What SANNI Foundation does

SANNI Foundation is a Swiss charitable Stiftung (nonprofit foundation) established in 2010 and headquartered in Zürich, with representative offices in Baden-Baden (Germany) and Yangon (Myanmar). The foundation supports long-term humanitarian programs in India — Trivandrum/Kerala and Delhi — and in Myanmar, focusing on four pillars: child sponsorship and education, healthcare access, food security, and women's empowerment. Programs are delivered through trusted local partner organizations rather than direct operations; principal partners include St. John's Medical Village (Father Jose) in Kerala and Medical Action Myanmar (Dr. Frank Smithuis and Dr. Ni Ni Tun) in Yangon. Auxiliary direct assets include the Lotus Clinic and Motherhouse in Yangon and the Community Development Center in Delhi (operated via Prachodana Services).

The foundation operates a tiered donation product portfolio rather than a traditional product catalog. Standardized giving options include child sponsorships at CHF/EUR 360 per year, Share a Meal food packages at CHF/EUR 190, TB therapy at CHF/EUR 140, leprosy restoration surgery at CHF/EUR 530, single-family solar panels at CHF/EUR 105, and house construction at CHF 7,000, alongside open-amount Children's Funds and unrestricted donations. Donor acquisition is multi-channel: website donations via RaiseNow, direct bank transfers in Switzerland (UBS) and Germany (Hypo Vereinsbank), US tax-exempt giving via Omprakash, ambassador-driven community outreach, and recurring fundraising events such as the SANNI Run/Walk and Fashion Sales.

A defining structural feature is the 100% pass-through model: all administrative costs of the foundation — and of founder Susanne Schroff's oversight — are absorbed by SchroffInvest AG, and board members serve on a voluntary basis. The organization has a lean central team of approximately five in Zürich, supported by 56 local staff in Myanmar and roughly 300 employees at the partner-operated St. John's Medical Village. At the 15-year mark in 2025, SANNI Foundation reports supporting 1,200+ children across India and Myanmar, alongside partner-credited impact of 2.4 million+ patients treated annually by Medical Action Myanmar and 90,000+ patients at St. John's hospital.

Name

SANNI Foundation

Legal name

SANNI Foundation

Website

https://sanni-foundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SANNI Foundation is a Swiss charitable foundation providing child sponsorship, healthcare, food security, and women's empowerment programs in India and Myanmar, supporting 1,200+ children through long-tenured local NGO partners with 100% of donations passed to beneficiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Charitable Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

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Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid
• Child sponsorship
• Poverty alleviation
• Women empowerment
• Healthcare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorships: Primary revenue comes from individual donations and child sponsorships. Donors contribute one-time or recurring gifts supporting education, healthcare, women's empowerment, and food security projects. Administrative costs are fully covered by SchroffInvest AG, ensuring 100% of donations reach beneficiaries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

SANNI Foundation is a Swiss charitable foundation that funds and operates humanitarian programs focused on child sponsorships, healthcare, women's empowerment, and food security. Projects are implemented through trusted local partners (Medical Action Myanmar, St. John's Medical Village) in India and Myanmar, with all donations reaching beneficiaries directly as administrative costs are covered by founder family Schroff via SchroffInvest AG.

Product overview

SANNI Foundation is a charitable nonprofit organization (Stiftung) focused on poverty alleviation, not a technology company with traditional products. The organization operates as a unified charitable portfolio offering multiple social programs and donation options. Core programs include: child sponsorship (CHF 360/year), food security via Share a Meal (CHF 190/year), healthcare through Lotus Clinic and St. John's Health Village, women's empowerment through vocational training in sewing/mushroom farming/jewelry, and disaster relief. Donation options allow supporters to fund specific items like solar panels (CHF 105), leprosy surgery (CHF 530), TB therapy (CHF 140), or general children's funds. All donations reach beneficiaries 100% as administrative costs are covered by founder family SchroffInvest AG.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,200+ children supported across India and Myanmar
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, supporting and minor.

• Medical Action Myanmar (MAM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Local partner led by Dr. Frank Smithuis and Dr. Ni Ni Tun (former Médecins Sans Frontières leaders) operating healthcare clinics in Yangon's poorest areas. MAM has highest respect in humanitarian world. SANNI supports Lotus Clinic and Motherhouse. Approximately 2.4 million patients treated annually across 7 clinics.
• St. John's Medical Village (Father Jose)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlagship project led by Father Jose in Trivandrum, Kerala. Support began 30+ years ago by family Schroff. Today includes 3 hospitals, orphanage, training center, supermarket, and social facilities. Approximately 300 people employed. Self-sustaining social model where wealthier patients subsidize treatment for poor.
• Humana People to People IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Delhi slums supporting women and children through education and empowerment programs. Maximilian Schroff visited in 2024 to observe program impact on girls gaining self-confidence through education.
• Prachodana ServicesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner operating Community Development Center in Neb Sarai, Delhi since 2022. Provides daily care for 180+ children including food, education, and development. Includes sewing and cosmetics training for women.
• Stiftung Hand in Hand Anstalt BalzerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported St. John's Women Empowerment Programme in 2010, helping motivate widows and destitute women with HIV/AIDS infections for training in jewelry making, mushroom farming, and organic farming.
• Sonnenberg RestaurantminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmbassador Marc Wyss created partnership where Sonnenberg Restaurant donates CHF 1 per guest to SANNI Foundation.
• Government Agriculture College, VellayanisupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnical support and training for mushroom cultivation projects provided by government agricultural institution in Trivandrum.
• Surya Agrotek, PirappancodesupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnical support provider for mushroom cultivation projects in Kerala.
• OmprakashsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS-based 501(c)(3) organization enabling tax-exempt giving for American donors to SANNI Foundation.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Habitat for Humanity: International nonprofit addressing poverty through housing, education, and microfinance in India and Myanmar. Comparable model of donor-funded specific interventions (e.g., SANNI's CHF 7,000 house construction aligns directly).

Others

• Humana People to People India: India-based NGO delivering education, health, and community development programs in Delhi and other regions. Directly comparable as an active SANNI program partner for Delhi slum initiatives.
• Médecins Sans Frontières: International medical humanitarian organization providing free healthcare in conflict zones. Closely comparable via SANNI's Medical Action Myanmar partnership (founded by former MSF leaders) and Lotus Clinic's healthcare-delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: Major international NGO operating health, education, and child sponsorship programs in India and Myanmar. Comparable multi-vertical child-welfare mission and direct-to-donor sponsorship model.
• Terre des Hommes: Swiss-based international children's aid and development organization active across South and Southeast Asia. Comparable Swiss foundation origins, child-welfare focus, and donor base in Switzerland/Germany.
• SOS Children's Villages: International NGO operating children's villages and family-strengthening programs in India. Closely comparable model of supporting orphaned and vulnerable children with residential and community-based care.
• World Vision: Large international humanitarian organization operating across India and Myanmar with child sponsorship, healthcare, and community development programs. Overlaps significantly on mission and program mix at greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Plan International: International development and children's rights organization with sponsorship-based donor programs in India and Southeast Asia. Comparable focus on child sponsorship, girls' empowerment, and community health.

Direct peers

• Childaid Network: Swiss-registered charitable foundation supporting education and child development in India, Myanmar, and other countries. Closely comparable mission, geographic footprint, and small-foundation operating model.
• Compassion International: Large faith-based child sponsorship organization operating in India and Myanmar. Highly comparable child sponsorship model (~$40-50/month per child), donor engagement approach, and beneficiary outcomes focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Sanni.Foundation.CH
• Instagraminstagram.com/sanni_foundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sanni-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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