Shinhan Hope Foundation

Name

Shinhan Hope Foundation

Legal name

신한금융희망재단

Website

https://shinhanfoundation.or.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Welfare and Philanthropic Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Benefits Counseling & Financial Literacy for Transition-Age Youth (EDAKANAJ), Scholarships, Grants & Education Benefits Administration (Financing-adjacent) (FSAKAEAM)

Keywords

• Social welfare programs
• Corporate foundation
• Financial education
• Youth employment support
• Startup acceleration

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Shinhan Hope Foundation is a nonprofit foundation that delivers free social contribution programs funded by Shinhan Financial Group. Its core offerings include vulnerable family crisis support with customized financial assistance and case management, after-school childcare infrastructure for dual-income families, coding education for students with developmental disabilities, an integrated life-cycle financial education platform, youth employment support programs, global overseas employment placement, startup acceleration services, and classical music scholarships and competitions.

Product overview

Shinhan Financial Group Hope Foundation operates a portfolio of social contribution programs organized under the unified brand '아름다운 동행' (Beautiful Journey Together), which encompasses family/vulnerable group support, youth employment, startup acceleration, culture and arts, and education. The core programs include: 위기가정 지원사업 「위기의 순간, 신한과 함께」 (vulnerable family support with case management); 신한 꿈도담터 (after-school childcare centers converting idle public spaces); 희망학교 SW교실 (coding education for developmentally disabled students); 신한이지(easy) (integrated financial education platform co-developed by Shinhan Bank, Shinhan Card, Shinhan Investment, Shinhan Life); children's mutual nursery support; 신한이 청년을 응원해 (youth living expense support); 신한 커리어온·커리어업 (career development for students and youth); 청년 해커톤 (IT hackathon for employment); 신한 GYC (global employment for youth); disability employment support; and 『신한 스퀘어브릿지』 (startup acceleration). Cultural programs include 신한음악상 (classical music competition/scholarship), overseas scholarship, and academic support. This is a multi-program foundation, not a single product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 위기의 순간, 신한과 함께 (In Moments of Crisis, Shinhan Will Be There): Vulnerable family and crime victim support program
• 희망학교 SW교실 (Hope School SW Class)
• 신한 꿈도담터 (Shinhan Dream Dodamteo)
• 신한이지 (Shinhan Easy)
• 신한 스퀘어브릿지 (Shinhan S² Bridge)
• 신한 GYC / 글로벌 영 챌린저 (Shinhan GYC / Global Young Challenger)
• 신한이 청년을 응원해

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,997 households supported with 10.2 billion KRW since 2023
• +4 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• G-Foundation (지파운데이션)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023International scholarship partnership supporting students in 8 countries including China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Indonesia through overseas scholarship programs.
• Korea-America Finance Association (한미재무학회)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Academic support partnership providing awards, research grants, and scholarships for outstanding scholars and doctoral candidates in finance.
• United WaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023International social welfare collaboration partner for community development and social contribution initiatives.
• Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (성평등가족부)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Government partnership for Dream Dodamteo childcare program, supporting work-life balance and low birth rate solutions through shared workplace childcare centers.
• Ministry of Employment and Labor (고용노동부)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for youth employment support including 'Shinhan Supports Youth' and career development programs for young job seekers.
• Ministry of Education (교육부)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for Hope School SW Classroom program providing coding education to students with developmental disabilities.
• Good Neighbors (굿네이버스)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2023Operating partner for crisis family support programs, managing case management and support operations for vulnerable households.
• National Police Agency (경찰청)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Police collaboration for crime victim support and crisis family identification through the social worker-police partnership program.
• Kids and Future Foundation (아이들과미래재단)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for Dream Dodamteo childcare center support, helping create after-school care spaces for children of working parents.
• Ministry of the Interior and Safety (행정안전부)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for social solidarity economy activation, supporting community development and local economic circulation.
• Community Chest of Korea (사회복지공동모금회)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration for social welfare initiatives and community welfare programs supporting vulnerable populations.
• KOTRAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for Shinhan GYC global employment program, supporting overseas job placement for Korean youth.
• Korean University of Foreign Studies (한국외국어대학교)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Academic partnership for Shinhan GYC global employment program, providing education and training support.
• Green Umbrella (초록우산)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for global youth volunteer programs including Vietnam and Mongolia initiatives.
• Sapiens 4.0coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2023Implementation partner for Hope School SW Classroom coding education program for developmental disability students.
• ARCONcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Operating partner for Shinhan Square Bridge Incheon startup acceleration program.
• Unius (유니어스)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner for Shinhan Easy financial education content development and delivery.
• MyOwncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner for Shinhan Career Up program supporting employment preparation for young job seekers.
• Social Cooperative Swith (사회적협동조합 스윗)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership for hearing-impaired employment program, operating cafe Swith staffed by deaf baristas.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Community Chest of Korea (사회복지공동모금회): Korea's largest community welfare fundraising and distribution organization, and an explicit operating partner of Shinhan Hope Foundation. Functions as a direct peer in distributing social welfare resources to vulnerable populations across Korea.
• United Way Korea: Korean affiliate of the global United Way network and a documented partner of Shinhan Hope Foundation. A direct peer in the community-welfare fundraising and distribution space, with comparable volunteer mobilization and corporate giving infrastructure.
• Woori Financial Hope Foundation (우리금융희망금융재단): Woori Financial Group's social contribution foundation delivering scholarships, welfare support, and youth programs. A direct competitor in the same financial-foundation peer set with similar scope and Korean-only geographic focus.
• Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-koo Foundation (현대차 정몽구 재단): Hyundai Motor Group's philanthropic foundation supporting welfare, education, and culture across Korea. A direct peer among Korean conglomerate-affiliated foundations with similar scale, multi-program scope, and corporate-brand linkage.
• Hana Foundation (하나금융그룹 하나장학재단): Hana Financial Group's philanthropic arm, running scholarship programs, overseas support, and youth/education initiatives. Operates in the same Korean financial-foundation category with comparable scale and parent-conglomerate funding model.
• Samsung Foundation of Culture (삼성문화재단): Samsung Group's culture and welfare foundation operating major cultural programs, scholarships, and welfare initiatives. A direct peer in the Korean corporate-foundation category, with a strong cultural-scholarship focus that parallels Shinhan's Music Award and scholarship programs.
• NH Financial Foundation (농협금융 공익재단): NongHyup Financial Group's philanthropic foundation. Comparable Korean financial-foundation model focusing on rural and agricultural community welfare, scholarships, and social programs; similar parent-conglomerate funding and government-channel distribution.
• Good Neighbors (좋은이웃들): Major Korean international NGO and explicit operating partner of Shinhan Hope Foundation for vulnerable family support. A direct peer in delivering community-based social welfare programs with similar beneficiary segments and a global footprint across the same Asian countries.
• KB Hope Foundation (KB희망금융재단): The corporate social contribution foundation of KB Financial Group, Korea's other major financial conglomerate. Operates a similar multi-program portfolio of crisis family support, youth employment, scholarships, and welfare partnerships, making it the closest direct peer to Shinhan Hope Foundation within the same financial-industry foundation segment.
• CJ Foundation (CJ나눔재단): CJ Group's philanthropic foundation running food welfare, cultural programs, and global social contribution. Comparable Korean corporate foundation model with multi-program scope and conglomerate backing, though focused on food rather than financial inclusion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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