Fundación Aspanias Burgos

What Fundación Aspanias Burgos does

Fundación Aspanias Burgos is a 57-year-old Spanish non-profit foundation (founded 1964) headquartered in Burgos, Spain, that operates an integrated network of centers and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health conditions, and elderly dependents. The foundation manages 980 service placements across education (Centro Puentesaúco with ~104 students in vocational training), day care centers (Vicente Aleixandre, Quintanadueñas, Salas de los Infantes, Puentesaúco), residential homes (Puentesaúco, Quintanadueñas, Salas de los Infantes), supported housing, and independent living services, serving over 1,500 beneficiaries annually. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Fundación CISA operates a Special Employment Center with 296 contracted workers placed at corporate clients including L'Oréal, Grupo Antolín, Asti, and Clarios.

The foundation's core technology is the proprietary Lectura Fácil (Easy-to-Read) methodology, standardized under UNE 153101 guidelines, which adapts texts and validates them with people with intellectual disabilities for cognitive accessibility. This methodology has been exported across Europe through the ACCEASY and CULTURACCESS Erasmus+ projects. Other technical initiatives include the Impre-3D project for 3D-printed personalized orthoses and digital inclusion programs. The foundation is ISO 9001 certified and a member of Plena Inclusión España and Plena Inclusión Castilla y León.

Revenue derives from four principal streams: (1) public subsidies and government grants from the Junta de Castilla y León under the Dependence System for day centers, residential care, and special education; (2) social service fees from concerted plaza placements; (3) European project funding (Erasmus+, FSE+); and (4) donations from private foundations and corporations (Bankinter, Indra, Fundación Gutiérrez Manrique, Fundación la Caixa, Fundación Ibercaja, Fundación Alcampo). The organization faces structural dependency on a single regional government funder and entered a financial restructuring phase in 2021 after a 2020 audit revealed 8.5 million euros in debt, prompting a four-year viability plan with new governance.

Name

Fundación Aspanias Burgos

Legal name

Fundación Aspanias Burgos

Website

https://fundacionaspaniasburgos.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Aspanias Burgos is a 57-year-old Spanish non-profit foundation operating 980 service placements across education, day care, residential, and employment centers in Burgos province, serving over 1,500 people with intellectual disabilities, mental health conditions, and elderly dependents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Social Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Intellectual disability services
• Special education programs
• Supported employment services
• Residential care facilities
• Cognitive accessibility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burgos

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies & Government Grants: Core funding comes from regional government subsidies (Junta de Castilla y León) for social services including day centers, residential care, and special education. Subvencionado (grant-funded) programs such as PRORGAN (empleo público) provide contracts for unemployed persons to perform services of general interest.
2. Donations from Private Foundations & Corporations: Private donations from entities such as Fundación Gutiérrez Manrique (18,000 euros for Puentesaúco equipment), Bankinter (2,000 euros for Impre-3D project), and corporate programs (Indra tablets, Alcampo support). These are non-recurring contributions tied to specific projects.
3. European Project Funding (Erasmus+, FSE): Funding from European programs including Erasmus+ (ACCEASY project, CULTURACCESS), FSE+ (UNO A UNO empleabilidad), covering activities across multiple years and countries with defined budgets (e.g., CULTURACCESS 60,000 EUR, UNO A UNO 45,000 EUR, PRORGAN 33,947.27 EUR).
4. Social Service Fees (Concerts with Public Administration): Revenue from concerted (concertado) plaza placements in day centers, residences, and special education, funded by the Dependence System (Sistema de Autonomía Personal y Atención a la Dependencia) and Junta de Castilla y León, forming the core operational revenue base.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundación Aspanias Burgos operates a network of social services and centres for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities in Burgos province, including special education, day care, residential care, supported and independent living, employment intermediation, family support, and elderly and mental health care. It also provides a Cognitive Accessibility Services division that produces and validates easy-to-read (Lectura Fácil) content, conducts heritage accessibility audits, and trains tourism professionals, exporting its methodology through European projects such as ACCEASY and CULTURACCESS.

Product overview

Fundación Aspanias Burgos is a social foundation (57 years old) providing a portfolio of disability services through a network of educational, day care, residential, and community-based centres across Burgos city and province. Its core product portfolio includes (1) a Cognitive Accessibility Services division offering easy-to-read content creation, heritage accessibility analyses (e.g., Burgos Cathedral, Atapuerca Museum), and validation by people with intellectual disabilities under the UNE standard; (2) specialized care services — special education (Puentesaúco), day care, residential homes, and independent living/personal assistance — serving ~1,500 people with intellectual disabilities, mental health conditions, and elderly dependents; (3) employment services including the Incorpora programme and European Erasmus+ projects for youth employability; and (4) European-funded social programmes (ACCEASY, CULTURACCESS, PRORGAN). The foundation does not operate a software product platform but delivers its services through physical centres, trained professionals, and project-based social programmes co-funded by regional, national, and European bodies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cognitive Accessibility Services (Servicio de Accesibilidad Cognitiva) Services to make information and environments accessible to people with cognitive disabilities through creation and validation of easy-to-read materials, spatial accessibility analyses, and training for tourism and cultural professionals. Includes validation by people with intellectual disabilities per the UNE easy-to-read standard. For heritage institutions, cultural organisations, and public bodies.
• Special Education and Vocational Training Centre (Centro Puentesáco)
• Day Care Centres (Centros Diurnos)
• Residential Centres (Centros Residenciales)
• Independent Living and Personal Assistance Service (Servicio de Vida Independiente)
• Employment and Training Services (Empleo y Formación)
• Family Support Services (Atención a Familias)
• Elderly Care Services (Personas Mayores)
• Mental Health Services (Personas con Discapacidad por Enfermedad Mental)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,500 people served annually across 980 plazas (2018 data)
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• E-codecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner in the ACCEASY project (Erasmus+). E-code collaborates with Fundación Aspanias (as coordinator) and other partners to develop cognitive accessibility resources for heritage across Spain, Cyprus, Italy, and Slovakia.
• European Grants International Academy (EGInA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner in the ACCEASY project. EGInA contributes to the development of cognitive accessibility tools and training for tourism professionals across the partner countries.
• IMS Research & Development CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner in the ACCEASY project, contributing research and development expertise on cognitive accessibility methodologies for heritage and cultural sites.
• Autism Association CypruscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner in the ACCEASY project representing Cyprus, bringing expertise on autism and cognitive accessibility to the consortium of five entities from three countries.
• aCapo Società Cooperativa Sociale IntegratacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner in the ACCEASY project from Italy, contributing to the development of accessible heritage materials and training for the tourism sector.
• Plena inclusión Castilla y LeóncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation providing technical accompaniment, viability planning, training, and pilot program support to Aspanias. Aspanias is a member entity of this federation. The federation's president and manager participated in Aspanias' 2021 Assembly and ongoing governance.
• Asociación Española de Fundaciones (AEF)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerArticulated the national digital inclusion program distributing Indra's 7,336 tablets across 27 entities. AEF coordinated the 'solidarity chain' including telecom operators (Orange, Telefónica, Vodafone) providing SIM cards and digital volunteers providing tech support.
• L'OréalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor corporate client of Fundación CISA (Grupo Aspanias' Special Employment Center), employing workers with intellectual disabilities through the supported employment program. Partner in the European employability project led by Aspanias.
• Fundación 'la Caixa' (Incorpora Program)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThrough the Incorpora program, Fundación la Caixa enables Aspanias to facilitate employment placements for people with disabilities. In 2022, 122 placements were achieved and 148 people were attended. The program connects companies seeking to hire with social organizations like Aspanias.
• Universidad de Burgos (UBU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the 'Experto en inclusión social para jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual' university program. The university hosted Aspanias' #stopbullying initiative developed during student internships. Also a partner in the ACCEASY project for accessibility of heritage sites.
• Junta de Castilla y León (Consejería de Familia e Igualdad de Oportunidades)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional government body that funds Aspanias' social services through the dependence system (Ley de Dependencia) and commissioned projects such as 'A gusto en casa' and 'Viviendas en Red' covering 95 municipalities in the Arlanza and Sierra de la Demanda regions of Burgos province.
• Diputación de BurgosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvincial institution collaborating in the 'Atención en Red' model alongside Junta de Castilla y León and Aspanias for the provision of rural care services across Burgos province.
• Manos UnidasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNGO running the annual 'Operación Bocata' solidarity campaign. Centro Puentesaúco students participate annually, buying bocadillos (sandwiches) at 3 euros each with proceeds going to Manos Unidas' international development projects (e.g., 2020 project building a school in Meghalaya, India).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Down España: National federation for Down syndrome, providing education, employment, family support, and independent-living programs across Spain. Directly comparable mission and service mix to Aspanias' intellectual-disability offerings.
• Grupo Amás: Madrid-based Spanish nonprofit providing education, day centers, employment, and residences for people with intellectual disabilities. Operates a comparable integrated-care model with CISA-style supported employment, similar scale.
• Confederación ASPACE: Spanish federation of cerebral palsy associations operating a similar care ecosystem (early intervention, education, employment, independent living). Comparable organizational structure and service portfolio, focused on a different but adjacent disability segment.

Emerging players

• Specialisterne: International social enterprise placing people with autism and intellectual disabilities in tech and corporate roles. Directly comparable on the supported-employment mission that Aspanias pursues through Fundación CISA, though with a different geographic and sector focus.

Others

• Inclusion Europe: European advocacy federation for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Comparable mission on rights and accessibility but operates as an advocacy/policy body, not a direct service provider.
• Plena inclusión España: National federation of organizations supporting people with intellectual disabilities; Aspanias is a member. Provides shared advocacy, training, and pilot-program support, functioning as an umbrella/network peer rather than a direct service competitor.
• EASPD: European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities, a network of disability service organizations including ACCEASY-type partners. Adjacent ecosystem peer rather than a direct service competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Fundación ONCE: Spain's largest disability-focused foundation, operating employment, training, and accessibility programs nationwide. Much larger scale than Aspanias but serves overlapping mission (disability employment and inclusion), making it a comparable incumbent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AspaniasBurgos
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AspaniasBurgos
• Facebookfacebook.com/AspaniasBurgos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci%C3%B3n-aspanias-burgos
• Instagraminstagram.com/grupo.aspanias

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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