What Sany Foundation does

Sany Foundation (三一基金会), legally Beijing Sany Public Welfare Foundation (北京三一公益基金会), is a non-public fundraising foundation initiated by Sany Group, a Fortune 500 construction machinery manufacturer, and registered in Beijing on 2013-12-31 as a 4A-grade social organization. The foundation operates four core program areas: Technical Rescue (Engineering Machinery Public Welfare Rescue Response leveraging the proprietary Three Emergency Cloud dispatch platform), Tinkering Education (engineering thinking curriculum for children aged 6-12 based on MIT pedagogy), Rural Revitalization (focused on Daotong Village in Hunan Province with over 36.5 million RMB invested across 5 years), and Employee Corporate Philanthropy (a volunteer platform with 28,321 registered volunteers across all Sany Group parks).

The foundation's technology stack is anchored by the Three Emergency Cloud Platform (三一应急云), an intelligent dispatch system coordinating construction machinery and professional operators during disaster operations, complemented by an Intelligent Scheduling Platform integrating emergency response with GPS for real-time visual coordination. The foundation has self-developed and published two group standards for engineering machinery emergency rescue, positioning it as a standards-setter demonstrated during the 'Emergency Mission 2026' national exercises. Operations span technical rescue (over 20 major global disaster responses including Turkey 2023, Myanmar 2025, Indonesia Sumatra floods 2025, Tibet 2025), education (66,000+ students served, 1,821 teachers trained), and rural community development.

The foundation operates a non-commercial revenue model funded primarily through corporate donations from Sany Group and affiliated companies, with no commercial pricing structure. Its go-to-market is event-driven, engaging through international humanitarian forums (HNPW 2026), industry conferences (CONEXPO 2026), national disaster response exercises, and direct program implementation across global Sany Group operations. Customer segments are beneficiaries rather than paying customers: disaster-affected populations, K-12 students in engineering education programs, rural elderly and community members, and employee volunteers. The foundation pursues strategic partnerships with government bodies (Beijing Fire Rescue Corps, Indonesia BNPB), international institutions (UN OCHA), and peer foundations (China Guanghua Science and Technology Foundation) to scale operational reach.

Name

Sany Foundation

Legal name

北京三一公益基金会

Website

https://sanyfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sany Foundation is a Beijing-registered non-profit foundation initiated by Sany Group that operates programs in engineering-machinery-based disaster response, K-12 engineering education, rural revitalization, and employee volunteer engagement. It serves disaster-affected populations, students, rural communities, and corporate volunteers across China, Asia-Pacific, and select global markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Foundation and Philanthropic Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Fundraising & Annual Giving (EDALAOAB), Emergency Education / Education in Emergencies (EiE) (BPADADAN)

Keywords

• Disaster response services
• Humanitarian aid operations
• Engineering education programs
• Rural revitalization programs
• Corporate philanthropy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Guangzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Donations and Grants: Sany Foundation is a non-public foundation (非公募基金会) funded primarily through donations from Sany Group and its affiliated companies. The foundation operates charitable programs in disaster response, education, and rural revitalization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sany Foundation is a non-public fundraising foundation that delivers charitable programs in three core pillars: Technical Rescue (dispatching heavy engineering machinery for global disaster response via the Three Emergency Cloud Platform), Tinkering Education (engineering-thinking curriculum for children aged 6-12), and Rural Revitalization (integrated village development in Daotong Village, Hunan). It also runs a corporate employee volunteer platform across Sany Group's global operations. Programs are funded through donations from Sany Group and partners and delivered at no cost to beneficiaries.

Product overview

SANY Foundation is a non-public foundation initiated by SANY Group, registered in Beijing in 2013. It operates as a scientific philanthropy organization with four major program areas: Technical Rescue (Engineering Machinery Public Welfare Rescue Response using the 'SANY Emergency Cloud' platform), Tinkering Education (挖啦挖啦探客教育 for youth engineering thinking development), Rural Revitalization (乡村振兴 in Daotong Village), and Employee Corporate Philanthropy. The foundation's programs include the SANY Emergency Hero training initiative, Light 31 youth education partnership with Guanghua Foundation, and the Asia-Pacific Joint Rescue Action Network. These programs leverage SANY Group's industrial machinery expertise and engineering resources to deliver humanitarian aid, disaster response, and educational services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Machinery Public Welfare Rescue Response (工程机械公益救援响应) Disaster response program that leverages Sany Group's heavy engineering machinery and the Three Emergency Cloud intelligent dispatch platform to mobilize construction equipment and professional operators for emergency relief operations globally. Program targets government emergency agencies, affected communities, and international humanitarian partners in disaster scenarios.
• Tinkering Education (挖啦挖啦探客教育) Learner-centered engineering thinking enlightenment education program for children aged 6-12, based on MIT Tinkering pedagogy. Provides approximately 100 hands-on courses covering creative exploration and maker activities that cultivate scientific and engineering thinking. Targets primary school students and teachers, with expanded reach to border and ethnic minority areas through NGO partnerships.
• Rural Revitalization (乡村振兴) Integrated five-year rural development program implemented in Daotong Village, Lianyuan City, Hunan Province, encompassing village construction, elderly care services, healthcare access, community governance, and agricultural industry support. Targets rural residents, particularly elderly populations, and village leadership in underserved Chinese villages.
• Employee Corporate Philanthropy Program (公益创投) Corporate volunteer platform and structured philanthropy program engaging Sany Group's global workforce in community service activities. Coordinates employee volunteering across all Sany Group parks and supports ESG-related corporate social responsibility engagement. Targets Sany Group employees and HR/CSR teams.
• SANY Emergency Hero (三一应急侠) Emergency rescue skills training program for Sany Group employees and local communities, teaching first aid and disaster response capabilities. Includes training modules deployed across Sany campuses nationwide.
• Light 31 Youth Engineering Education Program (光的31次方) Youth engineering enlightenment science education initiative launched in partnership with China Guanghua Science and Technology Foundation. Expands Sany Foundation's Tinkering Education program to children nationwide using Guanghua's 'Children's Heart Harbor' (童心港湾) network, with emphasis on border and ethnic minority regions.
• Asia-Pacific Joint Rescue Action Network Regional disaster response network covering the Asia-Pacific region, integrating Sany equipment advantages with the foundation's field rescue experience. Leverages Sany's local dealer and customer network committed to deploying equipment and operators during emergencies.
• Future Creators Engineering Blind Box Challenge Annual engineering innovation competition for students participating in the Tinkering Education program. Challenges participants to design solutions for topics such as smart agriculture, applied through hands-on engineering methodology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully rescued survivors trapped for over 150 hours during Turkey earthquake
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• China Guanghua Science and Technology Foundation (中国光华科技基金会)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026Strategic cooperation signed for 'Light 31' youth engineering enlightenment education program. The program will target students nationwide, especially in border and ethnic minority areas, promoting engineering thinking curriculum through Sany Foundation's 'Wala Wala Tinker Education' program, leveraging Guanghua's 'Children's Heart Harbor' network.
• Indonesia Dealers and Customers (Asia-Pacific Joint Rescue Action Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 June 2026Launched Asia-Pacific Joint Rescue Action Network in Indonesia, establishing regional emergency coordination, resource sharing, and rapid response mechanism. Network leverages Sany equipment advantages and foundation's frontline rescue experience, with partners committing to deploy local equipment and operators during emergencies.
• Beijing Fire Rescue Corps (北京市消防救援总队)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026Explored government-enterprise emergency rescue coordination model. Discussed international rescue coordination, heavy equipment team building, professional talent training, new equipment R&D, and enterprise fire safety management. Agreed to establish flood season joint operations mechanism and machinery logistics support system.
• OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026At HNPW 2026, Sany Foundation and OCHA signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing cooperation framework for disaster preparedness, emergency response, and early recovery worldwide. Sany Foundation became the first Chinese corporate foundation to formalize a partnership with OCHA, integrating industrial expertise and technological innovation into international humanitarian response efforts.
• SANY AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026Jointly launched Community Disaster Response Fund at CONEXPO 2026 to support rapid deployment of construction equipment for disaster relief across the United States, inspired by July 2025 Texas floods response.
• Indonesia BNPB and KADINcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Prior collaboration during Sumatra flood relief operations in 2025, deploying 13 units of heavy equipment to help reopen emergency access routes, demonstrating effective government-corporate-NGO coordination model.
• Cambodia CMAC (Center for Humanitarian Demining)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2024Signed aid agreement to improve living conditions for mine-affected populations in Cambodia, demonstrating Sany Foundation's international humanitarian engagement beyond disaster response.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation: Major national-level Chinese foundation focused on poverty alleviation and rural development. Comparable in rural revitalization focus but operates at much larger national scale.
• Amity Foundation: One of China's largest public foundations with programs in education, rural development, and disaster relief. Comparable multi-pillar model though more institutionalized than Sany Foundation.
• Komatsu CSR Programs: Komatsu's CSR and disaster response programs through its global operations. Comparable as a heavy-equipment-led disaster response player in Asia-Pacific, though not a standalone foundation.
• Caterpillar Foundation: Corporate foundation of global construction equipment leader Caterpillar, focused on sustainability and disaster response. Comparable in industrial-equipment-led humanitarian work but operates in different geographies (US-led).

Direct peers

• JD Foundation: JD.com's corporate foundation focused on rural revitalization, education, and disaster relief. Highly comparable in leveraging parent company's logistics infrastructure for rural and disaster programs.
• Alibaba Foundation: Corporate foundation of Alibaba Group operating in education, environmental protection, and rural revitalization. Comparable in being a private corporate foundation with diversified program areas and large-scale volunteer mobilization.
• ByteDance Foundation: Corporate foundation of ByteDance focused on education and tech-for-good. Comparable as a recently established Chinese corporate foundation with STEM education emphasis.
• Tencent Foundation: Corporate foundation backed by a major Chinese tech conglomerate, focused on science education, disaster response, and rural development. Closely comparable structure: corporate-funded non-public foundation with multi-pillar programmatic model.
• China Guanghua Science and Technology Foundation: Major Chinese foundation operating in science education and youth development. Direct peer as Light 31 program partner; comparable in education focus and programmatic model.
• One Foundation (壹基金): Major Chinese public fundraising foundation specializing in disaster response and child welfare. Comparable in disaster response focus and scale, though structured as a public rather than corporate foundation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments1 record

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