Marguerite-Marie Delacroix Foundation

What Marguerite-Marie Delacroix Foundation does

Stichting M. M. Delacroix (Marguerite-Marie Delacroix Foundation) is a non-profit care foundation headquartered in Tienen, Belgium, founded in 1950 by the Delacroix family in response to a shortage of hospital places for sick children in the region. The foundation operates three specialised campuses — Campus Park, Campus Ten Haghedorne (Hakendover), and Campus Thuys van Heylessem — serving approximately 280 children and adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, with or without co-occurring behavioural, motor, sensory, or autism-spectrum conditions, as well as persons with non-congenital brain injury (NAH) since 2004. It runs with approximately 500 employees (colleagues) and is led with Delacroix-family representation still present on the Board of Directors. An affiliated Steunfonds (support fund) established in 1988 provides research grants and charitable funding through a Scientific Advisory Board of nine Belgian university professors.

The foundation's service portfolio is built around three care modalities — residential support ('woonondersteuning'), day care and day support, and short-term respite ('korte zorg') — augmented by a multidisciplinary therapy stack that includes physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy (with SMOG/AAC supported-communication tools and a mobile audiometer), music therapy, garden therapy, and hippotherapy delivered through a dedicated Therapeutic Horseback Riding Centre (CTP) featuring a proprietary Tinkerbed device. Specialised programs include behavioural support groups (covering ~40% of residents), the 33-activity Cleynen Bempt day centre, an annual four-week summer vacation program, and the Bempt Band performance group affiliated with Special Olympics. Supporting facilities include a sensory garden, wellness space (jacuzzi/hamam), adapted fitness room, and 'Land van Avontuur' playground; Villa Euphorbia provides accessible group holiday accommodation.

The revenue model is government-anchored: the majority of operating income flows from VAPH (Flemish Agency for Persons with a Handicap) 'persoonsvolgend budget' allocations and intersectoral access-point referrals, supplemented by donations (with tax certificates issued from €40), corporate sponsorships (notably Kiwanis Tienen Hageland), recurring gifts, and Trooper platform cashback. The foundation operates as a founding member of the tRede vzw consortium of 13 regional care providers, is a Modem expert-network participant for assistive communication, and partners with UZ Leuven's food team, Hoorcentrum audiologists, and the Tienen public library for the 'Delacroix Leest' mobile reading program. Customer acquisition is referral-driven through OCMW social workers, CLB, and mutual insurance medical social workers; resident acquisition follows government intake processes rather than commercial sales motion.

Name

Marguerite-Marie Delacroix Foundation

Legal name

Stichting M. M. Delacroix

Website

https://stichtingdelacroix.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Marguerite-Marie Delacroix Foundation is a Belgian non-profit care foundation, founded 1950 in Tienen, providing residential, day, and short-term care plus multidisciplinary therapies (physio, speech, music, garden, hippotherapy) for approximately 280 children and adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities and non-congenital brain injury, staffed by ~500 employees across three campuses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Special Needs Care Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAFAB

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Post-Acute Care & Rehabilitation Facilities

SECONDARYHLADADAG

Stroke/Neuro-Rehabilitation SNFs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) & Nursing Homes

SECONDARYHSABADAF

Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Rehab In-Home

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Rehabilitation Therapy (PT/OT/SLP) In-Home

SECONDARYHSABADAK

Swallowing (Dysphagia) & Feeding Therapy In-Home

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Rehabilitation Therapy (PT/OT/SLP) In-Home

SECONDARYHSABADAO

Wheelchair, Seating, Mobility & Transfer Training In-Home

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Rehabilitation Therapy (PT/OT/SLP) In-Home

Keywords

• Disability care services
• Residential care
• Therapeutic services
• Day support programs
• Special needs care

Headquarters

HQ city

Tienen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded care contracts (VAPH / Persoonsvolgend Budget): The organization receives government funding through the Flemish agency for persons with disabilities (VAPH). Adults require a 'persoonsvolgend budget' (personalised budget) funded through VAPH or the intersectoral access point via the Agency for Youth Wellbeing. Children require a youth aid decision.
2. Donations and gifts: Donations from individuals, supporters, and fundraising campaigns such as 'Lasagnes met een hart' (80% of proceeds donated) and via the Trooper online shopping platform. Tax certificates issued for donations from €40.
3. Sponsorships: Corporate and association sponsorships of events such as Hagherock, Hagherun, and Halloween, coordinated through the community manager.
4. Steunfonds MM Delacroix: The support fund, established in 1988, provides grants for research projects, advantageous loans, affordable property rentals, and donations to charitable institutions. It is a separate legal entity linked to the foundation.
5. Day centre services (Cleynen Bempt): Revenue from day support activities at the Cleynen Bempt day centre, which sells handcrafted products, fresh vegetables, and fruit from its own garden.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stichting M.M. Delacroix provides residential care, day support, short-term care, and a multidisciplinary therapy portfolio (kinesitherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, music therapy, garden therapy, therapeutic horseback riding) for children and adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities and persons with non-congenital brain injury (NAH). It operates three campuses in Tienen/Hakendover serving approximately 280 residents with around 500 staff. It is government-funded via VAPH and supplemented by donations and sponsorships.

Product overview

Marguerite-Marie Delacroix Foundation operates as a care organization (not a technology product company) providing residential care, day care, and therapeutic services for children and adults with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities and persons with non-congenital brain injury (NAH). The organization runs three campuses in Tienen, Belgium (Campus Park, Campus Ten Haghedorne, and Campus Thuys van Heylessem) serving approximately 280 residents with around 500 employees. Core services include woonondersteuning (residential support), dagopvang/dagondersteuning (day care), and korte zorg (short-term care). Therapeutic offerings include kinesitherapie, ergotherapie, logopedie, muziektherapie, tuintherapie, and therapeutisch paardrijden through the Centrum Therapeutisch Paardrijden. Specialized programs include activity coaching, behavioral support groups, NAH care, and the Dagcentrum de Cleynen Bempt with 33 different activity workshops. The organization also maintains facilities such as a sensory garden, wellness space, fitness room, and adventure land. Funded in part by the Steunfonds M.M. Delacroix which supports disability research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dagcentrum de Cleynen Bempt: Day center offering 33 different activities including work with wood, candles, paper, animals, soap, photography, music, and gardening. The musical talents form the Bempt Band and perform several times per year.
• Centrum Therapeutisch Paardrijden (CTP)

Quantifiable outcome

• 120 of approximately 500 employees have been with the organisation for more than 25 years, indicating strong staff retention and institutional expertise
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Lasagnes met een hart (Lasagnes with a Heart)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 July 2025A fundraising partnership running from 28 July to 28 October 2025. Lasagnes met een hart sells lasagnes, wine, apple juice, waffles, and other dishes by telephone, donating 80% of proceeds to the foundation. Supports the foundation's mission to provide a warm home characterised by hospitality and security.
• Kiwanis Tienen HagelandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerA 10-year partnership where Kiwanis Tienen Hageland has served as the main sponsor of the annual Hagherock festival. This is described as 'much more than financial support: it is a shared mission.' The partnership was initiated via Dr. Demedts, an affiliated physician. Kiwanis also supports Special Olympics and local initiatives for underprivileged children.
• tRede vzwcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnertRede is a collaboration of 13 care providers in East-Flanders Brabant optimising care for persons with disabilities in the region. The foundation is one of the founding partners. tRede also operates 'Korte Zorg' (short-term care) referrals and 'Zorgpunt' for personal budget information. The foundation fully supports the shared mission and vision of tRede.
• VAPH (Vlaams agentschap voor personen met een handicap)coreOthersThe Flemish agency for persons with disabilities is the government body providing funding (persoonsvolgend budget) for care services. The foundation is recognised and funded by VAPH. VAPH also provides information about Directly Accessible Help (RTH) for those without a budget.
• Steunfonds Marguerite-Marie DelacroixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 1988 by the Delacroix family. Members of the family still serve on the Board of Directors. Provides grants for research on disability prevention, advantageous loans, affordable property rentals, and donations to charitable institutions. Chairs a Scientific Advisory Board of 9 professors from universities across Belgium.
• Support organisations (Absoluut, Onafhankelijk Leven, Zoom vzw, Alin, Myassist)minorOthersFive assistance organisations that help clients who already have a budget to determine the best use of their personal budget for care services.
• Zorgpunt and Dienst OndersteuningsplanminorOthersWithin the framework of Personal Funding (Persoonsvolgende Financiering), Zorgpunt provides information and trajectory guidance for minors and adults with (suspected) disabilities and their network. Dienst Ondersteuningsplan helps with questions about housing, day support, education, leisure, and administration.
• Public Library of TienenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 'Delacroix Leest!' (Delacroix Reads!) reading program. Logopaedists visit the library every 3-4 months to replenish the mobile library cart (bib-kar) with reading materials around current themes. The library provides expertise and experience in reading and reading aloud for specific target groups.
• TrooperminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAn online shopping platform through which over 1,000 webshops donate a percentage of purchases to the foundation at no additional cost to the shopper. Shoppers sign up at trooper.be/nl/trooperverenigingen/stichtingdelacroix.
• Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding (CLB)minorOthersThe CLB helps minors navigate the process for obtaining youth aid decisions needed to access care services at the foundation.
• DeboeshoeveminorOthersAn external farm facility in Hakendover where clients help with animal care. The facility also organises hay wagon rides (huifkartochten) with a wheelchair-accessible wagon.
• Villa EuphorbiaminorOthersA holiday home managed by the Steunfonds M.M. Delacroix, fully adapted for living groups with wheelchair users. Each living group goes on holiday once a year to Villa Euphorbia.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stijn vzw: Belgian care organization in Limburg for persons with multiple disabilities, including residential groups, day support, and therapeutic services. Closely comparable operating footprint (multiple regional campuses, ~hundreds of residents, multidisciplinary staff) and VAPH funding dependency.
• MPI Oosterlo vzw: Medical-Pedagogical Institute in Geel providing residential and ambulatory care for children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including day care and therapy services. Comparable historical origin (1950s-1970s MPIs), population, and Flemish disability funding model.
• Dominiek Savio vzw: Belgian care organization in Gits (West Flanders) providing residential, day, and therapeutic services for children and young adults with physical and intellectual disabilities. Closely comparable operating model: 24/7 residential groups, multidisciplinary therapy, VAPH-funded persoonsvolgend budget, and family-anchored governance.
• De Lovie vzw: Belgian care provider in West Flanders serving children and adults with intellectual disabilities and NAH via residential campuses and day support. Comparable population, funding model, and multidisciplinary therapy model; both operate regional multi-campus networks under VAPH contracts.
• tRede vzw: Network of 13 Flemish care providers in East-Flemish Brabant that includes Stichting Delacroix as a founding partner. Directly comparable because tRede coordinates referrals (Korte Zorg), shared quality frameworks, and a Zorgpunt advisory function across the same disability care population.
• Sint-Oda vzw: Belgian residential care organization in Paal-Beringen for persons with visual impairment combined with intellectual disability, with multiple living groups and day activities. Comparable scale, Flemish disability care funding model, and family/governance-oriented non-profit structure.

Broad incumbents

• Armonea: Belgian senior care operator running dozens of residential facilities (under Orpea/Emeis group). Comparable as a multi-campus residential care operator in the Belgian market with shared regulatory exposure, but elderly-focused rather than IDD/NAH.
• Vulpia Group: Largest Belgian residential care group operating nursing homes and assisted living across Belgium. Comparable as a multi-site residential care operator under Belgian health funding, but focused on the elderly segment rather than IDD/NAH. Provides a scale and operational benchmark.
• Korian Belgium (Clariane): Belgian arm of European care group Clariane (formerly Korian) operating nursing homes, assisted living, and home care services. Comparable as a large multi-site Belgian residential care provider under regulated government funding, but elderly-focused. Useful benchmark for staffing models, occupancy dynamics, and Belgian reimbursement trends.

Others

• Wit-Gele Kruis Vlaanderen: Largest home nursing organization in Flanders, providing community-based clinical and personal care. Not a direct residential competitor but a key ecosystem partner/alternative delivery model; useful as a reference point for Flemish care workforce, funding, and digital health trends that affect residential providers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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