Malia Stiftung

Name

Malia Stiftung

Legal name

Malia Stiftung

Website

https://maliastiftung.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Rehabilitation & Social Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF)

Keywords

• Vocational integration services
• Protected workplaces
• Job coaching programs
• Social services foundation
• Work integration programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Altstätten

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Services Funding (IV/Socialhilfe): Primary revenue comes from government-funded integration programs through the Invalidenversicherung (IV) and municipal social assistance (Sozialhilfe) organizations. These institutions refer clients and fund the integration services.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation accepts tax-deductible donations for its operations and specific projects such as building renovations. Donations are used where most needed.
3. Product Sales (Hofladen, malia-shop.ch): Revenue from selling handmade crafts, floral arrangements, food products, and gift items produced by participants through the farm shop and online store.
4. Space Rental and Events: Revenue from renting event spaces, wedding venues, and hosting seasonal events like Adventszauber and Weihnachtsmarkt.
5. Business Services (Office Services, Assembly): Revenue from providing business outsourcing services including document digitization, mail processing, and assembly work for external clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Malia Stiftung is a Swiss non-profit foundation operating from the historic Gutshof Forst estate in Altstätten, St.Galler Rheintal, providing vocational integration services through approximately 80 protected workplaces across diverse work areas. The foundation delivers structured work training, job coaching, and skill-building programs for people with mental health challenges, social assistance recipients, refugees, and youth without vocational training. It supplements its integration mission with revenue-generating commercial services including office outsourcing, creative crafts, gardening, floristry, and technical assembly, alongside retail via the Hofladen farm shop and malia-shop.ch.

Product overview

Malia Stiftung operates as a social institution offering vocational integration programs from its Gutshof Forst estate in Altstätten, St.Galler Rheintal. The organization provides 80 protected workplaces across diverse work areas (Office-Werkstatt, Kreativ-Werkstatt, Garten & Floristik, Technical Assembly) for people with mental health challenges. Supporting programs include Level Up (E-Sport Center for youth 18-25), Bärenweg educational trail, and the Arbeit – Bildung – Integration program for refugees. Revenue-generating activities include Adventszauber seasonal markets, Hofladen farm shop, and room rental for events/weddings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gutshof Forst: The historic estate property in Altstätten that houses the Malia Stiftung's operations, including workspaces, event spaces, a farm shop, and rooms for rent.
• Malia Academy
• Level Up
• Bärenweg Altstätten

Products and services

• Arbeitsintegration (Vocational Integration Programs) Structured vocational integration programs for people with mental health challenges, including vocational assessment (Berufliche Abklärung), build-up training (Aufbautraining), work training (Arbeitstraining), job coaching (Jobcoaching), and youth integration measures (IM für Jugendliche). Delivered at Gutshof Forst in Altstätten for participants referred by the IV and municipal social services.
• Office-Werkstatt Business office services including data preparation, document digitization, large-scale mailings, and administrative support. Services are delivered by participants in the integration program and offered to external companies as outsourcing.
• Kreativ-Werkstatt (Creative Workshop) Creative crafts workshop producing sustainable paper products (lamps, bowls, art cards), bags, decorative gifts, vouchers, textile work including bags and teddy bears, and graphic design services. Products are sold through the Hofladen and malia-shop.ch, and design services are offered to external clients.
• Garten & Floristik Garden and floristry services including custom flower arrangements, bouquets, wreaths, event floristry for special occasions, garden design, garden maintenance, and garden art projects. Services and floral products are available to private and corporate customers.
• Technische Montage (Technical Assembly) Assembly and kitting services for external companies, including confectioning of products, assembly of simple to complex components, and small-series assembly of electrical components.
• Hofladen (Farm Shop) On-site farm shop at Gutshof Forst selling homemade delicacies, gift ideas, and handcrafted products produced in Malia Stiftung's workshops. Open Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:30, with complementary online ordering via malia-shop.ch.
• Malia Academy (Room Rental) Event and wedding venue rental at the historic Gutshof Forst, suitable for groups of up to 50 persons, including rooms in the historic estate setting.
• Level Up Innovative pilot project featuring an in-house E-Sport Center for young adults aged 18-25, providing structured activities and integration opportunities through gaming.
• Arbeit – Bildung – Integration (FL & VA Program) Six-month program specifically developed for refugees (Flüchtlinge) and provisionally admitted persons (Vorläufig Aufgenommene) aged 18+ residing in Canton St.Gallen, preparing them for the Swiss labor market with workplace-based German language training and vocational integration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80 protected workplaces provided
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Pro NaturaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro Natura is a Swiss nature conservation organization that partnered with the Malia Stiftung for the Bärenweg (Bear Trail) educational initiative and Bärenausstellung (Bear Exhibition). Pro Natura provided the traveling exhibition on bear conservation displayed in the 150-year-old barn at Gutshof Forst.
• VIER PFOTEN (Four Paws)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIER PFOTEN (Four Paws) is an international animal welfare organization that partnered with the Malia Stiftung for the bear-themed educational exhibition and children's festival. They participated with an information stand and presentations about bear welfare.
• Arosa BärenlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArosa Bärenland is a bear sanctuary in Switzerland that collaborated with the Malia Stiftung for the bear exhibition and Bärenweg trail. They provided content and expertise for the educational programs about bear rescue and conservation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Invalidenversicherung (IV) St. Gallen: Cantonal IV office that serves as Malia's primary referral and funding partner. Included as a key stakeholder rather than competitor; its policy and budget decisions directly determine Malia's participant inflow.

Direct peers

• Werkheim Uster: Swiss sheltered workshop and vocational integration provider for people with disabilities, offering multi-area work programs and B2B services. Strong overlap with Malia's eight-work-area structure and B2B service offerings.
• Stiftung Wendepunkt: Swiss foundation offering vocational and social integration programs, including work trials and protected workplaces, with a similar mission to reintegrate disadvantaged individuals into the labor market.
• Stiftung Brändi: Swiss foundation operating sheltered workshops and vocational integration programs for people with disabilities across multiple sites in Central Switzerland. Closest direct peer to Malia's estate-anchored, multi-work-area integration model.
• Stiftung Profil: Swiss foundation delivering work integration, vocational assessment, and job coaching for IV recipients and Sozialhilfe clients. Operates similar IV/Sozialhilfe-funded vocational measures to Malia, with broader cantonal reach.
• Stiftung WBM: Winterthur-based foundation offering vocational integration, sheltered employment, and residential services for people with psychosocial challenges. Highly comparable participant population and program structure to Malia.
• SILEX Werkstätten: Swiss sheltered workshop organization providing vocational integration across assembly, crafts, and services for people with disabilities. Comparable protected-workplace model and government-funded structure to Malia.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Schweiz: Large Swiss humanitarian organization running employment-integration and refugee programs nationally. Overlaps with Malia's refugee (FL/VA) integration program and broader social-services funding channels.
• Pro Infirmis: Switzerland's largest disability advocacy and service organization. While broader in scope (advocacy, consulting, residential services), it operates within the same IV/Sozialhilfe ecosystem and serves overlapping participant populations.
• Heilsarmee Schweiz (Salvation Army Switzerland): Operates social integration, work programs, and second-chance employment services across Switzerland. Comparable in serving vulnerable populations and operating revenue-generating social enterprises to fund programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/maliastiftung
• Instagraminstagram.com/malia.stiftung
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maliastiftung

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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