Fundación Mir

What Fundación Mir does

Fundación Mir is a Uruguayan civil society organization founded in June 2014 and headquartered in Montevideo, operating a child protection project called 'Los Pasos que Damos'. The foundation's primary mission is the protection of infants aged 0 to 12 months who have lost or had their family care interrupted, providing temporary foster placement through a screened volunteer family network ('Familias Amigas') while working to strengthen biological families toward reunification. The project operates under a formal agreement with INAU (Instituto del Niño y Adolescente del Uruguay), Uruguay's government child welfare agency, which evaluates and selects foster families referred by the foundation; the project also works alongside the Plan Familia Amiga government initiative (familiaamiga.com.uy).

The foundation's core service offering is the end-to-end management of infant foster placement: recruitment and screening of foster families (requiring 25+ age, economic stability, adequate housing, and exclusion from adoption registries), provision of all material needs (diapers, formula, clothing, emergency medical coverage, and economic support), technical training and ongoing accompaniment by a professional team, and family-strengthening work with biological families. A secondary focus area is the 'Empresa Amiga' corporate partnership program and the 'Programa Americando' community engagement initiative.

Fundación Mir's revenue model is donations-based, structured as tiered recurring commitments to fund emergency medical coverage for a baby's first year of life. Published tiers range from USD $650 (1 month) to USD $7,800 (12 months). Donations are captured via Mercado Pago (QR code and direct link), bank deposits at Itaú, and an online form on the foundation's website. The organization employs 11-50 staff, operates a single domestic site in Montevideo, and distributes services through in-person visits, digital donation channels, and community outreach. There is no proprietary technology, no AI/ML component, and no disclosed revenue, funding, or headcount growth data.

Name

Fundación Mir

Legal name

Fundación Mir

Website

https://fundacionmir.org.uy

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Mir is a Uruguayan civil society nonprofit founded in 2014 that operates under agreement with INAU to protect infants aged 0-12 months lacking family care, recruiting volunteer foster families ('Familias Amigas') and funding operations through tiered recurring donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Foster care programs
• Nonprofit family support
• Infant protection services
• Community child care

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Fundación Mir generates revenue primarily through individual donations, both one-time and recurring monthly commitments. The foundation offers structured donation tiers supporting babies in their first year of life, covering emergency medical coverage, materials, diapers, milk, and clothing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fundación Mir provides child protection and foster care services for vulnerable infants aged 0-12 months who have lost or had their family care interrupted. Operating in formal agreement with INAU (Uruguay's government child welfare agency), the foundation recruits and trains foster families (Familias Amigas), provides them with economic support, diapers, formula, and clothing, and works to strengthen biological families toward safe reunification.

Product overview

Fundación Mir is a civil society organization operating as a social services non-profit, not a technology company. The organization offers a portfolio of child welfare programs centered around the 'Los Pasos que Damos' protection project for infants 0-12 months. Key offerings include the 'Familias Amigas' foster care program, the 'Programa Americando' community initiative, and a donation-based fundraising campaign. These programs work in partnership with INAU (Instituto del Niño y Adolescente del Uruguay) to provide family strengthening services and temporary care through vetted foster families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Los Pasos que Damos A child protection project focused on babies aged 0-12 months whose families face fragility in parental care. The program works to strengthen families and provides temporary care through foster families (Familias Amigas) while supporting family reunification. Operated under agreement with INAU.
• Familias Amigas (Foster Family Program) A foster family program where volunteer families temporarily care for babies aged 0-12 months while work is done with the biological families. Foster families receive economic support, diapers, formula, and clothing from the foundation. Families must be 25+ years old, have adequate space and time, economic stability, and not be registered in adoption records.
• Donation Campaign A donation program to fund emergency medical coverage for babies during their first year of life. Offers monthly donation subscription options ranging from 1 month ($650) to 12 months ($7,800) to support one baby's coverage during the project period.
• Volunteer Program A volunteer engagement program that allows individuals to collaborate with the foundation on an honorary basis to support child welfare activities.
• Empresa Amiga (Corporate Partnership Program) A corporate social responsibility partnership program allowing Uruguayan companies interested in social impact to collaborate with the foundation and support child welfare initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Protection of babies 0-12 months who lose or have interrupted family care while families of origin are supported

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• INAU (Instituto del Niño y Adolescente del Uruguay)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2014Fundación Mir operates in formal agreement with INAU, Uruguay's government child welfare agency. The partnership focuses on innovative management of child protection for babies 0-12 months. INAU evaluates and selects foster families referred by the foundation. The project works alongside the Familia Amiga plan under INAU's oversight.
• Plan Familia Amiga (familiaamiga.com.uy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe child protection project operated by Fundación Mir works alongside the government Plan Familia Amiga initiative. The plan connects foster families with babies in need of temporary care, complementing the foundation's work in family strengthening and infant protection.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Children International: International child sponsorship and youth development organization with programs across Latin America. Comparable donor-funded child welfare model and overlapping beneficiary populations.
• World Vision Uruguay: Country affiliate of the international child welfare NGO. Operates child sponsorship and community development programs in Uruguay, with overlapping donor-funded nonprofit structure but a much broader and more established international footprint.
• Save the Children (Latin America): International NGO focused on children's rights, including programs for vulnerable and separated children in Latin America. Comparable mission and foster-care-adjacent programming but operates at global scale with much larger resources.
• UNICEF Uruguay: UN agency focused on children's rights and welfare, with an active Uruguay country office. Operates in the same child-welfare domain as Fundación Mir but at a national policy and advocacy level rather than direct service delivery.

Direct peers

• Plan Familia Amiga: Uruguay's government-affiliated foster family initiative that Fundación Mir works alongside. Operates the same foster family model for vulnerable children, making it the most directly comparable organization in the country.
• Aldeas Infantiles SOS Uruguay: International NGO providing family-based care (foster families and group homes) for children who have lost or are at risk of losing parental care. Operates the same foster-care-for-children model Fundación Mir uses, just on a larger international scale.
• CAIF (Centros de Atención a la Infancia y la Familia, INAU): Uruguay's public-private network of early childhood centers serving children 0-3 and their families. Operates under INAU oversight (the same agency partnering with Fundación Mir), with overlapping focus on vulnerable infants and family strengthening.

Emerging players

• Fundación Cimientos: Latin American nonprofit focused on education and youth development for vulnerable children. Comparable as a regionally focused nonprofit serving at-risk youth, though primarily education rather than foster-care.

Regional players

• Cáritas Uruguay: Uruguayan Catholic social services organization providing family and community support, including programs for vulnerable children. Comparable as a domestic social services nonprofit funded by donations and operating family-support programs.
• Hogar de Cristo (Uruguay): Latin American social services organization with Uruguay operations focused on supporting people in extreme vulnerability. Comparable in mission scope (community-based social assistance) though broader than infant-specific foster care.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fundacionmir
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacion_mir_uy?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=ei0tryt7zqdk
• Xx.com/mirfundacion

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