Fundación Maria Jose Reyes

What Fundación Maria Jose Reyes does

Fundación María José Reyes is a Chilean non-profit foundation founded in 2014 in memory of María José Reyes Moore, headquartered in Paredones in the O'Higgins Region. It operates a portfolio of four free educational and socio-emotional programs targeting children in public schools with high vulnerability indices (IVE ≥75%) across rural and semi-rural areas of the O'Higgins, Maule, and Valparaiso (Robinson Crusoe Island) regions. Its core programs are: (1) Rescate Lector, personalized reading tutoring for second-grade students with reading delays delivered twice weekly in 45-minute in-person or 30-minute remote sessions; (2) Leer en Familia, a family reading program with weekly picture-book delivery and guided activities for first-grade students; (3) BienEstar, free psychological support for students, parents, teachers, and administrators in vulnerable school communities; and (4) Habilidades Parentales, a positive parenting program. The foundation also operates the 'Lectores que transforman' online corporate volunteering program.

The foundation is funded through a mix of individual donations (including a monthly 'Socios Lectores' subscription at $20,000 CLP per sponsored student), corporate partnerships (Fundación SURA, Garces Fruit, Agrosuper, Banco Santander), and government grants (notably from Chile's Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y la Familia for BienEstar). Go-to-market is community-led: schools apply to participate based on vulnerability criteria, and programs are delivered directly through coordination with municipal DAEM offices under cooperation agreements. The foundation has benefited more than 3,000 children and families cumulatively, with 497 students currently in Rescate Lector across 47 schools in 13 communes and 517 in Leer en Familia across 23 schools in 12 communes as of 2026.

The foundation maintains offices in Paredones under a 5-year comodato with the local municipality (renewed in 2021), employs approximately 30 staff plus a network of 33 tutors, and is governed by a board led by President Sergio Reyes Moore with Anita Correa as Executive Director since October 2025. Notable partnerships include university collaborators (Pontificia Universidad Católica, Universidad del Desarrollo) for research and internship support, and replication agreements with Fundación AraucaníAprende for Rescate Lector Remote scaling into southern Chilean regions.

Name

Fundación Maria Jose Reyes

Legal name

Fundación Educacional María José Reyes

Website

https://fundacionmjreyes.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación María José Reyes is a Chilean non-profit founded in 2014 that delivers free personalized reading tutoring, family literacy, and psychological support programs to children and families in vulnerable rural public schools across the O'Higgins, Maule, and Valparaiso regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Literacy Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Educational tutoring services
• Literacy intervention programs
• Psychological support services
• Family reading programs
• Nonprofit education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paredones

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The foundation relies on donations from individuals and organizations. The 'Donde nadie más llega' campaign invites supporters to contribute financially. The 'Socios Lectores' monthly contribution program allows donors to finance one student's reading support for a year.
2. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: Local companies and corporations sponsor specific programs. Examples include Garces Fruit funding for Mostazal schools, Agrosuper supporting La Estrella program, and local empresa supporting Rengo schools. These partnerships finance program implementation in specific territories.
3. Government Funding: The BienEstar program receives financing from the Ministry of Social Development and Family (Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y la Familia). Programs also work with municipal governments through cooperation agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Fundación María José Reyes is a Chilean non-profit foundation that delivers free educational programs to vulnerable public schools in the O'Higgins Region and surrounding areas, with a focus on personalized reading tutoring (Rescate Lector), family-based reading promotion through weekly book delivery (Leer en Familia), and free psychological support (BienEstar) for students, parents, teachers, and school administrators. All programs are provided free of charge to beneficiaries and funded through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and government grants.

Product overview

Fundación María José Reyes is a Chilean educational nonprofit that operates a multi-program portfolio focused on reducing educational gaps in vulnerable schools, primarily in the O'Higgins Region. The organization offers three core programs: Rescate Lector (personalized reading tutoring for students with reading delays), Leer en Familia (family-based reading promotion through weekly book delivery), and BienEstar (free psychological support for school communities). These programs work together to address both academic and socioemotional needs of children in high-vulnerability contexts. The foundation was established in 2014 in memory of María José Reyes Moore and has benefited over 3,000 children and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programa Rescate Lector A free personalized reading tutoring program for second-grade elementary students with reading delays in vulnerable public schools, delivered twice weekly by trained tutors in both in-person (45 minutes) and remote (30 minutes) formats, progressing students from non-reader to syllabic to word-by-word to fluent reading levels.
• Programa Leer en Familia A free family reading program that delivers weekly picture books to families of first-grade students in vulnerable schools along with guided activities designed to involve children in reading and promote reading comprehension.
• Programa BienEstar A free psychological support program offering brief psychotherapy and emotional well-being services to students, parents, teachers, and school administrators in vulnerable educational communities.
• Voluntariado Lectores que Transforman A volunteer reading program that connects trained volunteers with children who have graduated from Rescate Lector, featuring biweekly 30-minute online shared-reading sessions to continue strengthening reading skills.
• Programa Habilidades Parentales A positive parenting program developed with the Psychology Faculty of Universidad Católica that fosters positive parenting practices and secure attachment in families served by the foundation's programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of students who completed Rescate Lector program significantly improved reading skills
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fundación SURAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Lectores que transforman' volunteering program that connects Sura employees with students from Rescate Lector program through biweekly 30-minute online reading sessions. Program implemented in 7 schools in 2025 with 16 volunteers.
• Garces FruitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partnership with DAEM Mostazal supporting 58 students with reading delays through personalized tutoring in 4 municipal schools.
• AgrosuperminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate support for Leer en Familia program in La Estrella commune, enabling training in reading mediation for parents and first-time implementation of family reading component.
• Banco SantanderminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonation of 200 Samsung tablet devices for students and families participating in foundation programs who lack technology access for remote learning activities.
• Local Company (Rengo)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal enterprise funding first-time implementation of Leer en Familia program in Rengo, benefiting two rural schools with over 75% vulnerability index.
• Ilustre Municipalidad de ParedonescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner5-year comodato agreement for office space in municipal facilities, in use since 2017. Space houses project coordinator and book inventory for Leer en Familia program.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in UC Policy Center study on COVID-19 impact on foundations working with poverty and vulnerability, conducted with Comunidad de Organizaciones Solidarias.
• Fundación AraucaníAprendeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with other foundations implementing Rescate Lector Remote program across regions including O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Ríos, Bío-Bío and Araucanía.
• Facultad de Psicología, Universidad CatólicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Psychology Faculty for Habilidades Parentales program, providing expertise in positive parenting and early childhood development.
• Universidad del DesarrollominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsychology students from Universidad del Desarrollo complete internships at the foundation, supporting program implementation.
• CESFAM ParedonesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare center partnership for Habilidades Parentales program, collaborating on family support services.
• Municipalidad de PalmillaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement signed to strengthen reading programs in Palmilla commune schools.
• Dirección Provincial de Educación Cardenal CarominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for joint educational initiatives including Pichilemu seminar on play-based reading instruction, connecting academic research with teaching practice.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fundación SURA: Corporate foundation of SURA in Chile with broader education, culture, and social programs. Active partner of FMJR and operates adjacent literacy/education initiatives for vulnerable communities.
• Room to Read: Global nonprofit addressing literacy and gender equality in education, including early-grade reading programs. Comparable intervention model targeting foundational literacy in vulnerable schools.
• Fundación Luksic: Large Chilean corporate foundation funding education and social programs. Operates at a broader scale and geography but addresses overlapping educational-equity themes in Chile.
• UNICEF Chile: International agency with active Chile education programming on early childhood, literacy, and equity. Operates at much larger scale and complements FMJR's vulnerable-school focus.

Direct peers

• Fundación Belén Educa: Chilean nonprofit network of schools serving vulnerable students. Operates in similar geographic and demographic territory with comparable educational-equity mission.
• Fundación Educacional Oportunidad: Chilean nonprofit focused on educational quality and reducing gaps in vulnerable schools. Operates comparable school-based literacy and educational programs targeting similar populations.
• Worldreader: International nonprofit focused on digital reading and literacy in low-resource communities. Closely comparable to FMJR's Leer en Familia and Rescate Lector in addressing childhood reading gaps.
• Enseña Chile: Chilean nonprofit affiliated with Teach for All that recruits and places educators in vulnerable schools. Comparable mission of addressing educational inequality through direct intervention in high-need schools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

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