Fonds de dotation du CHU GRENOBLE ALPES

What Fonds de dotation du CHU GRENOBLE ALPES does

The Fonds de dotation du CHU GRENOBLE ALPES is a French non-profit endowment fund (fonds de dotation) established on 11 February 2017 under French law n°2008-776 of 4 August 2008 and decree n°2009-158 of 11 February 2009, with its creation announced in the Journal Officiel de la République Française (annonce n°2413). It operates as the official charitable arm of the CHU Grenoble Alpes (CHUGA), a major public teaching hospital located in La Tronche, France, which employs over 9,500 professionals across its sites. The fund channels voluntary contributions into five defined healthcare priority areas: Traumatology, Cancer and Chronic Diseases, Pediatrics and Birth Support, Alternative Care ("Prendre soin autrement"), and Equipment. The entity is not a technology company and develops no proprietary software; rather, it functions as a regulated philanthropic vehicle directing donations toward hospital-verified innovation projects.

The fund's offerings comprise a project catalogue (hosted on Canva) where donors can direct contributions to specific initiatives, an online donations platform for individuals, and the Cercle des Mécènes — a 12-month corporate membership programme providing exclusive hospital visits, networking events, and project engagement. Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary contributions across four streams: individual donations with a structured gratitude programme, corporate mécénat/sponsorship, sporting event fundraising (including the Cross des enfants malades, Challenge Mon Hôpital, and solidarity matches), and cultural event proceeds from partners such as Rotary clubs and the Musiciens du Louvre ensemble. Marketing is conducted through the fund's website (fonds-chuga.fr), LinkedIn and Instagram accounts (fondschuga), email newsletters distributed via Sendinblue (newsletter #26 as of July 2026), downloadable annual reports published yearly since 2017, and direct donor relationship management via the dedicated email [email protected].

Governance is provided by a Board of Directors chaired by Monique Sorrentino, who was appointed Director General of CHUGA and President of the Fonds de dotation by presidential decree on 27 August 2018, succeeding Jacqueline Hubert. Sandrine Brasselet has served as Director of the Fonds de dotation since 1 February 2023 (replacing Jocelyn Dutil, who departed on 24 January 2023), concurrently with her role as Directrice des finances at CHUGA. Operations are subject to annual prefectural authorization for public fundraising (autorisation préfectorale d'appel public à la générosité) and annual statutory audit by AGM Audit et Conseil, with the most recent accounts covering the fiscal year closed 31 December 2024, approved by the Board on 10 April 2025. The fund maintains an active partnership ecosystem including sports clubs (FC Grenoble Rugby, GF38, Brûleurs de Loups, Basket Club La Tronche Meylan, Handisport Grenoble), high-profile sports godparents such as footballer Olivier Giroud, paralympic swimmer David Smétanine, quad rider Alexandre Giroud, and Olympic champion Carole Montillet, and corporate patrons across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Name

Fonds de dotation du CHU GRENOBLE ALPES

Legal name

Fonds de dotation du CHU Grenoble Alpes

Website

https://fonds-chuga.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fonds de dotation du CHU GRENOBLE ALPES is a French non-profit endowment fund, established in 2017, that channels individual and corporate donations into five priority healthcare project areas at CHU Grenoble Alpes teaching hospital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Fundraising & Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA), Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management (HLAJAMAC)

Keywords

• Hospital fundraising
• Healthcare philanthropy
• Corporate patronage
• Charitable endowment fund
• Medical innovation donations

Headquarters

HQ city

La Tronche

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individuals make monetary donations to support specific projects or general causes of the CHU Grenoble Alpes. Donors receive recognition through a dedicated gratitude programme.
2. Corporate Mécénat / Sponsorship: Companies join the Cercle des Mécènes with a 12-month membership, receiving exclusive access, events, and association with the hospital's values and projects. Some companies make targeted project donations.
3. Sporting Event Fundraising: Charity sporting events (Cross des enfants malades, Challenge Mon Hôpital, football/rugby matches) generate donations from participants and spectators, often with corporate matching or sponsorship.
4. Cultural Event Fundraising: Concerts and artistic events (e.g., Chœurs Mélusine, Serge Papagalli shows) organized by partners such as Rotary clubs, with proceeds directed to specific hospital projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Fonds de dotation du CHU Grenoble Alpes is the official charitable endowment fund of the CHU Grenoble Alpes university hospital. It raises monetary donations from individuals and corporate patrons to fund innovative healthcare projects across five priority areas: Traumatology, Cancer and Chronic Diseases, Pediatrics and Birth Support, Alternative Care, and Medical Equipment. It operates a corporate patronage programme (Cercle des Mécènes), an online donation platform, and fundraising events, with annual prefectural authorization for public fundraising.

Product overview

The Fonds de dotation du CHU Grenoble Alpes operates as a charitable endowment fund that raises donations to support healthcare projects at the CHU Grenoble Alpes university hospital. Rather than a technology product company, it functions as a philanthropic organization offering a project catalog where donors can select specific healthcare initiatives to support, including traumatology, cancer care, pediatrics, alternative care approaches, and medical equipment. The organization provides a corporate patronage circle (Cercle des Mécènes) for businesses and an individual donations platform. All projects are categorized under five strategic priorities: Traumatologie, Cancer et maladies chroniques, Pédiatrie et accompagnement de la naissance, Prendre soin autrement, and Équipement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catalogue de projets

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 35 active news articles covering fundraising events, project inaugurations, and donor engagement, demonstrating sustained operational activity since 2017.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GTL INTERNATIONAL (Christian Zannini)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerGTL INTERNATIONAL, represented by its President Christian Zannini, is the President of the Cercle des Mécènes. As a corporate patron, the company supports the fund's projects and participates in exclusive events, providing visibility and network connections for the fund.
• Club Rotary Grenoble ChartreusecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Rotary club organises cultural fundraising events (e.g., Serge Papagalli show in December 2022) with proceeds directed to specific CHUGA projects such as Urgences traumatologiques Sud. The club also held a cheque-presentation ceremony in January 2023.
• Les Brûleurs de LoupscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Grenoble ice hockey club organises 'Blouse blanche' (white coat) solidarity matches to highlight hospital staff and the fund's work. The club also hosted a charity match for the FC Grenoble Rugby fund.
• FC Grenoble Rugby (FCG)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFCG Rugby is a patron of the 'Grimpe à l'Hôpital' project. The club has organised solidarity matches and was awarded the Fund's project through a competitive call for projects in 2023.
• GF38 (Grenoble Foot 38)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal football club involved in sports patronage activities supporting the fund's paediatric projects.
• Basket Club La Tronche MeylanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal basketball club participating in the 'La pédiatrie en baskets' project supporting physical activity for hospitalised children.
• Handisport GrenobleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPara-sports association involved in the 'La pédiatrie en baskets' project, promoting physical activity adapted to hospitalised children.
• AG2R La MondialecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor insurance company that made a donation of €480,000 in January 2019 to fund the 'Prendre soin autrement' (alternative care) project using non-drug complementary approaches.
• Lycée Philippine Duchesne ITEC BoisfleurycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe technical high school organises an annual charity cross-country event (Cross des enfants malades) that has raised tens of thousands of euros for paediatric projects, including the néonatology unit and mediation animale. In 2023, a cheque of €16,000 was presented to the fund.
• Fondation APICILcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe APICIL Foundation signed a patronage convention in November 2022 to support the Terre Happy therapeutic garden project for children with mental health disorders.
• Spartoo (Boris Saragaglia)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSpartoo joined the Cercle des Mécènes in 2018, with PDG Boris Saragaglia choosing to support the 'Urgences Traumatologiques Sud' project.
• Groupe Zamenhof / Jacky PerrenotcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerJacky Perrenot, President of Groupe Zamenhof, joined the Cercle des Mécènes in April 2018 to fund Parkinson's disease research projects at CHUGA.
• Fondation Princesse Grace (Monaco)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMonaco-based foundation listed among supporters of the family space in the maternity ward project.
• Les Musiciens du LouvreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrenoble's baroque music ensemble has performed for hospitalised patients and contributed to fundraising concerts, including under the Culture & Santé programme.
• David SmétaninecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGrenoble-based paralympic swimming champion who serves as President of the Cercle des parrains sportifs (sports godparents circle), supporting the fund since 2018.
• Alexandre GiroudcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerQuad rider and world rally raid champion who joined the sports godparents circle in 2018 and won the 2022 world championship title. He has supported projects including the néonatology unit and the 'Grimpe à l'Hôpital' initiative.
• Olivier GiroudcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWorld champion footballer (and his wife Jennifer) joined the sports godparents circle in 2018 to support the creation of a family néonatology unit at Hôpital Couple Enfant. He also served as godfather of the 25th Cross des enfants malades.
• Carole MontilletminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOlympic downhill skiing champion who serves as godmother of the Traumatology priority, supporting the fund's trauma-related projects.
• Association LOCOMOTIVEcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation currently financing the 'La pédiatrie en baskets' project for adapted physical activity with hospitalised children.
• La TalemelerieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal bakery/patisserie that organised a solidarity galette (king cake) sale in 2025, raising €6,745 for the animal mediation project in paediatrics.
• MKH CONSEILminorOthersAccounting firm responsible for preparing the fund's annual accounts.
• AGM Audit et ConseilminorOthersStatutory auditor (Commissaire aux comptes) certifying the fund's annual accounts. Certified the 2024 accounts (exercise closed 31 December 2024, approved by the Board on 10 April 2025).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de France: France's largest philanthropic operator, running numerous thematic programs including health. Operates a much broader grantmaking mandate but shares the model of intermediating donor funds to health and social-impact projects.
• Fondation des Hôpitaux: Long-established national French foundation supporting hospitals and pediatric projects across the country (including the well-known Pièces Jaunes campaign). Operates in the same hospital philanthropy space but at national scale rather than being tied to a single CHU.

Emerging players

• Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM): Major French foundation dedicated to funding biomedical research across all French institutions, including CHUGA-affiliated researchers. Overlaps in the medical research grantmaking space but focuses specifically on research rather than broader hospital project funding.

Direct peers

• Fonds de dotation de l'AP-HP: Official endowment fund of Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, the largest French university hospital group. Same legal structure (fonds de dotation) supporting innovative hospital projects via corporate and individual philanthropy, directly comparable model at larger scale.
• Fonds de dotation des Hospices Civils de Lyon: Endowment fund supporting Hospices Civils de Lyon, a comparable-sized French university hospital. Same French fonds de dotation legal structure, similar mission of channeling philanthropic funds to hospital innovation projects.
• Fonds de dotation du CHU de Toulouse: Endowment fund of Toulouse University Hospital. Direct structural peer — a regional French university hospital fundraising vehicle using the same fonds de dotation framework to support clinical priorities.
• Fonds de dotation du CHU de Bordeaux: Endowment fund attached to Bordeaux University Hospital. Comparable regional French university hospital philanthropy vehicle, competing for corporate mécénat and individual giving in a similar catchment.
• Fondation APICIL: French foundation dedicated to pain relief and innovative care, listed as a partner of the CHUGA fund. Operates a similar model of funding hospital-based innovative care projects and is a relevant comparable for the 'Prendre soin autrement' priority.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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