Kids Kicking Cancer Israel/Maagal Giborim

Name

Kids Kicking Cancer Israel/Maagal Giborim

Legal name

Maagal Giborim of Kids Kicking Cancer Israel

Website

https://kkci.online

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Therapeutic Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kids & Youth Martial Arts Programs (HSADADAG), Therapeutic & Behavioral Health School Programs (Day Treatment) (EDAJAEAE), Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Therapeutic martial arts
• Pediatric oncology support
• Nonprofit healthcare services
• Community-based therapy
• Children's cancer support

Headquarters

HQ city

Raanana

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates as a nonprofit relying primarily on donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsors. Donations fund ongoing lessons and activities in hospitals, municipalities, with partner organizations, and 1-to-1 sessions. The organization has Israeli tax-exempt status (#46) allowing donors to receive tax benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kids Kicking Cancer Israel (Maagal Giborim) provides free therapeutic martial arts programs for children and adolescents with cancer and other serious illnesses. Specially-certified instructors teach movement, breathing techniques, and guided imagery to help young patients manage pain, fear, anxiety, and anger, transitioning them from a victim to a victor mindset. The flagship Heroes Circle community component enables participants to teach these coping skills to others, creating a self-sustaining peer support ecosystem across Israeli hospitals, municipalities, and partner organizations.

Product overview

Kids Kicking Cancer Israel (Maagal Giborim) operates as a single-service nonprofit organization offering therapeutic martial arts programs. The core offering is the Therapeutic Martial Arts Program, which teaches martial arts movement, breathing techniques, and guided imagery to help children and families battling cancer and serious illnesses, as well as youth-at-risk. This is supported by the Heroes Circle (Maagal Giborim) community program where participants learn and teach coping skills. A supplementary online donation system enables supporters to contribute tax-deductible donations in Israeli New Shekels or US Dollars. The organization does not operate a technology platform or software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Therapeutic Martial Arts Program A free, in-person therapeutic program for children and adolescents with cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as youth-at-risk. Specially-certified instructors teach martial arts movement, directed breathing techniques, and guided imagery to help participants manage pain, fear, anxiety, anger, and loss of control. The program is delivered across partner hospitals, municipalities, and one-to-one sessions in Israel.
• Heroes Circle (Maagal Giborim) A community-based program where students and instructors of various ages learn together to apply martial arts, meditation, and guided imagery techniques to cope with distress and crisis. Experienced participants then teach these coping skills to others, creating peer-led resilience training and a sense of meaning that strengthens inner peace and self-confidence.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wolfson Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital where Kids Kicking Cancer Israel delivers therapeutic martial arts programs for children with serious illnesses. The hospital hosts regular classes and individual sessions for young patients.
• Ichilov HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital where therapeutic martial arts programs are delivered to children undergoing treatment, providing emotional support and coping tools.
• Sheba Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor medical center partnership delivering therapeutic martial arts to pediatric patients, supporting the organization's mission to empower children facing serious illness.
• Schneider Children's Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized pediatric hospital partnership providing therapeutic martial arts programs for children with serious medical conditions.
• Rambam Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital hosting Kids Kicking Cancer Israel programs for children undergoing treatment for cancer and other serious illnesses.
• Alin HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital where therapeutic martial arts services are delivered to patients.
• Israeli MunicipalitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with Israeli municipalities to deliver therapeutic martial arts programs to children and youth-at-risk in community settings beyond hospital environments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Camp Kesem (Stanford-affiliated): U.S. nonprofit operating free summer camps and year-round support programs for children affected by a parent's cancer. Comparable "peer-support community" pillar to Heroes Circle and similar volunteer-driven, donation-funded model.
• Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation: U.S.-based nonprofit supporting children with brain tumors and their families through information, advocacy, and community programs. Partial overlap in pediatric serious-illness beneficiary base and family-support orientation.
• National Pediatric Cancer Foundation: U.S. nonprofit funding pediatric oncology research and family support. Partial overlap in pediatric cancer beneficiary population, but primarily research-oriented versus therapy-delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Hospital-adjacent global nonprofit supporting families of sick children. Comparable hospital-embedded distribution model and pediatric serious-illness beneficiary population, though focused on accommodation rather than therapy.
• Starlight Children's Foundation: Large global nonprofit providing entertainment, gaming, and therapeutic programs to hospitalized children across multiple modalities. Overlapping beneficiary population and hospital-partnership GTM, but broader scope and non-martial-arts modality.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation: Global incumbent serving children with critical illnesses through wish-granting and family support. Comparable beneficiary population (children with serious illnesses) and similar donation-driven revenue model, but very different intervention (experiential vs. ongoing therapy).

Regional players

• Sa'ad U'Rachamim / Israeli Palliative/Children's Hospice: Israeli nonprofit providing therapeutic and emotional support to children with life-limiting and serious illness. Comparable Israel-market hospital-and-home delivery and pediatric beneficiary focus.

Direct peers

• Zichron Menachem / Bereaved Families Support: Israeli nonprofit offering psychosocial, recreational, and therapeutic support to children with cancer and their families inside Israeli hospitals. Closest in-country peer operating in the same hospital channels and beneficiary base.
• Chai Lifeline: Major Jewish-community nonprofit delivering hospital-based and home-based psychosocial, recreational, and therapeutic support to children with serious illness and their families. Comparable in mission, beneficiary profile, donor base, and Israel-hospital channel.
• Kids Kicking Cancer (Global/US): The originating U.S.-based organization that founded the martial arts therapy methodology subsequently licensed/affiliated to the Israeli chapter. Same therapeutic martial arts curriculum, same Heroes Circle model, same hospital-embedded delivery - making it the most directly comparable peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kids-kicking-cancer-israel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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