Punt de Referència

What Punt de Referència does

Punt de Referència (legal name Associació Punt de Referència, NIF G61356689) is a Catalan non-profit association founded in 1997 and headquartered at Carrer de Consell de Cent 445 in Barcelona's Eixample district. It supports tutored and ex-tutored youth — young people in, or aging out of, the Catalan foster-care system — through a portfolio of programs grouped into three pillars: mentorship (REFERENTS, ATENEA, and the ACULL foster-family hosting program), housing (Pisos Assistits assisted apartments and LLARS EL PAS shared housing), and support/participation (TRAJECTE and SOM LLAVOR). The organization additionally offers training and consulting services (Formació i Consultoria) to other social entities on mentorship and family foster care methodologies, and runs awareness campaigns such as Un Gest, Un Món and El Valor d'Acollir.

Underlying technology is a small-scale, non-technical stack: a WordPress-based multilingual website (Catalan/Spanish/English via WPML) using Stripe for card payments, Bizum (code 33462) and bank-transfer rails (Fiare Banca Ètica, CaixaBank) for donations and recurring membership fees, with Google Analytics 4, Hotjar, and Yandex Metrica for web analytics, and Vimeo/YouTube for video content. No mobile app, public API, or AI/ML components are present.

The business model is a hybrid non-profit funding mix: tiered recurring membership fees (€10-€100/month on monthly, quarterly, or annual billing), one-time donations (€30-€600), earmarked program-impact donations (€1,400 per 9-month mentorship, €3,600 for five youth in educational support, €9,000 for ACULL hosting), corporate donations with a 40% IRPF tax deduction, and a modest professional-services revenue line from training and consulting. Go-to-market is community-led: volunteer recruitment (mentors, administrative support) and individual/corporate donor acquisition through the website, social channels (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Bluesky), the L'Apunt newsletter, an annual member gathering, and word-of-mouth referrals. Customer segments are threefold: the non-paying beneficiary youth; the paying individual members and donors; and corporate partners and other social entities purchasing training services. The organization reports 128 current members (target 500+ by 2027) and a cumulative 1,400+ youth accompanied since 1997.

Name

Punt de Referència

Legal name

Associació Punt de Referència

Website

https://puntdereferencia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Punt de Referència is a Catalan non-profit association founded in 1997 that provides mentorship, housing, and educational support to tutored and ex-tutored youth transitioning to adult life, funded by tiered memberships, donations, corporate partnerships, and training services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees (Quota de Soci): Monthly membership fees ranging from €10 to €100 per month, structured in tiers. Members receive tax deductions (95% for individuals on donations up to €250) and contribute to the organization's sustainability.
2. One-time Donations: Individual donations at various levels (€30, €60, €120, €240, €360, €600 for one-time gifts) and corporate donations with 40% tax deduction. Accepts bank transfer, card payments (Stripe), and Bizum.
3. Program Impact Donations: Earmarked donations for specific programs: €1,400 for 9-month mentorship, €3,600 for 5-youth educational support, €9,000 for 9-month family hosting with socio-educational support.
4. Professional Services and Training: Training and consulting services offered to other entities on mentorship and family foster care topics (SERVEIS PER A ENTITATS - Services for Organizations).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Punt de Referència is a non-profit association that delivers mentorship, housing, and community participation programs to tutored and ex-tutored youth (ages 18+) in Catalonia who lack family support networks as they transition to adult life. Core programs include three mentoring tracks (REFERENTS, ATENEA, ACULL foster family hosting), two housing solutions (Pisos Assistits assisted apartments and LLARS EL PAS shared housing), and two support programs (TRAJECTE and SOM LLAVOR). It also provides fee-based training and consulting to other social entities on mentorship and foster family methodologies.

Product overview

Punt de Referència is a non-profit association providing a comprehensive ecosystem of social programs supporting youth without family support networks during their transition to adult life. The core offerings center on three mentoring programs (REFERENTS, ATENEA, ACULL) providing one-on-one mentorship relationships with trained volunteers. The organization also operates two housing programs (Pisos Assistits, Lars El Pas) offering assisted living solutions, and two support/participation programs (Trajecte, Som Llavor) for community integration. Additionally, the organization provides consulting and training services to other entities on mentoring and foster care methodologies, and runs awareness campaigns including 'Un Gest, Un Món' and 'El Valor d'Acollir'. The main donation/membership options range from 10 EUR to 100 EUR monthly, with specific program costs of 1,400 EUR for mentoring, 3,600 EUR for education support for 5 youth, and 9,000 EUR for hosting with a family.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Projecte Referents: Mentoring program matching youth with reference persons
• Projecte Atenea
• Projecte Acull
• Pisos Assistits
• Lars El Pas
• Trajecte
• Som Llavor

Products and services

• Mentoria REFERENTS

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,400+ youth accompanied over 25 years of operation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing infrastructure for card payments on the organization's website, enabling secure online donations and membership fee collection.
• Google (Google Analytics 4, Google Fonts)supportingTechnology or IntegrationWeb analytics and font services used to measure website traffic and enhance user experience.
• HotjarsupportingTechnology or IntegrationUser behavior analytics tool for understanding how visitors interact with the website.
• Yandex MetricasupportingTechnology or IntegrationWeb analytics service tracking visitor data including first visit date and unique visitor identification.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fundación Secretariado Gitano: Spanish non-profit focused on Roma community inclusion, including youth education, employment, and transition support. Operates nationally with overlapping beneficiary profile of vulnerable youth facing social exclusion.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona: Barcelona branch of Spain's largest Catholic social-services organization. Provides broader social assistance (food, housing, family support) overlapping with Punt de Referència's youth and family support mandate within the same geography.
• Save the Children España: Spanish branch of an international children's-rights NGO. Operates broader child welfare programs across Spain, including support for youth in care, representing a larger incumbent with overlapping mission around vulnerable youth.

Direct peers

• Asociación Nuevo Futuro: Spanish non-profit focused on residential care and transition support for youth aging out of care. Provides residential homes and socio-educational support directly comparable to Punt de Referència's housing and mentorship offerings.
• Aldeas Infantiles SOS España: Spanish branch of an international NGO providing foster care and youth accompaniment. Operates similar residential and family-based programs for children and youth without parental care, with directly comparable mission and service model in Spain.
• Fundació Pere Tarrés: Barcelona-based foundation focused on youth education and leisure activities. Operates in the same geography with overlapping youth-development mission, particularly around educational support and community participation programs comparable to TRAJECTE and SOM LLAVOR.
• Fundació Exit: Spanish non-profit focused on youth employability and transition to working life for vulnerable young people. Addresses similar transition-to-adulthood challenges as Punt de Referència but emphasizes employment outcomes rather than mentorship.
• Federación de Entidades con Proyectos y Pisos Asistidos (FEPA): Federation of Spanish entities operating assisted housing projects (pisos assistits) for vulnerable youth. Closely comparable to Punt de Referència's Pisos Assistits and LLARS EL PAS assisted housing programs in both service design and beneficiary profile.

Others

• Fundació La Caixa: Major Spanish foundation that funds extensive social programs including youth inclusion, poverty reduction, and housing. Functions as both a potential funder and adjacent program operator with overlapping beneficiary populations across Spain.

Regional players

• Fundació Catalana de l'Esplai: Catalan federation of leisure-education entities serving children and youth. Operates in the same Catalonia geography with overlapping educational-support and youth-development mission, though focused on leisure rather than transition-to-adulthood.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/puntreferencia
• Facebookfacebook.com/PuntdeReferencia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/punt-de-refer%C3%A8ncia
• Instagraminstagram.com/puntdereferencia

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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