Name

Fundación Santander Creativa

Legal name

Fundación Santander Creativa

Website

https://santandercreativa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations (BPAGAHAD), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Cultural foundation services
• Arts grant programs
• Cultural voucher subsidies
• Cultural events aggregation
• Public cultural funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Santander

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies and Grants: The foundation operates as a grant-making organization, distributing public subsidies to cultural projects in Santander. Funding comes from the foundation's own resources and partnerships with public entities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundación Santander Creativa is a cultural foundation that distributes public subsidies, grants, and programmatic support to cultural professionals, associations, and small cultural businesses in Santander, Cantabria. It operates the Agenda Aúna cultural events calendar, the Bono Cultura subsidized voucher program (€10 purchase = €15 value), the Tan Cerca inter-city collaboration program with Bilbao and Logroño, and the Enclave Pronillo space-cession facility, together forming an integrated ecosystem of cultural production support, citizen cultural access, and cross-regional collaboration.

Product overview

Fundación Santander Creativa is a cultural foundation that operates a portfolio of interconnected programs supporting Santander's cultural ecosystem. The core offering centers on the Agenda Aúna platform, a comprehensive cultural events calendar covering multiple disciplines, combined with the Bono Cultura voucher program (launched 2015) that subsidizes citizen access to cultural goods and services. The foundation administers public grant programs (Convocatorias) and the Tan Cerca inter-city collaboration initiative connecting cultural professionals across northern Spain. FSC also manages Enclave Pronillo as its headquarters and space reservation facility. These programs work together to support local cultural tejido (small businesses, freelancers, associations) while promoting projects that engage regional and international collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agenda Aúna: A cultural agenda platform aggregating cultural events in Santander across all disciplines including architecture, performing arts, visual arts, cinema, scientific culture, publishing, workshops, photography, children's activities, and music.
• Bono Cultura
• Enclave Pronillo
• Programa Tan Cerca

Products and services

• Bono Cultura A subsidized cultural voucher program where citizens purchase a €10 voucher redeemable for €15 worth of cultural goods and services (books, music, theater, cinema, galleries, creative workshops) at approximately 30 participating local cultural businesses in Santander.
• Agenda Aúna A comprehensive cultural events calendar and digital platform that aggregates and promotes cultural activities across Santander, covering disciplines including architecture, performing arts, visual arts, film/audiovisual, scientific culture, publishing/literature, training/workshops, photography, children's activities, music, and online events.
• Convocatorias (Grant Programs) Public grant programs providing financial support to cultural professionals, freelance workers, associations, and collectives in Santander through open subsidy calls administered by the foundation.
• Tan Cerca An inter-city collaboration program connecting cultural agents from Santander, Bilbao, and other northern Spanish cities, supporting joint cultural projects that transcend local boundaries and engage professionals from other regions and countries.
• Enclave Pronillo

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately €120,000 mobilized annually among cultural businesses through Bono Cultura

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ayuntamiento de SantandercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015The City Council of Santander collaborates with the foundation on the Bono Cultura initiative and other cultural programs. The partnership supports affordable access to culture and fosters the local cultural ecosystem.
• Cámara de Comercio de CantabriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015The Chamber of Commerce of Cantabria partners on the Bono Cultura campaign, providing a physical location for voucher sales at P.º de Pereda, 37. The chamber supports local commerce and cultural businesses.
• Banco SantandercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Banco Santander collaborates on the Bono Cultura initiative to support access to culture and bolster the local cultural commerce sector in Santander.
• El MercaderíocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEl Mercaderío (elmercaderio.es) is the online distribution platform for Bono Cultura vouchers starting 2026. This platform supports small commerce in Santander.
• LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación IndustrialminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural institution in Gijón that participates in the Tan Cerca interurban cultural program alongside FSC and Bilbao partners.
• Café de las Artes (CdAT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantabrian theater and performing arts company that collaborates on projects including Club de visionarios and La Reunión en Danza (RED).
• La Fundición BilbaominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural venue in Bilbao participating in the Tan Cerca interurban cultural program with FSC.
• Fundación BotínminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantabrian foundation that is listed as a sponsor/collaborator on the FSC website footer.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• La Fundición Bilbao: Bilbao cultural venue participating in the Tan Cerca interurban program. Comparable as a venue-and-grantmaker supporting performing arts and local creators in a northern Spanish city.
• Azkuna Zentroa (Alhóndiga Bilbao): Cultural and leisure center in Bilbao operated as a public cultural institution hosting events, exhibitions, and programming. Already an interurban peer through Tan Cerca collaboration and mirrors FSC's Enclave Pronillo venue-plus-programming model.
• Institut de Cultura de Barcelona (ICUB): Municipal cultural institution in Barcelona that aggregates cultural programming, runs grant programs, and supports local cultural fabric. Closely analogous in function to FSC at a larger metropolitan scale.
• Fundación Botín: Major Santander-based cultural foundation funding arts, education, and rural development. Listed as FSC sponsor/collaborator; both foundations operate in the same Cantabrian cultural ecosystem with overlapping grantees and projects.
• Matadero Madrid: Madrid municipal cultural center hosting performing arts, exhibitions, and creator residencies. Analogous to FSC's combined venue (Enclave Pronillo) plus programming and grantmaking role, but at much larger Madrid scale.
• Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB): Barcelona cultural institution producing exhibitions, festivals, and city-wide programming. Comparable to FSC as a city-anchored cultural aggregator that combines venue programming with citywide cultural agenda activity.
• LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial: Gijón cultural institution focused on art, industrial creation, and emerging creators. Direct partner in the Tan Cerca program; comparable as a Spanish northern-city cultural foundation supporting creators and producing programming.

Broad incumbents

• Fundación "la Caixa": Spain-wide philanthropic foundation operating major cultural exhibition programs (CaixaForum) and social/cultural grants. Comparable as a multi-program grantmaking cultural foundation but at national scale and far larger budget than FSC.
• Espacio Fundación Telefónica: Madrid cultural exhibition space run by Fundación Telefónica. Comparable as a corporate-affiliated cultural foundation offering programming, exhibitions, and cultural grants at larger scale.

Regional players

• Centro Cultural de la Villa de Madrid (Teatro Fernán Gómez): Madrid municipal cultural venue hosting performing arts programming. Comparable operational model to FSC's Enclave Pronillo venue-plus-FSC-production role but in a different Spanish city.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC29UPS3fRgpVXZRebJsjBCA
• Facebookfacebook.com/santandercreativa
• Instagraminstagram.com/santandercreativa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci%C3%B3n-santander-creativa

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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