La Ciudad del Niño

Name

La Ciudad del Niño

Legal name

Fundación Ciudad del Niño

Website

https://ciudaddelnino.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child welfare nonprofit services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADALAB

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

SECONDARYBPAGAGAI

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYFSANAJAK

Community Development & Affordable Housing Funds

Financial & Insurance/Private Equity & Venture Capital/Impact / ESG & Sustainable Investment Funds

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Residential care programs
• Vocational training services
• Nonprofit social services
• Child sponsorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

La Chorrera

HQ country

Panama

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Economic Contributions and Donations: The organization receives monetary donations from individuals and corporations through bank deposits to their Banco General account. Donations are tax-deductible under Resolution N° 66-215 del 10-2-1966.
2. In-Kind Donations: The organization accepts donations in kind including food, clothing, hygiene products, school supplies, toys, and sports equipment.
3. Product Sales: The organization sells serigraphic artworks and paintings through its online store. Products include serigraphs by artists like Alfredo Sinclair, Juan Carlos Marcos, and Alfredo Omar Llamas at $200 each.
4. Child and Program Sponsorship: Corporate and individual sponsors can sponsor a child ($1,500), a program ($3,000), or a residential house ($5,000) as part of corporate social responsibility packages.
5. Self-Sustaining Agricultural Programs: The organization generates approximately 30% of its operating expenses through self-sustaining agricultural, poultry, livestock, and reforestation projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fundación Ciudad del Niño is a non-profit organization that since 1968 has provided residential care, day care, education, vocational training, health/nutrition services, housing improvement, and family development programs to vulnerable children and adolescents in Panama Oeste. The foundation also operates self-sustaining agricultural, poultry, and livestock programs that finance approximately 30% of operating expenses and sells serigraphic artwork produced by former students through an online store.

Product overview

Ciudad del Niño is a non-profit organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of programs for vulnerable children and adolescents in Panama. The core service model consists of residential care (Acogida Residencial) and day care (Atención Diurna), supplemented by education and vocational training (Educación y Formación Vocacional), labor training (Capacitación Laboral), human development for families (Desarrollo Humano), health and nutrition, housing programs, and post-institution support. The organization also operates self-sustainable agricultural programs generating approximately 30% of operating costs. Additionally, the organization sells serigraphy artwork created by former students through its online store (Tienda). Donation-based sponsorship programs (Apadrina) allow supporters to sponsor individual children, programs, or residential houses at different contribution levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acogida Residencial (Residential Care)
• Atención Diurna (Day Care)
• Educación, Formación Vocacional y Valores (Education, Vocational Training and Values)
• Capacitación Laboral (Labor Training)
• Desarrollo Humano (Human Development)
• Mejora y Construcción de Viviendas (Housing Improvement and Construction)
• Salud y Nutrición (Health and Nutrition)
• Programa Post-Institución (Post-Institution Program)
• Pre-Escolar y Estimulación Temprana (Preschool and Early Stimulation)
• Programas Autosostenibles (Self-Sustaining Agricultural Programs)
• Serigrafía Alfredo Sinclair
• Pintura basada en Obra de Juan Carlos Marcos
• Pintura basada en Obra de Alfredo Omar Llamas
• Apadrina - Padrino de un niño (Child Sponsorship)
• Apadrina - Apadrina un programa (Program Sponsorship)
• Apadrina - Apadrina una casita (House Sponsorship)

Quantifiable outcome

• 378 family members directly benefited from 42 houses built and 5 improvements
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ahimsa Castilla y León (Valladolid, España)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpanish partner organization that facilitates donations from Spain to support the foundation's operations.
• Movimiento Apostólico Seglar (Madrid, España)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpanish partner organization in Madrid that facilitates donations and support from Spain to the foundation.
• Banco GeneralcoreOthersPanamanian bank where the foundation holds its checking account (Cuenta Corriente 03-04-01-057878-9, Patronato Ciudad del Niño) for receiving donations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Compassion International: Faith-based international NGO providing child sponsorship, education, and holistic child development programs in developing countries. Directly comparable to La Ciudad del Niño's donor-funded sponsorship model and integrated child welfare service approach.
• Cáritas Internacional: Catholic faith-based confederation running anti-poverty, family support, and community development programs worldwide. Comparable to La Ciudad del Niño given its Catholic founding by a Jesuit priest and similar focus on family strengthening and human development for vulnerable populations.
• Fundación Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos: Faith-based international NGO providing residential care, education, and family-style support for orphaned and abandoned children across Latin America. Comparable to La Ciudad del Niño given shared mission of long-term residential child care, education/vocational training, and post-institution support.
• World Vision International: Large international NGO focused on child welfare, sponsorship-based fundraising, and community development. Its child sponsorship model is directly comparable to La Ciudad del Niño's Apadrina program offering sponsorships of children, programs, and houses at defined tiers.
• Aldeas Infantiles SOS (SOS Children's Villages): Global NGO operating family-based residential care villages for vulnerable children, structurally analogous to La Ciudad del Niño's Acogida Residencial program with its casitas model. Both organizations provide long-term residential care combined with education and family-strengthening services.

Emerging players

• Heifer International: International NGO combining livestock/agricultural programs with community development and poverty alleviation. Comparable to La Ciudad del Niño's Programas Autosostenibles (poultry, pig farming, cattle, reforestation) that generate ~30% of operating expenses, with a similar integrated livelihood-plus-social-services approach.

Regional players

• Fundación Aldeas Infantiles SOS Panamá: Panama-country affiliate of Aldeas Infantiles SOS providing residential and family-based care for vulnerable children in Panama. Directly comparable as a local/regional peer operating the same residential care model in the same country.

Broad incumbents

• Plan International: Global NGO focused on children's rights, gender equality, and education with active sponsorship and community programs in Latin America. Comparable to La Ciudad del Niño in its holistic child welfare and education focus, but operates at much larger scale and broader mandate.
• Save the Children: Large global NGO working on children's rights, education, health, and protection with operations across Latin America. Overlaps with La Ciudad del Niño in education, child protection, and humanitarian focus but operates at much broader scale and geographies.
• UNICEF: United Nations agency dedicated to children's welfare, education, health, and protection globally. Relevant as the broader institutional framework in which Panama-based child welfare NGOs like La Ciudad del Niño operate and receive policy/coordination support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Ciudadelnino
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-ciudad-del-ni%C3%B1o

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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