Fondation pour l'Enfance

What Fondation pour l'Enfance does

Fondation pour l'Enfance is a French non-profit foundation recognized as being of public utility (reconnue d'utilité publique), headquartered in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, with 19 employees. Established in its current form in 2012 through the merger of the original 1977 Fondation pour l'Enfance (created by Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing) and the Fondation Protection de l'Enfance, it has operated for roughly 40 years focused on child protection in France. Its mission centers on detecting emerging risks to children, alerting public decision-makers, and supporting innovative responses, with current priorities covering violence against children (physical, psychological, sexual, and ordinary educational violence), non-violent parenting, and the impact of digital screen usage on child development.

The foundation's product portfolio is non-commercial and consists of educational tools and research publications, all provided free of charge to beneficiaries. Core offerings include EDUKATI (an online educational game launched January 2025 to help parents understand child development, built with doctors and psychologists), Chasseurs d'Écrans (a September 2025 card game for family dialogue on screen usage), Ateliers Déclic (workplace-deployed workshops on digital parenting for parents of under-6s, co-developed with e-Enfance/3018), and a parenting comic book. Its research arm publishes annual barometers in partnership with IFOP and the Prévéo research team — the Enfance et Numérique series (digital impact on children) and the VEO series (Ordinary Educational Violence) — with the third VEO barometer showing 83% of parents have used verbal/psychological violence and 37% physical violence in the past 12 months. The foundation also acts as civil party in child abuse proceedings (56 new cases in 2023) and shelters 21 foundations under its umbrella.

The foundation operates an event-driven go-to-market model dependent on voluntary donations rather than commercial sales. Revenue streams include individual donations (66% income tax deductible), corporate patronage and sponsorship (60% corporate tax deductible up to 0.5% of turnover), IFI wealth tax donations (75% deductible up to €50,000), and legacies and life insurance proceeds. It reaches audiences through public awareness campaigns distributed via JCDecaux outdoor networks, France TV, Brut, and Publicis Conseil, plus direct outreach for corporate partnerships through its philanthropy team. Operational scale includes €1,711,716 in projects financed in France and internationally, 300,000 people reached through campaigns, and leadership by Président Francis Canterini and Directrice Joëlle Sicamois. The foundation is regulated by the French Ministry of the Interior, with annual accounts audited by Exponens.

Name

Fondation pour l'Enfance

Legal name

Fondation pour l'Enfance

Website

https://fondation-enfance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fondation pour l'Enfance is a French public utility foundation that protects children from violence and digital risks through free educational tools, research barometers, legal action as civil party, and advocacy, funded entirely by individual donations, corporate patronage, and legacies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Protection Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Safeguarding, Child Protection & Reporting Services (EDAJAIAD)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Nonprofit foundation
• Educational tools
• Child welfare advocacy
• Parenting education

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals, with tax benefits of 66% deductible from income tax (within 20% of taxable income limits).
2. Corporate Partnerships and Patronage: Sponsorship and patronage agreements with companies, with 60% of donations deductible from corporate tax within limits of 0.5% of annual revenue.
3. Legacies and Life Insurance: As a recognized public utility foundation, it receives legacies, donations, and life insurance proceeds without inheritance rights.
4. IFI Donations: Donations deductible at 75% from Wealth Tax (IFI) up to €50,000 limit (equivalent to €66,667 maximum donation).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Fondation pour l'Enfance is a recognized public utility nonprofit foundation that protects children from violence and harmful digital exposure through advocacy, research, public awareness campaigns, and free educational tools. It delivers services free of charge to children, parents, and child welfare professionals, funded by individual donations, corporate patronage, and legacies. Its offerings include educational games (EDUKATI), card games (Chasseurs d'Écrans), workplace workshops (Ateliers Déclic), annual barometers on digital impact and educational violence, an online help guidance tool, and legal representation as civil party in child abuse cases.

Product overview

The Fondation pour l'Enfance operates as a public utility foundation focused on child protection, offering a portfolio of educational tools and research publications rather than a unified software platform. Its core digital products include EDUKATI (an online educational game on child development), Chasseurs d'Écrans (a card game for family screen awareness dialogue), and Ateliers Déclic (workplace workshops on digital parenting). The foundation also publishes annual barometers on digital usage impact and Ordinary Educational Violence (VEO), produced in partnership with IFOP and research teams. These products are complemented by a comic book on positive parenting and an online help guidance tool ('J'ai besoin d'aide') that directs users to institutional support services. The offerings function as standalone educational resources rather than an integrated platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDUKATI: Online educational game launched January 2025, designed to help parents and caregivers better understand child development and behaviors through a game-based approach grounded in scientific knowledge.
• Chasseurs d'Écrans
• Réinventer l'Enfance
• Ateliers DECLIC

Products and services

• EDUKATI
• Chasseurs d'Écrans
• Ateliers Déclic
• De quoi as-tu besoin?! (Parenting Comic Book)
• J'ai besoin d'aide (Online Help Tool)
• Enfance et Numérique Barometers
• VEO Barometers (Violences Éducatives Ordinaires)

Quantifiable outcome

• 300,000 people reached through campaigns on pedocriminality and non-violent education
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• BrutmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 June 2026Media partner for video content debunking myths about education, reaching wide audiences on social networks to promote non-violent parenting.
• Fondation AFNICmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 September 2025Financial supporter for the Chasseurs d'Écrans card game, an educational tool for families to reflect on screen usage and promote dialogue between parents and children.
• JCDecauxmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2025Outdoor advertising partner for the national 'Enfance et Numérique' campaign, providing over 1,000 advertising spaces across France.
• CNAPEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2024Member of the GOPEV (Groupe d'Observation contre les violences faites aux enfants), along with 5 other organizations (L'Enfant Bleu, La Voix De l'Enfant, Enfance et Partage, COFRADE) conducting collective observation of public actions against violence toward children.
• L'Enfant BleucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2024Member of the GOPEV (Groupe d'Observation contre les violences faites aux enfants), conducting 18-month collective work on actions against violence on children.
• La Voix De l'EnfantcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2024Member of the GOPEV (Groupe d'Observation contre les violences faites aux enfants), conducting 18-month collective work on actions against violence on children.
• Enfance et PartagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2024Member of the GOPEV (Groupe d'Observation contre les violences faites aux enfants), conducting 18-month collective work on actions against violence on children.
• COFRADEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2024Member of the GOPEV (Groupe d'Observation contre les violences faites aux enfants), conducting 18-month collective work on actions against violence on children.
• e-Enfance/3018coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2024Co-development partner for the DECLIC workshops program, designed to guide parents of children under 6 on digital screen usage. The workshops are delivered directly in workplace settings to maximize reach.
• GoogleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2019Early partnership for a national symposium and awareness campaign on the importance of parent-child interactions in early childhood development, conducted with the Association Française de Pédiatrie Ambulatoire.
• Association Française de Pédiatrie AmbulatoiremajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 December 2016Longstanding partner for campaigns and awareness on child health and development, including the 2019 symposium on early childhood and digital, and ongoing VEO prevention campaigns.
• StopVEOmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 December 2016Partner for the 2021 public awareness campaign on educational violence, conducted with Publicis Conseil and France TV, targeting behavioral change in parenting.
• Publicis ConseilminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 22 December 2016Creative agency partner for the 2021 public awareness campaign on educational violence, produced in partnership with StopVEO and France TV.
• France TVmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 December 2016Media partner for the 2021 public awareness campaign on educational violence, providing broadcast visibility.
• IFOPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding research partner conducting annual barometers on digital impact on children (Enfance et Numérique series) and educational violence (Violences Éducatives Ordinaires series).
• Prévéo Research TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for the Violences Éducatives Ordinaires (VEO) barometer series.
• ExponensminorOthersIndependent audit firm serving as statutory auditor for the foundation's annual financial accounts, mandated as required for foundations of public utility.
• on.suzaneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm production company for the documentary 'Réinventer l'enfance' (Reinventing Childhood), addressing violence against children and the trauma it causes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de France: France's largest philanthropic umbrella foundation, distributing hundreds of millions of euros annually across causes including child welfare. Operates a sheltered-foundation model and competes for the same high-net-worth donors and corporate patronages.
• Save the Children France: French branch of the global NGO focused on children's rights, education, and emergency relief; competes for the same French individual and corporate donors as Fondation pour l'Enfance, with broader international scope and significantly larger footprint.
• UNICEF France: French national committee of UNICEF, a much larger child rights organization with broader global mission. Competes for the same donor and corporate CSR attention as Fondation pour l'Enfance but at a vastly larger scale.

Regional players

• NSPCC: UK National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children — directly comparable child protection mission, research publications, and helpline services, but operating in the UK rather than France.

Direct peers

• e-Enfance / 3018: French nonprofit focused on digital child protection and parental guidance; co-develops the DECLIC workshops with Fondation pour l'Enfance and operates the 3018 national helpline for children facing digital harm — the closest direct peer in mission and offerings.
• StopVEO: French association against ordinary educational violence (violences éducatives ordinaires); partners with Fondation pour l'Enfance on VEO campaigns and shares the same focus on non-violent parenting — directly comparable advocacy niche.
• La Voix De l'Enfant: Federation of 80+ French child protection associations; co-member of GOPEV with Fondation pour l'Enfance and works on legal advocacy and child welfare — directly comparable in child protection advocacy mission.
• Enfance et Partage: French nonprofit that promotes children's rights and protection against violence; co-member of GOPEV with Fondation pour l'Enfance, offering directly comparable child advocacy services.
• L'Enfant Bleu: French nonprofit focused on preventing and addressing child abuse; co-member of GOPEV alongside Fondation pour l'Enfance, sharing overlapping donor base and French child protection agenda.
• COFRADE: Comité Français pour l'Adoption et les Droits de l'Enfant — a French NGO focused on child rights and adoption; co-member of GOPEV with Fondation pour l'Enfance, addressing overlapping topics in child welfare and legal advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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