Fondazione Ospedale Alba-Bra Onlus

What Fondazione Ospedale Alba-Bra Onlus does

Fondazione Ospedale Alba-Bra Onlus is an Italian nonprofit foundation (Ente del Terzo Settore, RUNTS n. 161/A20202A/2024) founded on 28 March 2008 and headquartered on the third floor of the Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero di Verduno in Cuneo province, Italy. It is the principal community-led fundraising and project-delivery vehicle for the public hospital serving the Alba-Bra-Langhe-Roero territory, governed by a 21-member Board of Directors (last renewed May 2025, term to spring 2029) and led operationally by Director General Luciano Scalise with a lean staff of four supported by 170+ trained volunteers.

The foundation organises its work across six thematic programme areas: DEGENZA+ (patient comfort and humanised spaces), ACCOGLIENZA+ (welcome, orientation, and volunteer reception services), STRUMENTAZIONE+ (advanced biomedical equipment including the Da Vinci Xi robotic system, a hybrid operating room, 11 high-technology theatres, angiography suite, ophthalmic diagnostics, radiotherapy with therapeutic garden, and a high-technology pathology lab), FORMAZIONE+ (the LABSI advanced simulation centre, a 160-seat auditorium with live operating-theatre video link, and supporting classrooms), RICERCA+ (clinical and translational research collaborations), and PROFESSIONISTI+ (scholarships, temporary housing for 120+ medical residents since 2022, and the €5.5M+ Casa Trevisan project delivering 38 permanent apartments by 2027). It also operates the Poliambulatorio Mobile mobile clinic across Langhe and Roero, the Persone in Scena cultural series (~200 attendees/event), and GustiAmo patient-wellness cooking classes.

The foundation's revenue model relies on voluntary private donations and grants: individual and corporate contributions, the Italian 5xMille tax designation (cumulative over €3M since 2009, €300,000+ in 2025), testamentary bequests, and project-specific institutional grants (notably €5M from the Ferrero family, €1M from Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, and contributions from Regione Piemonte, Fondazione CRT, and Banca di Cherasco). Donations are accepted via the foundation website (credit card, PayPal), multiple partner-bank transfers, and postal current account. The customer base is the local community — patients, families, healthcare professionals, and donors — anchored to a single beneficiary hospital and a defined territorial catchment.

Name

Fondazione Ospedale Alba-Bra Onlus

Legal name

Fondazione Ospedale Alba-Bra Onlus

Website

https://fondazioneospedalealbabra.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fondazione Ospedale Alba-Bra Onlus is an Italian nonprofit foundation that funds equipment, training, and welfare programmes for the public Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero in Verduno, serving patients, healthcare professionals, and the Alba-Bra-Langhe-Roero community through donations, 5xMille tax designations, and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Hospital philanthropy
• Healthcare fundraising
• Medical equipment funding
• Nonprofit foundation
• Community health support

Headquarters

HQ city

Cuneo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals: One-time and recurring monetary donations from individuals, enterprises, and associations in the territory. The foundation mobilises private resources from the community to supplement public healthcare funding.
2. 5xMille Tax Designation: The Italian 5xMille mechanism allows taxpayers to allocate 0.5% of their income tax to the foundation by signing and providing its tax code. This represents a key recurring funding stream; the foundation collected over €300,000 in the 2025 tax year (for 2024 income), and over €3 million cumulatively since 2009.
3. Legacy and Bequests: The foundation accepts testamentary bequests and legacies, enabling donors to transform their memory into ongoing support for healthcare. Donations can be made by bank transfer, postal payment slip, credit card, or PayPal.
4. Corporate and Association Contributions: Contributions from local businesses, foundations, and associations. Notable examples include a €5 million donation from Ferrero for the operating theatre block, and contributions from Aziende Vitivinicole Ceretto for the sports area.
5. Project-Specific Funding and Grants: The foundation applies for and receives grants from institutional partners. Examples: €1 million from Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo (CAP 18-35 grant), contributions from Regione Piemonte (Stammi Bene+), Fondazione CRT (cultural events), Banca di Cherasco (favourable financing line for Casa Trevisan).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels11 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The foundation raises private donations, grants, and 5xMille tax designations to fund and equip the public Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero di Verduno. It delivers programs across six thematic areas (Degenza+, Accoglienza+, Strumentazione+, Formazione+, Ricerca+, Professionisti+) and operates facilities including Casa Trevisan housing, the LABSI simulation center, the Auditorium, and the Campetto sports area.

Product overview

Fondazione Ospedale Alba-Bra is a charitable foundation (Ente del Terzo Settore - ETS) that supports the Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero in Verduno through six thematic program areas: DEGENZA+ (patient comfort), ACCOGLIENZA+ (hospital reception), STRUMENTAZIONE+ (medical equipment), FORMAZIONE+ (professional training), RICERCA+ (research), and PROFESSIONISTI+ (healthcare worker support). The foundation operates through multiple projects and facilities including Casa Trevisan (housing for young doctors), the Campetto sports area, LABSI simulation center, Auditorium, and cultural programs like Persone in Scena. The organization does not offer a technology product or SaaS platform; rather it funds healthcare infrastructure, equipment, training facilities, and patient welfare programs for the public hospital system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DEGENZA+ (Hospital Stay Comfort Program)
• ACCOGLIENZA+ (Hospital Welcome Program)
• STRUMENTAZIONE+ (Medical Equipment Program)
• FORMAZIONE+ (Healthcare Training Program)
• RICERCA+ (Clinical Research Program)
• PROFESSIONISTI+ (Healthcare Professionals Program)
• Casa Trevisan (Social Health Residence)
• LABSI - Centro di Simulazione Avanzata (Advanced Simulation Center)
• Chirurgia Robotica Da Vinci Xi (Robotic Surgery Programme)
• Persone in Scena (Cultural Series)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over €3 million in cumulative 5xMille donations collected since 2009, ranking the foundation among the top 100 nonprofit organisations in Italy
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• UISP Bra (Unione Italiana Sport per Tutti)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026UISP Bra manages the Campetto sports area in collaboration with the foundation and ASL CN2. It handles bookings, equipment lending, membership (tesseramento), and insurance coverage for users. Activities include football, tennis, volleyball, basketball, running, yoga, and recreational exercise. The foundation collaborates with UISP Bra for the open day campetto medical check-up event.
• ASL CN2 (Azienda Sanitaria Locale CN2 Alba-Bra)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026ASL CN2 is the local health authority and the primary operational partner of the foundation. The foundation supports ASL CN2 by funding equipment, facilities, volunteer services, and projects at Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero di Verduno and associated territorial health services. Collaboration includes the Casa Trevisan housing project, the Campetto sports area management, volunteer services, and joint initiatives such as the 'Ci prendiamo cura di te' competition for humanisation of care.
• Network of Piedmont Hospital Foundations and Non-Profit Entities (Patto di Rete)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026On 26 May 2026, the foundation signed the 'Patto di Rete' (Network Pact) alongside eleven other hospital foundations and non-profit entities in Piedmont. The initiative was supported by Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo and coordinated with the Piedmont Region's Health Department, aiming to strengthen collaboration between the public health system and the Third Sector and contribute to more humane, innovative healthcare.
• CRAL ASL CN2minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The Employees' Recreation Association of ASL CN2 collaborates with the foundation on the Campetto sports area, promoting sporting activities (yoga, gentle gymnastics, inter-department tournaments) among hospital staff. The CRAL supports the foundation's wellness initiatives for healthcare workers.
• Municipality of BraflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2025The municipality partnered with the foundation for the Casa Trevisan project. It will receive €500,000 from the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo grant to renovate its portion of the Ex Caserma Trevisan. The partnership enables urban regeneration of a building abandoned for 50 years, with the foundation managing the main residential portion.
• Università di Scienze Gastronomiche di PollenzocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2025Partnered with the foundation for the GustiAmo project, which uses cooking classes to support patients with dysphagia and chemotherapy-related disgeusia. The Food Lab at the university hosted the first cooking class, led by chefs Luciano Tona (ALMA graduate school and hospital kitchen consultant) and Dennis Panzeri (La Piola, Alba). The project is a collaboration between ASL CN2's Clinical Nutrition, Oncology, and Rehabilitation departments.
• ALMA - Scuola Internazionale di Cucina ItalianaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2025ALMA, the international Italian cooking school, provided chef Luciano Tona as instructor for the GustiAmo cooking class project. Tona also serves as a culinary consultant for the foundation and the hospital kitchen at Ospedale Ferrero.
• ASL CN2 - Strutture Complesse di Nutrizione Clinica, Oncologia e Riabilitazione FunzionalecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2025Three ASL CN2 clinical departments collaborate with the foundation on the GustiAmo project: Clinical Nutrition, Oncology, and Functional Recovery and Rehabilitation. They provide clinical oversight for cooking classes aimed at patients with dysphagia and disgeusia, integrating gastronomic expertise with medical care.
• Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero di VerdunocoreOthers · 1 January 2021The hospital is the primary beneficiary of the foundation's activities. The foundation funds equipment, facilities, training infrastructure, volunteer services, and community programmes at the hospital. The foundation's headquarters are located within the hospital.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Fondazione Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino: Piedmont-based foundation supporting the Città della Salute hospital complex in Turin. Explicit co-signatory of the Patto di Rete alongside Fondazione Ospedale Alba-Bra, making it the most operationally comparable regional peer.
• Fondazione AOU Meyer ETS: Foundation supporting the pediatric Ospedale Meyer in Florence via private donations, equipment funding, and family-centred care programmes. Comparable in mission, ETS structure, and community-led fundraising approach.
• Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS: Foundation supporting the Catholic-affiliated Gemelli hospital in Rome through research grants, equipment funding, and patient welfare programmes. Comparable in hospital-fundraising mission and Italian ETS-style governance.
• Fondazione Ospedale San Raffaele: Foundation supporting Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan through fundraising for biomedical research, advanced therapies, and clinical excellence. Comparable in hospital-funding focus and reliance on private donations to enable cutting-edge care.
• Fondazione Sant'Orsola ETS: Private community-rooted foundation supporting a major Italian public hospital (Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi in Bologna) through equipment, research, and patient-care programmes. Directly comparable model: ETS-registered, hospital-focused, donor-led fundraising.

Others

• Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus: Italian nonprofit foundation providing rehabilitation, healthcare, and social services across multiple centres. Comparable in combining healthcare service delivery with third-sector fundraising, but operates its own facilities rather than funding a public hospital.

Broad incumbents

• Fondazione Telethon ETS: Italy's largest biomedical research charity, funding genetic-disease research nationally via televised fundraisers and 5xMille. Broader in geographic and disease scope but highly comparable in donor mobilisation, 5xMille reliance, and ETS structure.
• Fondazione Umberto Veronesi ETS: Italian foundation funding cancer research, scientific dissemination, and healthcare-professional support. Comparable in combining research funding with healthcare-talent support, but operates at national scale rather than for a single hospital.
• Fondazione AIRC ETS: Italy's leading cancer research charity, distributing research grants nationwide. Comparable as a national-scale grantmaking ETS, but focused on a single disease area rather than integrated hospital support.

Regional players

• Fondazione La Stampa - Specchio dei tempi: Turin-based charitable foundation linked to La Stampa newspaper, supporting local social, health, and humanitarian causes in Piedmont. Comparable in regional Piedmont scope and community-led fundraising model, though broader than healthcare.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles7 records

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