Fundacja Czerwone Noski

Name

Fundacja Czerwone Noski

Legal name

Fundacja Czerwone Noski Klown w Szpitalu

Website

https://czerwonenoski.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Clowning and Humor Therapy Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGACAK

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support

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

SECONDARYBPAGACAM

Rare Disease & Special Needs Support Organizations

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

SECONDARYHLADALAG

Caregiver Support, Coaching & Training

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Senior Care Coordination & Case Management (Geriatric Care Management)

Keywords

• Medical clowning services
• Hospital humor therapy
• Pediatric patient support
• Healthcare therapeutic programs
• Charitable foundation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual donations: One-time and recurring monthly donations from individual donors via the foundation website and bank transfer. Donors can contribute amounts such as 35 PLN (one monthly visit), 70 PLN (two oncology patients), or 150 PLN (one hour of medical clown shift on an operating theatre). The foundation also accepts bequests.
2. Corporate partnerships: Fundraising programs conducted in partnership with corporate entities such as Fundacja PGE (energy sector) and Tauron, where companies co-fund hospital and social care visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Fundacja Czerwone Noski Klown w Szpitalu is a Polish non-profit foundation that delivers professional medical clowning services in hospitals, social care homes, hospices, and refugee centres across 7 Polish cities. Trained clowns work in pairs at children's bedsides, accompany young patients to MRI and surgery (the only such program in Poland), conduct workshops for medical staff, support coma patients at the Budzik Clinic, and run humor therapy sessions for elderly care home residents and intergenerational groups. The foundation funds these services through individual donations, corporate CSR partnerships, 1.5% tax allocations, and bequests.

Product overview

Fundacja Czerwone Noski is a medical clowning foundation offering a portfolio of humor therapy programs. The core offering includes hospital visits through 'Klown w Szpitalu' and surgical support via 'Pogotowie Uśmiechu'. Children's programs feature 'Supersprawni' workshops, 'Obudzić Uśmiechem' for coma patients, and 'Noskowa E-linia' for virtual support. Adult programs include 'Uśmiech nie zna wieku' for seniors, 'Humor w medycynie' for medical staff, and 'Międzypokoleniowy Most' intergenerational workshops. Additional offerings include 'Uśmiech na czas' hospice support, 'Skrzynki Humoru' humor boxes, 'Czerwona Oaza' outdoor interventions, and 'Biegam Dobrze' charity running. The foundation is also a partner in the European ClowNexus II initiative for mental health.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Uśmiech nie zna wieku: Program providing humor therapy for elderly people in nursing homes and social care institutions, supporting emotional, intellectual, and physical activation. Operates in Warsaw, Kraków, and Wrocław.
• Pogotowie Uśmiechu
• Supersprawni
• Obudzić Uśmiechem
• Klown w Szpitalu
• Humor w medycynie
• Międzypokoleniowy Most

Quantifiable outcome

• Presence in 10 hospitals across Poland; 66 visits and 1318 smiles from PGE partnership alone
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• ClowNexus II (10-country European initiative)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Three-year European initiative launched in May 2026 connecting medical clowning organizations, mental health specialists, and research teams from 10 countries. Czerwone Noski is one of the partners, focusing on developing methods for child and youth psychiatric wards and workshops for medical staff using clowning tools.
• Red Noses InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundacja Czerwone Noski is a partner of Red Noses International, the largest medical clowning network in the world based in Vienna. This affiliation provides international training through the International School of Humor in Vienna, global best practice sharing, and participation in European projects such as ClowNexus II connecting medical clowning organizations from 10 countries.
• Fundacja PGEmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint program in which medical clowns from Czerwone Noski visited hospitals and social care homes in Warsaw, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Kraków, and Poznań. The partnership resulted in 66 visits and 1318 smiles among children in hospital wards and elderly residents in care homes.
• TauronmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsorship enabling the Supersprawni music-circus workshop program at ZSM Hospital in Chorzów for the first time, bringing theatrical and circus activities to long-term young patients.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Trollflöjten: Swedish hospital clown organization providing professional clown visits to sick children in Scandinavian hospitals. Comparable mission and delivery model but geographically confined to Sweden.
• Clown One (Dottor Sorriso): Italian hospital clowning foundation running the 'Dottor Sorriso' (Doctor Smile) program in pediatric wards. Same delivery model but operating only in Italy.
• Dr. Clown Foundation: Canadian therapeutic clowning organization providing clown visits in healthcare settings. Comparable mission and methodology; relevant as a North American benchmark rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• CliniClowns: Dutch foundation deploying professional clowns in hospitals and care institutions for children, adults, and seniors. Direct competitor in methodology and beneficiary mix (children + elderly), serving the Netherlands market.
• Le Rire Médecin: French association of professional clowns working with hospitalized children, including in operating theatres and pediatric oncology wards. Direct methodological peer in a neighboring European market.
• Red Noses International: Vienna-based parent organization and the world's largest medical clowning network. Directly comparable because it operates the same model of professional clown visits in hospitals and coordinates member foundations across more than 10 countries, of which Fundacja Czerwone Noski is one.
• Rote Nasen Österreich: Austrian member of the Red Noses International network providing humor therapy in hospitals and care facilities. Sister organization operating the same artistic methodology in Austria with shared training and standards.
• Theodora Foundation: Switzerland-headquartered foundation running the 'Giggle Doctors' program of professional hospital visits for sick children across multiple European countries. Closely comparable mission, methodology, and hospital partnership model, at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Healing HealthCare Systems: US-based organization offering therapeutic humor programming for hospitals, including The RX Laughtrics program. Broader portfolio than Czerwone Noski but overlapping delivery mechanism (humor-based patient experience).

Others

• World Health Organization Patient Safety & Quality: Relevant as an institutional reference and potential funder for research validation of medical clowning outcomes. Not a competitor but a strategic stakeholder whose guidelines and grants shape the regulatory environment for hospital-based psychosocial interventions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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