Fundación MVS Radio

What Fundación MVS Radio does

Fundación MVS Radio is a Mexican nonprofit civil association (Asociación Civil) founded in 2010, headquartered in the Anzures neighborhood of Mexico City, focused exclusively on supporting vulnerable Mexicans with hearing disabilities. The foundation operates a portfolio of integrated programs including Ponte Oreja (free hearing aid donation via mobile jornadas), Audiobecas (scholarships for deaf students at basic, higher education, and teacher levels), Inclusión Laboral (sign language training, workplace coaching, and accessibility audits for employers), Convocatoria por la Audición (grants for civil society organizations), Tiempo Aire (donated radio airtime for OSCs), and Artículos con Causa (cause-related merchandise). As of the latest reporting, the foundation has served 81,043+ direct beneficiaries and 185,920+ indirect beneficiaries across 28 Mexican states, delivered 46,480+ consultations and 30,125+ hearing aids, awarded 491 scholarships, and supported 36 civil society organization projects.

The foundation's operational technology centers on a mobile audiology diagnostic unit that travels to underserved regions for on-site audiometry and hearing aid fitting, a toll-free beneficiary hotline (800-ESCUCHA / 800-372-8242), and an online self-service enrollment portal at sistema.ponteoreja.org. The hearing aid distribution kit (Kit Ponte Oreja) includes the device with a 1-year warranty, one-year battery supply, dehumidifier, custom ear mold, carrying case, user manual, and training. The foundation is structurally affiliated with MVS Radio, a major Mexican broadcaster, which provides donated airtime across 20+ cities for awareness campaigns and OCS promotion — a distinctive distribution advantage.

The business model is donation-driven rather than revenue-generating: the foundation raises funds from corporate sponsors (notably Nissan), individual donors, and MVS Radio itself, with cumulative funds mobilized of $126,946,933.85 MXN since 2011. Co-investment partnerships with government agencies and civil society organizations share program costs. A secondary recovery-fee program (Escuchemos Juntos) collects modest payments from beneficiaries who can afford it for professionally fitted hearing aids, and the corporate channel (Ponte Oreja por las Empresas) generates revenue through workplace hearing health sponsorship contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The foundation employs 8 people and operates exclusively within Mexico.

Name

Fundación MVS Radio

Legal name

Fundación MVS Radio A.C.

Website

https://fundacionmvsradio.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundación MVS Radio is a Mexican nonprofit foundation that provides free hearing aids, scholarships, and workplace inclusion services to vulnerable Mexicans with hearing disabilities, operating mobile audiology jornadas across 28 states under the MVS Radio broadcast affiliation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAFAN

Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Health, Counseling & Wellness Services

SECONDARYMPABAKAJ

Special Needs & Inclusive Educational Programming

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Children’s & Educational Broadcasting

SECONDARYEDAGALAM

Audio Learning Content (Podcasts, Audiobooks, Listening Programs)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Educational Media & Multimedia (Video, Audio, Interactive)

SECONDARYEDALAGAC

Accessible Media Production (Alt Formats, Captioning, Audio Description)

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Disability Services & Accessibility

Keywords

• Hearing health programs
• Hearing aid donations
• Disability inclusion services
• Scholarship programs
• Corporate workplace inclusion

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad de México

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate and Individual Donations: Foundation raises funds from corporate sponsors, individual donors, and MVS Radio parent company. Over $126,946,933.85 raised since 2011. Donors like Nissan contribute hearing aids and financial support. Radio airtime donated by MVS for公益 campaigns.
2. Co-investment with Government and NGOs: Hearing health programs operated through co-investment partnerships with government agencies, civil society organizations (OSCs), and corporations, enabling shared funding of hearing aid donations and jornadas.
3. Escuchemos Juntos Recovery Fee: Accessible recovery fee program where beneficiaries pay a minimal cost for hearing aids that includes professional programming and fitting. Revenue supports program sustainability while maintaining affordability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Fundación MVS Radio is a Mexican nonprofit foundation (Asociación Civil) that delivers a portfolio of social programs for vulnerable Mexicans with hearing disabilities. Its core offerings include the Ponte Oreja hearing aid donation program distributed through mobile audiology jornadas, the Audiobecas scholarship program for deaf students (in partnership with Universidad UTECA), the Inclusión Laboral workplace inclusion program providing sign language training and accessibility audits, the Convocatoria por la Audición grant program for civil society organizations, the Tiempo Aire donated radio airtime program, and the Artículos con Causa cause-related merchandise store.

Product overview

Fundación MVS Radio operates as a social foundation offering a portfolio of programs focused on hearing disability support in Mexico. The core offerings include Ponte Oreja (hearing aid donation) and Audiobecas (scholarships for deaf students) as flagship programs, supplemented by Inclusión Laboral (labor inclusion services with sign language training), Convocatoria por la Audición (grants for civil organizations), and Tiempo Aire (radio airtime donations). Products include the hearing aid kit, the Escuchemos Juntos recovery-fee program, the Audiobecas UTECA university scholarship in partnership with Universidad UTECA, and corporate-focused Ponte Oreja por las Empresas. The foundation also operates Artículos con Causa, a cause-related merchandise store. These programs are interconnected through a shared mission of improving quality of life for vulnerable Mexicans with hearing disabilities through medical assistance, education, and social inclusion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ponte Oreja Free hearing aid donation program providing auditory auxiliaries to vulnerable Mexicans with hearing disabilities. Operates through mobile Hearing Health Days (Jornadas de Salud Auditiva) in co-investment with government agencies, civil organizations, and companies across 28 Mexican states.
• Programa Escuchemos Juntos Program that allows Mexicans to obtain hearing aids through an accessible recovery fee (cuota de recuperación) that includes professional programming and adaptation to each beneficiary's specific hearing needs.
• Audiobecas Educational scholarship program granting scholarships to young Mexicans with hearing disabilities across basic education, higher education, and teaching levels, enabling school interpreters and classroom support.
• Audiobecas UTECA University scholarship program delivered in partnership with Universidad UTECA that grants scholarships in Diseño y Arte Multimedia (Multimedia Design and Art) to vulnerable young people with hearing disabilities.
• Inclusión Laboral Workplace inclusion program that sensitizes and trains company personnel to generate employment opportunities for people with hearing disabilities. Includes Auditory Coaching, Mexican Sign Language (LSM) workshops, interpretation services, and accessibility diagnosis.
• Ponte Oreja por las Empresas Corporate B2B program offering hearing health prevention, early detection, and care services for company employees through workplace Hearing Health Days; for every 160 employees served, the foundation donates 54 hearing aids to underprivileged beneficiaries.
• Convocatoria por la Audición Grant program providing funding to civil society organizations (OSCs) with projects supporting people with hearing disabilities across education, culture, sports, awareness, sensitivity, and labor and social inclusion.
• Tiempo Aire Radio airtime donation program that donates broadcast slots on MVS radio stations to civil society organizations with valid CLUNI registrations, with up to 15 consecutive days and 12 spots per day, 100% social content only.
• Artículos con Causa Cause-related online merchandise store (Tienda Online) featuring jewelry and other items in partnership with Joyería con Causa, where proceeds support the foundation's hearing disability programs.
• Kit Ponte Oreja Comprehensive hearing aid kit distributed to beneficiaries, including the hearing device with 1-year warranty, 1-year battery supply, dehumidifier, custom-molded ear piece, carrying case, user manual, training, and access to the 800-ESCUCHA helpline.

Quantifiable outcome

• 81,043+ direct beneficiaries and 185,920+ indirect beneficiaries served since inception
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad UTECAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018UTECA is the university partner for the Audiobecas UTECA program, which grants university scholarships in Diseño y Arte Multimedia to hearing-impaired Mexican youth. The foundation has established dedicated landing pages on uteca.edu.mx for scholarship fundraising (cdmx.uteca.edu.mx/lpbeca-dams).
• Government Agencies and OSCsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Ponte Oreja Hearing Health jornadas operate in co-investment with government agencies, civil society organizations (OSCs), and corporations. The Convocatoria por la Audición specifically funds OSC projects addressing hearing disability across education, culture, awareness, and inclusion.
• JoyerIa con CausaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2018JoyerIa con Causa (joyeriaconcausa.org) is a cause-commerce partner selling jewelry and products where proceeds support Fundación MVS Radio's hearing health programs. Products are cataloged and promoted through the foundation's Tienda Online (Artículos con Causa).
• MVS RadiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009MVS Radio is the parent company and broadcast partner, providing radio airtime (Tiempo Aire) for social campaigns, administrative infrastructure, and the foundation's brand identity. The foundation operates as the CSR arm of MVS Radio. MVS Radio stations across 20+ Mexican cities donate airtime to civil society organizations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MED-EL Foundation: Charitable arm of hearing implant manufacturer MED-EL that funds hearing loss treatment, research, and access programs in underserved regions. Comparable as a corporate-affiliated hearing-disability foundation with global reach.
• Hearing Loss Association of America: US-based consumer advocacy organization for people with hearing loss, providing education, support, and advocacy. Comparable as a hearing-disability nonprofit serving a national constituency with education and support services.
• Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD): US-based nonprofit providing sign language services, interpreting, advocacy, and accessibility solutions for the deaf community. Comparable mix of accessibility, workplace inclusion, and sign language services that mirrors Inclusión Laboral.
• Cochlear Foundation: Foundation backed by Cochlear Limited that supports hearing-impaired individuals through awareness, education, and access to implantable hearing technology. Comparable mission and corporate-backed foundation structure to Fundación MVS Radio.
• Fundación Televisa (disability programs): Mexican nonprofit foundation affiliated with Televisa that runs social programs including health, education, and disability inclusion. Highly comparable broadcast-affiliated CSR foundation model operating in the same Mexican market.
• Hear the World Foundation: Nonprofit established by Sonova that funds hearing healthcare projects and hearing aid provision for people in need globally. Closely aligned with Fundación MVS Radio's mission of expanding access to hearing solutions for vulnerable populations.

Broad incumbents

• Starkey Hearing Foundation: Global nonprofit affiliated with Starkey Hearing Technologies that donates hearing aids and provides hearing healthcare in underserved communities worldwide. Directly comparable to Fundación MVS Radio's hearing-aid donation and mobile-care model, but operates at a much larger international scale.
• World Federation of the Deaf: International umbrella organization representing deaf and hard-of-hearing people globally, focused on human rights, sign language, and inclusion. Comparable in advocacy and inclusion-program orientation, but operates at a global rather than national scale.

Emerging players

• National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS): UK charity supporting deaf children and their families through education, advocacy, and family services. Comparable in focus on deaf youth education and scholarships, paralleling Fundación MVS Radio's Audiobecas program.

Regional players

• Fundación Oír es Vivir: Latin American-focused hearing health nonprofit that runs hearing aid donation and audiology programs for low-income populations. Closely aligned with Fundación MVS Radio's mission, but operates in different Latin American geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/fundacionmvsradio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundmvsradio
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacionmvsradio
• TikToktiktok.com/@fundacionmvsradio

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