Fundación Montemadrid

Name

Fundación Montemadrid

Legal name

Fundación Obra Social y Monte de Piedad de Madrid

Website

https://fundacionmontemadrid.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1700

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Small Business & Entrepreneurship Community Education (EDAAAFAK)

Keywords

• Nonprofit foundation services
• Cultural center operations
• Early childhood education
• Social grant programs
• Art collection management

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Social Programs and Grants: As a private non-profit foundation, Fundación Montemadrid operates through grants, donations, and institutional funding to develop social, cultural, educational, and environmental projects.
2. Art Collection Management: The foundation manages a collection of over 1,800 artworks spanning ancient and contemporary periods, which can be loaned for exhibitions to museums and institutions.
3. Space Rental (La Casa Encendida): The foundation generates revenue through renting spaces at La Casa Encendida for events and activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Fundación Montemadrid is a private non-profit foundation that develops transformative social impact projects across education, social action, culture, and environment. It operates a network of cultural and educational centers (including La Casa Encendida, Casa San Cristóbal, four early childhood schools, and two specialized educational centers) and runs competitive grant programs, literary and visual arts prizes, vocational training scholarships, and an art collection loan program for museums and institutions.

Product overview

Fundación Montemadrid is a private non-profit foundation that develops transformative projects with social impact through a network of cultural, educational, and social centers and programs. The organization operates La Casa Encendida and Casa San Cristóbal as cultural/community hubs, manages four early childhood education centers (Escuelas Infantiles Montemadrid), and runs various grant programs including TRECE for youth social inclusion, Generaciones for emerging artists, Inéditos for curatorial development, Erasmus+ FP scholarships, Clim-Acción for environmental education, and literary prizes (Premio de Poesía Joven and Premio de Relato Breve Carmen Alborch). The foundation also maintains an art collection of over 1,800 works available for institutional loans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Casa Encendida: Centro cultural de la Fundación Montemadrid ubicado en Ronda de Valencia 2, Madrid, abierto de martes a sábado de 10 a 21h y domingos de 10 a 16h.
• Casa San Cristóbal
• El Monte
• Escuelas Infantiles Montemadrid
• Ponce de León
• Centro de Formación Padre Piquer
• Clim-Acción
• TRECE
• Generaciones

Products and services

• La Casa Encendida Multipurpose cultural center located in Madrid that serves as the foundation's headquarters and hosts exhibitions, workshops, educational programs, community activities, and space rentals for events.
• Casa San Cristóbal Sociocultural center in the San Cristóbal de los Ángeles neighborhood of Madrid, focused on community development, multicultural integration, and social inclusion through cultural, educational, and leisure activities.
• Escuelas Infantiles Montemadrid Four early childhood education centers (ages 0-6) in different Madrid neighborhoods (EI Adela Abrines, EI Alfredo López, EI Conde de Elda, EI Javier García Pita) with a pioneering inclusive education model, including specialized TEA (Autism Spectrum) support classrooms. Recognized with the Premio Nacional de Discapacidad Reina Letizia 2024.
• Premio de Poesía Joven RNE-Fundación Montemadrid Annual poetry prize co-organized with Radio Nacional de España for authors up to 35 years old; the winning work receives €5,000 and is published by Pre-Textos editorial.
• Premio de Relato Breve 'Carmen Alborch' Short story competition directed at young writers aged 18-35, with a prize of €2,000. Created in 2017 in honor of former Culture Minister Carmen Alborch.
• TRECE - Trayectorias y Redes Educativas de Capacitación para el Empleo Social grant program supporting non-profit entities working with vulnerable youth (16-29 years) on educational and employment inclusion. Offers up to €150,000 per project for direct intervention over 3 years or up to €75,000 for ecosystem strengthening. Annual budget of €500,000.
• Clim-Acción Educational alliance in partnership with ICE-UPM and itdUPM, funded by Porticus, integrating climate action into school curricula through repositories, educational alliances, and pilot programs in Madrid schools.
• Generaciones Annual call for young artists under 35, supporting emerging talent by incorporating selected works into the foundation's art collection.
• Inéditos Curatorial development program at La Casa Encendida supporting emerging curators in producing their first exhibition and gaining public visibility. Has supported over 60 emerging curators across 23 editions.
• Becas Erasmus+ FP Erasmus+ scholarship program for vocational training students and staff, providing mobility opportunities to European countries including Italy and Portugal. Includes funding for travel, accommodation, insurance, and maintenance. The foundation's consortium includes 10 educational centers for 2025-2026, co-funded by SEPIE.
• Colección de Arte de Fundación Montemadrid Art collection of over 1,800 works spanning ancient historical-artistic assets and contemporary Spanish art, including pieces by Velázquez, Antonio Saura, Eduardo Chillida, and others. Available for loan to museums and cultural institutions.
• Puchi Award Biennial award recognizing bold and original book projects in graphic arts, comics, and illustrated albums. Organized with Fulgencio Pimentel editorial, offering €10,000 plus publication.
• Electrónica en el Club Program supporting emerging electronic music programmers in Madrid, part of the TMLAB European platform (Athens, Turin, Madrid, Lyon, Brussels network). Includes mentorship, production development, and festival programming opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10.86% of students with special educational needs vs 1.3% national average in early childhood education
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Radio Nacional de España (RNE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Long-standing partnership since 2008 for the annual Premio de Poesía Joven RNE-Fundación Montemadrid. Jointly awards and promotes emerging poets with 5,000 euro prize and publication by Pre-Textos.
• Editorial Pre-TextoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublishes winning works from the Premio de Poesía Joven. Partner since the award's inception, distributing poetry collections nationally.
• ICE (Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner for the Clim-Acción project, providing educational expertise for climate action integration in schools.
• itdUPM (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelops the repository of educational initiatives for climate action and provides technical support for Clim-Acción project.
• Atelier itdmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Laboratory of Learning and Narratives under Fair Urban Transitions, contributing to just transition initiatives in Madrid.
• Cooperativa TangentemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial innovation cooperative participating in the Laboratory of Learning and Narratives for Madrid's just transition.
• Dark Matter LabsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation lab contributing to Fair Urban Transitions program and learning narratives for Madrid climate action.
• Democratic SocietymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDemocracy organization partner in Fair Urban Transitions and Climate Commitment initiative, focusing on citizen participation.
• EAPN MadridmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Anti-Poverty Network Madrid participates in Fair Urban Transitions, contributing social inclusion expertise.
• Foro NESIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation in Social Economy Forum participating in Fair Urban Transitions collaborative learning.
• ICLEI - Local Governments for SustainabilitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of local governments for sustainability participating in Fair Urban Transitions and climate action.
• ICE-UPMmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation center at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid contributing technical expertise to climate education initiatives.
• SEPIE (Servicio Español para la Internacionalización de la Educación)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish service for education internationalization, co-funding Erasmus+ scholarships for vocational training students through Fundación Montemadrid's consortium.
• Acción Contra el HambremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian organization partnering on Montemadrid Vives Emplea program for employment support in San Cristóbal de los Ángeles.
• FUHEMmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational foundation providing ecosocial training to Centro Ponce de León teachers in Clim-Acción pilot program.
• Ayuntamiento de MadridcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity government co-organizing Climate Commitment initiative with La Casa Encendida for Madrid's decarbonization by 2030.
• C40 CitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of megacities addressing climate change, partnering on Climate Commitment and Fair Urban Transitions.
• Cities2030majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish initiative for sustainable cities by 2030, co-organizing Climate Commitment events at La Casa Encendida.
• citieS 2030minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate initiative contributing to Climate Commitment events and urban sustainability efforts.
• EIT Climate-KICmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Institute of Innovation and Technology's Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community, supporting Climate Commitment initiative.
• TMLABmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean platform for emerging artists in electronic music, with La Casa Encendida as Spanish partner in Athens, Turin, Madrid, Lyon, Brussels network.
• Fulgencio Pimentel EditorialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublisher partnering with La Casa Encendida for Puchi Award, publishing winning graphic book and comic projects.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Botín: Spanish private foundation focused on rural development, education (Becas Talento), and arts via Centro Botín. Comparable in operating cultural centers plus education and social programs.
• Fundación la Caixa: Spain's largest private foundation, originating from a savings bank (similar heritage to Montemadrid's El Monte roots), with cultural centers (CosmoCaixa), social and educational programs, and a national grantmaking footprint. Directly comparable in scope and operating model.
• Fundación Cajasol: Spanish savings-bank-origin foundation running cultural centers, youth employability programs, and social grants. Comparable heritage and multi-program structure.
• Fundación BBVA: Spanish private foundation linked to a former savings bank, running cultural awards, exhibition programs, and research grants. Comparable structure and cultural/educational programming.
• Fundación ONCE: Spanish foundation focused on disability inclusion and employment, runs Fundación ONCE art collection and inclusive programs. Highly comparable to Montemadrid's inclusive education mission and Reina Letizia award focus.
• Fundación Princesa de Asturias: Spain's premier cultural and social foundation, runs annual awards across arts, social sciences, and cooperation. Comparable in cultural award programming and prestige positioning.
• Fundación MAPFRE: Spanish insurance-linked foundation running cultural exhibitions, social action programs, and award schemes. Comparable in operating a cultural venue alongside social programs.
• Fundación Telefónica: Spanish corporate foundation running cultural and educational programs, including flagship exhibition space (Espacio Telefónica) and youth employability initiatives. Comparable in cultural-center and social-inclusion focus.
• Fundación José Ortega y Gasset-Gregorio Marañón: Madrid-based educational foundation offering scholarships, graduate programs, and cultural activities. Comparable in academic/cultural orientation and youth-focused programming.

Broad incumbents

• Fundación SERES: Spanish foundation network aggregating corporate social responsibility and social action programs. Comparable as a national grantmaking and capacity-building entity, though operating as an alliance rather than a direct program operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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