Associazione Italiana contro le Leucemie - Milano e Provincia

What Associazione Italiana contro le Leucemie - Milano e Provincia does

AIL Milano Monza Brianza OdV (Associazione Italiana contro Leucemie, linfomi e mieloma — Milano e Provincia) is an Italian voluntary non-profit organization constituted in 1976 as a local section of the national AIL ETS. It operates exclusively in the Milano, Monza and Brianza provinces, providing free-of-charge services to onco-hematological patients (leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma) and their families, and channeling funds into blood cancer research. Its service portfolio includes free accommodation in 20 apartments totaling 73 beds (including the new Residenza AIL in Vimodrone opened February 2025), a free psychological support clinic now operating across two hospital sites (Istituto dei Tumori and IRCCS San Raffaele), a transport accompaniment service to therapies, direct economic assistance for patients in financial difficulty, and grants supporting hospital hematology departments and clinical research — including a €438,000 genomics project at Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori between 2014 and 2017. In 2025 the organization supported 415 patients and 231 caregivers, delivered 3,542 transport accompaniment trips and 1,790 psychological support sessions, and engaged 784 active volunteers.

The organization's revenue model is diversified across five streams: individual donations, the 5x1000 Italian tax designation (€1.45 million cumulative 2020–2025 for the Milano section), corporate partnerships and sponsorships (including Novartis, Amgen, Pierre Fabre Italy, Daikin, Fondazione Adiuvare and Fondazione Prosolidar), testamentary bequests (managed via a dedicated Responsabile Lasciti function), and seasonal merchandise sales (Stelle di Natale, Uova di Pasqua) through its e-commerce shop. Patient services are priced at zero and delivered directly by staff and volunteers in partnership with major Milan hematology centers; donor-side pricing is characterized by Italian tax deductibility (35% on individual donations up to €30,000 under D.Lgs. 117/17). The organization has approximately 7 paid staff, ~784 volunteers, and is governed by a Board of Directors elected by its Assembly; it publishes an annual Social Balance Sheet (Bilancio Sociale) as its primary accountability instrument.

Name

Associazione Italiana contro le Leucemie - Milano e Provincia

Legal name

AIL Milano Monza Brianza OdV

Website

https://ailmilano.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AIL Milano Monza Brianza OdV is an Italian non-profit founded in 1976 that provides free patient support services — accommodation, psychological care, transport, and economic assistance — to onco-hematological patients in the Milano, Monza and Brianza provinces, while funding blood cancer research.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations and Contributions: Free-will donations from private individuals, including direct monetary contributions, fundraising event participation, and commemorative giving.
2. 5x1000 Tax Designation: Italian taxpayers designate 5x1000 of their IRPEF tax to AIL. Funds are collected nationally and redistributed to local sections including AIL Milano. Over 255,000 taxpayers choose AIL annually; AIL Milano collected €1.45 million over 6 years (2020–2025).
3. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: Support from companies including Novartis, Amgen, Pierre Fabre, Daikin, and Fondazione Adiuvare through donations, product contributions, and corporate volunteering programs.
4. Testamentary Bequests (Lasciti Testamentari): Legacy gifts and testamentary bequests from individuals who designate AIL Milano as beneficiary in their will. Forms include olografo (holograph), pubblico (notarial), and segreto (secret) wills. Patients have donated property and funds via this route.
5. Holiday Shop and Merchandise: Sale of Christmas decorations, Easter eggs, and other objects through a published catalog, with proceeds supporting AIL's activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AIL Milano is a nonprofit volunteer organization (OdV, an Ente del Terzo Settore) that supports adults and children affected by onco-hematological diseases such as leukemia, lymphomas, and myeloma. Its offering combines free patient-facing services — temporary accommodation, hospital-based psychological support, treatment accompaniment and transport, and direct economic assistance — with funding of hematology research (research grants and junior researcher scholarships), institutional hospital support, and the Cura tra le Righe information column.

Product overview

AIL Milano Monza Brianza OdV is a voluntary nonprofit organization founded in 1976 that supports patients with blood cancers (leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma) in the Milano e Provincia territory. It is a section of the national AIL (Associazione Italiana contro Leucemie, linfomi e mieloma). The organization operates as a unified charitable mission rather than a commercial product platform, offering an integrated portfolio of patient support services centered around three pillars: (1) funding scientific research, including CAR-T and liquid biopsy clinical trials; (2) direct patient assistance through free accommodation in AIL Houses and the new AIL Residence at Vimodrone, a free psychological support clinic with both in-person and online sessions, a transport/accompaniment service to treatment centers, and direct financial aid; and (3) supporting hospital hematology departments and medical professional training. The organization also conducts fundraising initiatives including the 5x1000 tax donation campaign, a solidarity shop, and legacy giving programs, alongside informational services such as the 'Cura tra le Righe' reading recommendations column. The annual Social Report documents all activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• AIL Accoglie — Free Patient and Family Accommodation Free temporary housing service providing 8 apartments to onco-hematological patients and their families who need to travel to Milan for treatment; operates under the AIL Milano umbrella serving the Milan, Monza and Brianza territory.
• Residenza AIL Vimodrone — Temporary Residence New temporary residence location for families of onco-hematology patients, expanding the AIL Milano accommodation offering in the Vimodrone area.
• Ambulatorio AIL — Psychological Support Clinic New psychological support clinic set up inside Ospedale San Raffaele by AIL Milano to provide counseling services to onco-hematology patients and families receiving care in Milan.
• Servizio di Accompagnamento alle Terapie Volunteer-led service that accompanies onco-hematology patients to and from their treatment appointments, providing logistical and emotional support during the treatment journey.
• Shop Solidale AIL Milano\u2019s online charity shop selling branded merchandise (Shop Solidale) whose proceeds support the association\u2019s patient services and hematology research funding.

Quantifiable outcome

• 415 patients and 231 caregivers assisted in 2025 (Social Balance Sheet)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, minor and core.

• NovartissupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical multinational whose Italian employees participated in corporate volunteering at Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, distributing recipe books produced by onco-hematology patients during a Community Day initiative. Novartis employees experienced direct engagement with AIL's patient community.
• Pierre Fabre (Italy)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerDermo-cosmetics division of the Pierre Fabre Group (whose ownership rests with Fondation Pierre Fabre). Has partnered with AIL Milano since 2001, gifting holiday items to journalists, pharmacists, and consumers via AIL's holiday catalog, supporting AIL's fundraising efforts with high-quality merchandise.
• Daikin ItaliaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerItalian subsidiary of Japanese air conditioning manufacturer. Donated and installed air conditioning units in AIL apartments (Case AIL) to improve quality of life for hematology patients during hot summer months, responding to a direct request from AIL.
• IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele – Comprehensive Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecond AIL psychological support clinic opened February 2026 within the San Raffaele's Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with the Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and the Health Clinical Psychology Service. The clinic provides free psychological support to hematology patients and their caregivers, both in-person and online. The first clinic opened in 2021 at Istituto dei Tumori di Milano.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AIRC - Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro: Italy's largest private cancer research charity. Similar fundraising mechanisms (5x1000, awareness campaigns, gala events) and donor base, but broader cancer scope rather than hematology-only. Frequently co-funds hematology research that AIL Milano also supports.
• Fondazione Telethon: Italy's largest private genetic and rare disease research charity. Comparable community-driven fundraising model (marathon-style televised events, 5x1000, individual donations) and similar reliance on volunteers to power research funding.
• AIL ETS - Associazione Italiana contro Leucemie, linfomi e mieloma: National parent association of AIL Milano. Operates the same blood-cancer mission across Italy with central coordination of 5x1000 designation, regional sections, and national research programs. Same volunteer/fundraising model at broader geographic scale.
• LILT - Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori: Italy's national anti-cancer league with both research and patient support functions. Operates through local provincial sections (matching AIL Milano's regional structure), uses 5x1000 and corporate partnerships, and runs awareness and screening campaigns across all cancers.

Direct peers

• Ageop Ricerca: Bologna-based Italian nonprofit for pediatric onco-hematology, hosting families through free accommodation and providing patient support services. Mirrors AIL Milano's patient-services and accommodation model in a different city and focused on pediatric patients.
• ANT Italia - Associazione Nazionale Tumori: Italian nonprofit providing free home-care assistance to cancer patients, including transport and accompaniment to therapies. Closely mirrors AIL Milano's direct patient support model under a different cancer scope, with a comparable volunteer-driven and donation-funded operating model.
• ADMO - Associazione Donatori Midollo Osseo: Italian bone marrow donor association focused on recruiting and matching unrelated donors for hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Operates in the same hematology ecosystem as AIL Milano with similar regional section structure and community-led fundraising.
• Susan G. Komen Italia: Italian affiliate of the global breast cancer charity. Operates with similar event-driven fundraising (Race for the Cure), corporate partnerships, and patient support mission under a different oncology disease focus.

Others

• FAVO - Federazione Italiana delle Associazioni di Volontariato in Oncologia: Federation of Italian voluntary oncology associations of which AIL Milano is a member. Provides policy advocacy, training, and umbrella representation; a coalition partner rather than direct competitor, sharing donor pools and policy goals.

Regional players

• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to blood cancers - the international equivalent of AIL. Funds research, provides free patient support, and advocates for policy change. Highly relevant as a global benchmark although operating in a different regulatory and donor environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNBZ5XP-123v9dnkW3RTgJw/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/AILmilano
• Instagraminstagram.com/ail_milano
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/associazione-italiana-contro-le-leucemie---milano-e-provincia

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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