What Fundació TRESC does

Fundació TRESC is a non-profit foundation established in 1995 in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, that provides social and labor inclusion (inclusió sociolaboral) services for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions in the comarques gironines. The foundation operates a portfolio of 18 programs and projects organized around four axes: employment (the core Treball amb Suport / Supported Employment methodology and the IPS Individual Placement and Support program for serious mental illness), pre-employment training (Servei Prelaboral, Garantia Juvenil, Anem?!), independent living (Pis Decideix, Pis Èxit, Projecte Avancem), and community/social programs (Connectora Comunitària, Pas Jove, DECIDEIX, BiciTRESC, NaturTresc). Its core technology is the evidence-based Supported Employment methodology, which produces individualized career pathways, vocational assessment, job matching, employer engagement, and lifelong workplace follow-up; the foundation has held the presidency of the Catalan ACTAS association since 2016 and is associated with AESE in Spain.

The foundation operates two offices (Girona headquarters and Palafrugell) with 30 professional staff, served 318 people in 2025, facilitated 49 new employment contracts, maintained 142 workers in follow-up, and contacted 204 employers. Its business model is grant-and-donation funded: approximately 84.2% of 2019 financing came from Catalan public administration (Departament de Drets Socials, Departament de Treball, SOC, EU funds via European Social Fund Plus), with the remainder from corporate donations, individual giving, project-specific grants (e.g., Fundació Bancària la Caixa), and micro-donations through the Teaming platform. Services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries and participating companies, with employer costs offset by potential tax deductions.

The go-to-market motion is community-led, combining direct engagement with employers, public-health referral pipelines (notably with the Xarxa de Salut Mental of IAS), and event-driven awareness (Cursa Camiral, May Day campaigns, TV3 telethon coordination). Customer segments are dual-sided: beneficiary individuals (people with intellectual disabilities and people with serious mental illness) and inclusive employers in the Girona region, with named logos spanning enterprise (HARIBO, LIDL, Bauhaus, PGA Golf Catalunya, Consum, URBASER, SERHS) and SMB (Celler La Vinyeta, La Fleca de l'Empordà, Hotel Trias, Impremta Pagès). In 2026 the foundation announced a strategic alliance with MIFAS to consolidate regional labor-insertion activity.

Name

Fundació TRESC

Legal name

Fundació Tresc

Website

https://fundaciotresc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundació TRESC is a Catalan non-profit foundation (Girona, est. 1995) that provides Supported Employment, pre-employment training, and independent-living services for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions across the comarques gironines, funded primarily by public administration grants and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Employment Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), Benefits Counseling & Financial Literacy for Transition-Age Youth (EDAKANAJ)

Keywords

• Supported employment services
• Disability labor inclusion
• Social services nonprofit
• Vocational training programs
• Mental health employment

Headquarters

HQ city

Girona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Funding: Primary revenue stream from government funding, representing 84.2% of total financing. Includes support from Departament de Drets Socials, Departament de Treball, SOC, and EU funds.
2. Donations: Private donations from individuals and companies. In 2019, total donations were 90,460€ (11.5% of funding). Includes corporate donations and individual contributions through various channels.
3. Project-specific Donations: Designated funding for specific projects such as 'Avancem cap a la vida independent' with specific donors like Fundació Bancària la Caixa (6,000€ donation in 2020).
4. Teaming/Micro-donations: Digital micro-donation platform where supporters contribute 1 euro monthly through the Teaming platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundació TRESC is a non-profit foundation that delivers Supported Employment (Treball amb Suport) services for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health disorders in the Girona region of Catalonia. It assesses candidates, matches them with ordinary employers, provides workplace adaptation and training, and offers unlimited lifelong follow-up support to maintain employment. The foundation also runs pre-employment training, youth programs, independent living support, and housing services.

Product overview

Fundació TRESC is a social foundation offering a comprehensive portfolio of programs and services focused on the social and labor inclusion of people with disabilities and mental health conditions in the Girona region. The organization operates as a multi-service platform with interconnected programs including Treball amb Suport (Supported Employment) as the core methodology, complemented by pre-employment services (Servei Prelaboral), youth programs (Garantia Juvenil, Anem?!, Pas Jove), follow-up services (SEGUIM), community programs (Connectora Comunitària), housing support (Pis Decideix, Pis Èxit), and specialized projects (DECIDEIX, BiciTRESC, NaturTresc, IPS). These services work together to provide a complete pathway from initial assessment and training through job placement and indefinite workplace support, along with independent living assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Treball amb Suport (Supported Employment) Job placement, workplace adaptation, training, and indefinite lifelong follow-up support for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions placed in ordinary companies in the Girona region.
• Servei Prelaboral (Pre-employment Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• 318 people served, 49 new hires, 142 workers in ongoing follow-up in 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MIFAScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Strategic alliance announced in 2026 to jointly drive labor insertion of people with disabilities, strengthening collaboration to improve employment outcomes.
• FEPA (Federació d'Entitats amb Projectes i Pisos Assistits)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019Federated since October 2019, FEPA's mission is to favor autonomy and equal opportunities for young people without family support in emancipation processes.
• ASJTET (Àrea de Suport al Jove Tutelat i Extutelat)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Collaboration since January 2015 with the Department of Social Welfare to include young people under care in vocational pathways. Expanded in March to include AMPANS and APRODISCA from other territories to implement an experimental project.
• Clúster Èxit GironaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012TRESC is a member of Cluster Èxit Girona along with Fundació ASTRID 21, Fundació Ramon Noguera, ECOSOL (Càritas), Fundació DRISSA, and Grup MIFAS to promote labor insertion of people with disabilities in the Girona region.
• CàritasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Since December 2012, collaboration through the Prelaboral Service for people with serious mental illness to practice and acquire labor competencies through workshops at Càritas food distribution center and furniture restoration workshop (Terrabastall).
• ECAS (Entitats Catalanes d'Acció Social)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Member since 2010, ECAS is a federation of Catalan organizations working with populations at risk of social exclusion, focusing on equal opportunities and social transformation.
• AMMFEINA (Agrupació Catalana d'Entitats per la Inserció laboral)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Associated since 2009, AMMFEINA Salut Mental Catalunya works to achieve social transformation focused on people with mental disorders developing their potential and life project choices.
• AESE (Asociación Española de Empleo con Apoyo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Associated since 2006, AESE's mission is to promote the development of Supported Employment in Spain and Latin America, ensuring quality standards aligned with EUSE (European Union of Supported Employment).
• IAS (Institut d'Assistència Sanitària)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Since 1997, collaboration with the Xarxa de Salut Mental i Addiccions of IAS, the public network specialized in mental health care in the Girona region. IAS refers people for vocational insertion pathways and coordinates ongoing follow-ups. From 2013, intensified through IPS pilot program participation.
• ACTAS (Associació Catalana de Treball Amb Suport)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995TRESC is a founding member (1995) of ACTAS, an association of institutions and services across Catalonia with the objective of promoting inclusion of people with disabilities in ordinary companies using Supported Employment methodology. ACTAS comprises 24 member entities and TRESC has held the presidency since March 2016.
• Universitat de Girona - Facultat d'Educació i PsicologiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement signed for student participation in Social Education practicum, solidarity activities, and Master's program on Attention to Diversity in Inclusive Education.
• Escola MontessoriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement since February 2014 for students to volunteer at TRESC, TRESC students to do internships, shared training spaces, and support for diversity and inclusion awareness projects.
• Coordinadora Catalana de FundacionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated since September 2012 for coherent, effective, and transparent foundation management and to establish synergies with other foundations.
• Grup de Recerca en Diversitat (UdG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration since 2012 for evaluation of program development and results, participation in Advisory Committee for people with disabilities, and collaboration through Service-Learning methodology.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AMMFEINA Salut Mental Catalunya: Catalan federation of entities working on labor insertion of people with mental health disorders. TRESC has been an associated member since 2009; the federation provides comparable supported employment services for the same mental health beneficiary segment across Catalonia.
• Fundación Prodis: Madrid-based Spanish foundation specializing in labor inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities through supported employment. Comparable methodology and beneficiary focus, operating at greater scale in a different Spanish region.
• Fundació MIFAS: Disability foundation based in Girona region that provides labor insertion and social services for people with physical, intellectual, and sensory disabilities. Recently announced a strategic alliance with TRESC (2026) and shares membership in Clúster Èxit Girona, making it the most direct operational peer.
• Fundació ASTRID 21: Girona-region foundation serving people with intellectual disabilities, offering vocational training, supported employment, and independent living services. Co-member of Clúster Èxit Girona with TRESC, directly competing for the same beneficiaries and public contracts.
• AMPANS: Catalan non-profit providing comprehensive services for people with intellectual disabilities including supported employment. Collaborates with TRESC on the ASJTET young people program and operates similar Treball amb Suport methodology across Catalonia.
• ECOSOL (Càritas Girona): Càritas's social-employment initiative in Girona providing insertion pathways and pre-laboral workshops. Co-member of Clúster Èxit Girona with TRESC, and a collaboration partner through the Prelaboral Service for people with serious mental illness.
• Fundació Ramon Noguera: Girona-based foundation providing services and supported employment for people with intellectual disabilities. Co-member of Clúster Èxit Girona with TRESC, competing for the same public funding streams and employer network in the region.

Emerging players

• Specialisterne: International social enterprise using a methodology similar to TRESC's Supported Employment to match people with autism and other disabilities to skilled roles in tech and other sectors. Comparable methodology and beneficiary focus, though focused on higher-skilled placements and operating globally.

Regional players

• APRODISCA: Catalan non-profit based outside Girona that provides vocational and supported employment services for people with disabilities. Partnered with TRESC and AMPANS on the ASJTET youth program; comparable service portfolio but operates in a different Catalan territory.

Broad incumbents

• Fundación ONCE: Spain's largest disability foundation, providing employment, training, and accessibility services at national scale. Sets the dominant standard for disability employment in Spain and competes for major corporate and EU funding that smaller foundations like TRESC also rely on.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/trescfundacio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci%C3%B3-tresc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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