Association Sourire d'Enfant

What Association Sourire d'Enfant does

Association Sourire d'Enfant is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2012 and headquartered in Bourg-en-Bresse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Its mission is to support hospitalized, sick, or disabled children through three beneficiary groups: families (540 supported), hospitals (163 supported), and other child-focused associations (351 supported). The association finances equipment, non-reimbursed therapies, pediatric hospital improvements (renovations, furniture, entertainment, clown interventions), and partner associations through a distinctive circular funding model.

The organization's principal and sole source of financing is the sale of paper-based packaging products to merchants and healthcare professionals, particularly in the restaurant and bakery sectors. These products are practical, functional, natural, biodegradable, and recyclable, and are sourced exclusively from a French manufacturer (SPK BRUN). A secondary revenue stream consists of donations accepted through the Hello Asso online platform, alongside ad-hoc contributions from local partners such as Grand Fond Bressan, Rotary Jacobin Bourg en Bresse, and Les P'tits dej de Foissiat.

The association operates with 14 employees and distributes its mission through a multi-channel presence: a WordPress website (souriredenfant.fr, hosted by OVH), Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, a monthly newsletter/bulletin, and press coverage. It has no app, no API, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, and no subsidiaries. Named hospital beneficiaries have received cumulative donations ranging from €2,500 to €41,109, including Hôpital Fleyriat, Hôpital Marie-Madeleine Forbach, Centre Hospitalier Albertville Moutiers, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades AP-HP, and others. The organization is GDPR-compliant and operates solely within France.

Name

Association Sourire d'Enfant

Legal name

Association Sourire d'enfant

Website

https://souriredenfant.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Association Sourire d'Enfant is a French non-profit that funds support for hospitalized, sick, or disabled children by selling eco-friendly paper packaging to merchants, supplemented by donations via Hello Asso.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable packaging products and child welfare services

SIC

Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110)

akta.pro primary industry

Napkins, Tableware & Foodservice Disposables (Plates, Cups, Cutlery) (CRADALAD)

Keywords

• Charitable packaging sales
• Eco-friendly food packaging
• Pediatric hospital support
• Child welfare nonprofit
• Bakery and restaurant supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Bourg En Bresse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Packaging sales: The association's principal and only source of financing is the sale of packaging to merchants and health professionals. The products are paper-based, natural, biodegradable and recyclable.
2. Donations: Accepts donations through Hello Asso platform for supporting children, hospitals, and associations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Association Sourire d'Enfant sells paper-based, biodegradable, and recyclable packaging products to merchants and health professionals (particularly restaurants and bakeries), sourced exclusively from a French manufacturer. The revenue from these packaging sales is the association's sole source of financing, used to fund support for hospitalized, sick, or disabled children — including medical equipment, non-reimbursed therapies, hospital pediatric improvements, and peer associations.

Product overview

Association Sourire d'Enfant operates as a charitable organization (association loi 1901) rather than a technology company. Its primary offering is paper-based packaging (emballages) sold to merchants and healthcare professionals, which serves as the sole source of funding for its charitable activities supporting hospitalized, sick, or disabled children. The packaging is natural, biodegradable, recyclable, and manufactured in France, with products adapted for restaurants and bakeries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paper-based Packaging (Emballages) Paper-based packaging products that are natural, biodegradable, and recyclable, sold to merchants and healthcare professionals. The products are practical, functional, and resistant, particularly adapted for restaurants and bakeries. Sold as the organization's primary fundraising mechanism.
• Charitable Donation Program Donations accepted through the Hello Asso online platform to support children, hospitals, and associations. No product or service is provided in return; contributions fund the association's charitable mission.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SPK BRUN (Packaging manufacturer)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2012French manufacturer of paper-based packaging products. The association sources all their packaging from this manufacturer, which is made in France, natural, biodegradable, and recyclable.
• Hello AssocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline donation platform used by the association for accepting donations from supporters.
• IDCOMCREAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite development company that created and maintains the association's website.
• Supercars For SmileminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to provide small electric cars for children to drive to operating rooms, reducing stress for young patients.
• Fondation Flammarion JeunesseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated creative books for distribution to hospitals during the 'Partir en Livre' event 2023.
• Grand Fond BressanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal partner that contributed funds for Christmas gifts for hospitalized children at Fleyriat hospital.
• Les P'tits dej de FoissiatminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered with association to finance parent-child rooms in neonatology at Fleyriat hospital.
• Rotary Jacobin Bourg en BresseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for funding 3 armchairs for neonatology service at Fleyriat hospital.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Fondation des Hôpitaux: French foundation dedicated to improving hospital conditions, especially for children and the elderly. Directly comparable as a French non-profit funding pediatric hospital improvements, equipment, and family-friendly amenities.
• Make-A-Wish France (Rêves): French affiliate of Make-A-Wish that grants wishes to children with serious illnesses. Directly comparable target beneficiary (sick children) and hospital-centric operating model in France.
• Les Blouses Roses: French non-profit that organizes recreational and creative activities for hospitalized children and elderly patients. Directly comparable in serving hospitalized pediatric populations through hospital-based programs.
• SPARADRAP: French association focused on improving children's experience in hospitals, including pain management and family support. Comparable mission around hospitalized children's wellbeing and family support.
• Petits Princes: French non-profit association that fulfills wishes for seriously ill children and funds equipment for pediatric departments. Closely comparable in mission to Sourire d'Enfant's focus on hospitalized, sick, or disabled children and hospital pediatric services.

Broad incumbents

• Secours Populaire Français: Major French non-profit providing aid to vulnerable populations including sick and disabled children. Operates a much broader social-support mission but overlaps in family and child welfare focus.
• Fondation de France: Leading French philanthropic foundation supporting a wide range of causes including child welfare and health. Comparable as a France-based non-profit fundraising and distributing funds to vulnerable populations including sick children.
• Croix-Rouge française: Large French humanitarian organization operating broadly across health, social support, and emergency relief. Overlaps with Sourire d'Enfant in supporting vulnerable families and health services, but on a much larger scale and scope.
• Emmaüs France: Federation of French social-inclusion organizations running commercial activities (resale, recycling) to fund social programs. Comparable to Sourire d'Enfant in operating a commercial arm that funds a social mission.
• UNICEF France: French arm of UNICEF focused on children's rights, health, and welfare. Broadly comparable as a major fundraising non-profit supporting children's wellbeing, but operating at national/regional scale rather than pediatric-hospital focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Sourire_denfant
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCAM6S5rY_Dz-2IUAgbc_A1g
• Facebookfacebook.com/Association-Sourire-dEnfant-556679914427609
• Instagraminstagram.com/souriredenfant.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-sourire-d-enfant

Compliance1 record

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