What Fundación Iguales does

Fundación Iguales is a Chilean non-profit civil foundation founded in 2012 that advocates for the full inclusion of sexual and gender diversity in Chilean society. Its work spans four operational pillars: (i) free legal counseling and representation for discrimination victims, including support under Chile's Anti-discrimination Law and procedures for name and gender marker changes for transgender individuals; (ii) educational programs and corporate training on sexual and gender diversity, delivered through schools, universities, and public and private institutions; (iii) legislative advocacy and policy monitoring, including the real-time Radar LGBTQ+ Chile platform and active involvement in landmark legislation (Anti-discrimination Law 2012, marriage equality 2021, Gender Identity Law 2022, Ley José Matías 2022); and (iv) corporate workplace inclusion through the Pride Connection Chile network (48+ member companies) and the Equidad CL certification developed in alliance with the Human Rights Campaign.

The foundation's product portfolio comprises ten interconnected services rather than a unified software platform: Apoyo Legal (legal support), Actuapp (mobile legal aid application), Radar LGBTQ+ Chile (legislative monitoring), Charlas y Capacitaciones (training), Pride Connection Chile (corporate network), Equidad CL (workplace certification), Consultoría Colectiva (group consulting with Estudio Evoluciona), Informes y Documentos (research), Material Educativo (educational content), and Noche por la Igualdad (annual fundraising gala). Technology is limited to web and mobile channels for service delivery and content distribution; there is no proprietary AI/ML infrastructure. The foundation operates a headquarters in Santiago plus regional offices in Talca, Concepción, and Valparaíso, and has begun exporting its corporate inclusion methodology to Argentina through a binational mentorship program with AmCham Argentina.

Revenue is generated primarily through individual and corporate donations, supplemented by paid consulting and training services through its Iguales Servicios Educativos y Consultoría subsidiary and by periodic fundraising events. Legal support to individuals is provided free of charge via a pro bono pipeline coordinated with Fundación Pro Bono. As a donation-funded civil foundation, the organization operates without venture, private equity, or corporate parent ownership, governed instead by an independent board of directors.

Name

Fundación Iguales

Legal name

Fundación Iguales

Website

https://iguales.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Iguales is a Chilean non-profit foundation founded in 2012 that provides free legal support, diversity training, and legislative advocacy for LGBTQ+ inclusion, serving individuals, corporations (48+ Pride Connection members), schools, and government institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LGBTQ+ Rights Advocacy and Equality Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

Keywords

• LGBTQ+ rights advocacy
• Workplace inclusion programs
• Diversity certification
• Human rights research
• Equality consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and fundraising: Individual and corporate donations fund operations, with major fundraising events including the annual Noche por la Igualdad gala and periodic art auctions.
2. Educational and consulting services: Iguales Servicios Educativos y Consultoría provides paid diversity and inclusion training to corporations, with a collective consulting model enabling multiple companies to access services at reduced costs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundación Iguales is a Chilean non-profit foundation that promotes and defends equal rights for LGBTI people through legal advocacy, corporate inclusion programs (Pride Connection), the Equidad CL organizational certification, public-interest research via the Radar LGBTQ+ Chile observatory, and the Actuapp mobile application. Its offering blends advocacy services, training, certification, and research outputs directed at corporations, public institutions, and the broader LGBTI community in Chile.

Product overview

Fundación Iguales is a Chilean non-profit organization that works for the full inclusion of sexual and gender diversity in Chilean society. The organization offers a portfolio of services including: legal support (free legal counseling for discrimination cases), legislative monitoring (Radar LGBTQ+ Chile), education and training programs (charlas y capacitaciones), corporate inclusion services (Pride Connection Chile network and Equidad CL certification), collective consulting, research publications, and annual events. These services operate as interconnected programs rather than a unified software platform, with Actuapp serving as a mobile application for legal support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Actuapp: Mobile application referenced on the website for legal support services

Products and services

• Pride Connection

Quantifiable outcome

• 319 legal cases supported under Anti-discrimination Law since 2012
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Human Rights Campaign (HRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019Strategic partnership for Equidad CL certification program, the first LGBTQ+ workplace certification in Chile and South America. HRC invited Fundación Iguales director to present at their quarterly board meeting in Washington D.C.
• Pride Connection ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst network of Chilean companies with LGBT diversity and inclusion policies, founded by Fundación Iguales in 2016. Network grew to 48+ member companies as of 2019.
• Fundación Pro BonocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal support partnership providing free legal assistance to discrimination victims through pro bono lawyers coordinated by Pro Bono.
• Pacto Global / SOFOFAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UN Global Compact network operating under SOFOFA (Sociedad de Fomento Fabril) for corporate sustainability and human rights principles.
• ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational LGBTQ+ rights organization network member.
• Estudio EvolucionaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting partnership launching collective consulting model for corporate diversity management, serving groups of 4-7 companies at reduced cost.
• AmCham ArgentinaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint mentorship program for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion in Argentina, expanding the Pride Connection methodology to the region.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Workplace Pride: Dutch foundation driving LGBTQ+ inclusion in European workplaces, operating a similar corporate network model to Pride Connection Chile. Comparable peer because it pursues identical employer-engagement methodology in a different geography, and could be a benchmark for Iguales' international expansion.
• Fundación Diversidad: Argentina-based foundation promoting LGBTQ+ rights and corporate inclusion across South America. Comparable as a regional peer pursuing the same corporate DEI certification and workplace inclusion programs in adjacent LATAM markets where Iguales is beginning to expand.
• AmCham Argentina: US-Argentine chamber of commerce that co-runs Iguales' Pride Connection methodology expansion into Argentina. Comparable as a regional partner that channels corporate engagement on diversity and inclusion outside Chile.

Direct peers

• Out & Equal: US-based nonprofit focused exclusively on LGBTQ+ workplace equality through training, consulting, and the annual Workplace Summit. Out & Equal is the closest international analog to Iguales' Pride Connection and corporate training programs, addressing multinational employers on LGBTQ+ inclusion.
• Fundación Pro Bono: Chilean foundation coordinating pro bono legal services from corporate law firms, and Iguales' core partner for delivering free legal aid to discrimination victims. Operates an adjacent mission of expanding access to legal services for vulnerable populations in Chile.
• Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual (MOVILH): Chilean LGBTQ+ rights organization founded in 1991 that pursues similar advocacy, legal support, and anti-discrimination work. As Chile's other major LGBTQ+ NGO, MOVILH directly competes with Iguales for donor funding, government consultation access, and media visibility on LGBTQ+ legislative issues.

Broad incumbents

• ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association): Umbrella federation of more than 1,800 LGBTQ+ member organizations across the world and an Iguales partner. ILGA provides international advocacy, UN access, and a federated network that materially overlaps with Iguales' mission of advancing sexual and gender diversity rights.
• Human Rights Campaign (HRC): The largest US LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy organization and Iguales' strategic partner for the Equidad CL workplace certification. HRC operates the Corporate Equality Index globally and brings institutional scale, funding, and methodology that Iguales leverages through the partnership while operating as a smaller regional player.
• Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH): Chile's autonomous national human rights institution that promotes and defends civil rights including LGBTQ+ rights. Operates with statutory authority and public funding that gives it a broader mandate than Iguales, but with overlapping educational and policy advisory functions.
• Amnesty International Chile: Chilean section of Amnesty International that campaigns on LGBTQ+ rights among broader human rights issues. Comparable as a domestically operating human rights NGO with overlapping advocacy on discrimination law, gender identity, and corporate accountability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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