Fundacja Światło dla Życia

What Fundacja Światło dla Życia does

Fundacja Światło dla Życia is a Polish non-profit foundation (established 2012) that operates an integrated therapeutic and outpatient healthcare network under the Alira brand. Its core asset is the Ośrodek Terapeutyczny Alira, a 1,200 m² inpatient facility in Uzdrowisko Konstancin-Zdrój specializing in eating-disorder treatment (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, obesity, orthorexia, pregorexia, bigorexia, food neophobia) using proprietary therapeutic programs developed over 12 years with approximately 800 patients. Treatment combines individual and group psychotherapy (CBT, IPT, psychodynamic, Gestalt, ISTDP, solution-focused), dietetics and psychodietetics, DMT body work, psychodrama, art therapy, music therapy, yoga, and lifestyle medicine, delivered by an interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychotherapists, dietitians, cardiologists, physiotherapists, and massage therapists. The foundation complements inpatient care with a multi-specialist outpatient Poradnia in Konstancin and a second Centrum Psychoterapii i Rozwoju Osobistego Alira in Warsaw, plus orthopedic, neurological, and cardiac rehabilitation programs, detox weekends, and online therapy.

The business model is service-fee based, supplemented by donations and a one-time government grant. Revenue is generated from inpatient package pricing (e.g., 16,500 PLN for a 5-week anorexia program, 10,990 PLN for a 4-week obesity program), per-session outpatient consultations (160–350 PLN), subscription-style weekly group therapy (160–400 PLN), and rehabilitation stays. Patients access services directly via phone or email (direct-to-consumer), with financing facilitated through MediRaty and PayPlus installment partners. Distribution is augmented by an online donation portal (swiatelkozycia.pl), community congresses and conferences, blog content, Facebook advertising, Google Analytics tracking, and earned media including DDTVN appearances. Operational credibility is supported by ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001 certifications issued in 2021 by United Registrar of Systems Ltd. (UK), and a co-financing grant from the Mazowieckie Voivodeship for a public eating-disorder awareness campaign.

Customer concentration is diffuse across individual patients with no enterprise anchors; however, demand is constrained to Polish consumers able to pay privately for specialty eating-disorder care. The foundation is supported by an 11-employee core and a much larger extended clinical team, with no disclosed parent company, external investors, or M&A activity. Geographic reach is limited to the Masovia region with a Warsaw expansion.

Name

Fundacja Światło dla Życia

Legal name

FUNDACJA ŚWIATŁO DLA ŻYCIA

Website

https://alira.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundacja Światło dla Życia is a Polish non-profit operating the Alira therapeutic network, delivering 12-year proprietary eating-disorder treatment programs and multidisciplinary outpatient, rehabilitation, and cardiology services to patients in Konstancin-Jeziorna and Warsaw.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health and Eating Disorder Treatment Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Eating Disorder Treatment Programs (HLAFACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC), Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

Keywords

• Eating disorder treatment
• Mental health services
• Psychotherapy clinic
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Psychodietetics counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Konstancin-Jeziorna

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Stationary therapeutic treatment: Residential/inpatient treatment programs for eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, compulsive eating, obesity, overweight). Programs range from 1 week to 5 weeks. Revenue generated through multi-week package pricing.
2. Outpatient clinic consultations: Individual consultations with psychiatrists, psychotherapists, dietitians, cardiologists, physiotherapists, and psychologists offered at per-session pricing.
3. Rehabilitation programs: Inpatient rehabilitation programs for orthopedic, neurological, and cardiac conditions. Includes 4-week, 2-week, and 1-week supplementary stays.
4. Detoxification weekend packages: 3-day cleansing weekend packages including accommodation, detox diet, dietitian consultation, massage, salt pool visit, vitamin drip, and stress training.
5. Group therapy and support groups: Weekly group therapy sessions for eating disorders and obesity, charged per session or as part of 4x weekly packages.
6. Donations and fundraising: Fundraising through swiatelkozycia.pl portal for financial support for patients' treatment, rehabilitation, and specialized equipment. Donations accepted via bank transfer and collection campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundacja Światło dla Życia operates the Alira Health Center in the Konstancin-Zdrój spa town, providing inpatient and outpatient treatment for eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, obesity, orthorexia, pregorexia, bigorexia, food neophobia), co-occurring mental health conditions, and rehabilitation services for orthopedic, neurological, and cardiac conditions. The foundation combines a 1,200 m² therapeutic facility with a multi-specialty outpatient clinic and a Warsaw psychotherapy center, using proprietary 12-year-evolved therapeutic programs and an interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychotherapists, dietitians, cardiologists, and physiotherapists.

Product overview

Fundacja Światło dla Życia operates a multi-facility healthcare network under the Alira brand, comprising two distinct but integrated operational units. The Ośrodek Terapeutyczny Alira (Therapeutic Center) in Uzdrowisko Konstancin is a 1,200 m² inpatient facility specializing in eating disorder treatment (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, obesity, orthorexia, pregorexia, bigorexia, neophobia) using 12-year-old proprietary therapeutic programs combining individual and group psychotherapy, dietetics, body therapy (DMT), psychodrama, and art therapy. The Wielospecjalistyczna Poradnia (Multi-specialist Clinic), also in Konstancin with a second location in Warsaw, provides outpatient services across psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, psychodietetics, cardiology, physiotherapy, and lifestyle medicine. Additional offerings include a standalone Rehabilitation Center, Weekend Oczyszczające (Cleansing Weekends) program, and the Swiatelkozycia.pl online fundraising portal. All services operate under a holistic, integrative care model with interdisciplinary teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Swiatelkozycia.pl: Collection platform for financial donations supporting patients with eating disorders and other health needs.

Products and services

• Ośrodek Terapeutyczny Alira (Therapeutic Center)
• Poradnia Wielospecjalistyczna (Multi-specialty Outpatient Clinic)
• Rehabilitacja Stacjonarna (Inpatient Rehabilitation)
• Centrum Psychoterapii i Rozwoju Osobistego Alira (Psychotherapy and Personal Development Center - Warsaw)
• Weekendy Oczyszczające (Cleansing Weekends)

Quantifiable outcome

• 22% mortality rate for anorexia nervosa underscores the critical need for specialized treatment at centers like Alira.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• LUX MED: LUX MED is a leading Polish private healthcare network (now part of Bupa) offering multi-specialty outpatient services, psychiatry, rehabilitation and diagnostics — broad incumbent competing for the same self-pay and corporate-contract patients as Alira.
• Centrum Medyczne ENEL-MED: ENEL-MED operates a nationwide chain of multi-specialty clinics and hospitals in Poland providing psychiatry, psychology, cardiology, rehabilitation and dietetics — a regional broad incumbent overlapping with Alira's outpatient and rehabilitation lines.
• Medicover: Medicover is one of Poland's largest private healthcare operators with multi-specialty clinics and hospitals offering psychiatry, psychology, cardiology and rehabilitation — directly competitive with Alira's Poradnia Wielospecjalistyczna outpatient services in Warsaw and Konstancin.

Direct peers

• Center for Discovery: Center for Discovery runs residential and outpatient eating-disorder programs across the US treating anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and co-occurring diagnoses — directly comparable to Alira's residential 1–5 week stays and outpatient psychodietetic consultations.
• Eating Recovery Center: Eating Recovery Center provides inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and outpatient treatment for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and co-occurring conditions — the same modality mix and patient population as Alira's eating-disorder programs.
• Monte Nido & Affiliates: Monte Nido operates residential and outpatient eating-disorder treatment programs across the US, including levels of care from inpatient to day treatment — directly comparable to Alira's Ośrodek Terapeutyczny model combining inpatient stays with outpatient psychotherapy and dietary support.
• Rogers Behavioral Health: Rogers operates inpatient, residential, and partial hospitalization programs for eating disorders, OCD, anxiety and depression using CBT, DBT and exposure-based therapies — a comparable specialty behavioral-health platform with similar levels of care.
• The Renfrew Center: Renfrew Center specializes in eating-disorder treatment for women, girls, and non-binary individuals using an integrative therapeutic model combining psychotherapy, nutrition, and expressive therapies — analogous to Alira's blend of CBT/IPT, DMT, art therapy and psychodietetics.
• Walden Behavioral Care: Walden provides integrated inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and outpatient treatment for eating disorders across multiple US locations — a peer in modality, patient population and integrated-psychiatry model.

Emerging players

• Fundacja eF Kropka (Centrum CBT): A Polish psychotherapy and training organization offering CBT-based treatment for eating disorders, anxiety and depression; provides a comparable Polish-language, evidence-based therapy alternative at smaller scale than Alira.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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