Fundación EPM

Name

Fundación EPM

Legal name

Fundación Grupo EPM

Website

https://fundacionepm.org.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biodiversity, Conservation & Natural Capital Funds (FSANAJAG), Community Development & Affordable Housing Funds (FSANAJAK)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Cultural heritage venues
• Environmental education programs
• Rural water access
• Social foundation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Medellín

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Funding (Grupo EPM): As a non-profit foundation of Grupo EPM, Fundación EPM is funded through corporate contributions and social investment from its parent company. Revenue is not generated through commercial transactions but through institutional funding allocated for social, cultural, and environmental development programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundación EPM is a non-profit foundation that delivers free public-benefit programs in cultural management, environmental education, social development, and sustainability through an ecosystem of 17 physical spaces and territorial programs in Antioquia, Colombia. Its portfolio includes cultural venues (Museo del Agua, Biblioteca EPM, Parque de los Deseos y Casa de la Música, UVAs), educational strategies (Me llamo Tierra, Concurso Nacional de Cuento), and sustainable development projects such as Agua para la Educación rural water potabilization serving 906 rural schools.

Product overview

Fundación Grupo EPM is a non-profit organization operating across four integrated pillars of action: Environmental Management, Social Management, Education, and Cultural Management. These pillars are operationalized through an Ecosystem of Sustainable Experiences spanning approximately 200,000 square meters of physical spaces and programs. The core offerings include cultural venues (Museo del Agua, Biblioteca EPM, Parque de los Deseos y Casa de la Música, and 17 UVA community spaces), educational initiatives (Me llamo Tierra environmental education, national story competition), and sustainable development solutions (Agua para la Educación water potabilization program, environmental education, community training). The organization functions as a unified platform where environmental protection, social welfare, education and culture intersect to advance community wellbeing and territorial sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Museo del Agua: The only museum in Colombia focused on inspiring action on climate change, water conservation, and environmental sustainability through interactive experiences.
• Biblioteca EPM
• UVA (Unidades de Vida Articulada)
• Parque de los Deseos y Casa de la Música
• Agua para la Educación, Educación para el Agua
• Me llamo Tierra

Products and services

• Museo del Agua The only museum in Colombia dedicated to climate change action, offering interactive experiences on water mitigation, adaptation and care for visitors of all ages.
• Biblioteca EPM Public library that delivers learning processes inspiring citizens to address challenges related to water and the environment through literacy and cultural programs.
• UVA (Unidades de Vida Articulada) Community spaces across Medellín (part of the foundation's 17-site network) that connect people, activate talents, inspire and strengthen community bonds in neighborhoods through social interaction, culture and local development.
• Parque de los Deseos y Casa de la Música Cultural and recreational complex featuring cinema nights, concerts, science events and cultural experiences that bring the community together through entertainment and education.
• Agua para la Educación, Educación para el Agua Sustainable development program that installs water potabilization solutions in rural educational institutions to provide potable water and improve welfare, education and health conditions for children and rural communities in Antioquia.
• Me llamo Tierra Educational strategy that raises awareness among children about climate change and water protection through pedagogical content and interactive experiences aimed at early and primary education.
• Educación Ambiental Environmental education initiative that promotes natural resource conservation and sustainability through community training and participation in territories where Grupo EPM operates.
• Ambiente para la vida Project executed since 2019 as part of EPM's Specific Action Plan, aimed at recovering communities' trust in the Ituango Hydroelectric project and improving their relationship with the Cauca River in affected municipalities.
• Educación a clientes y comunidad Program that facilitates relationship activities, customer experience, training and capacity building on public utility services topics for stakeholders in the department of Antioquia.
• XIV Concurso Nacional de Cuento Biblioteca EPM Annual national story writing competition organized by Biblioteca EPM, inviting children, youth and adults from Colombia and abroad to create literary stories from their experiences, memories and imaginaries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 906 rural educational institutions with water potabilization solutions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Gobernación de AntioquiaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Strategic partnership with the Antioquia departmental government for the 'Agua para la Educación, Educación para el Agua' program. The program implements water potabilization solutions in rural schools and has been operating for over one year, benefiting the most dispersed rural educational institutions in the department. Both entities contribute resources and institutional reach to maximize social impact.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Bancolombia: Corporate foundation of Bancolombia, Colombia's largest bank. Runs rural education, environmental sustainability, and community development programs nationally, comparable in mission and territorial delivery model.
• Fundación Grupo Sura: Corporate foundation of Grupo Sura, one of Colombia's largest financial conglomerates. Operates similar social, educational, and cultural programs in Antioquia/Colombia, making it the closest comparable Colombian corporate foundation model.
• Parque Explora: Medellín-based interactive science museum and cultural complex that, like Fundación EPM's venues, drives community engagement through experiential learning — directly comparable as a territorial cultural anchor in the same city.
• Instituto Votorantim: Brazilian institute linked to the Votorantim industrial/utility group that implements social investment, education, and environmental programs in territories where its parent operates infrastructure — a near-perfect analogue of utility-led CSR foundation structure.
• Fundación Natura Colombia: Colombian non-profit focused on biodiversity conservation, water resources, and environmental education — closely aligned with the foundation's environmental pillar and Museo del Agua positioning.
• Fundación Julio Mario Santo Domingo: Major Colombian philanthropic foundation focused on education, culture, and sustainable development with museum and cultural-space operations; shares the model of operating physical cultural venues alongside social programs.
• Fundación Carulla: Colombian foundation promoting cultural education, reading, and early childhood development through cultural spaces — comparable programmatic scope in education and cultural programming in Colombia.

Broad incumbents

• Fundación Avina: Latin American impact foundation funding sustainable development across the region; broader geographic scope and grantmaking focus than the subject but operates in adjacent community-development and water/environment themes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FundacionGEPM
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@fundaciongrupoepm?si=3aFj7VEAqd9SkDXK
• Facebookfacebook.com/FundacionGrupoEPM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci-n-epm
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundaciongrupoepm?igsh=bDNqdzc1YWt5dXRu&utm_source=qr

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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