Fondation Saint-irenee

What Fondation Saint-irenee does

Fondation Saint-Irénée is a French Catholic nonprofit foundation created in 2010 and recognized as being of public utility by state decree published in the Journal Officiel on April 20, 2014. It is headquartered at 6 Avenue Adolphe Max in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon and is presided over by Monseigneur Olivier de Germay, Archbishop of Lyon, with a board of directors that includes state representatives from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Culture and the Rector of the Université Catholique de Lyon. The foundation operates exclusively through donations, legacies, and gifts — it has no independent resources — and channels those funds into projects across three pillars: education and youth development, solidarity and accompaniment of vulnerable populations, and culture and heritage preservation, primarily across the Rhône and Roannais territories with international twinning relationships in Lebanon (Antélias), Iraq (Mossoul), and Burkina Faso.

Its core activity is grantmaking and program stewardship rather than product development. It manages sheltered foundations and dedicated funds (including the Fonds Porteurs d'Espérance and the Texas-Lyon Heritage Society), runs signature events such as the annual La Soupe des Toqués solidarity initiative in partnership with the Toques Blanches Lyonnaises and a network of five distribution NGOs, and supports heritage campaigns such as Sauvons nos clochers de campagne. The underlying technical platform is modest: a WordPress website with Elementor, a GiveXpert-powered donation portal, Google Analytics, and Complianz for GDPR compliance.

The foundation's revenue model is donation-based and tax-incentivized under French law (66% income tax deduction, 60% corporate tax deduction, 75% IFI deduction). It accepts gifts via online portal, bank transfer, direct debit, and check, and solicits individual, corporate, and legacy donors through its website, quarterly newsletter, social media (Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram), press relations, and events. Customer segments are defined by use case (education, solidarity, culture) rather than by buyer profile, and beneficiary distribution is routed through curated local associations across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Name

Fondation Saint-irenee

Legal name

Fondation Saint-Irénée

Website

https://www.fondationsaintirenee.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fondation Saint-Irénée is a French Catholic nonprofit foundation, recognized as being of public utility, that funds and stewards projects in education, solidarity, and culture across the Rhône and Roannais territories through tax-deductible donations, legacies, and partnerships with local associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments) (FSAAABAH)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation services
• Nonprofit fundraising platform
• Community project funding
• Heritage preservation patronage
• Educational grantmaking support

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The foundation receives donations from individuals, corporations, and organizations. It accepts donations via online platform, bank transfer, direct debit, and check. Since 2014, donations open entitlement to tax reductions (66% for income tax, 60% for corporate tax, 75% for real estate wealth tax).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fondation Saint-Irénée is a recognized Catholic charitable foundation that collects tax-deductible donations from individuals, corporates, and other foundations to fund association-led projects in education, solidarity, and culture across the Rhône and Roannais territories. It also hosts sheltered foundations (fondations abritées), operates thematic sub-funds such as Fonds Porteurs d'Espérance and the Texas-Lyon Heritage Society, and runs international twinning programs with Mossoul, Antélias, and Burkina Faso.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fonds Porteurs d'Espérance: Un fonds de donation affecté géré par la Fondation Saint-Irénée.
• Texas-Lyon Heritage Society

Products and services

• Donation Program
• Sheltered Foundations (Fondations Abritées)
• Fonds Porteurs d'Espérance

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Toques Blanches LyonnaisescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with the association of white-collar chefs of Lyon (founded 1936, 150+ active members) to organize La Soupe des Toqués initiative, combining gastronomy and solidarity.
• Foyer Notre-Dame des Sans-AbricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable association receiving soup distributions from La Soupe des Toqués initiative for people in precarious situations.
• Fraternité Lyon CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable association receiving soup distributions from La Soupe des Toqués initiative.
• Accueil de jour Saint-AndrécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDay center receiving soup distributions from La Soupe des Toqués initiative in the Guillotière area.
• Petits Frères des PauvrescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational charitable organization receiving soup distributions from La Soupe des Toqués initiative.
• Camions du CœurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization operating food trucks for people in need, receiving soup distributions from La Soupe des Toqués initiative.
• Délégation Catholique pour la Coopération (DCC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization coordinating international volunteers; collaborated on Chemins d'Hommes evening event featuring testimonies from international volunteers.
• Diocèse d'Antélias (Jumelage Lyon-Antélias)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational twinning created in 1991 between dioceses of Lyon and Antélias (suburb of Beirut), supporting schools and families in difficulty in Lebanon.
• Diocèse de Mossoul (Jumelage Lyon-Mossoul)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational twinning with diocese of Mossoul supporting reconstruction, heritage preservation, and social projects in Iraq.
• Université Catholique de LyoncoreOthersThe Rector of Université Catholique de Lyon serves on the foundation's board of directors as a state representative.
• Ministère de l'intérieurcoreOthersMinistry of Interior representative sits on the foundation's board of directors for state oversight.
• Ministère de la CulturecoreOthersMinistry of Culture representative sits on the foundation's board of directors for state oversight.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de Luxembourg: Cross-border philanthropic foundation offering sheltered funds and cross-border giving advisory from Luxembourg; an incumbent peer in the hosted-foundation and donor-advised space that competes for the same HNW patrons as FSI.
• Roi Baudouin Foundation: Major Belgian public-utility foundation providing donor-advised funds and grantmaking across social, health and culture causes — comparable as a multi-pillar European foundation serving francophone philanthropy markets.

Direct peers

• Fondation du Patrimoine: French public-utility foundation dedicated to cultural and built heritage preservation (including the 'Sauvons nos clochers de campagne' initiative that FSI also runs); mirrors FSI's culture-and-heritage pillar and donor-advised structure.
• Fondation de France: Largest French public-utility foundation with recognized status since 1969; multi-pillar grantmaking (culture, solidarity, environment, health) and a sheltered-foundation platform, directly analogous to FSI's role in Rhône and Roannais but national in scope.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Recognized French public-utility foundation focused on housing and vulnerable populations; directly comparable on the solidarity-pillar grantmaking model and association partnerships (e.g., Foyer Notre-Dame des Sans-Abri in Lyon's homelessness ecosystem).
• Fondation Apprentis d'Auteuil: Catholic foundation supporting youth education and vocational integration in France, particularly for vulnerable youth — directly comparable to FSI's 'Education and Youth' pillar from a mission-and-faith perspective.
• Fondation Caritas France: The official charitable arm of the French Catholic Church, focused on solidarity, social exclusion and vulnerable populations — sharing FSI's doctrine-social frame and public-utility status, but at national scale.
• Fondation Notre-Dame: Paris-based Catholic foundation recognized as a public utility, chaired under Church authority, that funds Catholic initiatives in culture, education and solidarity. Closest religious-and-legal analogue to FSI outside its home region.

Others

• Fédération Française des Fondations (Centre Français des Fonds et Fondations): Industry body of which FSI is a member; provides the shared institutional framework for French foundations and foundations abritées — an ecosystem-level comparable rather than a service competitor.
• Fondation MAAVAR/Association Les Petits Frères des Pauvres: National organization and grant partner of FSI for La Soupe des Toqués; comparable as a major French operator supporting isolated vulnerable populations, and a key distribution counterparty in FSI's solidarity network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDlrwbB5K0RFtBVQ8E72u_A
• Facebookfacebook.com/fondationsaintirenee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondation-saint-ir-n-e
• Instagraminstagram.com/fondationsaintirenee?igsh=MTE1cWxoZzU5N3E5OQ%3D%3D

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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