Fondation Cos Alexandre Glasberg

What Fondation Cos Alexandre Glasberg does

Fondation Cos Alexandre Glasberg is a French non-profit foundation recognized as being of public utility (Fondation reconnue d'utilité publique), founded in 1946 and headquartered at 88-90 boulevard de Sébastopol in Paris. It operates 80 social and medico-social establishments across 9 French regions - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre Val de Loire, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - serving approximately 14,681 vulnerable beneficiaries annually with a workforce of 3,230 collaborators and more than 500 volunteers.

The foundation delivers a comprehensive cross-life-cycle portfolio of services. Core offerings include senior residences and medicalized nursing homes (EHPADs), functional and professional rehabilitation centers (CRF, CRRF, CMPR, CRPF), specialized disability accommodation (MAS, FAM, SAMSAH), vocational integration and training services, asylum seeker and refugee reception centers (CADA, CPH, CAO), social reintegration housing (CHRS, relay houses), intergenerational early childhood facilities (Crèche COS Villa Pia), and unaccompanied minor services (MECS, SAJM, SAEMIE). It also operates the IFCOS training institute, which delivers qualification programs. Operationally, the foundation manages a distributed network of physical establishments rather than a single technology platform; digital infrastructure is anchored in compliance with the ESMS Numérique convention for healthcare management modernization and with GDPR/French data-protection law, with a Data Protection Officer contactable at [email protected].

The foundation operates on a public funding model rather than commercial revenue. Operating income derives from French Sécurité Sociale reimbursements, regional health agencies (ARS), departmental councils, and local authorities, supplemented by donations through partners such as Fondation de France and Fondation Somfy via the Les Petites Pierres platform. Services are delivered to beneficiaries at minimal or no direct cost. Unlike a commercial enterprise, the foundation has no shareholders; its growth trajectory is shaped by public policy mandates, regulatory authorizations (the public-utility decree of October 26, 2018), and operational consolidation through absorbing predecessor associations including CARARD (1998) and Alliance Espérance (2022). The core ethos, articulated as "Tout faire pour la personne, ne rien faire à sa place" and named after Abbé Alexandre Glasberg, emphasizes beneficiary autonomy over institutional substitution.

Name

Fondation Cos Alexandre Glasberg

Legal name

Fondation Cos Alexandre Glasberg

Website

https://www.fondationcos.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Fondation Cos Alexandre Glasberg is a French non-profit foundation recognized as a public utility, operating 80 social and medico-social establishments across 9 regions serving elderly persons, individuals with disabilities, refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Medico-Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable / Low-Income Assisted Living (Medicaid Waiver Focused) (HLADABAE), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Social and medico-social services
• Elderly care services
• Disability care services
• Asylum seeker accommodation
• Vocational rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and social security: The foundation operates as a recognized public utility foundation (Fondation reconnue d'utilité publique) funded primarily through government social security contributions, regional health agencies, and local authority partnerships. Services are provided free or at subsidized rates to beneficiaries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The foundation operates 80 social and medico-social establishments across France providing residential care, rehabilitation, vocational training, and social reintegration services to vulnerable populations including elderly persons, people with disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers, people in precarious situations, unaccompanied minors, and young children. Services include EHPAD senior residences, MAS/FAM disability accommodation, CRF/CMPR rehabilitation centers, CHRS housing reintegration, CADA refugee reception centers, and early childhood facilities, all delivered by multidisciplinary teams free or at subsidized rates to beneficiaries.

Product overview

Fondation Cos Alexandre Glasberg is a multi-service social and healthcare foundation operating 76 establishments and services across France. The foundation provides a comprehensive portfolio of services including: residential care homes for elderly persons (Ehpad), specialized establishments for people with disabilities (MAS, FAM, SAMSAH, ESAT), functional rehabilitation centers (CRF, CRRF, CMPR), professional insertion and vocational training services (CRPF, ESPO-ESRP), social housing and reintegration services (CHRS, relay houses), refugee and asylum seeker reception centers (CADA, CPH), and early childhood facilities (crèche). The foundation also operates IFCOS, its training institute offering qualification programs. Services span multiple French regions including Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Centre Val-de-Loire, Grand-Est, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Occitanie, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Senior residences and medicalized care homes (Résidences et services pour personnes âgées)

Quantifiable outcome

• 14,681 people accompanied annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OFII (Office Français de l'Immigration et de l'Intégration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation participates in the ATS (Accueil Temporaire Service de l'Asile) device coordinated by OFII, hosting migrants from Calais and Syrian refugees. OFII coordinates national asylum seeker housing programs and the foundation serves as an operator under this framework.
• Regional Health Agencies (ARS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding and regulatory partnerships with regional health agencies for the operation of medico-social establishments across all 8 regions of presence.
• Association Alliance EspérancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner; Association Alliance Espérance opened ACT Maison Marie-Louise in 1994 and the Fondation COS Alexandre Glasberg became its manager in 2022.
• CARARD (Comité d'Accueil Régional des Apatrides, Réfugiés et Déplacés)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical predecessor organization created in 1976 to manage reception centers for refugees and displaced persons. CARARD was dissolved on August 31, 1998 and taken over by COS on September 1, 1998.
• Pôle des Solidarités BénévolesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated in 2015 in the Bordeaux region to bring together people wishing to help refugees and families forced into exile with integration support.
• Local authorities and municipalitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with local municipalities for establishment locations, housing provision, and community integration programs.
• CKBN (Club de Canoë-Kayak de Bommes Nautiques)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for the Aquarius project providing kayaking initiation sessions for young people from MECS establishments.
• AB2C PlongéeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerScuba diving club providing initiation sessions as part of the Aquarius project for young people in protection programs.
• ASET (martial arts club)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMartial arts club providing Taekwondo initiation for young people in COS Glasberg internats. Recognized by the Comité Régional Olympique et Sportif de Nouvelle-Aquitaine for inclusion work.
• Club Log'insminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdapted enterprise visiting COS CRPF trainees to expose them to logistics e-commerce sector employment opportunities for disabled workers.
• LADAPT (Ligue contre le cancer)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganization hosting annual ADAPT Olympiades event where COS CRPF trainees participate in adapted sports activities.
• CAF (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for disability awareness training for CAF managers on disability issues and RQTH recognition.
• CAP Emploi 77minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for the Printemps du Handicap event focused on inclusive recruitment of people with disabilities.
• Lycée Uruguay-FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 3D FabLab project at MAS COS de la Vallée du Lunain, where students create 3D-printed assistive devices for residents with disabilities.
• ATSA (Accueil Temporaire Service de l'Asile)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational emergency housing device for asylum seekers created in 2000 by the Ministry of Interior's Asylum Service, coordinated by OFII.
• Comité Régional Olympique et Sportif de Nouvelle-AquitaineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional Olympic committee that awarded ASET club a trophy for inclusion work, supporting the partnership with COS Glasberg for adapted martial arts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Armée du Salut (Fondation de l'Armée du Salut): Salvation Army foundation in France operating EHPAD, CHRS, CADA, and rehabilitation services. Directly comparable multi-service portfolio across vulnerable populations.
• LADAPT: French association operating functional rehabilitation centers (CRF) and professional insertion programs for disabled persons. Direct overlap with COS's CRF, CRP, COS CRPF, and SAMSAH service offerings.
• Croix-Rouge française: France's largest humanitarian organization operating social, medico-social, and refugee services across the country. Directly comparable in scope (elderly, disability, asylum, precarious populations) and reliance on public funding streams.
• France Terre d'Asile: Specialized NGO operating asylum-seeker reception centers (CADA) and refugee services nationally. Directly overlaps COS's refugee/asylum segment (CADA, CPH, CAO programs) under the same OFII coordination framework.
• Emmaüs Solidarité: Paris-based nonprofit operating emergency housing (CHRS), social reintegration, and refugee services. Direct overlap with COS's precarious-population and asylum-seeker program lines.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Youth-focused foundation operating MECS, vocational training, and family support services. Overlaps with COS's MECS, SAJM, SAEMIE, and COS CRPF vocational rehabilitation programs.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French public-utility foundation focused on housing precarious and homeless populations. Directly comparable on housing insecurity/CHRS activities and on recognized public utility status.
• ADAPEI (Fédération France): Federation of French associations for friends and parents of intellectually disabled children; operates MAS/FAM and similar medico-social establishments. Closely matches COS's disability services footprint.
• Fondation de France: Major French public-utility foundation funding and operating social programs including disability, elderly, housing, and youth initiatives. Closely comparable mission, regulatory status, and donor/funding mix.

Regional players

• Croix-Rouge Compétence / IRTS network: Network of French social-work and healthcare training institutes (including IRTS) similar to COS's IFCOS institute. Comparable in vocational training function though geographically dispersed across regional campuses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-cos

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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