Projeto Social Grêmio União

Name

Projeto Social Grêmio União

Legal name

Projeto Social Grêmio União

Website

https://psgremiouniao.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Social Services and Community Development

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Educational Services (611), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF), Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO)

Keywords

• Social services nonprofit
• Youth sports programs
• After-school education
• Cultural community projects
• Audiovisual youth training

Headquarters

HQ city

Pindamonhangaba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Incentive Programs: Primary funding source through federal, state, and municipal government programs including Lei Paulista de Incentivo ao Esporte, Lei de Incentivo ao Esporte (federal), Política Nacional Aldir Blanc de Fomento à Cultura (PNAB), FUMCAD, and direct government partnerships with municipalities.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Private sector sponsors including Gerdau and Novelis who fund specific projects such as Câmera & Ação, Direito de Ser, and Crianças Primeiros Passos.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Projeto Social Grêmio União is a non-profit social organization that delivers free sports, educational, and cultural programs to children and adolescents aged 6–17 from public schools in vulnerable situations in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo. Active projects include Câmera & Ação (audiovisual training), Cultura em Movimento (cultural workshops and film festival), Herdeiros do Futuro (futsal and family recreation), Letra, Vida e Arte (literacy and math tutoring), Direito de Ser (futsal and rugby), and Crianças Primeiros Passos (futsal-based sports education), all funded through government incentive laws and corporate sponsorships.

Product overview

Projeto Social Grêmio União is a non-profit social organization founded in 2003 that operates a portfolio of social projects across three core pillars: sports, education, and culture. The organization does not offer a technology product; instead, it delivers in-person programs for children and adolescents in vulnerable situations. The active project portfolio includes: Câmera & Ação (audiovisual training for adolescents), Cultura em Movimento (cultural and audiovisual workshops), Herdeiros do Futuro (futsal and recreational sports), Letra, Vida e Arte (literacy and learning support), Direito de Ser (futsal and rugby), and Crianças Primeiros Passos (futsal-based sports education). All projects are executed free of charge in partnership with government agencies and private sponsors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Herdeiros do Futuro A leisure and recreational sports project targeting children, adolescents, and their families, focused on strengthening intergenerational bonds within family and community settings through playful activities and futsal.
• Câmera & Ação An audiovisual training project that teaches adolescents aged 12–17 to produce video content, including scripting, filming, editing, photography, recording, and image treatment, fostering digital literacy and creative expression.
• Cultura em Movimento A cultural project using the Política Nacional Aldir Blanc funding mechanism, providing audiovisual training to students through external workshops and culminating in a short film festival with awards for best editing, direction, photography, script, and acting.
• Letra, Vida e Arte A free educational support project offering learning workshops in reading, writing, and mathematics for children in grades 3–5 of the municipal school network, using playful activities and differentiated language to complement conventional classroom instruction.
• Direito de Ser A sports and educational project for children and youth conducted via the Lei Paulista de Incentivo ao Esporte, utilizing futsal and rugby as tools for social development and citizenship building.
• Crianças Primeiros Passos A sports and educational project for children in partnership with Gerdau and the municipal government, using futsal as a tool to support educational, social, and health development while encouraging school attendance and academic performance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700+ students served across multiple active projects
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• SEBRAEcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2026Partnership for entrepreneurship training and development within the Empreender em Movimento event. SEBRAE provides educational content and certification for entrepreneurs participating in the forum.
• Ministério do Empreendedorismo, da Microempresa e da Empresa de Pequeno PorteflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Federal government ministry supporting the Empreender em Movimento event and broader entrepreneurship development initiatives. Key institutional partner for major community events.
• GerdaucoreOthersCorporate sponsor providing funding for sports projects including Crianças Primeiros Passos and futsal programs. Supports the organization's sports education initiatives through Lei Paulista de Incentivo ao Esporte funding.
• NoveliscoreOthersCorporate sponsor supporting Câmera & Ação and other cultural/audiovisual projects. Provides funding and resources for youth audiovisual training programs.
• Secretaria de Educação e Cultura de PindamonhangabacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government body providing direct funding and partnership for Letra Vida e Arte and other educational projects. Manages Termo de Colaboração agreements.
• CMDCA (Conselho Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal council overseeing child and adolescent rights that approves and funds projects including Câmera & Ação through FUMCAD resources.
• Secretaria de Esportes do Estado de São PaulocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government sports secretariat funding projects through Lei Paulista de Incentivo ao Esporte, including Direito de Ser.
• Ministério da Cultura / Governo FederalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal culture ministry providing PNAB funding for Cultura em Movimento project through Política Nacional Aldir Blanc de Fomento à Cultura.
• Ministério do Esporte / Governo FederalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal sports ministry providing funding through Lei de Incentivo ao Esporte for Crianças Primeiros Passos projects.
• Prefeitura de PindamonhangabacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government providing support for events, venue access (Parque da Cidade), and institutional backing for community programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Aldeias Infantis SOS Brasil: Brazilian arm of global SOS Children's Villages, providing comprehensive care, education, and family strengthening for vulnerable children. Larger and more institutionalized than Grêmio União but addresses overlapping beneficiary population and operates through similar public-private partnership model.
• Fundação Abrinq: One of Brazil's largest children's welfare foundations, focused on defending and promoting the rights of children and adolescents nationally. Broader scope than Grêmio União but operates in overlapping space around FUMCAD funding and youth welfare policy advocacy.

Direct peers

• Projeto Guri: São Paulo state-funded cultural program offering free music and arts education for children and adolescents in vulnerable situations. Comparable public-private funding structure, free delivery model, and youth cultural-development focus to Grêmio União's Cultura em Movimento and Câmera & Ação projects.
• Instituto Reação: Brazilian NGO founded by Olympic medalist Flávio Canto that delivers judo-based social development programs for children and youth in vulnerable communities. Closely comparable sport-as-social-tool model with structured curriculum and instructor staffing.
• Fundação Gol de Letra: Brazilian non-profit founded by Ronaldo and Kaká that uses sports (football) combined with education and citizenship to support vulnerable children and adolescents. Directly comparable model to Grêmio União's sports-plus-education approach for at-risk youth in São Paulo state.
• Instituto Esporte & Educação: Brazilian non-profit dedicated to sport education and youth development through physical activity programs in schools and communities. Overlapping mission, delivery mechanism, and target population with Grêmio União's after-school sports programs.

Others

• CIEE (Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola): Brazilian non-profit focused on youth professional development and school-to-work transition. Different primary mission but overlapping youth-services ecosystem, with complementary internship and training pathways that could partner with Grêmio União's educational programs.

Regional players

• Cáritas Brasileira: Brazilian Catholic social service network delivering humanitarian assistance, community development, and social programs nationally. Shares the Brazilian community-development and vulnerable-population focus but operates across the country rather than concentrating in a single municipality.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/projetogremiouniao
• Facebookfacebook.com/psgremiouniao
• Instagraminstagram.com/gremiouniaooficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/projeto-social-gr%C3%AAmio-uni%C3%A3o

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

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