Fundação Banco do Brasil

What Fundação Banco do Brasil does

Fundação Banco do Brasil (Fundação BB), established in 1985, is the non-profit social investment arm of Banco do Brasil, Brazil's state-owned bank. The foundation supports social, environmental, and technological initiatives across Brazil, distributing non-reimbursable funds to civil society organizations (OSCs), family farmers, indigenous peoples, and quilombola and traditional communities through structured public notices (editais públicos) and internal calls (chamadas internas). It organizes the annual Festival de Soluções Sociais and runs the Prêmio Fundação BB de Tecnologia Social to identify and certify replicable social technologies, operating across eight thematic axes: education, environment, income generation, health and wellbeing, volunteering, humanitarian aid, sports and culture, and a transversal social technology axis.

The foundation operates a digital ecosystem built around three core platforms. The Plataforma Transforma (transforma.fbb.org.br) is a social technology network that catalogs, certifies, and disseminates replicable solutions organized by themes including food, education, energy, housing, environment, water resources, income, and health, and supports social login via Google and Facebook. The Sistema de Gestão de Projetos Sociais (SGP) at projetos.fbb.org.br handles proposal submission, project tracking, and reporting for approved initiatives, and includes a dedicated autocredenciamento portal plus the Edital Rio Doce portal at riodoce.fbb.org.br. Radar Solidário handles direct donations. Integrations are limited to Google Analytics and social login providers, and the foundation is LGPD-compliant.

Fundação BB has no equity, shareholders, or commercial customers; it operates as a grant-making foundation funded by institutional donations (via PIX, bank transfers, individual and corporate giving) and a long-running strategic partnership with BNDES that since 2009 has channeled resources from the Fundo Socioambiental and since 2012 from the Fundo Amazônia into socioenvironmental projects. The Edital Rio Doce Participativo e Comunitário allocates R$225 million across 49 municipalities in Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo affected by the 2015 Fundão dam collapse, with individual project grants between R$50,000 and R$400,000. Other programs include Edital Reflorestar 2026 (R$3.05 million for forestry compensation in the Federal District) and humanitarian aid initiatives such as SOS Nordeste. Governance is overseen by a Conselho Curador, with Banco do Brasil exercising parent governance within the Conglomerado Banco do Brasil.

Name

Fundação Banco do Brasil

Legal name

Fundação Banco do Brasil

Website

https://fbb.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Established in 1985, Fundação Banco do Brasil is Banco do Brasil's non-profit social investment arm. It funds Brazilian social and environmental projects through public notices, BNDES partnership channels, and the Transforma social technology platform, serving civil society and traditional communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Development Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Social technology certification
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Public grant funding
• Civil society partnerships
• Environmental recovery projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Donations: Fundação BB receives donations from individuals and corporations through PIX, bank transfers, and direct contributions. These donations fund social projects and humanitarian aid programs.
2. BNDES Partnership Funding: Partnership with BNDES (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social) since 2009, channeling funds from Fundo Socioambiental and Fundo Amazônia for socioenvironmental projects across Brazil.
3. Edital Rio Doce Funding: R$225 million fund for projects in the Rio Doce river basin affected by the Fundão dam collapse, distributed through public notices to civil society organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundação Banco do Brasil is a nonprofit foundation that manages public selection processes (editais) and internal calls (chamadas internas) to disburse non-reimbursable funding to social, environmental, and humanitarian projects across Brazil. It certifies and disseminates social technologies through the Transforma platform, operates project management systems (SGP) for proposal submission and reporting, and channels institutional donations and government grants from partners such as BNDES to civil society organizations, family farmers, and traditional communities.

Product overview

Fundação Banco do Brasil operates as a corporate foundation that manages a portfolio of interconnected social programs and digital platforms. The core offerings include the main institutional Portal (fbb.org.br), the Transforma platform for Social Technologies certification and networking, and the Sistema de Gestão de Projetos (SGP) for project tracking. Programs span public selection processes for social projects (Editais), strategic partnerships with BNDES, humanitarian aid (Programa de Ajuda Humanitária/SOS Nordeste), and the Prêmio de Tecnologia Social award. The foundation implements projects across eight thematic axes: social technology (transversal), education, sports and culture, income generation, environment, health and well-being, volunteering, and humanitarian aid.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal Fundação BB The main institutional portal of Fundação BB serving as the primary digital interface for stakeholders, providing information about programs, public notices (editais), projects, partnerships, and news.
• Transforma - Rede de Tecnologias Sociais

Quantifiable outcome

• Fundação BB implements social projects across eight program axes throughout Brazilian territory
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Instituto EspinhaçominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization implementing the Semeando a Economia Verde na região do Vale do Jequitinhonha project in Minas Gerais. Focus on environmental recovery and sustainable rural development.
• Instituto AuáminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization implementing the Semeando a Economia Verde na Mata Atlântica project. Focus on native vegetation recovery and bioeconomy in the Atlantic Forest biome.
• AVSI BrasilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner implementing the Projeto de Desenvolvimento Socioeconômico e Ambiental da Área Rural de Campo Formoso (BA). Focus on coexistence with the semi-arid region through cisterns, ecological septic systems, and productive yards.
• SENAR (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural training partner for rural development projects, providing technical education and capacity building for family farmers.
• Instituto Estadual de Florestas (IEF-MG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState forestry institute partner for environmental recovery and sustainable forest management projects in Minas Gerais.
• EMATER-MGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical assistance partner for rural extension services, supporting family farmers with agricultural technical guidance.
• Centro de Educação Popular e Formação Social (CEPFS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society organization certified for multiple social technologies including water management systems, seed banks, and ecological agriculture solutions.
• Banco do BrasilcoreOthersParent institution and primary sponsor of Fundação BB. Provides institutional support, brand association, and operational integration within the Banco do Brasil conglomerate.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BrazilFoundation: US-registered foundation supporting Brazilian civil society through grantmaking and capacity building. Comparable to Fundação BB as a Brazil-focused grantmaking intermediary with editais-style public calls and civil society partnerships.
• Fundação Itaú Social: Corporate foundation of Banco Itaú, one of Brazil's largest private banks. Operates a near-identical model of education-focused grantmaking, public notices, and program management for Brazilian civil society, making it the closest comparable to Fundação BB.
• Fundação Tide Setúbal: Major Brazilian family foundation focused on education, culture, and social development. Comparable to Fundação BB in grantmaking scale, program diversity, and Brazilian civil society engagement model.
• Fundação Roberto Marinho: Corporate foundation linked to Grupo Globo, operating education, culture, and social programs through editais and partnerships. Shares the corporate-foundation grantmaking model and Brazilian civil society engagement pattern with Fundação BB.
• Fundação Bradesco: Corporate foundation of Banco Bradesco, another major Brazilian bank. Operates its own school network, vocational training, and social programs with similar institutional backing and nationwide reach, comparable in scale and structure to Fundação BB.
• Fundação Lemann: One of Brazil's largest private philanthropic foundations, focused on education and social development. Comparable to Fundação BB in programmatic scope and Brazilian civil society engagement, though privately rather than corporate-bank funded.
• Fundação Grupo Boticário: Corporate foundation of Grupo Boticário focused on environmental conservation and social impact. Comparable in corporate-foundation structure and Brazilian socioenvironmental grantmaking, though with narrower environmental focus.
• Instituto Unibanco: Institute associated with Unibanco/Itaú, focused on education and youth programs. Operates public selection processes (editais) and partnerships with civil society, with comparable structure and target segments to Fundação BB.

Broad incumbents

• BNDES (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social): Brazilian federal development bank and direct funding partner of Fundação BB through Fundo Socioambiental and Fundo Amazônia. As the upstream funder channeling capital to the foundation, BNDES represents the broader institutional context in which Fundação BB operates.

Regional players

• Avina Foundation: Latin American foundation focused on sustainable development across the region. Comparable to Fundação BB in socioenvironmental mission and grantmaking approach, though operating across multiple Latin American countries rather than Brazil-only.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fundacaobb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FundacaoBB
• Facebookfacebook.com/fundacaobb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacaobb
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacaobancodobrasil

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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