Fundación Niños con Futuro

What Fundación Niños con Futuro does

Fundación Niños con Futuro is an Ecuadorian non-profit foundation established in 1996 (formally incorporated October 15, 1997) and headquartered in Guayaquil, Guayas. It operates the Unidad Educativa Felipe Costa von Buchwald, a private K-12 institution serving approximately 460-500 children ages 5-18 drawn from economically vulnerable families in marginal urban neighborhoods of Guayaquil. The foundation delivers a fully integrated program combining Ministry of Education-aligned academics (grades 1 through 3rd year of bachillerato), daily meals (breakfast and lunch), psycho-social support, sports and recreational activities, skills training in carpentry, electronics, and beauty, values formation, and family accompaniment services reaching 343 families.

The foundation generates revenue through a diversified fundraising portfolio rather than tuition. Annual inflows (~$450,000 operating budget) come from the Cena de Vida gala (which alone contributes over 30% of annual budget), the Plan Padrino monthly child sponsorship program, individual donations via website/PayPal and US checks (supported by 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status), corporate sponsorships (Banco de Guayaquil, Corporación Favorita, Pronaca, 3M, Bakels, Flexiplast, Nital, Ingenio Valdez, among others), the Mundial Entre Amigos World Cup sweepstakes, the Corro por tu Futuro 5K race, three annual flea markets, and a solidary products retail program distributed through Supermaxi and Megamaxi stores. The core technology stack is minimal: a WordPress website, standard donation processing (PayPal), WhatsApp-based donor communication, and Google Workspace tools under a 2023 partnership providing 500+ active licenses. The foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors led by President Lillianne Enz de Wright, with Eco. Carlos Morejón Vallejo serving as Executive Director. The 25-year municipal land concession granted in 2001 underpins operational stability. Since inception, the foundation reports serving over 8,000 children, with the most recent cohort (Promotion 12, February 2025) graduating 34 students all of whom are reportedly working or enrolled in universities.

Name

Fundación Niños con Futuro

Legal name

Fundación Niños con Futuro

Website

https://ninosconfuturo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Niños con Futuro is an Ecuadorian non-profit founded in 1996 that operates a K-12 school in Guayaquil serving approximately 460-500 children from vulnerable communities. It funds free education, meals, and psycho-social support through galas, sponsorships, retail cause-marketing, and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Nonprofit education services
• Child education programs
• Community fundraising events
• School sponsorship programs
• Social welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Guayaquil

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Gala Events (Cena de Vida): Annual fundraising gala dinner with themed entertainment. Generates over 30% of annual budget. Tickets sold at $90-120 per person.
2. Plan Padrino (Sponsorship Program): Monthly sponsorship program where supporters contribute to individual child's education. Direct impact on sponsored child's access to education, meals, and support services.
3. Solidary Products Sales: Sales of partner products (paper, food, cleaning supplies, beauty products) where percentage of each purchase goes to fund education programs. Products sold at Supermaxi and Megamaxi stores.
4. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals via website PayPal integration and check payments for US donors. 501-C3 status enables tax-deductible donations from US supporters.
5. Corporate Sponsorships (Auspicios): Companies sponsor programs and events, providing financial support in exchange for brand visibility and association with social impact.
6. Raffle and Lottery Events (Mundial Entre Amigos): World Cup prediction contest where participation fees support educational programs. Combines sports enthusiasm with charitable giving.
7. Sports Events (Corro por tu Futuro): 5K charity race where registration fees directly fund educational programs. Unites community, sport, and solidarity.
8. Flea Markets (Pulgueros): Three annual flea markets accepting donated items (electronics, toys, clothes, books) for resale. Volunteer-organized fundraising events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundación Niños con Futuro operates a K-12 educational institution (Unidad Educativa Felipe Costa von Buchwald) for at-risk children aged 5-18 in Guayaquil, Ecuador, delivering free primary and secondary education, daily meals, skills training (carpentry, electronics, beauty), psycho-social support, sports, and family accompaniment. The foundation sustains its operations through donations, monthly child sponsorships (Plan Padrino), annual fundraising events, corporate auspicies, and solidary consumer products sold at retail chains.

Product overview

Fundación Niños con Futuro operates a single integrated product portfolio centered on its Unidad Educativa Felipe Costa von Buchwald, a private K-12 school (1° EGB through 3° BGU) for at-risk children aged 5–18 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The school provides comprehensive services including meals (breakfast and lunch), academic instruction, values and spiritual formation, psycho-social support, and sports. The product portfolio is extended by three sponsorship and fundraising modules — Plan Padrino (monthly child sponsorship), Cena de Vida (annual gala dinner), and Mundial Entre Amigos (World Cup sweepstakes) — that together generate the operating revenue needed to sustain the school. Additional supplementary programs include road safety education, an annual entrepreneurship fair (Brújulas), student life activities, and a solidary consumer products retail line sold in national supermarket chains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Unidad Educativa Felipe Costa von Buchwald Free K-12 private school (Educación General Básica 1° to 10° and Bachillerato General Unificado 1° to 3°) for children and youth aged 5-18 from vulnerable communities in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Provides full academic instruction aligned with the Ministry of Education curriculum, daily breakfast and lunch, skills training in carpentry, electronics, and beauty, psycho-social support, sports, values formation, and post-graduation guidance.
• Plan Padrino (Sponsorship Program) Monthly sponsorship program allowing individuals to directly support a child's education, covering breakfast, lunch, academic instruction, values formation, psycho-social care, and sports.
• Cena de Vida (Gala Dinner) Annual themed fundraising gala dinner that serves as the foundation's primary fundraising event, generating over 30% of the annual budget. Tickets priced at $90-$120 per person.
• Corro por tu Futuro (5K Charity Race) Annual family-friendly 5K running event that unites sport, family, and solidarity. Each registration directly supports the foundation's educational programs.
• Mundial Entre Amigos (World Cup Sweepstakes) Sports-themed fundraising initiative combining a World Cup forecasting contest with charitable giving. Each participation fee directly funds education for the foundation's children.
• Solidary Products (Productos Solidarios) Retail products (Flexiplast bags, Nital beauty products, Terraverde snacks, Scott paper products, etc.) sold at Supermaxi and Megamaxi stores in Ecuador where a portion of each purchase supports the education of children at the Unidad Educativa.
• Copa Amistad (Student Sports Tournament) Annual sports tournament organized by the Student Council featuring football, volleyball, basketball, and chess, promoting healthy competition and student leadership.
• Brújulas — Semillero de Emprendimiento (Entrepreneurship Fair) Annual institutional entrepreneurship fair where each graduating class develops a central theme project, strengthening leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurial vision among Third Bachelorato students.
• Road Safety Education Program (Educación Vial) Road safety education initiative for students, jointly implemented with the municipal transit authority, combining acting, contests, and prizes to teach road safety, traffic laws, and pedestrian responsibility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 8,000 children served since 1996 with education, food, and integral support
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ATM (Agencia de Transporte y Movilidad)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2024Municipal transit authority implemented road safety education program at the school. Through acting, contests and prizes, students learn about road pyramid and traffic light importance. Ing. Manuel Salvatierra leads sustainability direction. ATM is working on agreements with Ministry of Education to include road safety in national curriculum.
• GooglecoreTechnology or Integration · 11 November 2023Partnership provides Google tools and licenses to students. Over 500 active licenses enable students to access digital tools and free certifications. Supports academic projects and virtual guidance for students. Part of digital transformation initiative moving toward Google certification for the institution.
• Universidad Católica de Santiago de GuayaquilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for graduation ceremonies. Aula Magna provides emblematic space for Promotion 12 graduation of 34 new bachilleres in February 2025.
• The Bridge / Conectamos por timinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsulting alliance providing mental health support. Conducted assertiveness communication workshop for parents of first-year bachillerato students in February 2023.
• Supermaxi/MegamaxicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor supermarket chains distribute solidary products where portion of each purchase supports children's education. Products include Flexiplast bags, Nital beauty items, Terraverde snacks, Scott paper products, and more.
• Hospital Psiquiátrico Lorenzo PonceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partner from early years (1996) - provided physical structure for initial rehabilitation programs for children with addiction and behavioral issues.
• IRS 501-C3 StatuscoreOthersUS tax-exempt status enabling American donors to make tax-deductible contributions. Florida Registration #CH46212. Allows recurring and one-time donations from US supporters with receipt documentation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plan International Ecuador: International children's rights organization running education, protection, and youth empowerment programs in Ecuador. Comparable mission around vulnerable children, with global institutional backing.
• World Vision Ecuador: International child welfare NGO with sponsorship, education, and community programs for vulnerable children in Ecuador. Directly comparable beneficiary base, integrated service model, and donor engagement approach.
• Aldeas Infantiles SOS Ecuador: Organization supporting children and young people at risk of losing or who have lost parental care in Ecuador. Comparable target demographic and integrated support model combining education, family services, and psycho-social care.
• Hogar de Cristo Ecuador: Ecuadorian Jesuit-founded NGO serving vulnerable populations including children and youth through education and social programs. Comparable faith-inspired values-based model serving marginal urban communities.
• Fe y Alegría Ecuador: Latin America's largest education-focused NGO network, operating schools for low-income and vulnerable children across Ecuador. Directly comparable mission and beneficiary population, with substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Children International Ecuador: Child sponsorship organization providing education, healthcare, and youth programs in Ecuador. Highly comparable sponsor-driven funding model and integrated service delivery to vulnerable children.
• Compassion International Ecuador: Global child sponsorship organization operating in Ecuador with monthly sponsorship programs similar to Plan Padrino. Comparable business model and target demographic, with much greater scale and brand recognition.
• Save the Children Ecuador: Global NGO working on education, child protection, and livelihoods for at-risk children in Ecuador. Comparable programmatic focus on education for vulnerable populations with parallel fundraising model.
• Educo (NGO): International cooperation NGO focused on education and child protection, operating across Latin America including Ecuador. Comparable mission around quality education for vulnerable children and similar donor-supported funding structure.

Emerging players

• Glasswing International: Nonprofit running education and workforce development programs in Central America with growing presence in the region. Partial overlap on education-for-vulnerable-youth model with potential for partnership or competitive expansion into Ecuador.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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