GGZ

Name

GGZ

Legal name

Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft des Kantons Zug

Website

https://ggz.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1884

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cham

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and government contributions: Beiträge der öffentlichen Hand (public contributions) form the primary funding source for the broad range of services offered.
2. Donations and legacies: Financing is supplemented through Spenden (donations) and Legate (legacies/bequests) from private individuals.
3. Membership fees: Annual membership fee of CHF 20 per year, providing members with the Zuger Neujahrsblatt, annual report, and invitations to events.
4. Social enterprise revenue (GGZ@Work): GGZ@Work generates self-earned revenue through job integration services, recycling center operations, and employment brokerage, contributing to a self-financing rate of approximately 68%.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GGZ (Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft Zug) is a non-profit association founded in 1884 that operates a portfolio of social institutions and programs in the canton of Zug. The organization provides social welfare, labor integration, childcare, addiction therapy, special education, rehabilitation, holiday programs, and cultural publications through its sub-brands GGZ@Work, KiBiZ, Sennhütte, Loreto, Schule Horbach, Klinik Adelheid, GGZ Ferienpass, and Zuger Neujahrsblatt. Funding comes from public contributions, donations, legacies, and an annual CHF 20 membership.

Product overview

GGZ (Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft Zug) is a charitable organization founded in 1884 that operates a portfolio of social institutions and programs in the canton of Zug. Rather than a unified technology product, the organization comprises multiple sub-brands addressing different social needs: GGZ@Work provides vocational integration services; the GGZ Ferienpass offers children's vacation activities; KiBiZ operates non-profit childcare facilities; Sennhütte delivers residential addiction therapy; Loreto provides recreational facilities; Schule Horbach offers special needs education; Klinik Adelheid delivers rehabilitation services; and the Zuger Neujahrsblatt publishes annual cultural publications. These institutions operate under the GGZ umbrella, unified by the mission of solidarity with disadvantaged populations, social co-responsibility, and promoting self-reliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GGZ Ferienpass: Holiday pass program for primary school children offering around 350 activities during first three weeks of summer vacation
• GGZ@Work
• Sennhütte
• Loreto
• Schule Horbach
• Klinik Adelheid
• Zuger Neujahrsblatt
• KiBiZ Kinderbetreuung Zug

Products and services

• GGZ@Work

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Käpt'n Oli (Olivier Perrot)minorOthers · 3 October 2023Olivier Perrot, operator of MS Bielersee on Lake Bielersee, acquired MS Yellow from GGZ for the symbolic price of CHF 1. He specializes in passenger shipping, gastronomy, and nautical operations, ensuring the ship's continued operation on the Bielersee.
• KiBiZ Kinderbetreuung ZugcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2021KiBiZ Kinderbetreuung Zug joined GGZ as a subsidiary on January 1, 2022. The merger combines GGZ's charitable infrastructure with KiBiZ's position as the leading childcare provider in Zug, enabling expansion of affordable, quality childcare through shared resources for property purchases and investments.
• Tischlein deck dichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGZ@Work operates food rescue services on behalf of 'Tischlein deck dich', collecting and distributing food to those in need. GGZ@Work's Logistics Platform Central Switzerland coordinates pickup, storage, preparation, and delivery to 20 distribution points in the region.
• Kunsthaus ZugminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGZ provided funds enabling Kunsthaus Zug to acquire the artwork 'Flatland light' by Olafur Eliasson as part of the 'Artists for Ukraine' aid action. The work was purchased through Tanya Bonakdar Gallery with proceeds donated to aid organizations.
• Kanton Zug (Social Welfare Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGZ coordinates institutional refugee assistance for the canton of Zug, channeling donations and support from companies, foundations, and service clubs to support refugees from Ukraine. The canton's social welfare office benefits from GGZ's logistics and coordination expertise.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pro Juventute Schweiz: Broad incumbent - the national foundation for children and youth in Switzerland, comparable to GGZ's KiBiZ (childcare), Ferienpass (holiday programs), and Schule Horbach (special education) offerings.
• Pro Senectute Schweiz: Broad incumbent - the national foundation for elderly services in Switzerland, comparable to GGZ in its nonprofit association structure and partially overlapping in healthcare and social support services for seniors.
• Caritas Schweiz: Broad incumbent - Switzerland's largest Catholic social welfare organization operating nationally across social counseling, integration, and humanitarian aid, overlapping with GGZ's social affairs and integration mandate but at a much larger scale.
• HEKS (Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz): Broad incumbent - the aid organization of the Swiss Protestant Churches, providing social services, refugee support, and integration programs nationally, comparable to GGZ's social affairs and refugee coordination work.
• Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz: Broad incumbent - the Swiss Red Cross operates a national network of cantonal branches delivering health, social, and humanitarian services, with cantonal structures comparable to GGZ's Zug-specific delivery model.
• Winterhilfe Schweiz: Broad incumbent - a national charitable federation supporting disadvantaged families and individuals across Switzerland through financial aid and social services, comparable in mission to GGZ's social affairs mandate.

Direct peers

• Stiftung Battenberg: Direct peer - a Biel-based charitable foundation offering residential and ambulatory social services for people in difficult life situations, sharing GGZ's model of running multiple specialized facilities under a single nonprofit umbrella.
• Sozialwerke Pfarrer Sieber: Direct peer - a Zurich-based multi-purpose charitable organization providing social services to disadvantaged populations, including shelter, food distribution, and integration support, with a comparable vertically diversified institutional model.
• Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft Basel: Direct peer - a similarly structured charitable society (Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft) in Basel, operating multiple social, cultural, and educational institutions under one umbrella association model that closely mirrors GGZ's approach.

Regional players

• Aide et Soins à Domicile (ASD): Regional player - a Romandie-based home care and social services nonprofit network with similar mission of supporting vulnerable populations through institutional service delivery, though operating in French-speaking Switzerland rather than central cantons.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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