Name

GFoundation

Legal name

지파운데이션 사회적협동조합

Website

https://gfound.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Charitable Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (MNCH) Programs (BPADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Emergency Shelter, NFIs & Winterization for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAG)

Keywords

• Child sponsorship programs
• Social welfare services
• Corporate CSR partnerships
• International development cooperation
• Humanitarian aid services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mapo

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations and Sponsorships: GFoundation raises funds through individual sponsors and donors who make regular or one-time donations to support vulnerable populations including children, single parents, and elderly individuals. Multiple donation types are offered including child sponsorship, general donations, campaign donations, and in-kind donations.
2. Corporate CSR Partnerships: Companies partner with GFoundation to fulfill their ESG and social responsibility mandates by donating funds, products, or services. GFoundation provides transparent reporting and CSR activity news to corporate partners.
3. Product Donations and Material Contributions: Individuals and businesses donate goods (clothing, daily necessities, food, etc.) which are either distributed directly to vulnerable populations or sold through GFoundation's store to fund welfare programs. The organization also operates GFoundation Store and Gatgatsang stores.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

GFoundation (지파운데이션) is a Korean non-profit social cooperative that connects individual donors and corporate partners with vulnerable populations including low-income children, single-parent families, isolated elderly, and women experiencing period poverty. It runs domestic and overseas child sponsorship programs, a signature menstrual hygiene kit initiative, corporate social responsibility (CSR/ESG) partnerships, in-kind donation programs, and retail stores (GFoundation Store and Gachi Store) that resell donated goods to fund welfare programs. Operations span South Korea and 33 countries abroad, supported by a 700-pyeong logistics warehouse and a network of 4,289 partner welfare institutions.

Product overview

GFoundation (지파운데이션) is an international development cooperation NGO operating as a social cooperative that connects sponsors with vulnerable populations. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs: domestic and overseas child sponsorship programs providing comprehensive support (education, healthcare, living expenses, psychological care); menstrual hygiene support for vulnerable women and youth; single-parent family assistance; support for elderly living alone; and youth preparing for independence. Additional services include corporate social responsibility partnerships, product donation programs, and retail stores (GFoundation Store and Gachi Store) that generate welfare funds. The organization also conducts overseas projects across 33 countries in Africa and Asia, including the GG SOAP hygiene program. GFoundation is not a technology product company but a charitable organization whose 'services' are sponsorship and donation programs managed through its website platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 지지솝(GG SOAP): Hygiene campaign providing soap and sanitation products to children in developing countries
• 지파운데이션 스토어
• 같alties상점

Products and services

• Domestic Child Sponsorship (국내아동결연)
• Overseas Child Sponsorship (해외아동결연)
• Corporate Social Responsibility Partnership (기업사회공헌)
• Product/Goods Donation Program (물품후원)
• GFoundation Store (지파운데이션 스토어)
• Gachi Store (같이상점)
• Sanitary Pad Support Program (생리대 지원사업) Menstrual hygiene product distribution program providing sanitary pads and dignity kits to low-income female youth and vulnerable women, complemented by hygiene education.
• GFoundation US US-based wholly-owned entity of GFoundation that enables overseas donors to support Korean vulnerable populations through a US-registered organization without needing a Korean bank account.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AJ NetworksminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAJ Networks (AJ네트웍스) is listed as a corporate partner of GFoundation, participating in CSR and social contribution activities.
• Athome Co., Ltd.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAthome Co., Ltd. (애터미 주식회사) partners with GFoundation for corporate social responsibility activities.
• EiderminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEider (주식회사 아이더) is a corporate partner that donates products and funds to GFoundation's programs.
• It's HanbulminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIt's Hanbul ((주)잇츠한불) participates in GFoundation's CSR partnerships as a corporate donor.
• BosqueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBosque (보스크) is listed as a corporate partner of GFoundation for social contribution activities.
• Shinhan BankcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerShinhan Bank (신한은행) has partnered with GFoundation for the '365 Ansim Dream' program, contributing 1 billion KRW to support hygiene products for vulnerable women. The bank actively partners on ESG initiatives.
• LG DisplaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLG Display (LG디스플레이) employees participate in the 'GG Soap' (지지솝) hygiene campaign, sending soap and hygiene products to children in Ethiopia through GFoundation.
• Korea ShiseidominorGTM or Marketing PartnerKorea Shiseido (한국시세이도) has partnered with GFoundation, notably providing hygiene products for single-parent families.
• Mirae Asset SecuritiescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMirae Asset Securities (미래에셋증권) organizes family CSR events with GFoundation, hosting family volunteer activities for children from vulnerable backgrounds.
• KB CapitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKB Capital (KB캐피탈) partners with GFoundation on programs to prevent child meal insecurity and support nutrition for vulnerable children.
• Shabu OndangminorGTM or Marketing PartnerShabu Ondang (샤브온당) franchises nationwide to support vulnerable children and youth through a partnership agreement, donating a portion of franchise revenues.
• YG ORTHISTEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYG ORTHISTE (오르시떼) has partnered with GFoundation, donating 10 billion KRW worth of sleepwear to GFoundation's sharing stores.
• Koala Home KoreaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKoala Home Korea (코알라홈코리아 주식회사) partners with GFoundation by donating bedding and mattress products.
• Lion KoreaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLion Korea (라이온코리아) participates in GFoundation's CSR programs and charity bazaar events.
• Your Name HeirminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYour Name Heir ((주)유어네임히얼) partners with GFoundation for clothing donations to vulnerable populations.
• DonggubatminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonggubat ((주)동구밭) supports GFoundation's eco-friendly programs with dish soap donations, combining environmental and social impact.
• Namyu FNCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNamyu FNC (남유에프엔씨) is a long-term corporate partner that has donated 10 billion KRW worth of products over 4+ years, supporting abused children's psychotherapy, orphanage children, and youth.
• Yuhan-KimberlyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYuhan-Kimberly (유한킴벌리) partners with GFoundation for hygiene product donations.
• Hana Financial Group FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHana Financial Group Foundation (하나금융나눔재단) supports regional community child centers and cultural education programs in partnership with GFoundation.
• Henkel KoreaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHenkel Korea (헨켈코리아) is listed as a corporate partner of GFoundation for social contribution activities.
• Final Fantasy 14minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFinal Fantasy 14 partners with GFoundation to support self-preparing youth with daily necessity kits.
• GS NeotekminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGS Neotek (주)에이치투케이) partners with GFoundation to support education for vulnerable children.
• SBSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSBS partnered with GFoundation in 2017 for a social contribution affiliation agreement.
• Funding TogetherminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFunding Together (펀딩투게더) is referenced as a campaign donation partner, enabling crowdfunding-style donations through GFoundation's platform.
• GFoundation UScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGFoundation US is the US-based entity of GFoundation, enabling overseas donors to support Korean vulnerable populations through a US-registered organization without needing a Korean bank account.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• World Vision Korea: Korea's largest international child-sponsorship and community-development NGO, with the same sponsor-a-child, overseas development cooperation, and disaster relief model that GFoundation operates across 33 countries.
• Good Neighbors (좋은이웃들): Korean NGO running child sponsorship, overseas community development, and domestic welfare programs across multiple countries — directly comparable to GFoundation's dual domestic/international footprint.
• Save the Children Korea: Major international NGO with a Korean chapter funding children's education, health, and emergency response in dozens of countries, mirroring GFoundation's international scope and child welfare focus.
• ChildFund Korea: Korean child-development NGO providing education, health, and livelihood support to sponsored children overseas — overlapping directly with GFoundation's overseas child sponsorship program.
• Compassion Korea: Korea branch of a global child-sponsorship organization; competes head-to-head with GFoundation on individual donor child sponsorships in developing countries.

Others

• Korea NGO Council (한국NGO연합회): Umbrella association of Korean development NGOs — adjacent to GFoundation as an enabler and network body that could influence funding flows, accreditation, and cooperative distribution partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• Korea Association for Aid and Relief (카라/KOICA-affiliated NGOs ecosystem): Cluster of larger, government-aligned Korean development NGOs with broader institutional funding and country coverage than GFoundation — a relevant broader-incumbent comparison for fundraising scale.
• Korean Committee for UNICEF: Established Korean fundraising arm of UNICEF focusing on children's welfare, health, and education globally — competes for the same individual CSR and corporate donor base as GFoundation.

Emerging players

• Food Bank Korea (대한민국 푸드뱅크): National food-redistribution NGO serving low-income populations including single-parent families and the elderly — overlaps with GFoundation's domestic food support and grocery distribution to vulnerable groups.
• Direct Relief International (US/global NGO logistics peer): Global humanitarian aid organization operating medical and material donation logistics at scale — relevant comparable for GFoundation's material-donation warehouse and overseas distribution operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJ8uG2RgU-XYgG6uNQNOmOQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/gfound
• Instagraminstagram.com/gfoundation_official
• Xx.com/gfound_official
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gfoundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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