RIDNI Charity Fund

What RIDNI Charity Fund does

Charitable Organization "Charity Fund RIDNI" (Благодійна організація "Благодійний фонд "РІДНІ") is a Ukrainian non-profit founded in 2012, headquartered at 20D Porokhova Street, Lviv. Its mission is to ensure the safety, well-being, and successful social adaptation of orphans, children deprived of parental care, and other vulnerable children, addressing the deinstitutionalization and family-based-care reform agenda in Ukraine.

RIDNI operates four interconnected programs (prevention, family-based care and foster care, deinstitutionalization, and youth support) and delivers services across 21 oblasts and 97 communities. Its core 'products' are proprietary psychosocial and therapeutic offerings developed by in-house psychologists with 10+ years of specialized experience — the Psychological Game 'RaDity Razom' (РаДіти разом), the Therapeutic Hedgehog Method (Терапевтичний їжачок), the Khvylyalka Method (Хвилялька), and the Batkivskyi Oberih (Батьківський оберіг / Parental Guardian) training program. Service delivery channels include the Ridni Center for Social Support of Children and Families (a 2020 municipal joint initiative with Lviv City Council in Lviv), community-based programs in Zakarpattia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, and Lviv oblasts, an adoption hotline (0 800 300 484), and remote/digital support.

RIDNI is financed entirely through donations and grants — individual and corporate donations, international grants (UNICEF, GlobalGiving), national-organization grants, and project-specific funding from the UK Government (FCDO) and others. Beneficiary services are free; donors contribute via the website, bank transfers, or the GlobalGiving platform. Governance is overseen by a Supervisory Board and the fund completed an IFRS-aligned financial audit for fiscal years 2022-2023. Reported cumulative outcomes include 15,215 families receiving material and psychological assistance, 68,519 children participating in educational and social activities, and 4,621 specialists trained through fund programs.

Name

RIDNI Charity Fund

Legal name

Charitable Organization "Charity Fund Ridni" (Благодійна організація "Благодійний фонд "РІДНІ")

Website

https://ridni.org.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RIDNI Charity Fund is a Ukrainian non-profit founded in 2012 (Lviv) that delivers therapeutic, psychosocial, and family-based-care programs for orphans, vulnerable children, and families in crisis across 21 oblasts and 97 communities, financed by donations and grants from UNICEF, the UK Government, and individual and corporate donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Family support programs
• Psychosocial support
• Youth mentorship programs
• Adoption services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lviv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Charitable Donations: Voluntary donations from private individuals who support the fund's mission to help children and families.
2. Corporate and Business Donations: Support from Ukrainian businesses and corporate donors.
3. International Grants: Grants from international organizations such as GlobalGiving and UNICEF to implement specific projects.
4. National Organization Grants: Funding from national organizations to support charitable programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

RIDNI Charity Fund is a Ukrainian nonprofit that delivers free child welfare services to vulnerable children, families, and prospective adoptive parents. Its core activities include psychosocial support, prevention of family separation, deinstitutionalization advocacy, youth mentorship, scholarship and career guidance programs, and reintegration support for children returned from abroad. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries and financed through charitable donations and grants from international organizations.

Product overview

RIDNI Charity Fund offers a portfolio of therapeutic products, programs, and services focused on child welfare and family support. The product suite includes psychological games (RaDity Razom), therapeutic methodology toolkits (Therapeutic Hedgehog, Khvylyalka method), and training programs (Parental Guardian). The fund operates the Ridni Center municipal institution providing social support services, and runs specialized programs for mentorship, community development (Spilnota), scholarships, career guidance, and operates an adoption hotline. Additional offerings include fundraising initiatives like the ORNER charity puzzle and the all-Ukrainian 'Tвори СвіТИ' art festival. The fund also provides professional training for social workers and psychologists. This is a charitable organization offering social services rather than a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RIDNI (Рідні): Primary charitable brand of the fund, focused on child protection and family support

Products and services

• RaDity Razom Psychological Game (Психологічна гра «РаДіти разом») A psychological game developed by the fund's team of psychologists that restores inner joy and supports the emotional well-being of children and families, intended for use by psychologists and social workers in therapeutic settings with children.
• Therapeutic Hedgehog Methodology Toolkit (Методичний набір «Терапевтичний їжачок») A proprietary methodological toolkit used by the fund's psychologists to support children's emotional development during therapeutic work.
• Khvylyalka Method (Методика «Хвилялька») A small-helper therapeutic method designed for use by psychologists in work with children in difficult circumstances and their families.
• Parental Guardian Program (Програма «Батьківський оберіг») A training program developed by the fund to build parenting competencies and family resilience, offered to guardians, adoptive parents, foster parents, and families in crisis.
• Ridni Center for Social Support of Children and Families (Центр соціальної підтримки дітей та сімей) A municipal social support center for children and families, jointly operated by RIDNI and Lviv City Council since 2020, providing comprehensive protection services including temporary residence, family reunification support, and crisis intervention.
• Mentorship Program (Наставництво) A mentorship program connecting children from vulnerable categories with reliable adult mentors for individual support and guidance.
• Spilnota Community Program (Спільнота) A formation program for teenagers from vulnerable categories that provides psychological, social, and emotional support through workshops, trainings, practical exercises, meetings, events, and excursions.
• Adoption Hotline (Гаряча лінія з питань усиновлення та виховання) A free hotline providing legal and psychological consultations for prospective adoptive parents and guardians on adoption procedures and family-care questions.
• Scholarship Programs (Стипендійні програми) Scholarship programs supporting youth from vulnerable categories in their educational pursuits, available via the fund's website.
• Career Guidance and Educational Programs (Профорієнтаційні та освітні програми) Career guidance and educational programs (including 'Dream and Act' and IT training initiatives) that help youth from vulnerable categories prepare for professions through courses and individual lessons.
• ORNER Charity Puzzle (Пазл ORNER) A charitable puzzle produced in collaboration with the ORNER brand, sold as a co-branded fundraising product with proceeds supporting the fund's programs.
• All-Ukrainian Art Festival 'Create Worlds' (Всеукраїнський артфестиваль «Твори СвіТИ») An all-Ukrainian art festival organized by the fund that provides a creative-expression platform for children and youth.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,215 families received material and psychological assistance
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 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

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership project 'Ridni x UNICEF' aims to ensure every child grows up in a family environment through supporting vulnerable families, developing family-based care forms, and strengthening social work professionals in Lviv Oblast. The project has resulted in 160 children returning to families, 1000+ children and guardians accessing quality social services, 250 candidates trained on adoption, 125,000 people reached through information campaigns, and 5500+ persons with access to safe reporting channels.
• GlobalGivingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementation of 'Support Program for Families in Difficult Life Circumstances' project in Kryvyi Rih, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia. Fundraising and project implementation partnership through the GlobalGiving platform.
• Lviv City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint establishment and operation of the Ridni Center for Social Support of Children and Families (2020). Partnership for family support services integrated into municipal social services.
• UA-TeensmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for transformational program teaching IT skills to teenagers from vulnerable categories. 4-month program covering game development, programming, animation, and 3D modeling with free workshops.
• V.A.V CoffeeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting fund activities.
• Shchos TsikaveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting fund activities.
• Lion Castle HotelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting fund activities.
• Stary Lev BookstoreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner hosting mentorship discussions and community events.
• SpitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting fund activities.
• ORNERmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharity puzzle partnership 'Ridni x ORNER' for fundraising.
• VchasnominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting fund activities.
• Enzym GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting fund activities.
• FactoryFamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting fund activities.
• The CollectyvmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for charity exhibition and auction at National Art Museum of Ukraine. Proceeds support the 'Spilnota' non-formal education program for teenagers from vulnerable categories including orphans, children deprived of parental care, and war-affected children.
• World Vision UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO partner in humanitarian sector.
• AntoshkaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting fund activities.
• Baker McKenzieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting fund activities.
• Caritas Donetsk (Карітас Донецьк)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for expansion of 'Spilnota' formation program for teenagers from vulnerable categories in Dnipro city. Provides psychological, social, and emotional support through workshops, trainings, practical exercises, meetings, events, and excursion trips.
• Life is Good Playmakers (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for child welfare programs.
• Ukraine Children's Project (UCAP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting the unique 'Spilnota' community program for Ukrainian children.
• Ministry of Social Policy of UkrainecoreOthersGovernment partner for policy development and child welfare system support.
• Coordination Center for Development of Family Forms of CarecoreOthersGovernment partner for family-based care development and mentorship law implementation.
• Office of the Ombudsman of UkraineminorOthersGovernment partner for child rights protection.
• State Service of Ukraine for ChildrencoreOthersGovernment partner for child protection and welfare.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Caritas Ukraine: Major Ukrainian humanitarian and social services NGO providing social assistance, family support, and child welfare programs nationwide — directly comparable beneficiary focus and multi-region operating model.
• ChildFund International: International child-focused NGO with sponsorship-based funding model and programs supporting vulnerable children, families, and communities — comparable mission, donor model, and beneficiary focus.
• Holt International Children's Services: US-based international child welfare organization specializing in adoption, foster care, and family strengthening services — directly comparable focus on family-based care and adoption support services.
• Lumos (Ukraine operations): International NGO founded by J.K. Rowling focused on closing harmful institutions and supporting family-based care for children — directly comparable deinstitutionalization mission and therapeutic focus.
• SOS Children's Villages Ukraine: Internationally affiliated Ukrainian child welfare NGO operating family-based care alternatives for children deprived of parental care — directly comparable mission, beneficiary segment, and operating model to RIDNI.

Emerging players

• Together for Children (Ukraine): Ukrainian child welfare NGO focused on protecting children affected by the war and supporting family-based care — emerging peer with overlapping mission in the same operational geography.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision Ukraine: Large international humanitarian organization operating in Ukraine with child welfare, family support, and emergency response programs — overlaps significantly with RIDNI's mission but at substantially larger scale and broader scope.
• UNICEF Ukraine: UN agency with major Ukrainian child welfare programming; one of RIDNI's largest partners and a default provider of child protection services in Ukraine — overlaps in mission and serves a similar beneficiary segment.

Regional players

• Magdalena Odynokova Charity Fund / Zhiznelyub: Ukrainian charitable organization with comparable community-based welfare programming — operates in overlapping Ukrainian geography with similar family-support and children services portfolio.

Others

• Ednannia (Ukrainian Philanthropy Forum): Ukrainian nonprofit support and capacity-building organization for the charity sector — not a direct competitor but a thematic peer providing infrastructure, training, and advocacy for Ukrainian NGOs including child welfare organizations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkVQ9GUe-cPIu2qbcSQncIA
• Facebookfacebook.com/RIDNIcommunity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ridni
• Instagraminstagram.com/ridni.community
• TikToktiktok.com/@ridni.community

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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