Fundación Áurea

Name

Fundación Áurea

Legal name

Fundación Social Áurea

Website

https://fundacionaurea.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and humanitarian services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Food waste redistribution
• Social inclusion programs
• Corporate volunteering services
• Circular economy recovery
• Migrant labor integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Monetary Donations: The foundation receives donations from individuals, companies, and public institutions. Donations fund its own projects and pass-through contributions to partner entities. Donors can give through the website's dedicated donations page.
2. Corporate Sponsorships and Grants: Support from companies such as Banco Santander, Fundació 'la Caixa', and Makro, as well as public funding from the Generalitat de Catalunya and Ajuntament de Barcelona, providing financial backing for food distribution and social programs.
3. Voluntary Contributions: Companies engage their employees in corporate volunteering programs (Voluntariado Corporativo), contributing labor and talent to the foundation's operations including logistics, food repackaging, cooking workshops, and social integration activities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundación Áurea is a nonprofit foundation that runs an integrated portfolio of social programs in Catalonia. Its core activities are collecting surplus food from corporate donors, storing it in cold and freezing chambers at its L'Hospitalet de Llobregat distribution center, and redistributing it through 176+ collaborating social entities to vulnerable families, elderly persons, and migrants. It complements this with circular-economy product recovery (Áurea Verd), corporate and integration volunteering (VoluntÁurea), migrant accompaniment (IMMTEGRA-L), and inclusive employment programs (Destí and Áurea Empleo) that connect vulnerable populations with companies hiring in high-demand sectors.

Product overview

Fundación Áurea is a social foundation established in 2009 that operates a portfolio of interconnected social programs targeting disadvantaged collectives. Its core offerings include Alimentos Solidarios (food redistribution to combat waste), Áurea Verd (circular economy and resource recovery), VoluntÁurea (corporate and integration volunteering), IMMTEGRA-L (migrant integration support), Destí (inclusive employment connecting employers with vulnerable populations), and Áurea Empleo (social-labor insertion services). These programs work synergistically: food recovery feeds into redistribution, volunteering supports operations, while integration and employment programs help vulnerable populations achieve autonomy. The foundation also conducts educational events on food waste law and immigration regulations, and runs special initiatives like Foto Destí for therapeutic photography.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alimentos Solidarios Food redistribution project that collects surplus food from corporate donors, stores it in refrigerated and frozen chambers at the L'Hospitalet de Llobregat center, and redistributes it through 176+ collaborating social entities to vulnerable families and individuals across Catalonia.
• Áurea Verd Circular economy project that recovers, reconditions, and redistributes products such as toys, bulky items (beds, computer screens, tables, chairs), and non-bulky goods (shampoo, diapers, hydroalcoholic gel), avoiding CO₂ emissions and feeding recovered goods back to vulnerable populations.
• VoluntÁurea Volunteering program that combines corporate volunteering (engaging employees of partner companies in logistics, food repackaging, reconditioning workshops, and cooking workshops) with integration volunteering supported by more than 230 active volunteers.
• IMMTEGRA-L Comprehensive accompaniment project for migrants and people in administrative irregularity, coordinating more than 30 collaborating entities to unify processes, improve care quality, and reinforce the path toward autonomy.
• Destí Inclusive employment program that connects companies' recruitment needs with vulnerable people seeking employment, leveraging Socio-formative Rooting (Arraigo Socioformativo) to enable regularization while training participants in high-demand sectors.
• Áurea Empleo Social-labor insertion employment point operated in alliance with Fundació Catalònia, providing orientation, training, and support to help vulnerable people achieve economic autonomy through dignified employment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 887,000+ kg of food distributed to 59,474 people in 2025 through 176 social entities
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• PhenixcoreTechnology or Integration · 11 July 2023Agreement established in July 2023 with Phenix, a company specializing in food waste reduction, to manage integral food donations from Assolim Food Service in Hostalets de Pierola (Barcelona). Fundación Áurea collects donated food twice a week and redistributes it, ensuring food safety, traceability, and administrative compliance.
• Fundación IntegraminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2020New agreement signed in March 2020 with Fundación Integra, focused on promoting training and employment for people in social exclusion or with disabilities.
• VoluntareminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 May 2019Corporate volunteering marketplace organizing the Punto de Voluntariado to connect companies and social organizations. Fundación Áurea participated from 2019 to present, presenting its Alimentos Solidarios project as a corporate volunteering channel.
• Cáritas BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2017Renewed collaboration since 2017 (partnership ongoing since 2010) focused on the Ciutat Vella neighborhood, covering basic needs of vulnerable neighbors including food, hygiene, and social support.
• Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2017Collaboration since 2013 renewed in 2017, funding summer camps for siblings of children with cancer and family aid packages for households with an oncological diagnosis, providing social, emotional, and financial support to patients and families.
• Cruz Roja (Red Cross) CataloniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2015Collaboration since 2013 expanded in December 2015 to include both the l'Aliança Humanitària per a l'Alimentació Infantil (child nutrition campaign) and the Programa d'Acolliment Familiar (family foster care program). The partnership addresses child malnutrition and supports children separated from their families.
• Generalitat de CatalunyacoreOthersKey institutional supporter providing funding and strategic backing for food waste reduction programs including the Pla Estratègic d'Alimentació de Catalunya (PEAC), which co-finances volunteering and awareness activities such as the food waste law jornada and food utilization workshops.
• Ajuntament de BarcelonacoreOthersMunicipal government partner supporting the Alimentos Solidarios project and broader social programs in the Barcelona metropolitan area.
• Hospital Sant Joan de DéuflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing strategic partner (since 2013) supporting multiple projects: a family reception house near the hospital for families of pediatric patients, the S.O.S Refugiats program providing pediatric care in Greek refugee camps, the Hospital de Día expansion, Cuida'm sponsorship program for ill children, and therapeutic workshops. Fundación Áurea funds staff costs, facilities, and program operations.
• Fundació CatalòniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance partner for the Áurea Empleo employment point, providing job placement services to vulnerable populations. In 2025, the program attended 102 people and achieved 50 placements.
• MakrominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood wholesale distributor building alliance in 2024 to contribute surplus products to the Alimentos Solidarios redistribution network, helping decrease food waste.
• Fundación EspigoladorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on food waste awareness workshops and surplus food utilization, promoting responsible consumption practices and reducing food waste through educational sessions held at the foundation's facilities.
• Organización de Productores de Palamós (OPP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to combat fish waste by purchasing fish at withdrawal price from the fishing port, ensuring distribution to those in need. The OPP prepares and freezes fish varieties daily, which Fundación Áurea collects and distributes through its network of 100+ social entities.
• Assolim Food ServiceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCatalan food distribution company serving the HORECA sector for over 60 years. Donates surplus food through Phenix to Fundación Áurea for redistribution, as part of its corporate social responsibility program.
• Sage, Almirall, Mango, Chanel, Veepee, OBS Business School, Quadpack, and Fundación MapfreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCompanies engaged in corporate volunteering programs with Fundación Áurea in 2025, contributing employees for logistics, food repackaging, cooking workshops, and social integration activities. These partnerships support companies' ESG and CSR objectives.
• Fundación BotínminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganizer of the Punto del Voluntariado Misión Navidad events, where Fundación Áurea presented its Navidad initiative and established partnerships with other social organizations.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fundació Formació i Treball: Catalan foundation dedicated to labor insertion for vulnerable populations through training and employment programs. Direct peer to Áurea Empleo and Destí in the social-employment integration space, with overlapping corporate-hiring partnerships in Catalonia.
• Banc dels Aliments de Barcelona: Barcelona-based food bank redistributing surplus food to social entities across Catalonia. Direct peer because both organizations operate the same core function (food redistribution to vulnerable populations) in the same geography, with overlapping donor and partner networks.
• Fundació Espigoladors: Catalan foundation that recovers surplus food from farms and redistributes it; already an Áurea partner on food-waste workshops. Direct peer in food-waste valorization and surplus redistribution with a shared circular-economy value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Cruz Roja Catalunya: Catalan branch of the Spanish Red Cross delivering social assistance, food aid, and integration programs. Overlaps directly with Áurea's food-distribution, migrant-integration (refugees/family foster care), and social-support programs but operates at significantly larger national-institution scale.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona: Major Catholic social-services organization operating across the same Barcelona/Catalonia territory. Comparable in basic-needs service delivery and food programs, but with a national brand, larger donor base, and broader service portfolio spanning housing, employment, and immigration.
• Fundació Rais: Spanish foundation focused on housing and labor insertion for people in social exclusion. Comparable to Áurea in labor-integration outcomes and homeless/vulnerable-person services, though operating at national scale with broader housing programs.
• Fundació Bancària 'la Caixa' – Acción Social: Major Spanish banking foundation running large-scale social, employment, and elderly-support programs. Comparable in program breadth and Catalonia concentration, but operates as a multi-hundred-million-euro grantmaking incumbent rather than a service-delivery NGO like Áurea.

Emerging players

• Phenix: French-origin food-waste technology company operating in Spain (and a current Áurea partner). Comparable in food-waste reduction mission and food-redistribution intermediation, but takes a tech-platform / marketplace approach versus Áurea's foundation-driven physical-distribution model.

Regional players

• Fundació Arrels: Barcelona foundation focused on homelessness and extreme social exclusion. Peer because it serves overlapping vulnerable populations in the same geography with comparable social-services integration programs, though narrower in mission scope than Áurea.

Others

• Federació Catalana de Bancs dels Aliments: Federation coordinating Catalan food banks. Comparable ecosystem participant — both organizations operate within the same regional food-redistribution infrastructure and rely on overlapping corporate and government donors (including Generalitat de Catalunya).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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