Institut Médico Educatif

What Institut Médico Educatif does

Association Arc-en-Ciel (operating under the umbrella of Institut Médico Educatif La Bonne Fontaine) is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) founded in spring 1991 in Vic-sur-Seille, in the Grand Est region. Its purpose is to promote leisure activities, improve the living conditions, and facilitate the social integration of children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities hosted at the IME La Bonne Fontaine. The association's beneficiaries are the IME residents, who hold automatic membership ("membres de droit") in the association. Activities funded and organized by the association include the purchase of recreational and therapeutic equipment (playground installations, adapted bicycles and "vélo-fauteuils," audiovisual gear, mini-pools, sensory cradles), financial support for outings and vacation stays, Christmas and seasonal shows performed by external entertainers (e.g., OSE Clowns, ECHO LALY, Les 3 Chardons, Mag'Energie), and community events such as Christmas markets (Marchés de Noël), kermesse festivals, loto evenings, and the recurring Motards du Coeur motorcycle charity ride.

The organization has no proprietary technology, software product, or AI component; its offering is purely a programmatic set of recreational services and physical goods delivered on-site at the IME and in the surrounding community of Vic-sur-Seille. Operations are governed by a volunteer committee led by Présidente Mireille LABAT, Vice-président Jean-Yves LABAT, Trésorière Aurélie MARTIN, and additional committee members; it has no parent company, no external investors, and no funding rounds. Its revenue model is donation- and membership-based: an annual membership fee with a stated minimum of €12, plus voluntary additional donations, channeled via the website-hosted adhesion form and in-person community events. The association uses no formal technology stack — its website is hosted by 1&1 IONOS — and operates with a small committee structure, while the IME La Bonne Fontaine itself (the institutional care facility it supports) employs approximately 270 staff.

The business model is therefore best characterized as a non-commercial community funding vehicle rather than a revenue-generating enterprise; there is no pricing for services, no customer acquisition motion beyond local word-of-mouth, and no disclosed financials. Strategic and operational decisions are tied directly to the educational project of the IME, and the association's value derives from its institutional embedment within La Bonne Fontaine and its local credibility in Vic-sur-Seille.

Name

Institut Médico Educatif

Legal name

Association Arc-en-Ciel

Website

https://arcencielvicsurseille.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Association Arc-en-Ciel is a French non-profit (Association loi 1901), founded in 1991, that funds and organizes recreational activities, equipment, outings, and entertainment for children and adolescents with disabilities at the IME La Bonne Fontaine in Vic-sur-Seille, France, supported by annual memberships and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education and Disability Support Services

NAICS

Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (7139), All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (71399)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Inclusion-Focused SEL for Diverse Learners (ECE) (EDACAOAK)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Disability support services
• Recreational therapy
• Leisure activities children
• Nonprofit disability care

Headquarters

HQ city

Vic sur Seille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Association Arc-en-Ciel is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) that funds and organizes recreational leisure activities, entertainment, cultural outings, holiday trips, and adapted equipment for children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities at the Institut Médico-Educatif (IME) La Bonne Fontaine in Vic-sur-Seille. Its mission is to promote leisure activities, improve the living conditions of beneficiaries, and facilitate their social integration through shows, outings, psychomotor spaces, and adapted transportation, in alignment with the IME's educational project.

Product overview

Association Arc-en-Ciel operates as a non-profit support organization for Institut Médico-Educatif La Bonne Fontaine, offering recreational services and leisure activities rather than a technology product portfolio. The association provides a single unified offering of support services including therapeutic relaxation spaces, psychomotor skills areas, entertainment shows (Christmas performances, concerts), recreational equipment (playground equipment, adapted bicycles, audio-visual equipment), and organizes community events (Christmas markets, kermesse festivals, Motards du Coeur motorcycle events, lotos). No formal technology products or modules exist.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recreational Leisure and Social Integration Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IME La Bonne FontainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 1991The primary beneficiary partner - Association Arc-en-Ciel was created to support the children and adolescents of IME La Bonne Fontaine. The children are members of right of the association. The association funds equipment, activities, and events specifically for IME residents.
• Les Motards du CoeurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual motorcycle charity event organized in partnership, with proceeds benefiting children at the IME. Event has been held multiple years (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023).
• OSE ClownsminorOthersProfessional clown entertainment company hired for Christmas shows at the IME.
• ECHO LALYminorOthersEntertainment performer hired for Christmas shows at the IME.
• Les 3 ChardonsminorOthersEntertainment company hired for the 2021 Christmas celebration at the IME.
• Mag'EnergieminorOthersEntertainment company that performed the 2019 Christmas show at the IME.
• Salle du Foyer RuralminorOthersLocal venue used for concerts and events organized by the association in Vic sur Seille.
• Salle des CarmesminorOthersLocal venue in Vic sur Seille used for association events.

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• ADAPEI de la Moselle: Departmental-level (Moselle, same Grand Est region) association of friends and families supporting intellectually disabled persons, including those in IME institutions. Closest geographic and functional peer to Arc-en-Ciel's Vic-sur-Seille footprint.
• ADAPEI 54 (Meurthe-et-Moselle): Adjacent departmental ADAPEI association serving neighboring Meurthe-et-Moselle. Same federation model as ADAPEI Moselle, operating in the same broader Grand Est / Lorraine region as Arc-en-Ciel.

Broad incumbents

• UNAPEI: French national federation of associations supporting people with intellectual disabilities, including many local associations affiliated with IME establishments. Operates the same non-profit support model as Arc-en-Ciel but at national scale.
• APF France Handicap: Major French disability rights and support association with regional delegations that organize local fundraising events and leisure activities for disabled children — directly comparable mission to Arc-en-Ciel's beneficiary support model.
• AFM-Téléthon: France's largest neuromuscular disease charity, organizing the annual Téléthon event. Comparably structured as a donation-driven non-profit supporting disabled beneficiaries through community-based fundraising — though at vastly larger scale.
• Fondation Perce-Neige: Foundation supporting people with physical and intellectual disabilities through accommodation and leisure programs. Comparable beneficiary focus on disabled children/adults and similar reliance on donations and community events.
• Croix-Rouge française: French Red Cross operates local volunteer-led programs supporting vulnerable populations including disabled children, including recreational and inclusion activities — analogous volunteer-driven local-delivery model.

Others

• Fédération Française des Associations de IME: Federations of parent associations affiliated with French IME establishments — the broader ecosystem of which Arc-en-Ciel's Association Arc-en-Ciel is a local representative example.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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