Fondazione Istituto della Sacra Famiglia

What Fondazione Istituto della Sacra Famiglia does

Fondazione Istituto della Sacra Famiglia is a Turin-based nonprofit foundation, founded in 1852 by theologian Gaspare Saccarelli in the San Donato district of the city. Originally established as an Ente Morale by Royal Decree in 1856 and reconstituted as a private foundation by Piedmont Region in 2002 (Registry of Legal Persons N. 107), it operates a portfolio of social welfare and early-childhood-education services. Its core offering is the Scuola Materna Sacra Famiglia, a paritaria-convenzionata kindergarten serving children aged 24 months to 5 years, certified by MIUR, Regione Piemonte, and Comune di Torino Servizi Educativi. The foundation also offers a Casa Famiglia service, subsidized-rent housing units (alloggi con canone mensile agevolato), and manages the historic Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia, which is currently under restoration.

The foundation operates a community-anchor model, hosting five distinct nonprofit and cooperative organizations at its Via Le Chiuse 14 / Via San Donato 17 premises: OFTAL (pilgrimage transport to Lourdes, since 1912), Centro Studi Bruno Longo (labor and youth cultural studies), Cooperativa Sociale Valpiana (youth social integration, founded 1987), Circolo La Zanza (job training pathways, founded 1991), and Comitato di Difesa dei Fanciulli / Fondazione Difesa Fanciulli (child protection, founded 1906). Revenue is generated from a mix of state subsidies tied to paritaria-convenzionata status, kindergarten tuition, and voluntary donations accepted via bank transfer.

The business is operationally small — 9 employees, a single campus in Turin, no proprietary technology, no app, no API, and a digital presence limited to a WordPress website and one Facebook page (OFTAL). In 2014 the institute was declared of cultural interest under D.Lgs. 42/2004 by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, conferring heritage-protection status. The organization's go-to-market is local and direct: enrollment by appointment, donations solicited online, and visibility generated via cultural-heritage education programs (e.g., the 'La scuola adotta un monumento' initiative with ITER / Fondazione Napoli 99, which yielded gold and silver medals in 2019-2021).

Name

Fondazione Istituto della Sacra Famiglia

Legal name

Fondazione Istituto della Sacra Famiglia

Website

https://fondazionesacrafamigliatorino.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1852

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fondazione Istituto della Sacra Famiglia is a Turin-based nonprofit foundation, operating since 1852, that runs the paritaria-convenzionata Scuola Materna Sacra Famiglia kindergarten and hosts five social-welfare associations and a heritage-protected church on its San Donato premises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education and Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Preschool Programs within Childcare Centers (EDACABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

School-Age / After-School Nanny Services (HSAAABAK)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Social welfare services
• Nonprofit foundation services
• Community welfare associations
• Paritaria kindergarten education

Headquarters

HQ city

Torino

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fondazione Istituto della Sacra Famiglia operates a paritaria-convenzionata kindergarten (Scuola dell'Infanzia Sacra Famiglia) for children aged 24 months to five years, providing early childhood education, after-school care, meals, and educational workshops. Beyond the school, the foundation runs a Casa Famiglia (family home), manages affordable housing units, maintains the Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia (church), and hosts a network of social welfare associations focused on youth protection, pilgrimage services, cultural research, and social integration.

Product overview

Fondazione Istituto della Sacra Famiglia is a non-profit foundation based in Turin, Italy, established in 1852 by theologian Gaspare Saccarelli. The foundation operates a portfolio of social and educational services centered around its core offering, the Scuola Materna/dell'Infanzia Sacra Famiglia, a paritarian kindergarten providing early childhood education for children from 24 months to 5 years. The foundation also hosts multiple social service organizations including OFTAL (pilgrimage services), Centro Studi Bruno Longo (cultural association), Cooperativa Sociale Valpiana (youth social integration), and the Comitato di Difesa dei Fanciulli (child protection). Additional services include a Casa Famiglia (family home), affordable housing units, and management of the historic Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia. The foundation maintains the charitable mission of supporting vulnerable members of society through education, accommodation, and social assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scuola dell'Infanzia Sacra Famiglia (Kindergarten) Paritaria-convenzionata kindergarten providing early childhood education for children aged 24 months to 5 years, including preschool/after-school care, meals, and educational workshops. Targeted at families with preschool-age children in the San Donato district of Turin.
• Casa Famiglia (Family Home) Family-support residential service operated by the foundation for individuals and families in need, hosted on the foundation's premises in Turin.
• Affordable Housing Units Affordable housing units managed by the foundation and made available to residents of the Turin community.
• Chiesa della Sacra Famiglia (Parish Church) Parish church under the foundation's responsibility, providing spiritual and liturgical services to the local community in Turin.
• Hosted Social Welfare Associations (OFTAL, Centro Studi Bruno Longo, GIPS, Gruppi di Volontariato Vincenziano, ANSPI, Ass. Cuore Amico, M.I.C. Residenza Reale di Torino) Network of Catholic-aligned social welfare associations hosted at the foundation's premises in Turin, providing services such as youth protection (OFTAL), cultural research (Centro Studi Bruno Longo), social volunteering (GIPS, Gruppi di Volontariato Vincenziano), parish recreation (ANSPI), community solidarity (Ass. Cuore Amico), and cultural/historical activity (M.I.C. Residenza Reale di Torino).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 children attended the kindergarten during the early 1900s under the management of the Suore Terziarie di San Francesco
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cooperativa sociale La ZanzaminorOthers · 1 January 1991Founded in 1991 by the Comitato di Difesa dei Fanciulli and Cooperativa Valpiana as the 'Circolo Valpiana'. Provides accompaniment in job training pathways for young people in difficulty.
• Cooperativa sociale ValpianaminorOthers · 1 January 1987Founded in 1987 by members of the Comitato Difesa dei Fanciulli board. Provides tools for young people in situations of particular hardship and exclusion to facilitate their social integration. Hosted at Via Le Chiuse 14.
• OFTAL (Opera Federativa Trasporto Ammalati a Lourdes)minorOthers · 1 January 1912Hosted within the foundation's premises since over 85 years ago. Founded in 1912 in Vercelli by Don Alessandro Rastelli to organize pilgrimages to Lourdes with the sick. OFTAL Torino section is based at Via Le Chiuse 14.
• Comitato di Difesa dei Fanciulli / Fondazione Difesa FanciulliminorOthers · 1 January 1906Founded in Turin in 1906 for the protection and education of youth. Carries out social and welfare activities accompanied by legal reflection on youth rehabilitation. Based at Via Le Chiuse 14.
• MIUR (Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca)coreOthersThe Scuola Materna Sacra Famiglia is certified and guaranteed by the MIUR as a paritaria-convenzionata school, granting it official educational status and access to government subsidies.
• Regione PiemontecoreOthersThe Scuola Materna is certified by Regione Piemonte as part of the regional early childhood education system, providing institutional legitimacy and potential funding.
• Comune di Torino Servizi EducativicoreOthersThe kindergarten is also certified and guaranteed by Comune di Torino Servizi Educativi, confirming its role in the city's childcare and early education network.
• ITER (Istituzione Torinese per una Educazione Responsabile) - Città di TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation participates in the 'La scuola adotta un monumento' project through ITER, a City of Turin education service that collaborates with entities, associations, and museums to promote an educational city. This partnership enables the school to engage in cultural heritage projects.
• Fondazione Napoli 99coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizer of the 'La scuola adotta un monumento' competition. The foundation was recognized through this project, with its video about the institution's history included in the national atlas curated by Fondazione Napoli 99.
• Centro Studi Bruno LongominorOthersA nonprofit association hosted at the foundation that promotes cultural activities on the condition of workers and youth, social and ethical issues of labor, and the relationships between the world of work, unions, associations, and the Church.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Others

• Società di San Vincenzo de' Paoli: International Catholic charitable organization with a long-standing Italian presence focused on poverty alleviation and family support. Comparable as a thematically related faith-based social welfare organization with overlapping community-service and vulnerable-population missions.
• Caritas Italiana: Italian Catholic charitable confederation supporting vulnerable populations through diocesan and parish networks. Comparable as a thematically adjacent faith-based social welfare organization addressing similar community-support and family-assistance needs in the same national context.
• Comune di Torino - Servizi Educativi: Municipal authority managing public and paritarian early childhood education services across Turin. Comparable as the public-sector counterpart certifying and co-funding the foundation's kindergarten operations, and the largest alternative provider in the same local market.

Broad incumbents

• Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo: One of Europe's largest philanthropic foundations, headquartered in Turin with deep local roots. Comparable as a larger-scale Turin-based foundation with overlapping social welfare, educational, and cultural heritage missions in the same geographic market.
• Fondazione Cariplo: One of Italy's largest philanthropic foundations, supporting social services, education, and family welfare across northern Italy. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the Italian nonprofit foundation landscape with overlapping early childhood and family-services missions.
• Fondazione CRT: Turin-based banking-origin foundation supporting cultural, educational, and social welfare initiatives across Piedmont. Comparable as a regional incumbent operating in the same local philanthropic and educational funding ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi: Major Italian nonprofit foundation providing social, healthcare, and educational services across Italy, originating from Catholic charitable tradition. Comparable as a similarly structured Italian nonprofit foundation operating social welfare and educational programs with multi-decade heritage.
• FISM (Federazione Italiana Scuole Materne): Federation of Italian Catholic-affiliated kindergartens (Scuole Materne) representing the country's paritaria-convenzionata preschool model. Directly comparable as the network of choice for religious-affiliated early childhood education providers operating under the same MIUR/Regione accreditation framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OFTALTorino
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondazione-istituto-della-sacra-famiglia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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