Stiftelsen för Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus

What Stiftelsen för Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus does

Stiftelsen för Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus (The Foundation for the Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital) is a Swedish charitable foundation (stiftelse), established in 1996-1997 and headquartered at Karolinska University Hospital Solna in Stockholm. The foundation's sole function is to raise and distribute funds, goods, and services to the Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital — the pediatric unit of Tema Barn at Karolinska, which serves approximately 180,000 patient visits annually. Its patron is H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria, a relationship that has been continuous since 1998.

The foundation operates three revenue streams: (1) individual donations collected through Swish, bank giro, autogiro, and one-time gifts; (2) corporate sponsorship and long-term partnership programs with companies such as Teddykompaniet, Saltkråkan AB (the Astrid Lindgren family company), Scan, Scandic Hotels, Sheraton Stockholm, GE, and Astrid Lindgrens Värld; and (3) event-based fundraising, including the annual Pippi Day celebration, Christmas events, and the 25th anniversary gala. Goods distributed include facility improvements (swimming pool, library, family hotel, sensory rooms), therapeutic programs (clown visits, music therapy, dog therapy), pediatric equipment (ultrasound machines, sensory room installations), and staff training funding. A small merchandise program exists via the "Stiffe" teddy bear (120 SEK, 20 SEK donated per unit). The foundation is supervised by Länsstyrelsen i Stockholms län and operates with 11-50 staff.

The foundation is structurally a single-beneficiary organization: every dollar raised is directed to Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, with allocation decisions made by the board based on departmental applications. Over its first 25 years (1996-2022), the foundation intermediated approximately 185 million SEK in goods, services, and funds. There is no technology platform, no commercial product, and no AI/ML component — the organization's value is purely its ability to mobilize donors and channel resources to a single institutional beneficiary.

Name

Stiftelsen för Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus

Legal name

Stiftelsen för Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus

Website

https://astrid-barn.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Foundation for the Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital is a Swedish non-profit foundation that raises donations, corporate sponsorships, and event proceeds to fund facility improvements, therapeutic programs, equipment, and staff training at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital (Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm). Founded 1997; royal patron Crown Princess Victoria since 1998.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Healthcare Foundation

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation services
• Children's hospital fundraising
• Pediatric patient support
• Nonprofit healthcare donations
• Corporate sponsorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual donations and gifts: One-time and recurring donations from private individuals, including Swish payments (123 290 95 62), bank giro (5066-4077), and monthly standing orders to SEB 5211-10 053 71. The foundation also receives monthly donor contributions via autogiro arrangements.
2. Corporate sponsorship and partnership: Long-term and campaign-based sponsorship from companies such as Teddykompaniet (annual donation of 10,000 kr + teddy bears), Scan (2.7+ million SEK over 2007-2011), Scandic Hotels, GE Consumer & Industrial Lighting, and others. Partnerships include product sales where a portion of proceeds is donated (e.g., 'Stiffe' teddy bear at 120 kr with 20 kr per unit going to the foundation).
3. Event-based fundraising: Revenue generated through events such as the 25th anniversary celebration, celebrity auctions (e.g., Olle Jonsson stage costume auction), and Pippi Day celebrations. All proceeds go directly to supporting the hospital.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stiftelsen för Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus is a Swedish charitable foundation that collects donations from private individuals, companies, and organizations and channels them to the Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital at Karolinska University Hospital. The foundation funds hospital environment improvements (swimming pool, library, school, family hotel, sensory rooms), therapeutic activities (clown visits, music therapy, dog therapy, art therapy), play therapy and educational materials, gifts for patients, and continuing education for hospital staff. Over its first 25 years, the foundation distributed approximately 185 million SEK in goods, services, and funds to the hospital.

Product overview

Stiftelsen för Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus is a charitable foundation established in 1996-1997 that supports Astrid Lindgren's Children's Hospital at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. The foundation's core offering is charitable donation collection and distribution, supplemented by merchandise (Stiffe teddy bear), digital payment systems (Swish), and community events (Pippidagen, Lilla Julafton). Since its founding, the foundation has distributed approximately 185 million SEK in goods, services, and funds to improve the hospital environment for sick children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charitable Donation Programs

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TeddykompanietcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2009Annual partnership since 2009. Teddykompaniet donates 10,000 kr per year and provides 300 'krya på dig' (get well) teddy bears to children at the hospital. They also created the 'Stiffe' teddy bear (sold at 120 kr; 20 kr per unit goes to the foundation), available at Pressbyrå outlets at Karolinska Solna and Huddinge.
• Saltkråkan AB (Astrid Lindgren Family Company)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAstrid Lindgren's family foundation/company. Major donations including 1,000,000 SEK for the Bokskogen library (1998), 225,000 SEK (2005), 500,000 SEK (2006 and 2007), 150,000 SEK (2010), 50,000 SEK (2011), 25,000 SEK (2013 and 2015), and 50,000 SEK (2016). Total contributions exceed 2.5 million SEK.
• ScancoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSwedish meat company. During 2007–2011 Christmas campaigns, Scan contributed over 2.7 million SEK. Funds were used to create improved meal environments ('Scan-rum') in day rooms and kitchens for patients, parents, and siblings; reception areas; and family kitchens. WIS Design collaborated on all interior design projects.
• WIS DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design firm that collaborated with the foundation to create all 'Scan-rum' (renovated patient and family spaces). Their work received international attention from Japanese architects and designers, leading to design commissions in Japan including the Mominoki nursery in Tokyo (opened 2012).
• Astrid Lindgrens Värld (Vimmerby)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFor nine consecutive years, Astrid Lindgrens Värld invited at least 900 children and parents from the hospital for a weekend (bus, meals, accommodation, entrance, and entertainment). Characters from the park (Pippi, Fröken Prysselius, Kling & Klang) also visit the hospital annually for Pippi Day and Astrid Lindgren's birthday celebrations.
• BR LeksakerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrom 2001 to 2008, BR Leksaker sold teddy bears with 30 SEK per unit donated to the foundation. During these years, 60,044 teddy bears were sold and several thousand distributed to patients. BR Leksaker contributed a total of 2,843,991 SEK.
• Scandic Hotels (Sergel Plaza)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFor five consecutive years, Scandic Sergel Plaza hosted Easter celebrations for thousands of patients with families and staff, including buffet, egg painting, face painting, karaoke, crafts, and Easter egg distribution. The hotel also provided refreshments for 'Cinnamon Bun Day' at the hospital's play therapy department.
• Sheraton StockholmminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrom 2003 to 2009, Sheraton Stockholm sponsored and organized Christmas parties for thousands of patient children, siblings, parents, and staff annually. Events included a lunch buffet, cookie decoration, storytelling from Junibacken, dance performances by the Royal Opera Ballet, and visits from Santa Claus with gifts.
• GE Consumer & Industrial LightingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGE sponsored ceiling lighting at the hospital and provided special lighting design for the walkway from the parking garage to the hospital entrance, as well as for Hertha Hillfon's bronze Astrid Lindgren sculpture at the hospital entrance.
• GE Healthcare / Karolinska RadiologyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdvanced ultrasound equipment and a system for remote patient heart monitoring at home were funded through foundation donations to the pediatric cardiology department. In 2016, a projector with interactive video content was donated to the radiology clinic at NKS Barn.
• Kronan (grocery store)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerKronan sponsors two loan bicycles for patient parents and staff at the hospital in Solna for shopping and trips to Hagaparken, and has donated strollers to several wards at Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus in both Solna and Huddinge.
• Cow Parade / Bolaget SourcingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMiniature cows were painted by artists and sold at auction; each sale donated 10 SEK to BRIS and 10 SEK to the foundation. The cow sculpture 'Lilla Gubben' was auctioned at Stockholms Auktionsverk by AMF Pension and placed in the hospital courtyard.
• CancerRehabFonden (CTRF)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerUntil 2013, CancerRehabFonden provided generous contributions supporting a rehabilitation team at the Neuropediatric Programme, teen camps, and music and art therapy at the hospital.
• Rutola-Pukkila / Ulrica Hydman VallienminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSince 2014, a unique furniture series called 'Hekla' has been produced for the foundation's benefit through Rutola-Pukkila and Ulrica Hydman Vallien. If the full edition of 1,500 pieces is sold, one million SEK goes directly to the foundation. Available at Mio Möbler.
• Brödernas Bryr sig / Oliver Kastell (El Nacho)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOliver Kastell's restaurant concept donated 65,835 SEK from sales of 13,167 El Nacho burgers (February–April 2025), with proceeds going to the foundation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Musikhjälpen (Sveriges Radio): Swedish Radio's annual charity music initiative that rotates beneficiary causes each year. Relevant ecosystem player — the foundation is a plausible beneficiary partner — sharing event-driven fundraising mechanics and broadcast-driven donor acquisition.

Broad incumbents

• Cancerfonden (Swedish Cancer Society): Sweden's largest cancer research and patient-support funder. Shares the disease-area research and care-support funding model with the pediatric hospital focus, and competes for health-focused individual and corporate donors across Sweden.
• Rädda Barnen (Save the Children Sweden): Largest Swedish children's organization, operating in child rights, health and education globally. Competes for the same Swedish donor pool but with broader programmatic scope and international footprint than the foundation's narrow hospital-support focus.
• SOS Barnbyar (SOS Children's Villages Sweden): Swedish affiliate of a major international children's NGO providing family-based care. Overlaps in child welfare framing and recurring-donor model, with a much larger organization, global footprint and broader program set.
• Hjärt-Lungfonden: Large Swedish health research and patient-support foundation (heart, lung). Operates a similar donation-driven model with strong recurring-giver programs, competing for the same health-conscious Swedish donors and corporate partnerships.

Direct peers

• BRIS (Barnens Rätt i Samhället): Sweden's leading children's rights nonprofit, supporting vulnerable children via a support line, advocacy and grants. Comparable as a Swedish children's nonprofit sharing individual donor and corporate sponsorship channels and competing for the same household charity budget.
• Barnfonden: Swedish children's rights charity focused on child welfare in Sweden and internationally. Overlaps with the foundation on Swedish children's welfare framing and recurring-donor fundraising mechanics.
• Barncancerfonden (Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation): Major Swedish nonprofit funding childhood cancer research, family support and advocacy. Operates in the same pediatric hospital funding niche, with overlapping donor audiences, corporate sponsor base (Scan, etc.) and need for royal/institutional visibility.
• Ronald McDonald Barnfond (RMHC Sweden): Swedish affiliate of Ronald McDonald House Charities supporting families with seriously ill or injured children during hospital stays. Closely comparable mission (child + hospital + family welfare), similarly reliant on corporate partnerships and individual donations, and operates family accommodation facilities parallel to the foundation's family hotel support.
• Stiftelsen Min Stora Dag: Swedish foundation granting wishes and experiences to seriously ill children. Shares a Swedish pediatric-mission focus, donor-driven revenue model and reliance on corporate and celebrity partnerships, making it a directly comparable small Swedish health charity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StiftelsenforAstridLindgrensBarnsjukhusOfficiell

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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