Fundació BarcelonActua

What Fundació BarcelonActua does

Fundació BarcelonActua is a private non-profit foundation registered in Catalonia, Spain, founded in December 2011 by Laia Serrano. It operates a portfolio of integrated social programs targeting vulnerable migrants and youth in Barcelona, including Landing (orientation and language for adult migrants), BACstation (residential reception for unaccompanied migrant youth, currently operating at three sites — Vallcarca, Gràcia, and La Salle), Famílies BACacollida (6-month host family placements), Beques U-BAC (university scholarships for at-risk youth), Migrant Up (foreign degree validation and supplementary scholarships), and a set of transversal Itineraris covering language, training, employability, legal-administrative, and psycho-emotional support. The foundation also operates BACapp, a mobile application launched in 2026 for self-service volunteer registration. Underlying technology is minimal: a multilingual website (Catalan, Spanish, English), a Google Analytics integration, and the BACapp mobile application. There are no proprietary AI/ML systems, patents, or technology products — the platform is fundamentally a human-services delivery model rather than a technology product.

The organization is sustained by a diversified non-profit revenue stack spanning four streams: individual memberships (minimum €10/month via the Comunitat de Socis, with 35% tax deductibility under Spanish Law 49/2002), corporate partnerships (more than 50 companies contributing more than 50% of revenue, including Danone, Baker McKenzie, and Tarannà Viatges), institutional grants (Ajuntament de Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya, EU programs, and Fundació La Caixa through a 25+ year co-financing relationship), and project-specific funding from foundations such as Nommontu, Junta Constructora del Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, Nous Cims, and FriquiFund. Services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries; the foundation does not charge for its programs. Ancillary revenue streams are absent.

The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven: outreach combines a website funnel, email newsletter, social media, periodic BACbenvinguda orientation sessions, and earned media coverage in major Catalan and Spanish outlets (La Vanguardia, TVE, RAC1, Betevé, La Razón, EFE). The foundation reports more than 300 young people emancipated with work contracts and regularized administrative status through BACstation, and supports additional cohorts across Landing, Beques U-BAC, and Migrant Up. The team consists of approximately 25+ staff across program management, training, legal, compliance, communications, and data/impact measurement, and the foundation is governed by a board of trustees (patronat) chaired by Lluis Bonell.

Name

Fundació BarcelonActua

Legal name

Fundació BarcelonActua

Website

https://barcelonactua.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundació BarcelonActua is a Barcelona-based non-profit foundation operating integrated social programs — housing, language, legal, educational, and employability support — for vulnerable migrants and youth, funded through corporate partnerships, individual memberships, and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Migrant Social Integration Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI), Newcomer & Refugee Student Support Programs (EDAJAGAH), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

Keywords

• Migrant integration services
• Youth social inclusion
• Community volunteer programs
• Refugee housing support
• Social foundation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations & Memberships: Individual donors contribute through monthly or periodic membership fees (Comunitat de Socis). Minimum quota is 10€ with payment options via credit card, bank account, Bizum (05596), or bank transfer (CaixaBank ES91 2100 3108 19 2200269275). Tax deductions of 35% under Spanish Law 49/2002.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Companies represent more than 50% of foundation revenue. Collaboration includes project sponsorship, corporate volunteering programs, and awareness sessions. Companies can sponsor specific programs like BACstations or U-BAC Scholarships.
3. Institutional Grants & Subsidies: Funding from public institutions including Ajuntament de Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya, and EU programs. Includes co-financing from Fundació La Caixa for youth employment programs co-funded by FSE.
4. Project-Specific Funding: Programs like BACstation receive dedicated funding from specific donors including Nommontu Foundation, Fundació La Caixa, and Fundació Junta Constructora del Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundació BarcelonActua delivers free social accompaniment programs for vulnerable migrants and youth in Barcelona. Its core offerings include residential reception homes (BACstations) for unaccompanied migrant youth, orientation and language services for adult migrants (Landing), host family integration (Famílies BACacollida), university scholarships (Beques U-BAC), degree validation support (Migrant Up), and transversal support itineraries spanning language, education, employability, legal, and psycho-emotional domains.

Product overview

Fundació BarcelonActua operates a portfolio of social programs designed to support vulnerable migrants and youth. The core offering consists of seven integrated products: Landing (orientation and accompaniment for adult migrants), BACstation (residential reception for unaccompanied young migrants), Famílies BACacollida (host family integration program), Beques U-BAC (university scholarships for at-risk youth), Migrant Up (degree validation and scholarships for educated migrants), Itineraris (transversal support services covering language, training, employability, legal support, and psycho-emotional care), and BACapp (mobile volunteering platform). These programs work together as an integrated ecosystem where participants can access multiple services depending on their needs, from initial arrival support through housing, education, language learning, legal regularization, and ultimately labor insertion and emancipation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BACstation: Residential reception program for unaccompanied migrant youth providing housing, language learning, education, emotional support, legal assistance, and job placement.
• Landing
• Beques U-BAC
• Migrant Up
• BACacollida (Llars d'Acollida)
• BACapp

Products and services

• BACstation Temporary residential reception program for young migrants without family references, providing housing, food, protection, and integral support through formative itineraries including language learning, administrative/legal accompaniment, emotional health, and labor insertion. Currently operating across three locations in Barcelona.
• Landing Orientation and accompaniment program for adult migrants at risk of exclusion, focusing on socialization and language learning as key elements for autonomy and community participation.
• Famílies BACacollida (Llars d'Acollida) Hosting families program fostering integration of young migrants through direct cohabitation with host families for a 6-month period, providing accommodation, meals, and emotional support alongside comprehensive BarcelonActua accompaniment.
• Beques U-BAC University scholarship program for talented youth from high-complexity institutes in Barcelona, providing financial support for tuition, transportation, materials, English classes, and personalized academic and emotional accompaniment throughout their university degree.
• Migrant Up Program facilitating validation of foreign university degrees and providing scholarships for additional credits needed for homologation, along with postgraduate studies and labor insertion support for migrants with higher education from origin countries.
• Itineraris (Idioma, Formació, Ocupabilitat, Legal Administratiu, Psicoemocional) Transversal support itineraries covering language learning (Catalan and Spanish with official certification pathways), education and training, employability and labor insertion, legal/administrative regularization, and psycho-emotional support across all BarcelonActua programs.
• BACapp Mobile application enabling users to volunteer with flexible scheduling, choosing location, frequency, and target groups (refugees, children, homeless, elderly, women).

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 300 young people have achieved emancipation with work contracts and regularized administrative status through BACstation program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, strategic, core and major.

• Banc dels AlimentssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood donor supporting BACstation residents, providing essential provisions for young migrants in care.
• Ferrer SustainabilitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate food donor supporting BACstation program with sustainability focus.
• Veritas (Supermercat Ecològic)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco-supermarket that has facilitated hiring and regularization processes through labor contracts linked to social rooting itineraries, demonstrating corporate inclusion commitment.
• Fundació IntegracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain partner for the Employability Itinerary, providing expertise in employment support and labor insertion for vulnerable populations.
• Institut Integratiu GRAAScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on psycho-emotional accompaniment and is partner for U-BAC Scholarship program, providing academic support.
• Coordinadora d'Associacions per la Llengua (CAL)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement partner enabling issuance of official Catalan language certificates for persons in social rooting processes.
• Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística (CpNL)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLanguage normalization consortium partner enabling official certification pathways for Catalan language learning.
• MescladíssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormation partner collaborating on the Formation Itinerary for program participants.
• PES Martí CodolarsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormation partner for the Formation Itinerary.
• Escola PIAsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner collaborating on Formation Itinerary.
• Creu RojasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in network for legal-administrative accompaniment, providing complementary support in regularization processes.
• Fundació HadasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the legal-administrative network for migrant support.
• IACTAsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in legal-administrative accompaniment network.
• Moviment per la PausupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in legal-administrative accompaniment network.
• CàritassupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in legal-administrative accompaniment network for migrant support.
• Fundació PutxetsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in legal-administrative accompaniment network.
• Noves ViessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in legal-administrative accompaniment network.
• DanonemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner with active corporate volunteering program. Employee Silvia Olle coordinates volunteer activities connecting colleagues with BAC programs.
• Baker McKenziesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing corporate volunteering through employee Pablo Fernández, offering legal support and awareness sessions.
• Tarannà ViatgesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTravel company aligned with organizations operating based on values, supporting BAC through its collaborative message executed from equality.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundació CEPAIM: Spain-wide foundation dedicated to migrant integration and refugee support with programs in housing, language, employment, and legal accompaniment; directly comparable to BarcelonActua's BACstation + Itineraris approach.
• ACCEM: National Spanish NGO operating migrant reception centers, employment programs, and language training across Spain — comparable in mission, transversal itineraries, and institutional funder mix to BAR.
• Fundació Integra: Spanish foundation specialized in labor insertion of vulnerable groups; listed as BAR's core partner on the Employability Itinerary and offers a directly comparable model of corporate-led employment pathways.

Regional players

• Fundació Pere Tarrés: Catalan non-profit focused on social education, youth inclusion, and community volunteering; comparable in mobilization of civic participation and Barcelona-based youth programming.
• Fundació Bayt al-Thaqafa: Barcelona-based foundation supporting migrant integration from Arabic-speaking origins through language, training, and community programs; directly mirrors BAR's Landing and migrant lifecycle focus.
• Fundació Mans a les Mans: Catalan foundation supporting refugees and migrants in Catalonia with socio-labor insertion and community programs; comparable in transversal services and Catalan institutional funder base.

Emerging players

• Cohabitat (Fundació Cohabitat): Barcelona-based social entity providing temporary housing and inclusion programs for migrants and refugees; directly comparable to BAR's BACstation residential model and BACacollida host families.
• Proactiva Open Arms: Spanish non-profit focused on migrant rescue and reception; adjacent in mission to BAR but operating earlier in the migration journey; high media brand recognition comparable to BAR's NHK and TVE features.

Broad incumbents

• Cáritas Diocesana de Barcelona: Largest Catholic social services network operating in Barcelona, providing parallel services for vulnerable migrants including food, shelter, regularization support, and socio-labor insertion — directly comparable to BAR's holistic integral accompaniment model.
• CEAR (Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado): Spain's largest refugee-focused NGO operating reception centers, legal aid, and integration programs nationally; directly overlaps with BAR's BACstation housing and Migrant Up regularization work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacio-barcelonactua

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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