Fundación Amigos Contra el Cáncer Infantil

Name

Fundación Amigos Contra el Cáncer Infantil

Legal name

Fundación Amigos Contra el Cáncer Infantil

Website

https://facci.org.do

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Cancer Support Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGACAF

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations

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

SECONDARYHLAJAKAG

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

Keywords

• Childhood cancer support
• Non-profit healthcare
• Pediatric oncology aid
• Charitable foundation services
• Donation-based healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional

HQ country

Dominican Republic

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring monthly donations from individuals through credit card, PayPal, and bank transfer. The 'Ángeles de Esperanza' program enables monthly recurring donations to sustain the Treatment for All program.
2. Corporate Sponsorships and Alliances: Corporate partnerships involving financial support, volunteering, and fundraising for specific programs. Companies can sponsor events or provide in-kind donations.
3. Event Fundraising: Revenue generated from events such as the annual Kid's Hope Golf Tournament, which includes sponsorships, registrations, and the Helicopter Golf Ball Drop lottery.
4. In-Kind Donations: Donations of food, hygiene products, medical supplies, and other goods that support foundation operations and patient care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundación Amigos Contra el Cáncer Infantil (FACCI) is a Dominican Republic non-profit foundation that delivers comprehensive support to children aged 0–16 diagnosed with cancer, covering chemotherapy medications, diagnostic tests, palliative care, free lodging, transportation, nutrition, psychosocial care, and hospital-based education. All services are provided free of charge to patients and funded through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, monthly recurring gifts, and fundraising events.

Product overview

FACCI operates as a non-profit foundation offering a comprehensive suite of integrated programs for childhood cancer patients in the Dominican Republic. The core service is the 'Tratamiento para todos' program, which covers treatment costs, medications, and diagnostic services. This is supported by complementary programs including psychosocial support, blood donation services, palliative care, nutrition, transportation, education (Escuelita), and lodging (Casa FACCI). Additional services include the monthly donation program 'Ángeles de Esperanza,' the annual 'Kids Hope Golf Tournament' fundraiser, and a volunteer program. Casa FACCI serves as the foundation's shelter facility providing free accommodation and support services to prevent treatment abandonment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kids Hope Golf Tournament: Annual fundraising golf tournament event organized by FACCI, with the next edition scheduled for August 14-15, 2026 at Punta Espada Golf Course, Cap Cana.
• Ángeles de Esperanza
• Casa FACCI

Products and services

• Tratamiento para Todos (Treatment for All) Comprehensive cancer treatment support program covering chemotherapy medications, diagnostic studies, radiotherapy, and insurance co-pays for children (ages 0–16) with cancer in the Dominican Republic, ensuring no child is denied treatment due to financial limitations.
• Apoyo Psico-Social (Psychosocial Support) Psychosocial support services including psychological evaluations, emotional support and treatment for children and families throughout the illness, as well as social work services assessing the socio-familial reality of patients.
• Unidad Móvil de Donación de Sangre (Mobile Blood Donation Unit) Mobile blood donation unit that supplies urgent blood and platelet needs for children undergoing chemotherapy, operating drives to ensure timely supply through the 'Hermanos de Sangre' initiative.
• Análisis de Diagnósticos (Diagnostic Analysis) Diagnostic testing support providing imaging studies, laboratory analyses, radiotherapy treatments, and immunophenotyping sent to specialized centers including the United States for accurate and timely diagnosis.
• Cuidados Paliativos (Palliative Care) Palliative care program providing bio-psycho-social attention to relieve suffering in children with serious, advanced, or refractory diseases, including symptom control, metronomic therapy, and pain management. First program of its kind in the Dominican Republic.
• Alimentación (Nutrition) Nutrition program providing required meals for patients and their companions during their stay at Casa FACCI.
• Transporte (Transportation) Transportation support program covering travel costs for patients from their homes to the hospital during treatment, serving families from remote areas and the interior of the Dominican Republic.
• Escuelita (Hospital School) Hospital school program providing educational continuity for children awaiting medical appointments at Dr. Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital, teaching reading, writing, mathematics, and art during treatment.
• Casa FACCI (FACCI House Lodging) Free shelter facility for high-risk children and their companions during treatment, providing lodging, meals, hygiene products, reading room, music room (with Tuesday classes), and psychosocial support to prevent treatment abandonment due to lack of resources.
• Ángeles de Esperanza (Angels of Hope Monthly Donation Program) Monthly recurring donation program for individuals and companies that provides consistent funding to sustain the Treatment for All program supporting childhood cancer treatment.
• Kids Hope Golf Tournament Annual golf tournament fundraiser held at Punta Espada Golf Course in Cap Cana, with presenting sponsor Cap Cana and multiple corporate sponsors supporting the foundation's programs. Includes the Helicopter Golf Ball Drop lottery at RD$2,000 per ball.
• Voluntariado (Volunteer Program) Volunteer program with multiple engagement types including hospital school, inpatient ward, blood donation drives, corporate volunteering, administrative work, and events, supporting children and families throughout the treatment process.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• St. Jude Children's Research HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Since 2005, the HIRRC and FACCI maintain a collaboration agreement with St. Jude's International Outreach Program. The partnership provides scientific support for achieving better survival outcomes in childhood cancer. Additionally, FACCI receives training from The American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) on fundraising, fund administration, and disease awareness. St. Jude is the world's largest and most prestigious center dedicated to childhood cancer treatment and research.
• Keira Grace FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Partnership established in 2005 with the Lauzardo family-founded non-profit. Support has improved and increased quality of medical care for children through salary incentives, hiring of medical and nursing staff, infrastructure improvements, equipment donations, research projects, and sponsorship of Casa FACCI.
• AHOPCA (Association of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology of Central America)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation bringing together specialized medical teams and foundations from Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, and Haiti to promote common protocols for childhood cancer treatment in the region. Mission is to increase childhood cancer survival through collaborative effort led by St. Jude.
• Childhood Cancer International (CCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization for childhood cancer advocacy and support. FACCI's President, Lic. Alexandra Matos de Purcell, serves as representative of the CCI-PAHO subcommittee and Principal Representative of the CCI-PAHO subcommittee for the Caribbean subregion.
• St. Jude Global AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFACCI is part of the St. Jude Global Alliance promoting actions to achieve the WHO Global Childhood Cancer Initiative goal of 60% survival worldwide by 2030, which would save one million more children and alleviate suffering related to childhood cancer.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Pediatric Cancer Foundation: U.S. nonprofit focused on pediatric cancer research funding and treatment access. Comparable mission and donor-funded model to FACCI, though primarily research-oriented.
• CureSearch for Children's Cancer: U.S. nonprofit accelerating the search for cures and supporting children with cancer through research and family support. Comparable to FACCI as a donor-funded childhood cancer support organization with program and research components.
• St. Baldrick's Foundation: Large U.S. childhood cancer research and support nonprofit funding research, clinical trials, and survivorship programs. Comparable to FACCI as a donor-funded childhood cancer organization, though at significantly larger scale and research-focused rather than direct service.
• Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research: U.S. nonprofit funding childhood cancer research through community-driven fundraising events. Directly comparable to FACCI's Kid's Hope Golf Tournament model of event-based fundraising for pediatric cancer programs.
• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: U.S. childhood cancer nonprofit funding research, treatment access, and family support. Highly comparable in mission to FACCI, with a diversified fundraising base including individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and signature events.
• Keira Grace Foundation: U.S.-based nonprofit that has supported FACCI since 2005, funding medical staff, infrastructure, equipment, research, and Casa FACCI. Operates a near-identical mission of supporting pediatric oncology capacity in low- and middle-income countries.

Regional players

• Pediatric Cancer Foundation (Fundación Natalie D'Alemán): Panama-based pediatric cancer foundation operating in Central America, a fellow AHOPCA member country. Directly comparable as a regional LATAM nonprofit supporting pediatric oncology access in a neighboring Spanish-speaking country.

Broad incumbents

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: The world's largest pediatric cancer treatment and research center and FACCI's core international partner through the International Outreach Program and Global Alliance. Comparable as the gold-standard childhood cancer organization with which FACCI aligns protocols and training.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation: Global nonprofit granting wishes to children with critical illnesses including cancer. Comparable to FACCI as a high-recognition, donor-and-corporate-funded pediatric illness organization with a large volunteer infrastructure.
• Childhood Cancer International: Global umbrella organization for childhood cancer advocacy and support, of which FACCI is a member. FACCI's President sits on its CCI-PAHO subcommittee, indicating close operational and governance overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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