Funsai

What Funsai does

FUNSAI - Fundação Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora do Ipiranga is a private nonprofit foundation (Fundação) established in 1896 and headquartered in the Ipiranga neighborhood of São Paulo, Brazil, operating under Brazilian civil law as a social-assistance entity. The organization delivers free services in social assistance, education, culture, and sports under Christian principles to children, adolescents, families, and older adults in situations of social vulnerability. Its service platform comprises six direct units — Centro de Apoio à Juventude (CAJ, 380 beneficiaries), Centro de Educação Infantil (CEI, 150 children aged 3–6), Berçário Anjo da Guarda (50 children aged 0–3), VivaVida Centro de Convivência (700 elderly participants), Quixote Espaço Comunitário (300 youth), and LAMFF - Liceu de Artes Musicais Fúrio Franceschini — together with four programs including Família: Elo e Transformação, Famílias Empreendedoras em Moda, Conectados (educommunication and Rádio Conectados web radio), and PROSAN food security. Total reach is approximately 1,350–1,700 people served monthly.

The underlying technology footprint is conventional nonprofit tooling: a Webnode-hosted institutional website, MLabs social-media management, Informa InfoAudio and MusicMaster for radio automation at Rádio Conectados, and BRLOGIC streaming, with Google and TechSoup Brasil providing productivity and donation-license software. Educommunication is a domain-specialized youth-training methodology rather than a software product. FUNSAI operates without patents, proprietary AI, or disclosed certifications.

The business model is a donation-funded nonprofit: services are provided at no charge to beneficiaries, with revenue drawn from individual and corporate donations collected via the institutional website, the Nota Fiscal Paulista tax-donation channel, and government grants and social-program funding. Paid headcount is 1–10 employees, supplemented by approximately 100 continuous volunteers and dozens more engaged through annual events. The organization is geographically concentrated in a single São Paulo district (Ipiranga), has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed funding rounds, and operates under formal LGPD compliance with a dedicated Data Protection Officer.

Name

Funsai

Legal name

Fundação Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora do Ipiranga

Website

https://funsai.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FUNSAI is a São Paulo-based nonprofit foundation operating since 1896 that delivers free social-assistance, education, culture, and sports programs across six units and four programs serving approximately 1,350–1,700 vulnerable children, youth, families, and elderly monthly in the Ipiranga district.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual and corporate donations received through the organization's institutional website and donation campaigns.
2. Nota Fiscal Paulista: Tax donation program where citizens direct their state tax refunds to the foundation through the São Paulo state fiscal system.
3. Social Programs Funding: Government partnerships and social program funding for assistance, education, and community development activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FUNSAI is a Brazilian nonprofit foundation that has operated continuously since 1896 in the Ipiranga region of São Paulo. It delivers free social assistance, education, cultural, and sports programs to vulnerable populations across six direct units and four programs, serving children, adolescents, youth, families, and elderly. Services are provided at no cost to beneficiaries and include early childhood education, youth development, family foster care, music education, elderly community engagement, educommunication training, and entrepreneurship support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centro de Apoio à Juventude - CAJ: Unit serving 380 children and adolescents in vulnerable situations
• Centro de Educação Infantil - CEI
• Berçário Anjo da Guarda
• VivaVida Centro de Convivência
• Quixote Espaço Comunitário
• LAMFF - Liceu de Artes Musicais Fúrio Franceschini
• Conectados
• Famílias Empreendedoras em Moda
• Família: Elo e Transformação
• Família e Seus Laços
• Sábado Alegria
• PROSAN - Programa de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional

Products and services

• Centro de Apoio à Juventude (CAJ) Social development service for 380 children and adolescents in vulnerable situations, providing cultural, sports, and educational activities in the Ipiranga region of São Paulo.
• Centro de Educação Infantil (CEI) Educational service for 150 children aged 3 to 6 years, providing early childhood education under Brazilian national education policies.
• Berçário Anjo da Guarda Infant care service for 50 children from 0 to 3 years old, focused on early childhood development and care for vulnerable families. More than 600 children have been served in 20 years.
• VivaVida Centro de Convivência Community center service for 700 elderly participants offering 80+ weekly workshops including music, education, and cultural activities for active aging and quality of life.
• Quixote Espaço Comunitário Community space service for 300 youth offering cultural and artistic activities, including the Worquixote initiative and Oficinas Culturais workshops.
• LAMFF - Liceu de Artes Musicais Fúrio Franceschini Free music education service housed in the historic Solar do Maestro Franceschini, providing music courses and cultural programming to children, youth, and the community.
• Família Acolhedora Temporary family foster care service for children aged 0-6 years who are separated from their original families while awaiting judicial decisions.
• Conectados / Rádio Conectados Educommunication service combining radio, podcast, photography, and sports broadcasting training for youth in social vulnerability, including the operation of web Rádio Conectados.
• Famílias Empreendedoras em Moda Entrepreneurship support and income generation service for families in social vulnerability through fashion industry training and product creation, supported by SEBRAE.
• Família: Elo e Transformação Family and community bonds strengthening service aimed at preventing family fragility and promoting access to social rights for families served by FUNSAI.
• PROSAN - Programa de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional
• Museu Vicente de Azevedo Cultural heritage museum preserving the historical and cultural heritage of the Ipiranga neighborhood through exhibitions, including the '12 Maravilhas do Ipiranga' collection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 1,350-1,700 people monthly across all units
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SEBRAEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for entrepreneurship support in the Famílias Empreendedoras em Moda project, providing business development and qualification services.
• WR São PaulominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting fashion entrepreneurship project activities.
• Evoluir CTCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in fashion entrepreneurship activities.
• Folks StyleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReseller/distribution partner for products created by fashion entrepreneurs.
• Mercado Municipal do IpirangaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner for selling products from Famílias Empreendedoras em Moda project.
• Informa (InfoAudio e MusicMaster)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides automation systems for Rádio Conectados and music training. InfoAudio for radio station automation and MusicMaster for music scheduling and production training.
• BRLOGICcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial streaming and website partner providing audio streaming system for Rádio Conectados project.
• Loucos por RádiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerRadio industry community partner.
• PresstextominorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing and communication partner.
• Federação de Beach Soccer do Estado de São PaulominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for sports broadcasting training, providing field experience space.
• Sustenidos / MusicoucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary partner for LAMFF music education project. Provides music instruction and program support enabling LAMFF operations and music courses.
• RP2 ComunicaçãominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunication partner supporting media activities.
• CRP MangominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunication and media partner.
• FEBS-SPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBeach soccer federation partner for sports broadcasting.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a nonprofit youth-mentoring organization connecting young people with adult mentors. It is a regional comparator for FUNSAI's youth-development and community-engagement activities, although its service model and geography differ.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Boys & Girls Clubs of America operates a nonprofit network providing after-school and youth-development programs, often in partnership with local communities. It is a relevant regional comparator for FUNSAI's youth, education, sports, and culture programming.

Broad incumbents

• Instituto Ayrton Senna: Instituto Ayrton Senna develops education, youth-development, and employability initiatives, often in partnership with public systems. It overlaps in education and social development but operates more as a program and policy partner than a direct local service unit.
• Fundação Bradesco: Fundação Bradesco is a large Brazilian nonprofit education network providing free or low-cost schooling and digital education to low-income communities. It is broader and more scaled than FUNSAI, but comparable in education-led social impact and donor-supported delivery.

Emerging players

• Instituto Baccarelli: Instituto Baccarelli is a São Paulo-based music education and social-inclusion organization providing orchestral training and community access. It overlaps directly with LAMFF's free music education and youth social-inclusion mission.
• Projeto Guri: Projeto Guri is a São Paulo cultural-education program offering music and arts instruction to children and adolescents, including vulnerable participants. It is a regional arts-focused comparator for LAMFF and FUNSAI's cultural programs.

Direct peers

• Fundação CASA: Fundação CASA is a São Paulo public foundation delivering socioeducational and protective services to vulnerable adolescents. Its youth-focused, state-supported service model and São Paulo footprint make it a close regional operational comparator.
• SOS Children's Villages Brazil: SOS Children's Villages Brazil supports children and young people without parental care and vulnerable families through family-based care and community programs. Its child and family social-service focus and nonprofit funding model make it a direct comparator.
• Casa do Zezinho: Casa do Zezinho is a São Paulo nonprofit serving children, adolescents, and families through education, culture, sports, and social assistance. Its integrated community-service model closely mirrors FUNSAI's multi-generational local delivery.

Others

• Fundação Abrinq pelos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente: Fundação Abrinq is a Brazilian child-rights foundation focused on advocacy, research, and partnerships for children and adolescents. It is less direct as a service operator, but useful for comparing child-focused nonprofit reach, partnerships, and funding strategies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FUNSAIOficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/funsaiOficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/funsai.oficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/funsai

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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