Fundación Bancaria Caja de Ahorros de Santander y Cantabria appears to be a regional community foundation focused on improving quality of life in Cantabria through social, cultural, and entrepreneurship initiatives. Its visible grantmaking is especially tied to health-related research and local institutional partnerships, with a notable emphasis on nursing research, public health, and projects connected to major Cantabrian organizations such as IDIVAL, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, and Universidad de Cantabria. Beyond grants, it also supports community solidarity actions and collaborations with third-sector groups serving vulnerable populations.
Primarily program-based and locally anchored, with small research awards in the roughly $3,000-$4,000 range and collaborative support for community initiatives, events, and institutional partners. The foundation appears to use a mix of open convocatorias and partnership-based giving, often through regional institutions rather than broad public grant cycles.
Grants parsed from this funder's most recently published annual report.
| Recipient | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERMI CANTABRIA | — | 2019 | Patronato member listed in governance section; not a grant |
| UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA | — | 2019 | Governance/patronato member; not a grant |
| FUNDACIÓN OBRA SAN MARTIN | — | 2019 | Governance/patronato member; not a grant |
| COCEMFE | — | 2019 | Center management / collaboration reference; not a grant |
| Asociación de Sordos de Santander |
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| 2019 |
| Space use / collaboration reference; not a grant |
| Asociación Consuelo Bergés | — | 2019 | Space use / collaboration reference; not a grant |
| Centro de Asistencia a Víctimas de Agresiones Sexuales y Prevención del Maltrato Infantil (CAVAS) | — | 2019 | Space use / collaboration reference; not a grant |
| CARITAS | — | 2019 | Collaboration in the cultural/social program; not a grant |
| AFAMUNDI | — | 2019 | Collaboration in the cultural/social program; not a grant |
| ASCASAM | — | 2019 | Collaboration in the cultural/social program; not a grant |
| AMUCCAM | — | 2019 | Collaboration in the cultural/social program; not a grant |
| ASPACE | — | 2019 | Collaboration in the cultural/social program; not a grant |
| Ayuntamiento de Santander | — | 2019 | Collaboration reference; not a grant |
| MAS | — | 2019 | Collaboration reference; not a grant |
| CDIS | — | 2019 | Collaboration reference; not a grant |
| UIMP | — | 2019 | Collaboration reference; not a grant |
| AMAC | — | 2019 | Collaboration reference; not a grant |
| MAS+ | — | 2019 | Collaboration reference; not a grant |
| Sociedad Prehistórica de Cantabria | — | 2019 | Collaboration reference; not a grant |
| IES Albericia | — | 2019 | Educational project participant; not a grant |
| Escuela Arte Nº 1 | — | 2019 | Educational project participant; not a grant |
| CC. Ángeles Custodios | — | 2019 | Educational project participant; not a grant |
| IES Sta. Clara | — | 2019 | Educational project participant; not a grant |
| HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA | — | 2019 | Project participant; not a grant |
| Sara Huete | — | 2019 | Named project/person reference; not a grant |
| Chomi Delgado | — | 2019 | Photographer credited in project listing; not a grant |
CERMI CANTABRIA
Patronato member listed in governance section; not a grant
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
Governance/patronato member; not a grant
FUNDACIÓN OBRA SAN MARTIN
Governance/patronato member; not a grant
COCEMFE
Center management / collaboration reference; not a grant
Asociación de Sordos de Santander
Space use / collaboration reference; not a grant
Asociación Consuelo Bergés
Space use / collaboration reference; not a grant
Centro de Asistencia a Víctimas de Agresiones Sexuales y Prevención del Maltrato Infantil (CAVAS)
Space use / collaboration reference; not a grant
CARITAS
Collaboration in the cultural/social program; not a grant
AFAMUNDI
Collaboration in the cultural/social program; not a grant
ASCASAM
Collaboration in the cultural/social program; not a grant
AMUCCAM
Collaboration in the cultural/social program; not a grant
ASPACE
Collaboration in the cultural/social program; not a grant
Ayuntamiento de Santander
Collaboration reference; not a grant
MAS
Collaboration reference; not a grant
CDIS
Collaboration reference; not a grant
UIMP
Collaboration reference; not a grant
AMAC
Collaboration reference; not a grant
MAS+
Collaboration reference; not a grant
Sociedad Prehistórica de Cantabria
Collaboration reference; not a grant
IES Albericia
Educational project participant; not a grant
Escuela Arte Nº 1
Educational project participant; not a grant
CC. Ángeles Custodios
Educational project participant; not a grant
IES Sta. Clara
Educational project participant; not a grant
HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA
Project participant; not a grant
Sara Huete
Named project/person reference; not a grant
Chomi Delgado
Photographer credited in project listing; not a grant
Watch the published convocatoria dates closely; for the Valdecilla nursing research call, applications run from 01/05/2026 to 30/06/2026 and are managed through IDIVAL. Applicants should align proposals with nursing research, healthcare improvement, or public health in Spain—especially Cantabria—and be prepared to work through regional institutional channels or partner organizations.
Current and upcoming funding from Fundación Bancaria Caja de Ahorros de Santander y Cantabria that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: The applicant must be the Principal Investigator of the project. Applications must be submitted in the standardized formats available on the IDIVAL aid portal and accompanied by the project memory in PDF. The call is aimed at nursing professionals and nursing research projects.
Deadline: Applications accepted from 01/05/2026 to 30/06/2026.
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