Благотворительный фонд "Помощь"

What Благотворительный фонд "Помощь" does

Благотворительный фонд «Помощь» (Charitable Foundation «Help») is a Russian nonprofit organization founded in 2017 and headquartered in Saint Petersburg. It operates as an intermediary between individual and corporate donors and socially vulnerable populations in Russia, providing social support, medical aid, rehabilitation, medication funding, and equipment procurement for both individual beneficiaries (children and adults with oncological, neurological, genetic, and traumatic conditions) and state medical/social institutions. The foundation runs three flagship programmatic projects: «Большая помощь» (Big Help, launched October 2022) for systemic institutional support; «Помощь в пути» (Help on the Way) for transportation of mobility-impaired patients; and «Дом в помощь» (Home to Help) for temporary housing during treatment.

The foundation's underlying technology is non-proprietary and consists of standard web/mobile infrastructure: a donation website (bf-pomosch.ru) with payment gateway integrations (Sberbank, Tinkoff, CloudPayments, SBP), an SMS donation short-number 1315 (MIXPLAT), and bank transfer infrastructure across five Russian banks. Distribution leverage is provided through partnerships with Yandex Go (free taxi rides), Russian Railways (RZD Bonus loyalty points), Tooba (third-party fundraising platform), and VK Dobro.

Its revenue model is donation-based: 37,413,617 RUB was raised via the website across 89,553 individual donations in the 2026 reporting period, with additional inflow from corporate donors and Tooba platform campaigns. The foundation ranked 23rd in Russia's RAEX 2025 fundraising NPO rating (up from 30th in 2024) and 4th in the Northwestern Federal District, operating with a team of 322 employees across institutional partnerships with leading medical centers including Blokhin NMITs Oncology and Almazov NMITs.

Name

Благотворительный фонд "Помощь"

Legal name

Благотворительный фонд «Помощь»

Website

https://bf-pomosch.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Благотворительный фонд «Помощь» is a Saint Petersburg-based nonprofit foundation that raises donations to fund medical treatment, rehabilitation, medication, transportation, and housing assistance for vulnerable individuals and state medical/social institutions across Russia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

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Private Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPAGACAM

Rare Disease & Special Needs Support Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGACAG

Disability Services & Independent Living Support

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGACAC

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Charitable foundation services
• Medical fundraising programs
• Social support services
• Patient assistance programs
• Institutional medical aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Petersburg

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals and legal entities: The foundation raises funds through one-time and recurring donations from individual philanthropists (physical persons) and corporate donors (legal entities). Donation options include website payments (bank cards, SBP, SberPay, YooKassa, Tinkoff), SMS donations to short number 1315, and direct bank transfers to foundation accounts at Sberbank, T-Bank, Sovkombank, Uralsib, and Sankt-Peterburg bank. A public offer agreement governs recurring (recurrent) donations.
2. Project-specific fundraising for institutional beneficiaries: The 'Bolshaya pomoshch' (Big Help) systemic project raises funds specifically for the ongoing needs of state medical and social institutions (equipment, supplies, medications, furniture). This creates a separate revenue stream tied to institutional support rather than individual beneficiaries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Charitable Foundation "Help" (БФ «Помощь») is a Saint Petersburg-based nonprofit established in 2017 that raises donations to provide financial assistance for medical treatment, rehabilitation, medications, transportation, and temporary housing for socially vulnerable children and adults in Russia, and to equip state medical and social institutions with supplies not covered by government funding. The foundation operates three flagship programs — «Большая помощь» (Big Help) for institutional support, «Помощь в пути» (Help on the Way) for transportation of mobility-impaired patients, and «Дом в помощь» (Home to Help) for temporary housing during treatment — alongside direct fundraising campaigns for individual beneficiaries.

Product overview

The Charitable Foundation 'Help' (БФ Помощь) operates a portfolio of charitable programs supporting socially vulnerable populations in Russia. The foundation's core offerings include: 'Большая помощь' (Big Help) - a systematic program for medical and social institutions providing equipment and supplies; 'Помощь в пути' (Help on the Way) - transportation assistance for disabled and seriously ill patients; 'Дом в помощь' (Home to Help) - temporary housing funding during treatment; plus direct assistance programs for treatment, rehabilitation, and medications. The foundation facilitates donations through multiple channels including SMS, online payments, and monthly subscriptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Большая помощь: Systemic project aimed at supporting state medical and social institutions across Russia by providing equipment, supplies, medications, and institutional resources not covered by state funding.
• Помощь в пути
• Дом в помощь

Products and services

• Большая помощь (Big Help) A systemic charitable program supporting state medical and social institutions across Russia (oncology centers, children's hospitals, geriatric centers, social rehabilitation centers) by providing equipment, medications, supplies, furniture, and renovations not covered by government funding.
• Помощь в пути (Help on the Way) Transportation assistance program for mobility-impaired adults and children with serious illnesses, providing free taxi (via Yandex Go charity rides), train tickets (via RZD Bonus 'Dobrota' points), and air transport to medical facilities across Russia and Belarus.
• Дом в помощь (Home to Help) Temporary housing assistance program funding accommodation near medical centers in Saint Petersburg for out-of-town patients (from across Russia and Belarus) during extended outpatient or day-hospital treatment.
• Лечение и реабилитация (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Direct financial assistance for medical treatment and rehabilitation services for individual beneficiaries with oncological, neurological, genetic, and traumatic conditions requiring expensive care not covered by state insurance (OMS).
• Лекарственные препараты (Medications) Procurement and funding of medications and pharmaceutical products for beneficiaries, including unregistered drugs and specialized medications not available through state programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 37.4 million rubles raised through the website in 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ToobacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 July 2026Tooba is a third-party fundraising platform that hosts campaigns for the foundation's beneficiaries. The partnership enables broader reach for individual fundraising campaigns (e.g., Amir Ashurov's rehabilitation campaign). Tooba also organizes joint events such as boat tours on the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg for foundation beneficiaries.
• Detskiy Mir (Children's World) charitable fundminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026BF 'Detskiy Mir' (Children's World) provided gift sets with creative materials, toys, books, and coloring books for children at Kaluga Regional Clinical Children's Hospital during the Children's Day celebration organized by the foundation.
• Pizza Chili, Pizza Cuba, and Rocket Pizza (Kaluga)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Local pizzeria partners in Kaluga provided food catering for medical staff at Kaluga Regional Clinical Children's Hospital during the Children's Day celebration event, as a gesture of appreciation for healthcare workers.
• Festival 'Nasledniki' (Zavidovo resort)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 May 2026The foundation participated in the 'Nasledniki' family festival at Zavidovo resort, conducting a master class with over 100 participants, displaying artwork by beneficiaries, and delivering a lecture about the 'Bolshaya pomoshch' project.
• VK Dobro (VKontakte charitable platform)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026VKontakte's charitable platform 'VK Dobro' organizes group trips such as the 'Po kanalam s MAX' boat tour along St. Petersburg's rivers and canals, in which foundation beneficiaries participated.
• Komitet po sotsialnoy politike Sankt-Peterburga (St. Petersburg Committee for Social Policy)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026The St. Petersburg Committee for Social Policy supported the placement of the foundation's social advertising campaign (billboards and metro) promoting the 'Bolshaya pomoshch' project in June–July 2026.
• NMITs oncologii im. N.N. Blokhina (National Medical Research Center of Oncology named after N.N. Blokhin)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2025FGBU 'NMITs oncologii im. N.N. Blokhina' Mzdrava Rossii is the largest oncology clinic in Russia and Europe, treating over 221,000 patients annually. The foundation has partnered with the center through the 'Bolshaya pomoshch' project, donating equipment (patient monitors, infusion pumps), furniture (bed chairs for parents), gaming areas, reagent kits for genomic sequencing, and participating in the annual Philanthropist Day event.
• FGBU 'NMITs im. V.A. Almazova' (Almazov National Medical Research Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025The foundation partnered with Almazov Center to provide 50 vials of Metoxsalene medication enabling up to 50 procedures of extracorporeal photopheresis for patients with life-threatening complications after bone marrow and solid organ transplants.
• ANO Tsentr palliativnoy meditsinskoy pomoshchi 'Izmrudny gorod' (Emerald City Palliative Care Center, Belgorod)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2022ANO 'Emerald City' is a palliative care center in Belgorod that was among the first institutional partners of the 'Bolshaya pomoshch' project when it launched in October 2022. The foundation supports the center's ongoing needs including medication and supply procurement.
• SPb GBUZ 'Gorodskoy geriatricheskiy tsentr' (St. Petersburg Geriatric Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2022St. Petersburg Geriatric Center has been a partner of the 'Bolshaya pomoshch' project since its launch in October 2022. The foundation provides ongoing support including hygiene supplies (wipes, diapers, dressing materials, rehabilitation equipment) for palliative care patients who often lack family support.
• SPb GKUZ 'Psychonevrologicheskiy dom rebenka № 8' (St. Petersburg Psychoneurological Child Care Home No. 8)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2022St. Petersburg Psychoneurological Child Care Home No. 8 was among the founding institutional partners of the 'Bolshaya pomoshch' project. The foundation supports the institution with sterilizers, hygiene supplies, and other essential materials for children in care.
• Yandex Go (Pomoshch ryadom / 'Rides for NGOs' program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The foundation partners with Yandex Go's charity 'Rides for NGOs' program to provide free taxi transportation for mobility-impaired beneficiaries of the 'Pomoshch v puti' project. This partnership enables thousands of free trips annually across more than 20 cities in Russia, allowing patients to reach medical facilities, rehabilitation centers, and hospitals without financial burden.
• RZD (Russian Railways) — 'RZD Bonus — Dobrota' charitable programcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022The foundation participates in the RZD (Russian Railways) 'RZD Bonus — Dobrota' charity program, allowing donors to convert their loyalty points into railway tickets for beneficiaries of the 'Pomoshch v puti' project. Points from donors are converted at a 1:1 ratio (1 point = 1 ruble) for purchasing train tickets.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zhivoy (Living) Foundation: Russian adult-cancer support charity funding treatment, medication, and rehabilitation not covered by OMS. Closely comparable beneficiary segment and donor-acquisition model.
• Vera Hospice Care Foundation: Russia's leading palliative-care charity supporting hospices and seriously ill adults. Comparable as a fundraising NCO focused on healthcare gaps not covered by state OMS funding.
• Rusfond (Russian Aid Fund): One of Russia's largest fundraising charities focused on financing treatment for seriously ill children. Directly comparable as a Russian medical-charity fundraising NCO competing for the same individual and corporate donor pool.
• AdVita Charitable Foundation: Saint Petersburg-based charity supporting adult cancer patients and oncology institutions. Same city, same beneficiary segments, and overlapping institutional partners (e.g., federal research centers).
• Konstantin Khabensky Foundation: Russian charity funding treatment and rehabilitation for children with severe neurological and oncological conditions. Closely comparable mission, beneficiary mix, and fundraising channels.
• Podari Zhizn (Gift of Life): Russia's leading children's cancer charity funding treatment at federal oncology centers including Blokhin. Directly comparable mission (financing pediatric oncology care) and donor base.
• Lighthouse (Mayak) Foundation: Russian charity assisting seriously ill children and their families with medical, logistical, and social support — directly overlapping the 'Pomoshch v puti' transportation and 'Dom v pomoshch' housing functions.

Emerging players

• Tooba: Russian online fundraising platform that hosts beneficiary campaigns and aggregates donations — both a channel partner and a partial competitor for end-donor fundraising relationships.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Russia / Russian Red Cross: Large established humanitarian/charitable organizations with significantly broader scope, scale, and international brand recognition — useful as a scale benchmark rather than a head-to-head competitor.

Others

• VK Dobro: VKontakte's charitable-services platform that aggregates NCOs and enables donations — an enabling infrastructure provider rather than a direct fundraiser, but competes for charitable visibility.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCL7IODSCzZko3fPJq3tuRtQ?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/fond_pomosch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bf-pomosch
• Instagramdzen.ru/bfpomosch

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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