Argia Fundazioa

What Argia Fundazioa does

Argia Fundazioa is a Spanish non-profit foundation established on November 29, 1988, in Algorta (Getxo), Bizkaia, Basque Country, with operations beginning in 1990. It supports people living under the diagnosis of serious mental illness (SMI) and their families across Bizkaia, delivering an integrated ecosystem of socio-healthcare services: a Hospital de Día (day hospital), three Residencias (Galdames/Zurimendi, Gordexola/Zubiete, Berango/Lantzarte with 48 total residential places), 27 Viviendas con Apoyo (supported housing units) distributed across Bilbao, Erandio, Las Arenas, Barakaldo, Sondika, and Miribilla, a Club Social in Algorta (50 member places), Zabalduz (independent living support), and Kabia (respite care). As of 2021 the foundation accompanied 317 people annually, up from 70 in 1990.

The foundation combines direct care with a sustained anti-stigma and community participation program, including Apoyo Mutuo (peer support agents), Ale-Hop first-person talks since 2016, the dokuMentala short film festival (annual since 2019, 7th edition in 2026), and Artenea (community art with Sorkari, launched 2024). It publishes a biannual Ilargia magazine, annual reports, and good practice guides, and is an active member of multiple sector networks (ISEM, Euskalit, FEARP, ASVAR, FUNKO, Innobasque, Bolunta, Sarekide, Eraldatuz).

The business model is non-profit and hybrid: the majority of services are funded through a long-standing convention (convenio) with the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia's Department of Social Action, supplemented by private placement fees (with scholarship/bolsa de becas available), donations (Donacciones platform, Navidad Compartida event), CSR partnerships (Rural Kutxa, Fundación "la Caixa"), and a solidarity catalogue of handcrafted products. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; access to services is via institutional referral or direct inquiry. The foundation has received multiple recognitions including the A de Oro (2024), Bidean Agenda 2030 (2026), Bikain linguistic certification (2025), and multiple bINKLUSIon and Gainditu awards. There is no proprietary technology, software platform, or AI/ML capability; service delivery is face-to-face at physical facilities.

Name

Argia Fundazioa

Legal name

Argia Fundazioa

Website

https://argiafundazioa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Argia Fundazioa is a Bizkaia-based non-profit foundation, founded 1988, that delivers an integrated network of socio-healthcare services — day hospital, three residences (48 places), 27 supported housing units, a social club, independent living support, and respite care — alongside anti-stigma programs, accompanying 317 people with serious mental illness and their families across the Basque Country.

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Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Community Housing Services (62422), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation
• Supported housing
• Community mental health
• Anti-stigma programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Algorta

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public convention funding: The majority of services (hospital de día, residences, supported housing) are provided under a convention/agreement (convenio) with the Bizkaia Provincial Government's Department of Social Action (Departamento de Acción Social de la Diputación Foral de Bizkaia). This constitutes the primary public funding stream.
2. Private placement fees: Private placements are offered in hospital de día, supported housing, and other services for individuals not covered by public convention funding. Fees are paid by users or their families, with a scholarship (bolsa de becas) available based on economic situation.
3. Donations and charitable contributions: The foundation accepts donations from individuals, entities, and through initiatives such as the Navidad Compartida event and Donacciones platform. Corporate Social Responsibility (RSC) partnerships and volunteering programs also generate non-monetary contributions.
4. Solidarity catalogue: Handcrafted products (solidarity catalogue) are sold to generate funds for the foundation's programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Argia Fundazioa delivers person-centred socio-healthcare and community mental health services for people with serious mental illness (SMI) in Bizkaia, Spain. Its core offering comprises a Day Hospital (Hospital de Día) for personalised therapeutic programmes, 48 residential places across three Residencias (Zurimendi in Galdames, Zubiete in Gordexola, Lantzarte in Berango), 27 supported housing units (Viviendas con Apoyo) distributed across Bilbao, Erandio, Las Arenas, Barakaldo, Sondika and Miribilla, a Club Social with 50 member places, an independent living support programme (Zabalduz), and a respite care service (Kabia). The portfolio is complemented by anti-stigma activism programmes (mutual support agents, first-person talks, community art, the annual dokuMentala short film festival) and knowledge-sharing outputs (annual jornadas, Ilargia magazine, annual reports, good practice guides).

Product overview

Argia Fundazioa is a non-profit foundation in Bizkaia, Basque Country, providing a comprehensive ecosystem of mental health services centered on the person and recovery model. The portfolio includes three core service lines: (1) Direct care services — Hospital de Día (day hospital), three Residencias (Galdames/Zurimendi, Gordexola/Zubiete, Berango/Lantzarte with 48 total places), 27 Viviendas con Apoyo (supported housing units), Club Social (community center), Zabalduz (independent living support), and Kabia (respite care); (2) Anti-stigma activism programs — Apoyo Mutuo (peer support agents), Ale-Hop (first-person talks), Participación Comunitaria (community participation), dokuMentala (annual short film festival since 2019), and Artenea (community art with Sorkari); and (3) Knowledge sharing — annual exchange conferences since 2010, Revista Ilargia magazine, annual reports, and good practice guides. Services operate across multiple municipalities in Bizkaia (Getxo, Bilbao, Galdames, Gordexola, Berango, Barakaldo, Erandio, Sondika) serving approximately 317 people annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• dokuMentala: Annual short film festival showcasing the transformative power of mutual support among people, launched in 2019.
• Kabia
• Zabalduz
• Ale-Hop
• Artenea
• Apoyo Mutuo

Quantifiable outcome

• 317 people accompanied in 2021, growing from 70 in 1990
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rural Kutxa — Acción SocialcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 May 2026Rural Kutxa's Social Action division signed a collaboration agreement with Argia Fundazioa in May 2026 to strengthen and consolidate the Club Social in Getxo. The partnership aims to promote inclusive leisure and community relations for people with mental illness, contributing to their recovery, social inclusion, and active participation. Rural Kutxa is a Basque savings bank (kutxa) with a strong social mandate.
• SorkaricoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2024Argia Fundazioa and Sorkari (a network of professionals facilitating personal development and training in natural environments) partnered on the Artenea project — community art for social transformation. The collaboration creates participatory art spaces that foster diversity and wellbeing through community art, connecting and enriching local communities. Sorkari contributes holistic growth through nature-based activities, while Argia contributes its community services reach and mental health expertise.
• Fundación "la Caixa"coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Fundación la Caixa, through its 2022 País Vasco Call for Proposals (aimed at non-profit organisations supporting vulnerable populations), selected Argia Fundazioa's Kabia project for funding. Kabia provides temporary respite placements and home-based support to help people with mental illness continue living in the community.
• ISEM — Asociación para la Salud MentalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISEM (Asociación no gubernamental estatal sin ánimo de lucro, founded 2002) is a state-wide association of entities promoting social and labour inclusion of people with mental illness. Present across Spanish territory with 21 member entities. Argia participates in ISEM's annual Technical Days (Jornadas Técnicas ISEM), co-organising events such as the XVI Argia Fundazioa Exchange and Sensitisation Days combined with ISEM's XIV Technical Days (2025).
• Diputación Foral de Bizkaia — Departamento de Acción SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional convenant partner providing ongoing funding and regulatory oversight for social services targeting people with serious mental illness across Bizkaia. Services covered include Hospital de Día, Residencias, and Viviendas con Apoyo. The relationship is fundamental to Argia's operational model.
• Getxo Udala (Getxo Town Hall)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on community initiatives including Navidad Compartida (shared Christmas dinner for 100 people) and general support for Argia's community and cultural activities in Getxo.
• Fundación GondraminorOthersListed as a collaborating entity of the Club Social. The relationship appears to involve joint activities or support for the social club programme.
• BelrespirominorOthersListed as a collaborating entity of the Club Social. The relationship appears to involve joint activities or support for the social club programme.
• Los Trinitarios (Orden Trinitaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Trinitarian Order (founded 1154 by San Juan de Mata) established the original seminary in Algorta (operating since 1924). When the seminary closed in 1985–1988, the order made the facility available for creation of Argia Fundazioa in 1988. The Trinitarians remain a founding presence, with a patronato member and ongoing collaboration. The institution's identity is rooted in the Trinitarian Liberating charism.
• Euskalit — Fundación para la Gestión AvanzadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuskalit, promoted by the Basque Government, promotes Advanced Management in Basque organisations. Argia uses the Advanced Management Model as its reference framework for evaluating and improving its management. Argia won the 'A de Oro' (Gold A) Basque Advanced Management Award in 2024 through Euskalit's programme.
• Eraldatuz — Red de entidades sociales de GetxominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA network of individuals and social entities in Getxo that cooperate for community wellbeing and an inclusive society. Argia participates in this network, collaborating on community art projects (e.g., mural with Rosana Azar) and other social initiatives.
• FEARP — Federación de Asociaciones de Rehabilitation PsicosocialminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation contributing to deeper knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation and quality of life for people with mental illness or their families. Argia participates in this federation as part of its network engagement.
• ASVAR — Asociación del País Vasco para la rehabilitación psicosocialminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque Country association for psychosocial rehabilitation seeking to promote and develop comprehensive treatment of people with severe mental illness through research, training, and awareness-raising.
• FUNKO — Confederación Vasca de FundacionesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque Foundation Confederation serving as a platform for encounter and cooperation among Basque foundations, facilitating interrelation, working groups, jornadas, and sectoral projects.
• InnobasqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque innovation initiative launched in 2007 at the initiative of the Basque Government. Argia participates as an entity committed to making the Basque Country an innovative society.
• Bolunta — Foro del Voluntariado de BizkaiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForum for encounter and reflection for people with responsibility for volunteering in social entities of Bizkaia, sharing knowledge, tools, good practices, needs, and strategies related to promotion and management of volunteering.
• Sarekide — Asociación de voluntariado de GetxominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of volunteering entities in Getxo whose main work is to promote and strengthen volunteering. Composed of 16 entities cooperating with Getxo's Social Services department.
• Asociación BizitegicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgia Fundazioa and Bizitegi Association jointly developed the 'Guía de Buenas Prácticas para el Activismo y la Participación' published in February 2025. The guide emerged from a joint reflection space created throughout 2024 to transform the assistance-based paradigm and promote real participation of people in vulnerable situations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Intress: Fundación Intress is a Spanish non-profit providing social and mental health services including supported housing, psychosocial rehabilitation, and advocacy for vulnerable populations across Spain. It is comparable to Argia in its integrated service network model and focus on social inclusion of people with mental illness and other disabilities.
• Fundación Manantial: Fundación Manantial is a Spanish non-profit foundation providing comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation and community-based mental health services across multiple regions, including supported housing, day centers, and employment programs. It is a direct peer to Argia in terms of service model (recovery-oriented, community integration) and target population (people with serious mental illness).
• Fundación Gizakia: Fundación Gizakia is a Basque non-profit providing services for vulnerable populations including those with mental health difficulties. It is a direct peer to Argia, recognized in the same Bilbao World Health Day awards alongside Argia, with comparable psychosocial service delivery in the Basque Country.
• Asociación Bizitegi: Bizitegi is a Bizkaia-based association addressing homelessness and severe social exclusion, including people with mental health issues. It is a direct peer to Argia via its co-developed good practice guide on activism and participation, sharing the regional social services ecosystem and similar recovery/social inclusion orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Hermanas Hospitalarias: Hermanas Hospitalarias is one of Spain's largest Catholic mental health and disability service operators, with hospitals, residences, and day centers across Spain. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Argia in service categories (residential, day programs, psychosocial rehabilitation) but operating at a much larger scale and across multiple regions.
• ISEM (Asociación para la Salud Mental): ISEM is a Spanish state-wide association of 21 entities focused on social and labor inclusion of people with mental illness. It is a broad incumbent and key network peer to Argia, co-organizing the annual Technical Days and providing sectoral coordination across member mental health service organizations.
• FEAFES (Confederación Salud Mental España): FEAFES / Confederación Salud Mental España is the national confederation representing mental health associations and foundations across Spain, including Argia's network peers. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Argia through its member entities providing advocacy, services, and anti-stigma programming for people with mental illness nationally.

Regional players

• Agifes - Asociación de Familiares y Personas con Enfermedad Mental de Gipuzkoa: Agifes is a Gipuzkoa-based (adjacent Basque province) mental health association providing family support, advocacy, and rehabilitation services. It is a regional peer to Argia with comparable family-centric and anti-stigma programming for the SMI population, though focused on a neighboring province.
• Asociación Bidesari: Bidesari is a Basque Country non-profit working with people with mental health difficulties to promote social inclusion and quality of life. It is a regional peer to Argia, operating in the same geography (Bizkaia/Basque Country) with overlapping service philosophy and a recognized peer in the same regional mental health ecosystem.
• Apnabi Autismo Bizkaia: Apnabi Autismo Bizkaia is a Bizkaia-based non-profit providing services for people with autism. While focused on a different condition, Apnabi shares Argia's regional geography, network membership (joint bINKLUSIon award recipient), and nonprofit/psychosocial rehabilitation service delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCx3D3WFf5GBiANfTb9ol_4g
• Facebookfacebook.com/ARGIAFUNDAZIOA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/argia-fundazioa-834a032b
• Instagraminstagram.com/argia_fundazioa/?hl=es

Compliance7 records

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Profiles1 record

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