Corporación COALIVI

What Corporación COALIVI does

Corporación COALIVI (legal name: Corporación de Ayuda al Limitado Visual) is a private non-profit corporation founded in 1980 in Concepción, Chile under Personalidad Jurídica Nº 536 granted by the Ministerio de Justicia. It is the only integral center providing free education and rehabilitation for persons with visual disability (blindness or low vision) in south-central Chile, a structural gap that existed when no special schools were available between Santiago and the south. Its mission is delivered through four integrated service pillars: (1) Education & Rehabilitation (Asesoría PIE, Programa de Extensión, Rehabilitación Funcional, Vinculación con el Medio, and Chile's first Low Vision Program launched in 1994), (2) Centro Médico COALIVI — an accredited ophthalmological medical center with diagnostic equipment and a surgical pavilion (Alcon Centurion facoemulsifier, YAG and Argon lasers, Humphrey computerized campimeter), accredited as a high-complexity open-care Prestador Institucional de Salud by the Superintendencia de Salud in August 2023, (3) Óptica COALIVI — a retail optical store open to the general public selling monofocal, bifocal, occupational, and progressive lenses, and (4) Proyecto de Inclusión Laboral — a labor-inclusion project certified by the Ministerio de Desarrollo Social that places rehabilitated persons in formal employment.

Revenue is generated through four streams: medical consultations and procedures billed to FONASA, ISAPRE, FFAA, and private patients ($0 copay for FONASA B/C/D with IMED verification, $5,000 CLP for private/ISAPRE); optical hardware retail sales; corporate donations under Ley 21.015 (and the updated Ley 21.690) from companies with 100+ employees fulfilling their 1% disability-hiring quota (donation = 2 × minimum monthly income per unfulfilled position, ~CLP 1,078,000 per slot as of January 2026); and individual membership/socio donations of CLP $5,000+ per year that unlock tiered discounts on lenses, sunglasses, and surgical pavilion use. The corporation is governed by a 7-member Board of Directors (Directorio) elected every two years by the Asamblea de Socios, with María Pía Mayora serving as Executive Director and Dra. María Francisca Carrasco Zunino as Medical Director of the Centro de Salud Visual. Operations span a single headquarters at Las Heras 706 plus the optical storefront at Aníbal Pinto 890 in Concepción, supported by mobile ophthalmologic operativos deployed to enterprise sites, 28 commune-level service agreements across the Biobío Region, and related entities COEDCO (K-12 inclusion, 2018), UNILIVI (higher education), and URCAE housed in a 5-story building inaugurated in 2019.

Name

Corporación COALIVI

Legal name

Corporación de Ayuda al Limitado Visual

Website

https://coalivi.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Corporación COALIVI is a Concepción, Chile-based non-profit (founded 1980) that delivers education, rehabilitation, accredited ophthalmological medical services, retail optical products, and labor-inclusion programs for persons with visual disability in south-central Chile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Concepción

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 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. Medical consultations and procedures: Centro Médico COALIVI generates revenue from ophthalmologic consultations, exams, and surgical procedures billed to patients and health insurers (FONASA, ISAPRE, FFAA, and private patients). Zero copayment for FONASA B/C/D subscribers verified via IMED; $5,000 copay for private and ISAPRE patients.
2. Optical products sales: COALIVI operates retail optical stores open to the general public, selling eyeglass frames, lenses, sunglasses, and accessories. Membership (socio) at $5,000+ donation unlocks 30% discount on optical lenses and 10% on sunglasses and pavilion use.
3. Corporate donations (Ley 21.015 compliance): Companies with 100+ employees that cannot directly hire persons with disabilities can fulfill their legal quota by making donations to COALIVI. Donation amount equals two minimum wages per unfulfilled disability quota position. These donations support COALIVI's rehabilitation and inclusion programs.
4. Membership/socio fees: Individual members (socios) contribute $5,000+ annually in exchange for discounts on optical products and medical services, as well as family coverage benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

COALIVI is a non-profit corporation that provides ophthalmologic medical consultations, diagnostic exams and cataract surgery through its accredited Centro Médico, retail optical products (frames, lenses, sunglasses) through Óptica COALIVI, and free integral education, rehabilitation and labor inclusion programs for children, youth and adults with blindness or low vision across south-central Chile. It also receives corporate donations under Chile's Ley 21.015 (Inclusión Laboral) to fund its inclusion mission.

Product overview

COALIVI is a non-profit corporation providing an integrated portfolio of services for persons with visual impairment, organized into three interconnected service pillars: (1) Educación y Rehabilitación — offering educational integration (Asesoría PIE), school extension programs, functional rehabilitation, low vision services, and community outreach; (2) Óptica — a retail optical service with monofocal, bifocal, occupational intermediate, and progressive/multifocal lenses, plus a membership (socio) program; and (3) Centro Médico — an accredited ophthalmological medical center offering consultations, diagnostic exams (campimetry, biometry, OCT, etc.), and surgical pavilion services using advanced equipment (Alcon Centurion fac emulsifier, YAG laser, Argon laser). COALIVI also operates a governance tool (Canal de Denuncias) and an online labor law calculator, with additional services for labor inclusion (Proyecto de Inclusión Laboral) and corporate donations under Ley 21.015.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centro Médico COALIVI Accredited ophthalmologic medical center providing consultations, diagnostic exams (campimetry, biometry, OCT, etc.), cataract surgery and surgical pavilion procedures for FONASA, ISAPRE, private and FFAA patients in Concepción, Chile.
• Óptica COALIVI Retail optical store open to the general public at Aníbal Pinto 890, Concepción, offering monofocal lenses, bifocal lenses, occupational intermediate lenses, progressive/multifocal lenses, frames, sunglasses, prescription sunglasses and accessories with promotions and optical warranty.
• Membresía de Socio COALIVI Annual membership program offering 30% discount on optical lenses, 10% on sunglasses, 10% on surgical pavilion fees, one free medical technologist visit per year, and benefits extendable to family members.
• Programa de Baja Visión Chile's first Low Vision Program, providing specific optical aids to persons with usable visual remaining through a multidisciplinary team (ophthalmologist, optician, low vision rehabilitation therapist) to improve patient functionality.
• Asesoría PIE Program oriented to address the educational needs of children and young people with visual impairment, supporting their school integration within the PIE (Programa de Integración Escolar) framework.
• Programa de Extensión Program that provides technical advice and collaboration with teachers from municipalities and other educational institutions to support school inclusion of children and adolescents with disabilities, primarily visual impairment.
• Rehabilitación Funcional Rehabilitation program oriented to young people and adults requiring functional rehabilitation to prepare them for family and community reintegration.
• Vinculación con el Medio Program that provides technical advice to professionals in Educational Resource Rooms and prepares users for greater autonomy in domestic, personal care and mobility tasks, including use of the white cane.
• Proyecto de Inclusión Laboral Certified labor inclusion project providing job placement assistance, sensitization training and follow-up support to achieve effective placements of persons with blindness or low vision in formal employment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,600+ visually impaired persons educated and rehabilitated since founding
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Seremi de Trabajo del BiobíocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 December 2023Regional labor authority (Sandra Quintana Rodríguez, Seremi) visited COALIVI to discuss its role in the community and labor inclusion initiatives for persons with visual disability. The meeting explored strategies to open new employment opportunities and align government policy with COALIVI's programs.
• SENCE BiobíocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 December 2023National training and employment service (Daniel Jana Torres, director regional) met with COALIVI to discuss labor inclusion strategies and explore collaboration to place persons with visual disability in formal employment in the Biobío region.
• Camanchaca Pesca SurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2023COALIVI and Camanchaca signed a collaboration agreement covering: education and awareness through talks and training; referral to COALIVI programs for workers and family members with visual health issues; job placement advisory; and ophthalmologic operativos with discounts on optical products and Centro Médico procedures. COALIVI conducted field eye exams for 80+ Camanchaca workers in Coronel and Tomé. Camanchaca also receives disability inclusion training to support its existing employees with visual impairment.
• Colegio Andrés Bello de ChiguayanteminorOthers · 1 January 2022Educational institution where COALIVI rehabilitation graduate Marisol Quezada was re-employed using assistive technology (screen-reading software) taught at COALIVI. The school's IT department collaborates with COALIVI's integration of visually disabled persons into the workforce.
• COEDCOminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018COEDCO (Corporación Educacional para la Discapacidad) was created in 2018 by COALIVI in response to Chile's new School Inclusion Law (Ley de Inclusión Escolar). COEDCO operates as a separate legal entity while maintaining alignment with COALIVI's mission for educational inclusion of visually impaired students.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• LensCrafters (EssilorLuxottica): Global optical retailer with Latin American presence offering prescription eyewear and eye exams. A broad incumbent in the same category — ophthalmic goods and retail vision care — though operating at much larger scale than COALIVI.
• EssilorLuxottica: Global integrated ophthalmic goods company spanning lens manufacturing, frames, retail, and equipment. Indirectly comparable through COALIVI's reliance on similar supply chain and competes downstream via its LensCrafters and regional retail brands in Latin America.
• GMO Ópticas Chile: Latin American optical retail chain with Chilean presence selling frames, lenses, and sunglasses. Competes broadly with COALIVI's optical retail while operating as a larger multi-country chain.

Regional players

• Devlyn: Major Mexican optical retail chain serving Latin America with prescription eyewear products. Comparable product category and Latin American consumer market, though operates primarily in Mexico rather than Chile.

Direct peers

• Multiópticas Chile: Chilean optical retail brand offering prescription eyewear, contact lenses, and related products. Comparable consumer retail model and Chilean geographic scope to COALIVI's optical store.
• Ópticas Place Vendôme: Chilean optical retail chain providing prescription lenses, frames, and sunglasses. Competes in the same Chilean consumer eyewear market and overlapping product categories as Óptica COALIVI.
• Schilling Óptica: Established Chilean optical retail chain selling prescription lenses, frames, and sunglasses across multiple locations. Most directly comparable in product mix (eyeglass lenses, optical products) and Chilean geographic market.
• Cottet Óptica: Long-standing Chilean optical retailer offering prescription eyewear and ophthalmic services. Closely comparable to COALIVI's Óptica retail pillar with overlapping customer segments in Chile.

Others

• Christoffel Blindenmission (CBM): International Christian disability inclusion organization that funded COALIVI's first headquarters in 1981 and continues supporting its mission. Highly comparable mission and disability-rehabilitation focus, though operating at international scale rather than regional clinical practice.
• Essilor Chile: Chilean arm of global ophthalmic lens and equipment manufacturer. Upstream supplier relationship to COALIVI's optical retail and medical center — comparable category (ophthalmic goods), complementary role in the value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CorporacionCoalivi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coalivi
• Instagraminstagram.com/corporacion_coalivi

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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