fund jardin botanico nacional de vina del mar

What fund jardin botanico nacional de vina del mar does

Fundación Jardín Botánico Nacional de Viña del Mar is a Chilean private non-profit foundation, created in 1994 and operational since 1999, that manages the country's only National Botanical Garden — a 22-hectare park in Viña del Mar originally designed in 1918 by French architect and landscape designer George Dubois. The foundation is governed by a Directive Council chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and including directors from INDAP, CONAF, INIA, the Mayor of Viña del Mar, and private representatives. Its core asset is 25 botanical collections maintained to BGCI (Botanic Garden Conservation International) standards, encompassing 779 species (42.5% native) including a Cactarium of 670 cacti across 60 species, a 578-plant Juan Fernández archipelago collection, and a Toromiro collection from Easter Island.

The foundation operates a Research Laboratory (inaugurated July 2011, co-financed by Aguas Antofagasta S.A.) supporting in vitro cultivation, chromosomal studies, and conservation of endangered species, alongside an 1,800-folder Herbarium targeting Index Herbariorum inclusion at 5,000 specimens, and an Index Seminum seed exchange program with 70+ international botanical gardens. Its product surface spans park admissions (CLP 2,000 adults), guided tours, on-site Canopy adventure circuits and bicycle rentals operated as concessions, private events, third-party consulting (garden design, irrigation, environmental education, prospections), a Children's Environmental Library, and the nine-season Temporadas Culturales Botánicas concert series.

The foundation is funded through a hybrid revenue model combining unit-priced admissions, concession fees, private and institutional event contracts, donations via Transbank, and project co-financing from government bodies (Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes) and corporate partners (Aguas Antofagasta S.A.). Customer segments are three: educational institutions reaching 7,000+ students annually, general public and families for recreation, and private event organizers. Its primary distribution channel is the physical park in Viña del Mar, supported by a website, Facebook page, YouTube programming (TV Botánica / Radio Botánica), and annual cultural seasons. Academic partners include five Chilean universities (Concepción, Talca, Arturo Prat, Técnica Federico Santa María, Austral).

Name

fund jardin botanico nacional de vina del mar

Legal name

Fundación Jardín Botánico Nacional

Website

https://jardin-botanico.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Fundación Jardín Botánico Nacional operates Chile's only National Botanical Garden, a 22-hectare park in Viña del Mar with 25 documented botanical collections, a research laboratory, and an herbarium. It serves general visitors, school groups (7,000+ students annually), and event clients through admissions, concessions, and cultural programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Botanical Garden and Conservation Services

NAICS

Zoos and Botanical Gardens (71213), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Gardens & Botanical Attractions (THAJACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seasonal Color, Planting & Horticultural Services (BPABADAL), Groundskeeping, Landscaping & Snow/Ice Management (EDALALAB)

Keywords

• Botanical garden operations
• Plant conservation services
• Environmental education programs
• Botanical research services
• Seed bank exchange

Headquarters

HQ city

Viña del Mar

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Park Admission Fees: Visitors pay admission fees to enter the botanical garden. Adults pay $2,000, seniors and students pay $1,000, children under 5 enter free, and cars pay $1,000.
2. Guided Tours: Guided tours are offered for $2,500 additional to park admission, requiring minimum 10 participants.
3. Canopy Adventure: Adventure activity with five circuits ranging from $4,000 to $12,000, operated as a concession.
4. Bicycle Rental: Bicycle and tricycle rental services at $1,000-$2,000, operated as a concession through Ecotriciclos.
5. Event Services: Private events including weddings, institutional celebrations, concerts, and birthday parties are contracted within the park.
6. Consulting Services: Services offered to third parties including garden design, irrigation systems, environmental education programs, botanical prospections, and botanical garden formation advisory.
7. Donations: The foundation receives donations through Transbank and the 'Dar con Tarjeta' program for conservation, education, and cultural projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The foundation operates Chile's National Botanical Garden, a 22-hectare public park in Viña del Mar that conserves 779 documented plant species across 25 BGCI-standard collections and delivers scientific research, environmental education for 7,000+ students annually, cultural programming (Temporadas Culturales Botánicas), guided tours, adventure activities (Canopy), children's programming (Casa Niños RUKAKARU), and third-party consulting on garden design, irrigation, and environmental education. Supporting facilities include a research laboratory (inaugurated July 2011), herbarium of ~1,800 folders, and an Index Seminum seed exchange with 70+ international botanical gardens.

Product overview

The Fundación Jardín Botánico Nacional operates a 22-hectare botanical park in Viña del Mar, Chile, functioning as a unified destination that integrates conservation, education, and recreation. The core offering is the botanical park itself with its 25 documented botanical collections according to BGCI standards. Supporting this are adventure services (Canopy), children's activities (Casa Niños RUKAKARU), recreational rentals (bicycles), research facilities (Herbarium, Research Laboratory), educational programs (Environmental Education, Library), cultural programming (Cultural Seasons with concerts), visitor services (Guided Tours), and consulting services for third parties. The organization functions as a public park with scientific and educational infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Park Admission and Botanical Collections Visit Tiered-admission access to the 22-hectare botanical garden and its 25 BGCI-standard botanical collections for general public visitors, families, and tourists. Adults pay CLP $2,000, seniors and students pay CLP $1,000, children under 5 enter free, and vehicles pay CLP $1,000.
• Canopy Adventure Activity Concession-operated adventure activity with five circuits built among tall trees featuring platforms, bridges, and safety equipment. Circuits are tiered by age and skill: Chercán (ages 3-7) CLP $4,000; Gavilán (ages 8-11) CLP $6,000; Águila (12+) CLP $8,000; Cóndor (15+) CLP $10,000; Quetzal (15+) CLP $12,000.
• Casa Niños RUKAKARU Children's Activity Center Children's activity center offering birthday celebrations, summer/winter schools, and weekend workshops within the botanical garden for families seeking nature-based educational and recreational programming for children.
• Bicycle and Tricycle Rental (Ecotriciclos) Concession-operated rental service offering children's bikes, adult bikes, tricycles, and baby-seat-equipped bikes for touring the park's safe circuits. Tricycles CLP $2,000 and bicycles CLP $1,000.
• Guided Tours (Visitas Guiadas) Guided tours of the botanical collections, greenhouse, and park areas led by specialized staff, available for schools on weekdays and for the general public on weekends, at CLP $2,500 additional to park admission with a minimum of 10 participants.
• Temporadas Culturales Botánicas (Botanical Cultural Seasons) Annual cultural programming series featuring concerts, theater, and children's activities held September through March, with over 100 concerts performed across nine years of programming, accessible within park admission.
• Third-Party Consulting Services Professional botanical and horticultural services offered to external clients including garden design and construction, irrigation systems, environmental education programs, botanical prospections, and advisory services for the formation of new botanical gardens.
• Environmental Education Program Structured environmental education program delivered March to December for schools through outdoor lessons, school visits, and workshops, serving over 7,000 students annually (8,000+ Valparaíso Region students participated in 2013).
• Private Events and Celebrations (Eventos y Celebraciones) Event hosting services within the park facilities for weddings, institutional celebrations, concerts, and birthday parties contracted directly with the foundation in designated park areas.
• Index Seminum Seed Exchange Program International seed exchange program distributing 123 native and exotic seed accessions to 70+ botanical gardens in Europe, the USA, and Latin America as a collaborative conservation and research offering between botanical institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 779 plant species conserved including 42.5% native species
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad de ConcepcióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for botanical research, education, and scientific collaboration. Universidad de Concepción (UdeC) is part of the alliance network of the Fundación Jardín Botánico Nacional.
• Universidad de TalcacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership supporting botanical research and education initiatives. Universidad de Talca (UMC) collaborates in scientific research and conservation programs.
• Universidad Arturo PratcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for botanical research and environmental education programs. UNAP participates in the foundation's alliance network.
• Universidad Técnica Federico Santa MaríacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical university partnership for research and scientific collaboration in botanical sciences. UTFSM is a key academic partner.
• Universidad Austral de ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Universidad Austral de Chile (UACH) for research collaboration in botany and environmental sciences.
• Valparaíso ExploraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional science outreach initiative partnering with the botanical garden for educational programs.
• Hotel AcontraluzminorOthersLocal boutique hotel partnership within the alliance network, supporting regional tourism and cultural initiatives.
• 6th Festival of Birds of ChileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Ilustre Municipalidad de Viña del Mar and Universidad Andrés Bello for the 6th Festival of Birds 2013, where the foundation was a collaborator. The festival received Sernatur's 'Sustainability' award in 2012.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World-leading botanical garden and research institution based in London. Kew is directly comparable to Fundación Jardín Botánico Nacional in its conservation mission, scientific research, herbarium operations, and Index Seminum seed exchange program (Kew has already recognized the Chilean foundation's seed database).
• Singapore Botanic Gardens: UNESCO World Heritage botanical garden with research, conservation, and educational functions. Comparable for the integrated model of national botanical garden, scientific research, and high-volume public visitation.
• Missouri Botanical Garden: Large established U.S. botanical garden with global research programs and seed exchange initiatives. Comparable in herbarium/research lab infrastructure, Index Seminum participation, and conservation mission.
• New York Botanical Garden: Major U.S. botanical garden with extensive collections, research programs, and educational outreach. Comparable for its herbarium scale (millions of specimens), conservation research, and school programming.

Direct peers

• Longwood Gardens: Large horticultural display garden with significant educational programming and paid admission model. Comparable for tiered pricing, event hosting (concerts, weddings), and cultural-season programming analogous to Temporadas Culturales Botánicas.
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Urban botanical garden with extensive children's and educational programming. Comparable for tiered admission, school visit programs, event hosting, and children's nature-based activity centers akin to Casa Niños RUKAKARU.
• Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid: Spanish national botanical garden with research institute status and historic collections. Comparable as a Spanish-speaking heritage botanical garden with herbarium, Index Seminum, and public-facing educational programming.
• Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis: Bogotá's municipal botanical garden operating as both a public attraction and research/conservation institution in Latin America. Most directly comparable peer given similar Latin American urban context, public admission model, and integrated conservation-education mission.
• Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays: Buenos Aires botanical garden, another major Latin American peer serving a Spanish-speaking capital-region population with collections, educational programming, and cultural events analogous to Viña del Mar's offerings.
• Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's flagship botanical garden managed as a federal research institute with public visitation. Comparable in scale, scientific research mandate, herbarium operations, and educational outreach to schools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/fjbn
• Facebookfacebook.com/Fundacion-Jardin-Botanico-Nacional
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fund-jardin-botanico-nacional-de-vina-del-mar

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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