Diverse on inclusive schooling and STEAM programming but at substantially larger scale across Spain.
• Save the Children España: Large Spanish affiliate of an international child-welfare NGO operating programs on educational inclusion, literacy, and child poverty. Comparable beneficiary group and program types, but operates nationally with materially greater scale and budget.
• Cruz Roja Española (Educación): Spanish humanitarian organization with an active education-for-vulnerability program ('Éxito Escolar') that already collaborates with Divers. Scope is much broader (emergency response, health, social inclusion), but the education division is a near-direct functional peer.
• UNICEF España: National committee of a global UN agency funding and advocating for children's rights, including educational equity and inclusion. Overlaps with Diverse in mission and school-based interventions, but functions primarily as a funder and advocate rather than a direct program operator.

Direct peers

• Fundación Secretariado Gitano: Spanish foundation running long-term educational inclusion and literacy programs for a vulnerable child/youth cohort. Highly comparable operating model: program-based delivery, partnerships with schools and public bodies, and grant funding.
• Empieza por Educar (Fundación): Spanish educational non-profit addressing educational inequity through teacher training and school partnerships in vulnerable contexts. Closely comparable model: school accompaniment, teacher empowerment, and focus on vulnerable communities.
• Educo (Fundación Educo): Spanish child-rights NGO focused on education quality and equity for vulnerable children, including children with disabilities. Similar mission (educational equity through evidence-based programs) and direct beneficiary cohort overlap.

Regional players

• Ashoka España: Spanish affiliate of the global social-entrepreneurship network backing education innovators ('Ashoka Changemaker Schools'). Comparable education-equity mission in Spain but operates through an entrepreneur-support model rather than direct program delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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