Casa Benefica

What Casa Benefica does

Casa Benefica is an Italian nonprofit public-assistance and welfare institution ('Istituzione di Pubblica Assistenza e Beneficenza'), founded in 1889 by Luigi Martini, Pretore Urbano of Turin, to shelter abandoned youth in the city. Headquartered at Via Saluzzo 44, Turin (with a secondary operational site in Pianezza), the organization delivers social and educational services without profit motive across five intervention areas: women victims of violence (Rifugio e Approdo), childhood services (Supporto alla genitorialità), mother-child services (Verso l'autonomia, including the prenatal Ri-parto program), minors/youth/family territorial projects (Crescere verso il benessere, EduVillage, street-based educational services, home-based professional interventions), and social housing.

The portfolio is delivered through in-person, facility- and home-based human services rather than a technology platform. There is no proprietary software, no API/SDK surface, and no AI/ML component in the product set; the underlying 'technology' is the organization's service-delivery methodology, partnerships, and institutional standing accumulated over 130+ years.

The business model is non-commercial: Casa Benefica does not charge beneficiaries and operates on a professional-services nonprofit model funded by Italian public administrations (Regione Piemonte, Città di Torino, C.I.S.S.A., Comuni di Druento and Alpignano, Centro per l'Impiego Venaria Reale), major banking foundations (Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT), private foundations (Fondazione Carolina, De Agostini, D'Harcourt, Buonopera, Luigi Rossi, Venesio, della Frera, AIEF), international programs (The Human Safety Net), academic partners (Università di Torino), corporate donors (Bank of America, Carioca), and individual donations. Distribution is direct-to-beneficiary in the Torino metropolitan area, with a coordination body (Coordinamento Mamma-Bambino Torino) and a methodology partner (EMDR Italia) supporting service quality. Governance is by a Consiglio di Amministrazione (President Sergio Sortino, Vice President Simona Delbosco, Director Rossana Di Brita) and an Assembly of Members; there is no external parent, equity sponsor, or listed instrument.

Name

Casa Benefica

Legal name

Casa Benefica

Website

https://casabenefica.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Casa Benefica is a Turin-based nonprofit public-assistance institution, founded in 1889, delivering free social and educational services to vulnerable populations including women victims of violence, children, mothers, youth, and families seeking autonomy, funded by public administrations, foundations, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Nonprofit social services
• Community assistance programs
• Child and family services
• Social housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Torino

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Donations: As a nonprofit 'Istituzione di Pubblica Assistenza e Beneficenza', Casa Benefica operates without profit motive, funded through public administration partnerships, private donations, and institutional support to provide social services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Casa Benefica is a nonprofit social welfare institution (Istituzione di Pubblica Assistenza e Beneficenza) founded in 1889 in Turin, Italy. It delivers social, educational, residential, and family support services to vulnerable populations, including women experiencing violence, children, youth, and families in need. The organization operates facilities in Turin and Pianezza, providing integrated assistance spanning shelter, parenting support, youth welfare, mother-child autonomy programs, and social housing.

Product overview

Casa Benefica is an Istituzione di Pubblica Assistienza e Beneficenza (Public Assistance and Welfare Institution) founded in 1889, providing a portfolio of social and educational services on a non-profit basis. The organization operates as a unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its services are organized into five main intervention areas: women victims of violence (Rifugio e Approdo), childhood services (Supporto alla genitorialità), mother-child services (Verso l'autonomia), minors/youth/families support (Crescere verso il benessere), and social housing. These services are delivered through various projects including EduVillage, Ri-parto, and other territorial educational programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rifugio e Approdo

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Regione PiemontecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner providing public funding and support for social services in the Piedmont region
• Città di TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain municipal partner for the city of Turin, providing institutional support and funding for social services
• Università di TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for research and development of social service programs
• C.I.S.S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner for social services coordination
• Centro per l'Impiego Venaria RealeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment center partner providing job placement support for beneficiaries
• Coordinamento Mamma-Bambino TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination body for mother-child services in Turin
• Comune di DruentominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner in Druento providing local social services support
• Comune di AlpignanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner in Alpignano providing local social services support
• Torino MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for communication and awareness campaigns
• WeCareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner for social welfare initiatives
• 1Caffè OnlusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit partner for social projects
• Torino StoriaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for historical documentation and communication

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sermig - Arsenale della Pace: Turin-based nonprofit providing social assistance, hospitality, and educational services to vulnerable populations; comparable in mission, geography, and faith-inspired social-welfare orientation.
• Fondazione Paideia: Turin-based nonprofit focused on children, families, and people with disabilities through accompaniment and inclusion programs; closely aligned with Casa Benefica's childhood and family intervention areas.
• Consorzio CISS-A (Pianezza area): Local consortium of municipalities in the Turin metropolitan area coordinating social services including family support and vulnerable-person assistance; a direct institutional partner and functional peer of Casa Benefica's territorial activities.

Broad incumbents

• Comunità di Sant'Egidio: Italy-wide nonprofit providing social services to the poor, elderly, and immigrants with programs similar in spirit to Casa Benefica's hospitality and accompaniment model, though at much larger national and international scale.
• Caritas Italiana: National Italian nonprofit federation delivering social services including poverty relief, immigrant support, and family welfare; operates at far greater scale than Casa Benefica but with overlapping service categories.
• Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi: Major Italian nonprofit offering social-health services including rehabilitation, disability care, and assistance to fragile populations; comparable in providing integrated residential and community-based social services.

Regional players

• Fondazione Cottino: Turin-based social-impact foundation supporting education, youth welfare, and community development programs in the Piedmont region; comparable regional footprint and overlapping youth/family mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ipab-casa-benefica

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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