Fundación Gizakia

What Fundación Gizakia does

Fundación Gizakia is a non-profit foundation headquartered in Bilbao, Basque Country (Spain), established formally in 1991 to succeed the original Proyecto Hombre Bizkaia program launched in 1985 by the Diocese of Bilbao and Cáritas Bizkaia. It delivers free, integrated biopsychosocial care across four intervention areas — addiction treatment, adolescent risk-behavior intervention, labor insertion for excluded populations, and social awareness — operating more than 16 distinct programs through five physical centers across Bizkaia (Bilbao headquarters, Gordexola residential therapeutic community, Bailén supervised consumption room, Lehendakari Aguirre adolescent center, and Arrupe Etxea). Its service portfolio spans outpatient, intensive, residential, day, community-proximity, and online modalities, covering substance addictions, behavioral addictions (gambling, technology), dual diagnosis, gender-based violence intervention, family support, and harm reduction including opioid substitution and prison-based programs.

The foundation employs 60+ multidisciplinary professionals (psychology, social work, medicine, pedagogy, nursing, labor orientation) supplemented by 65 volunteers, supported by quality certifications including EFQM +200 European Seal, A+ Plata Advanced Management, and PREMIE certification. It does not monetize through beneficiary fees; instead, revenue is generated through public institutional grants (primarily from Diputación Foral de Bizkaia and Gobierno Vasco, plus municipal covenants), private donations and membership fees, and corporate social responsibility partnerships, with declared effectiveness of over €0.89 per euro donated directed to direct care. Distribution is direct-to-beneficiary through the five centers and an online therapy channel, with referrals flowing in from public social services, Osakidetza (Basque health system), schools, and the justice system.

The organization was renamed Proyecto Hombre de Bizkaia until the 1991 foundation restructuring, and recent strategic activity centers on expanding service scope — including Garapena (2024), EKIN (2024), Egizu (2023), Madariaga (2023), and Jokaera (2020) — alongside renewed participation in the Incorpora Euskadi 16-entity labor-inclusion consortium in 2025. It holds multiple recognitions including the 2022 PNSD Gold Medal, 2026 BBK Deia Elkartasun Saria, 2026 Premio Psicología, and Emakunde gender-equality collaborating-entity status.

Name

Fundación Gizakia

Legal name

Fundación Gizakia

Website

https://gizakia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fundación Gizakia is a Bilbao-based non-profit foundation delivering free biopsychosocial care across addiction treatment, adolescent risk intervention, labor insertion, and social awareness in Bizkaia, operating 16+ programs through five care centers for vulnerable individuals and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Addiction Treatment Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE), Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Adolescent risk prevention
• Labor insertion programs
• Harm reduction services
• Psychosocial intervention

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilbao

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public institutional funding: Primary funding source from public institutions including the Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, Gobierno Vasco, and various municipalities of Bizkaia. Services are commissioned through conventions, subsidies, and project grants.
2. Private donations and membership fees: Donations from individuals (one-time, periodic), membership/socio fees, inheritances and legacies. Tax-deductible contributions (30% deduction as a priority patronage activity). Over 0.89€ per euro donated goes to direct person care.
3. Corporate social responsibility partnerships: Companies fund specific projects, donate equipment, or engage staff in corporate volunteering programs. Also includes probono work and contracting of people in exclusion.
4. Free services to beneficiaries: Core services are provided free of charge to service users, funded entirely through institutional grants and donations, ensuring no one is denied care due to lack of resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fundación Gizakia is a nonprofit foundation that provides free, comprehensive biopsychosocial care for people with substance and behavioral addictions, at-risk adolescents aged 12–21, families, and individuals facing social and labor exclusion in Bizkaia, Spain. Its service portfolio includes outpatient, intensive, residential, day-center, prison, family counseling, harm reduction (supervised consumption room), gender-based violence intervention, and labor insertion programs delivered across five physical centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KAIA - Centro de Atención Integral a las Adicciones Comprehensive support center providing integrated socio-healthcare with personalized itineraries for people with addictions, modulating intensity according to each person's needs and objectives.
• Garapena - Centro de Tratamiento Intensivo e Inserción Social Day center providing intensive addiction treatment and social inclusion for people who need higher levels of accompaniment and containment than outpatient care, with various flexible itineraries.
• Servicio de Día Madariaga Day service for people in situations of social exclusion or vulnerable young people with addictions and/or additional health problems, developed for the Provincial Government of Bizkaia.
• Comunidad Terapéutica - Centro de Atención Residencial Residential addiction treatment program offering high-intensity comprehensive support combining occupational, educational, psychotherapeutic, and social interventions at the Gordexola therapeutic community.
• CeSSAA - Andén 1 (Sala de Consumo Supervisado) Harm reduction program providing supervised consumption spaces for inhaled and injected substances, syringe exchange, psychoeducational support, and accompaniment for incorporation into normalized care circuits.
• Programa de Tratamiento Sustitutivo de Opioides Controlled methadone dispensing program substituting or reducing consumption of other substances, incorporating specific harm reduction programs into the service portfolio.
• Intervención en Prisión Prison-based intervention program providing initial care within prison settings to inmates with addiction problems and connecting them to ongoing treatment itineraries.
• Atención a Familiares de Personas con Adicciones Family support program providing orientation, psychoeducation, and accompaniment for families of people with substance use disorders and behavioral addictions.
• EKIN - Servicio de Día para Mujeres Day service for women survivors of gender-based violence with additional problems, offering integrated housing support and socio-sanitary care developed for the Provincial Government of Bizkaia.
• EGIZU - Pisos de Apoyo a Tratamiento Housing support program offering accommodation options for people in active treatment processes at Gizakia's centers (KAIA and Garapena).
• Programa de Atención a Mujeres con Adicciones Gender-focused program to visibilize and facilitate women's access to addiction treatment, applying a gender perspective across all foundation services.
• ERDU - Atención Comunitaria de Proximidad Community-based socio-health and proximity care program serving people in situations of high social exclusion who have difficulties accessing traditional assistance networks.
• Hirusta - Programa de Prevención de Comportamientos de Riesgo Psychosocial care program for adolescents and youth aged 12–21 exhibiting risk behaviors including family conflict, substance use, aggression, early delinquency, and socialization problems, with family support.
• Itzartu - Atención a Adolescentes en Violencia de Género Socio-educational and psychosocial intervention program for young people aged 13–21 who maintain or have maintained toxic relational dynamics classifiable as gender-based violence.
• Jokaera - Programa de Adicciones Comportamentales Specialized program providing comprehensive response to behavioral addictions related to gambling, online betting, sports betting, and technology/ICT abuse for adolescents and adults.
• Programa de Orientación Profesional Professional orientation program within the labor insertion area providing vocational guidance for people with significant barriers to employment.
• Formación para la Mejora de la Empleabilidad Training program to improve employability through skills development and job-readiness training for people in vulnerable situations.
• Intermediación Laboral Labor intermediation service connecting vulnerable job seekers with companies willing to hire people from hard-to-place groups, including corporate awareness and accompaniment.
• Atención Online / Terapia Online

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 0.89€ per euro donated goes directly to direct care of persons and families
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Incorpora EuskadicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Multi-entity consortium of 16 social organizations coordinated for labor inclusion of people in vulnerable situations. Gizakia participates as an employment insertion service provider. Renewed in February 2025.
• Diputación Foral de BizkaiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary public funder and strategic partner commissioning multiple programs including KAIA, Madariaga Day Service, EKIN, and harm reduction services. Provides ongoing operational funding and subsidies for addiction care and social inclusion programs across Bizkaia.
• Gobierno VascocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAutonomous government providing institutional funding, regulatory oversight, and alignment with public health and social policy objectives. Awards quality recognitions (A+ Silver, Basque Government endorsement).
• Grupo AurenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal auditing firm conducting annual financial and project audits for Fundación Gizakia, ensuring transparency and accountability in the use of funds.
• REAS (Red de Economía Alternativa y Solidaria) de EuskadiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial audit of the Foundation's activity within the initiative launched by REAS, evaluating social effectiveness and ethical behavior in relation to objectives. Gizakia adheres to REAS ethical codes.
• Euskalit / Gobierno Vasco (Club de Evaluación)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque quality management body providing external evaluation, management excellence certification, and recognition (Diploma de Compromiso con la Excelencia, A+ Plata).
• Bureau VeritasminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIndependent certification body conducting EFQM audits for Gizakia, providing external verification of quality management systems.
• Emakunde (Instituto Vasco de la Mujer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque institute for gender equality that recognized Gizakia as a 'Collaborating Entity for Equality' and with whom Gizakia has a public commitment to gender equality and non-discrimination based on gender identity.
• Cáritas BizkaiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial arm of the Diocese of Bilbao, co-founder of Proyecto Hombre de Bizkaia in 1985. Historical partner in addressing drug addiction in society from a humanistic perspective.
• Diótesis de BilbaocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromoter of the Foundation since its creation. The Diocese of Bilbao created the Foundation to provide a humanistic response to drug addiction and continues to support it as founding patron.
• Various municipalities of BizkaiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious Bizkaia municipalities provide local funding, convenants, and subsidies for specific programs and services tailored to local community needs.
• EITB (Euskal Irrati Telebista)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBasque public broadcaster that featured Gizakia's cannabis study data in its news programming (Teleberri, 21/04/2026), providing media exposure and awareness reach for the Foundation's research and prevention work.
• Various companies and corporate partnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCompanies collaborate through project financing, corporate volunteering, equipment donations, probono work, hiring of people in exclusion, and mixed donation programs. Offers tax deduction certificates (45% for priority patronage entity).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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