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The Rocco and Nancy Ortenzio Foundation

Accepts applications Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania · EIN 236805409

The Rocco and Nancy Ortenzio Foundation is a private foundation in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.8 million in 3 grants; the typical grant was $400,000 and the largest $1.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $2.6 million the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.0 million6$23.8 million
2024$2.6 million4$28.7 million
2025$1.8 million3$25.3 million

How to apply

ContactRobert A Ortenzio
4732 Gettysburg Road - Suite 401, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone or email(717) 972-1300
What to submitA letter stating request for funds and explanation of need
DeadlinesApplications are accepted at any time
RestrictionsAwards are not restricted to specific categories of charitable recipients but are generally granted to a variety of community oriented, educational, or special purpose charitable endeavors.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Rocco and Nancy Ortenzio Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania3$1.8 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bishop McDevitt High School
Harrisburg, PA
Organizations exempt purpose$1.0 million
Upmc Pinnacle Foundation
Harrisburg, PA
Organizations exempt purpose$400,000
Penn State Health Development & Alumni Relations
Hershey, PA
Organizations exempt purpose$400,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Rocco and Nancy Ortenzio Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are accepted at any time.

How much does The Rocco and Nancy Ortenzio Foundation give?

$1.8 million in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $400,000.

Who runs The Rocco and Nancy Ortenzio Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Nancy M Ortenzio (Trustee), John M Ortenzio (Trustee), Robert A Ortenzio (Trustee) and Martin J Ortenzio (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Rocco and Nancy Ortenzio Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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