Lázaro España

What Lázaro España does

Fundación Hogares Lázaro, operating as Lázaro España, is a Spanish non-profit foundation registered in September 2017 (entidad de utilidad pública) that runs shared apartments in which formerly homeless individuals and young professionals aged 20–35 cohabit as flatmates. Its core product is the Hogares Lázaro shared-housing program: gender-segregated homes of 6–10 residents each, with individual bedrooms, shared common spaces, weekly fraternal dinners, and on-site supervision by a responsible family living in the same building. Supporting services include a social-labor insertion program run by an in-house social worker, addiction support via formal partner agreements, accommodation scholarships of €250/month for low-income residents, and rent scaled to income. Spain currently operates two active homes (Madrid, opened 2017 and relocated to Calle Luis Larrainza 46A in 2023; Barcelona, opened 2023 with 10 men and 8 women) plus two in development (El Puerto de Santa María opening summer 2026; Pamplona in an old convent near San Fermín de Aldapa).

The revenue model blends four streams: individual donations (Bizum ONG code 01597, Stripe-backed credit card via Donorbox, bank transfer, preset tiers of €50/€150/€300/€500, tax-deductible under Spanish Law 49/2002), corporate sponsorship and skills-based mecenazgo (Fundación Sisley, Vivolum, Fondation Bettencourt Schueller, Asociación JLGB), income-scaled rent and food contributions from residents, and public grants (a €46,764 Next Generation EU digitization subsidy via the Comunidad de Madrid in 2022; Comunidad de Madrid and municipal subsidies). The foundation is part of the broader Lazare international network spanning France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, and Mexico, with 18 open homes and 21 planned; in Spain, more than 200 people benefit annually and 772+ people have lived in Lázaro homes since 2011.

The technology footprint is intentionally light: a WordPress-based website with WPML multilingual support, Google Analytics, Google Fonts, reCAPTCHA, and Complianz cookie management, plus integrations with Stripe, Donorbox, Bizum, Eventbrite, YouTube embeds, and WhatsApp groups. Go-to-market is community-led — residents and supporters arrive via social services referrals, churches, word-of-mouth, social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), monthly newsletters, and monthly Comidas de la Amistad open-house meals. Reputational assets include the Fundación Lealtad 'Dona con Confianza' seal (February 2026), the TELVA Solidaridad 2024 Third National Prize, a co-authored book with Pope Francis, TEDx talks, and the IMOCA Lázaro Vendée Globe sponsorship. The technical team is led by Director General Damien Labrunie, with Inmaculada Hernández overseeing home follow-up and Bernabé Villalba leading communications; the 9-person staff is small relative to operational scope.

Name

Lázaro España

Legal name

FUNDACIÓN HOGARES LÁZARO

Website

https://fundacionlazaro.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lázaro España is a Spanish non-profit foundation that runs gender-segregated shared apartments where formerly homeless individuals live alongside young professionals, supervised by an on-site responsible family. It operates homes in Madrid and Barcelona, with two more under development in Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), Other Community Housing Services (624229), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAB

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGALAC

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

Keywords

• Shared housing services
• Homeless accommodation
• Community integration
• Nonprofit foundation
• Social housing program

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time or recurring donations from individuals via bank transfer, Bizum (ONG code 01597), or credit card through Donorbox. Donations are tax-deductible under Spanish Law 49/2002 on charitable incentives. Donation tiers include €50, €150, €300, and €500 preset amounts, plus custom amounts.
2. Corporate Sponsorship and Mecenazgo: Companies support Lázaro through financial contributions, skills-based volunteering (competencies mentorship), event organization, job placement assistance for residents, and sponsorship of fundraising events. Supporting companies include Fundación Sisley, Vivolum, and Fondation Bettencourt Schueller.
3. Resident Contributions: Each resident pays rent based on their income and contributes to a common food budget. These contributions cover the majority of the base operating expenses of the buildings. Residents with limited means receive accommodation scholarships (bolsas de alojamiento) of €250/month from the foundation.
4. Public Subsidies and Grants: Lázaro España receives government funding including: a €46,764 Next Generation EU digitization grant (2022) managed by the Madrid Community's Family, Youth and Social Policy department; subsidies from the Comunidad de Madrid; and municipal support (e.g., from El Puerto de Santa María City Council).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundación Hogares Lázaro operates a shared housing model where homeless individuals and young professionals live together as flatmates in gender-segregated apartments of 6–10 residents, each with an individual bedroom and shared common spaces. An on-site responsible family supervises each home and supports social-laboral accompaniment, including job search assistance and addiction support agreements. Operating revenues come from resident rent scaled to income, individual and corporate donations, and public grants.

Product overview

Fundación Hogares Lázaro operates a social housing model centered on shared apartments for homeless individuals and young professionals, organized as a foundation with Spanish utility-public status. The core offering is the shared housing program (Hogares Lázaro), in which gender-segregated homes of 6–10 residents each are supervised by a resident responsible family. Supporting services include a social-labor insertion program with an in-house social worker, an online donation platform (Stripe, Donorbox, Bizum), a corporate sponsorship/mececnazgo program, a volunteering program, and monthly Comidas de la Amistad community meals. The organization maintains four active or developing housing locations in Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, El Puerto de Santa María, Pamplona) and is part of an international network spanning France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Mexico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hogares Lázaro (Shared Housing Program) Core service: shared apartments in which homeless individuals and young professionals live together as flatmates. Homes are gender-segregated, accommodate 6–10 residents, and include individual bedrooms with shared common spaces (kitchen, living room, bathroom). A responsible family lives in the same building, oversees the household, and supports weekly fraternal dinners. Designed for people experiencing homelessness and young professionals aged 20–35 seeking community and shared living.
• Young Professional Residency Program Distinct resident track for young professionals and students aged approximately 20–35. Residents commit to living in a Lázaro flat for at least one year (renewable), pay rent proportional to income, contribute to a shared food budget, and participate in weekly dinners and shared household duties. Aimed at those seeking meaning, community, and human connection beyond professional life.
• Social-Laboral Insertion Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000 nights sleeping on the street avoided each year across Europe and Mexico
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Asociación José Luis González Balado (JLGB)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Asociación JLGB, which follows the motto 'Ama sobre todo,' is providing scholarships for homeless people living in Lázaro homes who are rebuilding their lives. This is a concrete financial support partnership focused on housing stability.
• Rowing StonesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Four friends (Juan, Baudouin, Joachim, Jean-Pierre) who rowed 5,000 km across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to raise awareness for Lázaro and homelessness. Their journey was closely followed by the Lázaro community via WhatsApp, generating visibility and donations.
• Fundación SisleycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFundación Sisley is a key supporter of Lázaro's mission. Founder Isabelle d'Ornano has publicly endorsed the project, describing it as providing a way to rebuild and learn communal living for those accustomed to street life, calling it 'the principle and promise of a better tomorrow.'
• VivolumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVivolum (led by CEO Olivier Riom) collaborated with Lázaro on a renovation project for the Nantes home in France, providing skills-based volunteering. Volunteers from Vivolum worked alongside Lázaro team members and residents, fostering residents' labor market integration. The experience was described as mutually transformative.
• Ayuntamiento de El Puerto de Santa MaríacoreOthersThe municipal government of El Puerto de Santa María collaborated with Lázaro to open a new home at Avenida Valencia 21. Javier Bello, Deputy Mayor, publicly endorsed the project as saving lives through solidarity, coexistence, and human accompaniment.
• Agrupación Parroquial de Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Redención en el Beso de JudascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThis parish association in El Puerto de Santa María partnered with Lázaro to host the new home in their building. The parish helped organize the community presentation event in January 2025 and continues to support the project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• YMCA España: Spanish arm of the YMCA movement, operating shared housing, youth accommodation, and community-integration programs. Direct peer: shared-living model with socio-educational accompaniment, similar reliance on volunteer engagement and donations.
• Asociación Provivienda: Madrid-based nonprofit focused on access to affordable housing for vulnerable groups in Spain, including formerly homeless individuals and people at risk of exclusion. Direct peer: comparable co-housing and supported housing model, similar donor and public-subsidy base, and overlapping target populations.
• Hogar Sí (Fundación RAIS): Spanish nonprofit specialized in housing and social accompaniment for people experiencing homelessness and severe social exclusion. Direct peer to Lázaro: both operate residential programs with intensive socio-labour accompaniment, target similar populations in Spanish cities, and compete for the same municipal and EU funding pools.
• CEAR (Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado): Spanish NGO providing reception, housing, and socio-labour accompaniment for refugees and asylum seekers. Direct peer in operating model: shared housing with socio-labour support, multi-city footprint in Madrid/Barcelona, and similar reliance on grants and donations.
• Fundación San Martín de Porres: Madrid-based religious foundation running residences and reintegration programs for homeless and socially excluded people. Direct peer: similar Catholic-rooted residential model, overlapping Madrid target population, and shared donor and parish networks.
• Association Lazare (France): Parent/partner organization of the international Lazare network, founded in France in 2006, running the original shared apartments for homeless and young professionals. Direct peer: same model, same playbook, complementary fundraising base; the Spanish entity is essentially the Spanish chapter of this network.
• Emmaus España: Spanish federation of Emmaus communities, providing community living and socio-labour insertion for people in extreme exclusion. Direct peer: comparable community-living/insertion model, similar French-Spanish network lineage, and overlapping values around dignity and accompaniment.

Broad incumbents

• Cáritas Española: Spain's largest Catholic social services confederation, operating emergency shelters, housing programs, and social accompaniment at national scale. Broad incumbent: far larger portfolio and geographic reach than Lázaro, but the residential housing-for-homeless offering overlaps materially and Cáritas is the dominant Spanish comparator for any faith-rooted social housing operator.
• Aldeas Infantiles SOS España: Spanish branch of SOS Children's Villages, operating residential homes and family-support programs for children and youth at risk. Broad incumbent: comparable residential-care delivery model and donor base in Spain, but distinct population (children/youth rather than adult homelessness).
• Cruz Roja Española: Spanish Red Cross operates emergency accommodation, transitional housing, and social inclusion programs for homeless and vulnerable people nationwide. Broad incumbent: scale, government contracts, and brand far exceed Lázaro's, with overlapping service lines in housing and social accompaniment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@fundacionlazaro
• Instagraminstagram.com/lazaroespana
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lazaroespana

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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