What Fundacion ASPAS does

Fundación ASPAS is a non-profit foundation (entidad sin ánimo de lucro) declared of public utility (entidad de utilidad pública) that provides comprehensive care and support services to people with hearing disabilities and their families in the Balearic Islands, Spain. It operates three physical service centers — a headquarters in Palma de Mallorca plus branch offices in Manacor and Inca — delivering core services across social integration, labor guidance and placement (Servicio de Orientación e Inserción Sociolaboral), and inclusive leisure activities (Servicio de Ocio y Participación Inclusiva). The foundation also operates a branded social enterprise, ASPAS Café, which functions both as an earned-revenue stream and as a vehicle for beneficiary employment and training.

The technical stack is oriented around accessibility rather than digital platforms: it deploys hearing-loop (bucle magnético) systems and subtitling infrastructure at partner venues and events, and publishes Revista Aspas Informa as a community periodical. The foundation is GDPR-compliant and has issued a partial web accessibility statement under RD 1112/2018, though accessibility gaps remain. The organization is a member of FOQUA (Plena Inclusió Illes Balears), the regional federation of non-profits serving people with disabilities, which provides collective advocacy leverage in the Balearic Islands.

Its revenue model is structurally non-commercial: funding derives from government concertación contracts (including a formalized labor-integration contract in 2024), donations, and the ASPAS Café social enterprise. No pricing is publicly disclosed. Distribution is purely direct-service through the three physical centers, supplemented by community events, organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), and an email newsletter. The organization holds no patents and has no M&A, funding-round, or leadership-change history in the available data; notable institutional signals include the VI Premi COIBA award and a 2024 visit from the President of the Balearic Islands government.

Name

Fundacion ASPAS

Legal name

Fundación ASPAS

Website

https://fundacionaspas.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación ASPAS is a non-profit foundation declared of public utility that delivers comprehensive care, labor integration, and accessibility services to people with hearing disabilities and their families across three centers in the Balearic Islands, Spain, funded through government contracts, donations, and its ASPAS Café social enterprise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Palma de Mallorca

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Services and Social Programs: As a non-profit foundation declared of public utility, Fundación Aspas operates primarily through government funding, donations, and social service contracts. The foundation provides comprehensive care services for people with hearing disabilities including social integration, labor placement services, and family support programs.
2. ASPAS Café: A social enterprise café operated by the foundation, providing employment and training opportunities for people with hearing disabilities while generating revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fundación ASPAS provides comprehensive, integrated care to people with hearing disabilities and their families in the Balearic Islands, including social and labor integration services, family support, accessibility assistance (hearing loops and subtitling), inclusive leisure activities, and operates the ASPAS Café social enterprise as an employment and training venue for beneficiaries.

Product overview

Fundación ASPAS is a non-profit foundation declared of public utility that operates as a single-service organization focused on providing comprehensive care to people with hearing disabilities and their families in the Balearic Islands. The foundation offers core care and support services, supplemented by a social enterprise (ASPAS Café), labor integration programs, inclusive leisure activities, and a community publication. The organization maintains three physical centers in Palma, Manacor, and Inca, and is affiliated with FOQUA, an employer association of non-profit entities serving people with disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASPAS Servicios (Comprehensive Care Services) Comprehensive care services for people with hearing disabilities and their families, providing support for social and labor integration across three centers in the Balearic Islands.
• ASPAS Café A café and restaurant operated as a social enterprise by the foundation, providing employment and social inclusion opportunities for people with hearing disabilities.
• Servicio de Orientación e Inserción Sociolaboral Labor guidance and social integration service helping people with hearing disabilities find employment and develop professional skills.
• Servicio de Ocio y Participación Inclusiva Inclusive leisure and participation activities including cultural visits, workshops, and family events for people with hearing disabilities.
• Revista Aspas Informa Regular magazine/publication keeping the community informed about foundation activities, events, and stories related to hearing disability.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FOQUA (Plena Inclusió Illes Balears)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundación Aspas is part of FOQUA, a patron/employer association of non-profit entities with extensive trajectory and experience serving people with disabilities in the Balearic Islands. FOQUA represents these entities and provides a unified voice for disability advocacy in the region.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CNSE (Confederación Estatal de Personas Sordas): National confederation of deaf people in Spain, focused on advocacy, sign-language rights, and social/labor inclusion of the deaf community. Closely comparable to ASPAS in beneficiary base and integrated social/labor integration services.
• FIAPAS (Confederación Española de Familias de Personas Sordas): Spain's national confederation of families of deaf people, providing advocacy, support services, and accessibility resources. Directly comparable to Fundación ASPAS in mission (hearing-disability support for individuals and families) and nonprofit federation model.

Broad incumbents

• Confederación Española de Personas con Discapacidad Física y Orgánica (COCEMFE): National umbrella for physical and organic disability organizations in Spain. Comparable in scale and nonprofit federation structure, and competes with ASPAS for regional concertación contracts and social-service funding across disability categories.
• ONCE (Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles): Spain's national organization for blind and visually impaired people, operating a comparable integrated model combining public utility status, government-granted lottery concession, social enterprises, and direct service delivery. A scale benchmark and adjacent incumbent in the Spanish disability nonprofit ecosystem.
• Plena Inclusión Illes Balears (FOQUA): Federation of disability-serving nonprofits in the Balearic Islands, of which ASPAS is a member organization. Broader mandate covering intellectual and developmental disabilities, with deeper funding access and political reach that often channels services and contracts to members like ASPAS.

Others

• Asociación Española de Audiología (AEDA): Spanish professional association for audiologists. While not a direct service provider, AEDA shares the hearing-care domain with ASPAS and represents an ecosystem counterpart that channels referrals and partners on hearing-loss awareness initiatives.

Regional players

• Federació de Persones Sordes de les Illes Balears: Regional federation representing deaf people specifically in the Balearic Islands, focused on sign-language community advocacy and accessibility. Operates in the same geography as ASPAS and serves an overlapping beneficiary base, making it a regional peer.

Emerging players

• Sense Internacional España: Specialized nonprofit supporting people with deafblindness and sensory disabilities in Spain. Comparable niche-scope service model focused on a specific sensory disability population, with overlapping assistive-technology and family-support offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aspasmallorca5
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacionaspas/?hl=es
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacion-aspas

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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