Name

Fundacao Romi

Legal name

Fundação Romi

Website

https://fundacaoromi.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Bárbara d'Oeste

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Educational Services (Tuition): Revenue from tuition fees for students enrolled in the Núcleo de Educação Integrada (NEI), a private school offering Educação Infantil, Ensino Fundamental and Ensino Médio. The school operates in full-time and part-time modalities.
2. Foundation Endowment from ROMI S.A. As a private foundation maintained by ROMI S.A. (CNPJ: 56.720.774/0001-41), the foundation receives ongoing financial support from its corporate sponsor for operations, cultural programs, and community initiatives.
3. Community Cultural Services: Free cultural programming including workshops, exhibitions, and events at Estação Cultural and CEDOC, primarily funded through foundation endowment rather than direct revenue generation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundação Romi is a nonprofit foundation that maintains and operates three core programs: NEI (Núcleo de Educação Integrada), a full-time private K-12 school using active methodologies and project-based learning from Educação Infantil through Ensino Médio; CEDOC (Centro de Documentação Histórica), a historical documentation center preserving over 61,000 photos and nearly 275,000 documents with free public digital access; and Estação Cultural, a revitalized railway station hosting community workshops, exhibitions, and cultural events. The foundation also runs the Bolsa Filantropia scholarship program providing 100% tuition coverage to qualifying low-income families under CEBAS regulations.

Product overview

Fundacao Romi operates three core initiatives: NEI (Núcleo de Educação Integrada) is a full-time private school offering Early Childhood, Elementary, and High School education using active methodologies and project-based learning, featuring the Portal do Aluno for grades/attendance and CEAP for remote learning via Microsoft Teams; CEDOC is a historical documentation center preserving over 61,000 photos and 275,000 digital documents with free public access; and Estação Cultural is a revitalized railway station serving as a cultural hub with exhibitions, workshops, and artistic events. All three pillars — education, documentation, and culture — work together to advance the foundation's mission of social development through education and culture since 1957.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NEI - Núcleo de Educação Integrada: School maintained by Fundação Romi offering Early Childhood Education, Elementary School, and High School with full-time programs.
• CEDOC - Centro de Documentação Histórica
• Estação Cultural
• Romi-Isetta

Products and services

• NEI – Núcleo de Educação Integrada A full-time private school maintained by Fundação Romi offering integrated education from Early Childhood (Educação Infantil, starting age 3) through Elementary School (Ensino Fundamental I and II) and High School (Ensino Médio). Uses active methodologies, project-based learning, and interdisciplinary approaches without traditional classrooms or textbooks. Features include Robotics/Maker Laboratory, STEAM Laboratory, Physics/Chemistry/Biology Laboratory, Arts Room, Body Expression Room, English language instruction from Educação Infantil, and a Student Portal (Portal do Aluno) for grades and attendance, plus CEAP distance learning via Microsoft Teams.
• CEDOC – Centro de Documentação Histórica

Quantifiable outcome

• 470,000+ people benefited by foundation programs in 2025 (446,983 via CEDOC, 15,565 via Estação Cultural, 8,801 via NEI)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Colégio Bandeirantes: Premium private K-12 school in São Paulo known for strong university placement and progressive pedagogy. Comparable as a São Paulo-region private school competing for the same fee-paying family segment that NEI targets.
• Fundação Lemann: Brazilian philanthropic foundation focused on education quality, leadership development, and public-school partnerships, often working at scale to improve learning outcomes. Comparable as a high-profile, education-mission-driven foundation operating in Brazil.
• Fundação Roberto Marinho: Long-established Brazilian foundation linked to Organizações Globo, with deep involvement in education, culture, and heritage preservation (including TV Escola and cultural programming). Comparable because it combines education, cultural output, and heritage in a foundation structure.
• Fundação Itaú Social: Brazilian corporate foundation (Itaú Unibanco) funding education and social programs nationwide, including partnerships with public schools and teacher training initiatives. Comparable as a corporate-bankrolled foundation using education as its primary social lever.
• Fundação Bradesco: Corporate-maintained Brazilian nonprofit foundation operating a network of schools serving low-income communities, with CEBAS-style philanthropic education programming. Most structurally analogous to Fundação Romi because it pairs K-12 private schooling with corporate sponsorship and a broad social mission.
• Colégio São Bento: Traditional São Paulo private K-12 school emphasizing classical education, strong outcomes, and full-time programs. Comparable to NEI as a full-time, outcomes-oriented São Paulo-region private K-12 school.

Others

• Fundação Educar (Itaú): Corporate-affiliated education initiative historically focused on youth education and teacher training in Brazil. Comparable as a corporate-sponsored education program layered on top of a financial institution's CSR footprint, similar to ROMI S.A.'s relationship with Fundação Romi.

Broad incumbents

• Colégio Positivo: One of the largest private K-12 education groups in Brazil, operating multiple campuses and a national network. Comparable as a high-scale, outcomes-focused K-12 player; broader geographic reach gives it a structural advantage versus NEI.
• Colégio São Luís: Jesuit private K-12 school in São Paulo with long tradition, strong university placement, and extracurricular programming. Comparable to NEI as a heritage São Paulo K-12 alternative for university-bound families.

Regional players

• Colégio Rio Branco: Established private K-12 school based in São Paulo with strong university-prep orientation. Comparable as another São Paulo-region full-time private K-12 alternative competing for similar families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacaoromi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacao-romi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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