What BASILIADE does

Association BASILIADE is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901) founded in 1993 in response to the AIDS crisis, providing accommodation, medico-social support, and accompaniment to people in extreme vulnerability across Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Its core offerings are organized as a portfolio of specialized facilities ("Maisons") and mobile programs, including ACT therapeutic coordination apartments in Paris, Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse; Maison des F&Es for pregnant women and mothers with young children; Maison ESCALE for LGBTQ+ youth in precarious situations; Maison Chemin Vert and Maison Béranger for general accommodation and day-center services; URACA for HIV/AIDS advocacy; the EMSP perinatal mobile health team; Les Cuisines de Basile (a shared solidarity kitchen); the Atelier des Epinettes (artistic workshop); and the Pôle Insertion & Formation for language and professional training. The organization also operates the Paris regulation hub for mobile medico-social teams under Mesure 27 of the Ségur de la santé, selected by ARS Île-de-France in November 2023.

The association runs on a workforce of nearly 130 volunteers and fewer than 100 paid professionals, drawn from a community-led, grassroots operating model. Its business model is non-commercial: services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries, with operating funds drawn from individual and corporate donations (including recurring partners Gilead, L'Oréal Paris, Crédit Agricole, and La Banque Alimentaire) and from public grants channeled through ARS Île-de-France, ARS Rhône-Alpes, DRIHL, Préfecture, departmental authorities (CAF, Département Rhône), the European Social Fund, France Relance, Ville de Paris, and Ville de Lyon. Marketing and outreach are conducted through the Journal de Basile publication, social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram), community events such as the Solidays festival, and direct donor and volunteer recruitment, with no paid customer-acquisition motion.

BASILIADE carries no proprietary technology stack; its systems are a WordPress website plus a separate coordination site for the Mesure 27 mobile teams. There is no AI, ML, or data-product dimension to the organization, and the operating model is fundamentally a high-touch, human-services delivery model rather than a platform or software business.

Name

BASILIADE

Legal name

Association BASILIADE

Website

https://basiliade.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

BASILIADE is a French nonprofit association founded in 1993 that provides housing, medico-social support, and mobile health services to vulnerable populations across Paris, Lyon, and Bourg-en-Bresse, funded by donations and public grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Health Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Companion Care & Social Support (non-clinical) (HLADAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Large Campus / Multi-Building Assisted Living Communities (HLADABAG), Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI)

Keywords

• Social support services
• Therapeutic housing services
• Mobile health teams
• Professional training programs
• HIV support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris, Île-de-France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: BASILIADE receives donations from individuals and organizations to fund its social missions of welcoming and accompanying vulnerable populations.
2. Public Funding and Government Grants: The association receives government funding from various bodies including ARS (Regional Health Agency), DRIHL, Prefecture, and local government entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BASILIADE provides free, people-driven social and health support through specialized housing facilities, therapeutic coordination apartments, day centers, mobile medico-social teams, training programs, and community activities. Its services are tailored to people with chronic illnesses, women with young children, LGBTQ+ youth, and other vulnerable populations, with the objective of supporting stable housing, healthcare access, social inclusion, and autonomy.

Product overview

BASILIADE operates as a unified social services platform offering multiple interconnected housing and support programs for vulnerable populations. The organization provides ACT therapeutic apartments, family housing (Maison des F&Es), LGBTQ+ youth housing (Maison ESCALE), general housing facilities, mobile health services, artistic workshops, and professional training programs. These services work together to provide holistic accompaniment towards durable autonomy for people affected by illness, precarity, and social exclusion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maison Chemin Vert: A house providing accommodation and support services
• Maison ESCALE
• Maison des F&Es
• URACA BASILIADE
• Les Cuisines de Basile
• Maison EMSP
• Atelier des Epinettes

Products and services

• ACT (Appartements de Coordination Thérapeutique) Provides coordinated therapeutic apartments with housing and medical-social support for people with chronic illnesses in Paris, Lyon, and Bourg-en-Bresse.
• Maison des F&Es Provides accommodation, psycho-medico-social support, and educational assistance for women who are pregnant and/or have young children.
• Maison ESCALE Provides accommodation and support for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults in precarious situations.
• Maison Chemin Vert Provides accommodation and support services in Paris for people in vulnerable circumstances.
• Maison Béranger A volunteer-managed day center that provides a communal space and direct support for people in precarious situations.
• URACA An HIV/AIDS support and advocacy program that organizes colloquia and awareness initiatives for people affected by HIV/AIDS and broader audiences.
• Atelier des Epinettes An artistic workshop that gives painters, sculptors, and other artists a space to create and exhibit their work.
• Les Cuisines de Basile A shared solidarity kitchen at Porte de Clignancourt that provides cooking facilities for people living in social hotels.
• PIF (Pôle Insertion & Formation) A training and professional insertion program offering French-language courses and educational workshops.
• Paris Mobile Medico-Social Team Regulation (Régulation des équipes mobiles médico-sociales) A coordination hub for Paris mobile medico-social teams that facilitates referrals and coordinates interventions for vulnerable populations.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 400 women welcomed and accompanied
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SidactioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for annual convention and experience exchanges between associations, researchers, and scientists since 2005.
• Solidarité SidacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizers of the Solidays festival where BASILIADE participates annually to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention and present their actions.
• ARS Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Health Agency providing funding and regulatory oversight for health programs including Mesure 27 mobile teams.
• ARS Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Health Agency for Lyon region providing health program oversight and funding.
• GileadminorOthersPharmaceutical company partner supporting HIV/AIDS related initiatives.
• L'Oréal ParisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing socio-aesthetic workshops for women at Maison des F&Es to build self-confidence and body acceptance.
• La Banque AlimentairecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood bank providing food supplies for distribution to beneficiaries, with over 1 tonne monthly at Maison Béranger.
• Grey PridecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGBTQ+ focused partner sharing space at ESCALE location for serving the community.
• Dons SolidairesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing baby kits and donations for mothers at Maison des F&Es.
• Unis pour le SportminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation providing sports access (cycling, running, yoga) for precarious populations, partnering with Maison ESCALE beneficiaries.
• AIDEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor HIV/AIDS association partner participating in inter-association days and collaborative events.
• Crédit AgricoleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner hosting events like Noël Enchanté for children at Maison des F&Es.
• Dessine-Moi un MoutonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation partner organizing conferences on chronic illness and transition to adult services.
• Fondation Julienne DumesteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation supporting family network events and trips for beneficiaries like stays at Maison de Bonneuil.
• UrbanLab / LEONARD (VINCI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation platform partnership for 'Habiter le tertiaire' project to repurpose vacant office space for housing vulnerable people.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AIDES: AIDES is France's largest HIV/AIDS association and BASILIADE's named core partner. Both organizations support people living with HIV and vulnerable populations, with mutual participation in inter-association events. AIDES operates at significantly larger national scale.
• Aurore: Aurore is a French non-profit operating emergency accommodation, social housing, and asylum-recipient support across multiple regions including Paris. Directly comparable to BASILIADE's ACT apartments and Maisons for vulnerable populations in Paris.
• Emmaüs France: Emmaüs France is a major French anti-poverty and housing association addressing homelessness and social exclusion. Comparable to BASILIADE's housing-plus-accompaniment model for vulnerable populations, but at much larger national scale.
• France Terre d'Asile: France Terre d'Asile provides housing and social accompaniment to asylum seekers and refugees across France. Overlaps with BASILIADE's housing-plus-social-support model for vulnerable migrants and precarious populations.
• SAMU Social de Paris: The SAMU Social runs mobile teams and emergency accommodation for homeless and vulnerable people in Paris, including perinatal care. Closely comparable to BASILIADE's EMSP mobile perinatality team and Mesure 27 mobile medico-social mandate.
• Sidaction: Sidaction is France's leading HIV/AIDS fundraising organization and a long-standing BASILIADE partner since 2005. Both operate in the same HIV support ecosystem, with Sidaction funding and convening research/science events and BASILIADE delivering ground-level services.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: The French Red Cross operates extensive housing, health, and social support programs nationwide including emergency accommodation. Overlaps with BASILIADE's vulnerable-population housing and medico-social services but at a much broader scale across more regions.
• Restos du Cœur: Restos du Cœur operates France's largest food distribution and emergency aid network, comparable to BASILIADE's 1+ tonne monthly food distribution at Maison Béranger and its volunteer-driven service model, though at vastly greater national scale.
• Médecins du Monde: Médecins du Monde provides healthcare access to vulnerable populations in France and abroad. Comparable to BASILIADE's healthcare-access accompaniment and medico-social mobile teams, especially for precarious populations in Paris.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: France's leading housing/homelessness advocacy and services organization. Comparable in addressing precarious housing and supporting vulnerable populations, but with a primarily advocacy-and-policy orientation versus BASILIADE's direct service delivery.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/basiliade75
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/basiliade
• Instagraminstagram.com/basiliade_france

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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