Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz e.V.

Name

Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz e.V.

Legal name

Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz e.V.

Website

https://kinderkrebshilfe-mainz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Oncology Support Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK), Rare Disease & Special Needs Support Organizations (BPAGACAM), Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding (HLAJALAJ)

Keywords

• Pediatric oncology support
• Childhood cancer research
• Psychosocial care services
• Nonprofit fundraising
• Palliative care support

Headquarters

HQ city

Mainz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals: Direct monetary donations from private individuals supporting children with cancer. Tax-deductible donations processed through website forms, bank transfers (Volksbank Darmstadt Mainz), and PayPal.
2. Membership fees: Annual membership program allowing supporters to become official members of the association with over 100 current members.
3. Charity events and corporate partnerships: Corporate sponsorships, charity sports events, blood donation drives, and creative fundraising campaigns (e.g., charity tournament, art exhibitions donating proceeds, fortune cookie campaigns).
4. Bequests and inheritances: Legacy giving program encouraging supporters to include the organization in their wills.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz e.V. is a registered nonprofit association that funds and delivers support services for children and adolescents with cancer and their families in the Mainz/Rhineland-Palatinate region. Its offering centers on funding pediatric oncology research, providing medical equipment and psychosocial care at the Universitätsmedizin Mainz Kinderonkologisches Zentrum, sponsoring sports, art, riding and reading therapy programs, distraction activities, palliative care support, and acute financial assistance. The association is funded by individual donations, membership fees, charity events, corporate sponsorships, and bequests.

Product overview

Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz e.V. is a non-profit charitable association that supports children and adolescents with cancer and their families in the Mainz region. The organization does not offer a commercial product in the traditional sense, but rather provides a range of support services, fundraising activities, and community programs. The services include financial support for research, medical equipment, psychosocial care, sports therapy projects, art and reading projects, pony therapy, and various recreational activities for young patients at the Children's Oncology Center of University Medical Center Mainz.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Oncology Research Funding Funding for research projects at the Universitätsmedizin Mainz Kinderonkologisches Zentrum aimed at sustainable advances in childhood cancer treatment.
• Medical Equipment for Pediatric Oncology Procurement and provision of medical devices for the Kinderonkologisches Zentrum to support inpatient and outpatient care of young cancer patients.
• Psychosocial Care (Herzenssache) Comprehensive psychosocial support services for young cancer patients and their families during diagnosis, treatment and aftercare at Universitätsmedizin Mainz.
• Palliative Care Support Support of pediatric palliative care services and family accompaniment at end of life for children whose cancer is no longer curable.
• Acute Financial Assistance for Families Direct, rapid financial relief for families of children with cancer to ease the immediate burden of a cancer diagnosis.
• Horse Therapy Program (Reittherapie) Equine-assisted therapy for pediatric oncology patients to support physical and emotional wellbeing during treatment.
• Sports Program (Sportprojekt) Structured sports activities for children and adolescents during and after cancer treatment to support recovery and quality of life.
• Station Distraction Activities Activities and amenities provided on the pediatric oncology ward to distract children from the hospital routine, including the reading project with Stiftung Lesen and in-kind donations.
• Kickin' Cancer Charity Sports Day Annual international sports day bringing together 500+ participants to raise awareness and funds for Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz.
• Funding of Pediatric Oncology Staff Positions Co-financing of personnel at the Universitätsmedizin Mainz Kinderonkologisches Zentrum, including psychosocial, therapeutic and medical roles.
• Digitalization of the Pediatric Oncology Ward Support of digital tools and infrastructure at the pediatric oncology ward, including eBook readers provided through Stiftung Lesen.
• Ward Facilities and Rooms (Räumlichkeiten) Funding of rooms, family areas, and amenities at the pediatric oncology ward to improve the treatment environment.
• Direct Donation Program Tax-deductible monetary donations processed via bank transfer to Volksbank Darmstadt Mainz and PayPal, supporting the association's mission.
• Association Membership Annual membership program enabling supporters to become official members of the association, currently with over 100 members.
• Bequest and Legacy Giving Program Legacy giving program encouraging supporters to include Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz in their wills and estate planning.
• Dental Gold and In-Kind Donation Programs Creative donation channels including dental gold, bottle deposit donations, decluttering-for-good, and in-kind gifts (e.g., trading cards, stuffed animals).

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of children with cancer survive at least 15 years in Germany
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DerShop MainzminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2026Local antique and collectibles shop owner Günter Jung donated trading cards and stuffed animals (including Yoshi from Super Mario) to young patients at the Children's Oncology Center after visiting the clinic when his son was born nearby.
• Elisabeth Symnick (artist)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026Artist Elisabeth Symnick exhibited over 300 watercolor paintings at Stadthalle an der Orangerie in Kirchheimbolanden from June 22 to July 5, with all proceeds from artwork sales donated to Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz.
• TSG 1846 Mainz-KastelminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Organized a charity small-sided soccer tournament on May 1, 2026 with 14 teams participating, raising 2,000 EUR for Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz through registration fees and on-site donations.
• Werner's FamilienbäckereiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Baker Werner sold fortune cookies during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (September 2024) and raised 10,000 EUR for Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz through the 'Glückskeks' (lucky cookie) campaign.
• TSC Mainz (Tennis Club)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2024Rhineland-Palatinate Tennis Championships organized 'Coins-to-beat-Cancer' collection resulting in over 1,000 EUR donation to Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz.
• Landgraf MotorsportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term supporter of Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz for several years. Provides financial support, creates awareness through logo placement on racing vehicles, and creates memorable experiences for families through visits to their workshop in Gensingen and attendance at DTM races at the Nürburgring. Supports pediatric oncology patients with VIP experiences at motorsport events.
• Stiftung Lesen (Reading Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the German Reading Foundation to support the reading project at the pediatric oncology ward. The foundation loans books annually and provides eBook readers with an eBook children's library for young patients.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Elterninitiative leukämie- und krebskranker Kinder e.V. (Gießen): Regional German parent-led nonprofit supporting children with cancer at a specific university hospital. Directly comparable in mission, structure, and local hospital partnership model to Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz.
• Kinderkrebshilfe Frankfurt e.V. Regional German nonprofit supporting pediatric oncology at Frankfurt University Hospital. Closely analogous in geographic scope, hospital-anchored service model, and fundraising approach.
• Verein zur Förderung der Krebskranken Kinder (Hamburg) — Förderverein: Regional Hamburg-area parent association funding pediatric oncology care and research. Same disease-specific voluntary health organization model, same hospital-anchored distribution, with comparable donation-driven revenue.
• Stiftung Kinderkrebsforschung Frankfurt: Frankfurt-based foundation funding pediatric oncology research with a research-grantmaking model. Directly comparable as a disease-specific voluntary health organization supporting childhood cancer research at a university hospital.
• Stiftung KinderKlinik München (Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital): Munich-based foundation supporting pediatric hospital care including oncology. Comparable as a regionally-focused voluntary health organization supporting children's hospital services and family programs.
• Aktion für krebskranke Kinder e.V. (Bonn): Regional parent-led nonprofit supporting children with cancer and their families in the Bonn region. Closely comparable in mission, voluntary health organization structure, and family-support focus.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Kinderkrebsstiftung: Germany's largest national childhood cancer foundation, funding research, treatment facilities, and family support. Comparable as a disease-specific voluntary health organization serving pediatric oncology, though operating at a national rather than regional scale.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities Germany: National charity operating family accommodation and support services near German children's hospitals. Overlaps with Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz's psychosocial and family-support mission, though serves multiple pediatric conditions beyond oncology.
• Deutsche Krebshilfe: Germany's largest cancer nonprofit funding cancer research across all age groups and tumor types. Provides a comparable disease-focused grantmaking model but operates at a national scale across many cancer categories, making it broader than Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz's pediatric-only focus.

Emerging players

• Kinderhospiz Bärenherz: Germany's leading children's hospice organization, providing palliative care and family support. Overlaps with Kinderkrebshilfe Mainz's palliative care and serious-illness support offerings, though Bärenherz's scope spans all life-limiting pediatric conditions, not cancer-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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