Grupo de Apoio a Criança com Cancer-Bahia

What Grupo de Apoio a Criança com Cancer-Bahia does

Grupo de Apoio a Crianca com Cancer-Bahia (GACC-BA) is a non-profit civil association founded on January 5, 1988, headquartered in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, that delivers comprehensive psychosocial, medical, and financial support to children and adolescents (0-19 years) from low-income families undergoing cancer treatment across Bahia. The organization's core offering encompasses lodging in 50 furnished apartments with 110 beds, three meals plus snacks daily, urban and intercity transportation, psychological care, nutrition, physiotherapy, dental care, and direct financial assistance for medications, prosthetics, and orthotics, with all beneficiary services provided free of charge. GACC-BA is co-led by founder Roberto S\u00e1 Menezes (President) and Dr. Nubia Mendonca (Director of Institutional Relations) and operates multiple social programs including Amor que Transforma, De M\u00e3os Dadas, Esperan\u00e7a Tecnol\u00f3gica, Arte de Aprender, and Horta Educativa.

The organization's technical core is its wholly-owned subsidiary Centro de Diagnostico do GACC (CDG), founded in 2006, which operates as a Type 2 laboratory accredited by the Ministry of Health in immunogenetics and transplants, infectious disease diagnostics, immunophenotyping by flow cytometry, and clinical analyses, performing 186,000+ transplant and bone marrow donor exams over 20 years and approximately 60,000 clinical analyses per month for the Salvador Municipal Health system and Central de Transplantes da Bahia. CDG holds PALC certification from SBPC/ML (renewed 2024) and co-developed the AI-based DAPI intestinal parasite diagnostic with UNICAMP. A second subsidiary, Clinica de Medicina de Trafego (2018), issues CNH licenses and evaluations. Revenue (all reinvested into mission) is generated through individual donations via PIX/Doare, corporate partners (Petrobras, Banco do Brasil, Ita\u00fa), the Nota Premiada Bahia fiscal-note program (R$1.3M from 7.3M+ notes since 2018), FECRIANCA tax-deductible donations, government grants via PRONON and FMDCA/CMDCA, auditorium rental, and commercial laboratory and traffic-medicine services.

Name

Grupo de Apoio a Criança com Cancer-Bahia

Legal name

Grupo de Apoio à Criança com Câncer – Bahia (GACC-BA)

Website

https://gaccbahia.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GACC-BA is a Brazilian non-profit founded in 1988 that provides free comprehensive cancer treatment support \u2014 lodging, meals, transportation, medical, and psychosocial care \u2014 to children and adolescents from low-income families across Bahia, cross-subsidized via a diagnostic laboratory, traffic medicine clinic, and diversified donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Oncology Support Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAOAG

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health Initiatives & Partnerships

Keywords

• Pediatric oncology support
• Nonprofit healthcare services
• Cancer diagnostic laboratory
• Social assistance programs
• Patient lodging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Salvador

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: GACC-BA accepts donations from individuals via credit card, PIX, bank transfer (TED), or boleto through the Doare platform. Donors can give one-time or monthly contributions.
2. PIX and Bank Transfers: PIX key [email protected] and multiple bank accounts (Bradesco, Banco do Brasil, Caixa, Itaú) accepting transfers from individuals and corporations.
3. Income Tax Donation (FECRIANCA): Individuals can donate up to 3% and companies up to 1% of income tax due to FECRIANCA (Fundo Estadual dos Direitos da Criança e Adolescente), indicating GACC-BA as beneficiary.
4. Nota Premiada Bahia Program: Electronic fiscal notes shared through the Sua Nota é um Show de Solidariedade program. Since 2018, over 7.3 million notes converted into R$1.3 million for institutional maintenance.
5. Centro de Diagnóstico do GACC (CDG) Revenue: CDG generates revenue through laboratory diagnostic services including immunogenetics, infectious disease testing, immunophenotyping, and clinical analyses. Services provided to SUS and private clients.
6. Clínica de Medicina de Tráfego Revenue: Traffic medicine clinic generates revenue through issuing driver's licenses (CNH), renewal exams, physical and mental sanity exams, and psychological evaluations.
7. Auditorium Rental: Modern auditorium and meeting rooms available for rent to external events, with all proceeds supporting the organization.
8. PRONON Funding: Project Capacitando para Transformar integrates the Programa Nacional de Apoio à Atenção Oncológica (PRONON) from the Ministry of Health, supporting healthcare professional training.
9. CMDCA/FMDCA Funding: Amor que Transforma project funded through Fundo Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente (FMDCA) via CMDCA/SPMJ.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Grupo de Apoio a Criança com Câncer-Bahia (GACC-BA) is a Brazilian nonprofit organization founded in 1988 that provides comprehensive support to children and adolescents with cancer from low-income families in the state of Bahia. Its services include lodging, meals, transportation, medical and psychosocial care, and supplementary social and educational programs, delivered alongside an in-house diagnostic laboratory (CDG - Centro de Diagnóstico do GACC) and a traffic medicine clinic.

Product overview

GACC-BA is a unified nonprofit organization providing integrated support to children and adolescents with cancer in Bahia, operating as a multi-service institution. The core offering consists of psychosocial, medical, and financial assistance to patients from low-income families. The portfolio includes a flagship Diagnostic Center (Centro de Diagnóstico do GACC - CDG) offering clinical laboratory and molecular biology services; a Traffic Medicine Clinic for self-sustainability; and multiple social projects (Amor que Transforma, Arte de Aprender, Campagna Diagnóstico Precoce, Custeio do Serviço de Hotelaria, De Mãos Dadas, Esperança Tecnológica, Horta Educativa, and Capacitando para Transformar) that provide comprehensive care including accommodation, nutrition, transportation, psychological support, educational activities, and professional training. These services work together to ensure dignified treatment and improved quality of life for patients and their families throughout the cancer treatment journey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centro de Diagnóstico do GACC (CDG): Diagnostic center founded in 2006, specializing in immunogenetics and transplants, infectious disease diagnosis, immunophenotyping, and clinical analyses. Recognized as the laboratory with greatest experience in molecular biology in Bahia.
• Clínica de Medicina de Tráfego
• Capacitando para Transformar
• Amor que Transforma
• Nota Premiada Bahia - Sua Nota é um Show de Solidariedade

Products and services

• Comprehensive Cancer Support Program Integrated assistance program for children and adolescents with cancer and their families, providing lodging, meals, transportation to treatment centers, medications, and psychosocial support throughout the cancer care journey.
• CDG - Centro de Diagnóstico do GACC In-house diagnostic laboratory providing clinical and molecular biology analyses for oncology diagnosis, serving patients referred through the Brazilian public health system (SUS) and other partner institutions.
• Traffic Medicine Clinic Medical clinic specialized in traffic medicine examinations, operating as a self-sustaining revenue-generating unit to support the organization's charitable mission.
• Social and Educational Projects Supplementary social inclusion and educational programs designed for patients and families supported by GACC-BA, complementing medical care with developmental and quality-of-life initiatives.
• Donation and Fundraising Campaigns Structured donation, sponsorship, and fundraising programs that enable individuals, companies, and partners to financially support the organization's activities and beneficiary families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 186,000+ transplant and bone marrow donation exams performed over 20 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• Conselho Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente (CMDCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Fundo Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente (FMDCA) for the Amor que Transforma project, strengthening psychosocial care for children and adolescents in oncological treatment. Linked to Secretaria de Políticas para Mulheres, Infância e Juventude (SPMJ).
• Bella Napoli RestaurantecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual Jantar do Amor fundraising dinner where 100% of proceeds go to GACC-BA. Fourth edition held in 2026, becoming a calendar event for the organization's fundraising.
• Secretaria de Políticas para Mulheres, Infância e Juventude (SPMJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner through FMDCA for social programs supporting children and adolescents with cancer in Bahia.
• Programa Nacional de Apoio à Atenção Oncológica (PRONON)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry of Health program supporting the Capacitando para Transformar project for training healthcare professionals in early childhood cancer diagnosis and palliative care.
• Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership to implement DAPI (Diagnóstico Automatizado de Parasitas Intestinais) - artificial intelligence-based intestinal parasite diagnosis technology, unprecedented in Northeast Brazil.
• Banco do BrasilmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides financial resources for projects and actions supporting GACC-BA's mission.
• Nota Premiada Bahia / Sefaz-BAmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSua Nota é um Show de Solidariedade program through which over 7.3 million fiscal notes converted into R$1.3 million since 2018 for institutional maintenance.
• PetrobrasmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate social responsibility partner supporting childhood cancer awareness and prevention actions.
• Central de OutdoorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides outdoor advertising space for GACC-BA campaigns and awareness raising.
• Ferreira CostaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner providing support for institutional activities.
• ItaúminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting GACC-BA's social mission.
• Salvador ShoppingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerShopping center partner supporting institutional visibility and campaigns.
• SESC MesaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial service partner contributing to institutional activities.
• Ayrton SennaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial responsibility partner through Instituto Ayrton Senna.
• Monte Tabor - Centro Ítalo Brasileiro de Promoção SanitáriamajorOthersDonated the land on which GACC-BA headquarters was built in 2000, enabling the organization's permanent facility.
• Voluntárias Sociais da BahiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated in establishing the first GACC-BA headquarters in Travessa Padre Miguelinho, supporting the organization's founding phase.
• Associação dos Magistrados da Bahia (AMAB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated in establishing the first GACC-BA headquarters.
• Hospital São RafaelmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived GACC-BA patients and facilitated donation of land for permanent headquarters construction.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hospital Martagão Gesteira: Bahia-based pediatric hospital focused exclusively on children, with overlapping mission in pediatric cancer treatment and listed as a GACC-BA partner. Direct regional competitor for pediatric oncology resources and donor attention in Salvador.
• GRAACC (Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e à Criança com Câncer): São Paulo-based nonprofit hospital dedicated to pediatric oncology treatment, with comparable mission of treating children/adolescents with cancer, similar fundraising and corporate partnership model, and analogous diagnostic/laboratory capabilities — the leading peer comparable for GACC-BA at a larger scale.
• Instituto do Câncer Infantil do Rio Grande do Sul (ICI-RS): Regional pediatric cancer support NGO in southern Brazil, with comparable diagnostic, treatment support, and family-accommodation mission. Comparable operating model though in a different Brazilian region.
• TUCCA (Associação para Crianças e Adolescentes com Câncer): São Paulo-based nonprofit supporting underprivileged children with cancer through diagnosis, treatment, and family support — highly comparable mission, model, and donor-base overlap with GACC-BA, though operating at a different scale and geography.

Broad incumbents

• Rede D'Or São Luiz: Large Brazilian hospital network performing high-complexity diagnostics and oncology care including pediatric cases — relevant comparable for CDG's laboratory services and broader hospital-system context in which GACC-BA operates.
• Instituto Ronald McDonald: National umbrella organization supporting pediatric cancer treatment across Brazil through fundraising, infrastructure grants, and a network of partner hospitals. Broadly comparable as a funding and capacity-building peer, but operating as a national intermediary rather than direct service provider.
• Fundação do Câncer: National cancer-focused foundation supporting research, prevention, and patient support across Brazil — broader in scope than GACC-BA but overlaps on the pediatric cancer support and corporate partnership dimensions.

Regional players

• APACN (Associação Paranaense de Apoio à Criança com Neoplasia): Paraná-state nonprofit providing multidisciplinary support (lodging, nutrition, transportation) to children with cancer — closely comparable service portfolio to GACC-BA's Custeio do Serviço de Hotelaria and Amor que Transforma programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@GACCBA
• Facebookfacebook.com/gaccba
• Instagraminstagram.com/gaccba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gaccba

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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