La Mongolfiera

Name

La Mongolfiera

Legal name

La Mongolfiera Società Cooperativa Sociale

Website

https://lamongolfiera.brescia.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Social Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Interagency Coordination & Case Management (VR, DD, Medicaid Waivers) (EDAKANAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Related Therapy Services (Speech, Occupational, Physical, Feeding) (EDAJAKAD), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Disability social services
• Social cooperative care
• Day center services
• Autism inclusion programs
• Vocational training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brescia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Health and Social Service Contracts: Services funded through contracts with regional and municipal government entities, ATS (Agenzie di Tutela della Salute), and ASST (Aziende Socio Sanitarie Territoriali). Includes voucher-based socio-sanitary measures (B1 and B2).
2. Donations and Philanthropic Support: Donations from individuals and organizations supporting specific projects like La Casa del Villaggio. 5x1000 tax designation available.
3. Birra Etika Product Sales: Sale of Birra Etika craft beer, a social enterprise product made from recovered bread, produced in collaboration with Birrificio Otus. Proceeds support social inclusion programs.
4. Solidarity Merchandise (Gadget Solidali): Sale of 'Brescia per Noi' branded merchandise including shopping bags, water bottles, notebooks, and calendars featuring artwork created by people with disabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

La Mongolfiera is a social cooperative founded in 1986 in Brescia, Italy, that designs and delivers a portfolio of disability and social-inclusion services. Offerings span day centers (CDD, CSE, SFA, SDI), residential services (CSS, FDN, Centro Bresciano Down), minors' services (CAG, Spazio InterAzioni), autism programs (Progetto Ora X, Nucleo Autismo Alto Funzionamento), vocational training (LaVoratorio 5.0, TIS), and artistic programs (theater, art workshops, exhibitions). It also produces social-economy products (Birra Etika craft beer made from recovered bread, solidarity gadgets and calendars) to fund inclusion programs.

Product overview

La Mongolfiera is a social cooperative (founded 1986) offering a broad portfolio of disability services structured as multiple distinct programs across day services, residential services, services for minors, autism services, work training, and artistic initiatives. The portfolio spans: Day Services including CDD (Centro Diurno Disabili), CSE (Centro Socio Educativo), SFA (Servizio Formazione all'Autonomia), SDI/IPAD, and Civico D-26; Residential Services including CSS (Comunità Socio Sanitaria), FDN (Fuori dal Nido), Centro Bresciano Down, Progetto Porte Aperte, and Tempo Libero; Services for Minors including CAG, Spazio InterAzioni for BES/DSA, Orientamento, and Summer Projects; Autism Services including Progetto 'Ora X' and Nucleo Autismo Alto Funzionamento; Work Training including LaVoratorio 5.0 and TIS (Tirocini di Inclusione Sociale); and Artistic Programs including Laboratori Artistici, Teatro, and Mostre. Additionally, the cooperative produces social economy products: Birra Etika (craft beer made from recovered bread) and 'Brescia per Noi' solidarity gadgets and calendars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Birra Etika: A craft beer produced in collaboration with Birrificio Otus, made from recovered unsold bread. The project promotes environmental sustainability and social inclusion, with persons with disabilities involved in bread collection and order management.
• LaVoratorio 5.0
• Progetto 21 Grammi

Products and services

• CDD - Centro Diurno Disabili Day care center service for adults aged 18-65 with psycho-physical disabilities requiring medium to high support levels. Operates 230 days/year, 7 hours/day across two locations in Brescia (Villaggio Sereno and Via Codignole).
• CSE - Centro Socio Educativo Day socio-educational center for people aged 18-65 with medium-to-intense support needs, providing individualized educational projects to maintain and develop abilities in autonomy, socialization, culture, and well-being.
• SFA 1/2 - Servizio di Formazione all'Autonomia Autonomy training service for people aged 16-35 with mild to moderate disabilities, supporting personal emancipation, social inclusion, and work readiness across two locations in Brescia.
• SFA 3 - Servizio Disabilità Acquisite Specialized service for people aged 18-65 with acquired disabilities from brain injuries or neurodegenerative diseases, supporting life reconstruction, autonomy recovery, and psychosocial reintegration. Located in Villaggio Sereno, Brescia.
• SDI/IPAD - Servizio Diurno per l'Integrazione

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Birrificio OtuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborazione per la produzione di Birra Etika, birra artigianale realizzata con pane recuperato. Il birrificio trasforma il pane donato da fornai e ristoranti in ingrediente principale della birra, supportando l'economia circolare e l'inclusione lavorativa.
• Comune di Desenzano del GardacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership per il Progetto Civico D-26, servizio diurno socio-educativo in un immobile confiscato alla mafia. Il Comune ha firmato l'accordo per il lancio del progetto in concomitanza con la Giornata della Legalità.
• Ovest SolidalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborazione per Residenza Cascina America a Castel Mella, 6 appartamenti per l'autonomia di persone con disabilità. Progetto finanziato dal P.N.R.R.
• FOBAP AnffascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner del progetto Cascina America per l'autonomia abitativa inclusiva a Castel Mella.
• Comune di Castel MellacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnte locale sostenitore del progetto Cascina America per la creazione di appartamenti per l'autonomia.
• Azienda Speciale Consortile Ovest SolidalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner istituzionale di Progetto Ora X per l'inclusione di persone con autismo nell'Ovest Bresciano.
• ASST Spedali CivilicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner sanitario di Progetto Ora X per l'autismo, collaborazione per percorsi terapeutici integrati.
• Cooperativa PaSolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner del Progetto Ora X per l'autismo, collaborazione nei servizi territoriali.
• Cooperativa Il VomereminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner del Progetto Ora X per l'autismo, collaborazione nei servizi territoriali.
• Fondazione PoliambulanzacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner sanitario per La Casa del Villaggio, collaborazione per percorsi di recupero autonomie con disabilità acquisite.
• Centro Don GnocchicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner riabilitativo per La Casa del Villaggio, percorsi personalizzati di recupero per persone con disabilità acquisite.
• Associazione Italiana DislessiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenzione per Spazio InterAzioni, servizio specialistico per studenti con disturbi specifici dell'apprendimento.
• Cooperativa BIG BANGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborazione per Progetto 21Grammi, formazione e sensibilizzazione per inclusione lavorativa di persone con disabilità intellettiva insieme al Centro Bresciano Down.
• Centro Bresciano DowncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServizio per sviluppo autonomie di persone con Sindrome di Down, progetti individualizzati di vita quotidiana e tempo libero.
• Ufficio per gli Oratori e i Giovani della Diocesi di BresciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborazione per integrazione di minori con disabilità nei centri estivi parrocchiali.
• Istituzioni scolastiche e universitarieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaboratori teatrali e artistici nelle scuole, collaborazioni con università per formazione e ricerca.
• Aruba S.p.A.minorOthersProvider dell'infrastruttura server e data center per il sito web della cooperativa.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Coopselios: One of the largest Italian social cooperatives, operating elderly care, disability services, and educational services across multiple regions. Comparable business model (cooperative) and services but at materially larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• ANFFAS Nazionale: National Italian association of families of people with intellectual and relational disabilities, with a federated network of local social cooperatives including FOBAP. Provides the broader competitive and policy context within which La Mongolfiera operates disability services.
• Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi: One of Italy's largest nonprofit rehabilitation and disability organizations, listed as a partner for La Casa del Villaggio. Comparable in mission (disability, acquired rehabilitation) but operates at a national scale with hospitals and research centers, making it a larger incumbent in adjacent services.
• Lega del Filo d'Oro: National Italian nonprofit operating educational and rehabilitation centers for people with deafblindness and multiple disabilities. Comparable as a non-profit disability services provider at significantly larger national scale, though focused on a narrower sensory-disability niche.

Direct peers

• Cooperativa Il Vomere: Brescia-based social cooperative collaborating with La Mongolfiera on Progetto Ora X. A direct territorial peer offering similar community and disability-related social services in the same regional catchment.
• Istituto Serafico di Assisi: Italian nonprofit providing rehabilitation, education, and residential services for children and young people with disabilities. Comparable in mission and service breadth (day, residential, training), though geographically distinct and religiously affiliated.
• FOBAP Anffas Brescia: Federazione Operativa Bresciana Assistenza Portatori di Handicap — a Brescia-based social cooperative and La Mongolfiera's explicit project partner on the Cascina America residence. Directly comparable disability services provider in the same geography competing for the same public contracts.
• Centro Bresciano Down: Brescia-based organization dedicated to people with Down syndrome, listed as a La Mongolfiera partner. Offers directly overlapping autonomy and life-skills services in the same territory, making it a close direct peer.
• Cooperativa PaSol: Brescia-area social cooperative listed as a partner on La Mongolfiera's Progetto Ora X autism inclusion project. Provides overlapping autism and territorial social services in the same Lombardy geography.

Others

• Associazione Italiana Dislessia (AID): National Italian association for specific learning disorders, listed as La Mongolfiera's partner for Spazio InterAzioni BES/DSA. An adjacent mission-aligned organization rather than a direct competitor, but relevant for benchmarking service design and beneficiary engagement in the learning-disability niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lamongolfierabrescia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooperativa-la-mongolfiera-brescia

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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