What Fondazione Policlinico Sant'Orsola does

Fondazione Policlinico Sant'Orsola is an Italian non-profit foundation (recognized ETS / former Onlus) established in 2019 to support patients and families receiving care at Policlinico Sant'Orsola, one of Italy's largest public hospitals, located in Bologna. The foundation operates as a charitable vehicle that funds equipment, projects, and wraparound services for the hospital's patient population, and reports having supported approximately 19,000 patients across 13 active projects and 9 services since inception. Its beneficiary population is therefore tightly defined: inpatients, outpatients, and their families at Sant'Orsola, with secondary constituencies including hospital staff and the broader Bologna health community.

The foundation's core "products" are programs rather than commercial goods: it funds and runs patient-accommodation facilities (Casa Emilia, the new Via Tambroni community house with 46 beds opened spring 2025), wellness and integrative services (L'acqua e le rose, music therapy, child-life programs), and capital projects (the Monastero della Visitazione restoration, Parco della Luna garden inaugurated 2025, the new Day Hospital of Female Oncology inaugurated 2025). It deploys medical and therapeutic hardware including EEG scalp-cooling helmets for chemotherapy-induced alopecia prevention, VR visors for pediatric and rehabilitative use, and rehabilitation robots. Technology infrastructure is built on standard third-party platforms: AWS for hosting, iRaiser for donation management, and WooCommerce for e-commerce/micro-donor funnels.

The revenue model is donation-driven and diversified across individual donors (5,081 recorded in 2022 generating ~€1.3M), the Italian 5x1000 tax allocation (exceeding €250k in 2024), 14 promoter companies providing both governance and corporate gifts (Bonfiglioli, Rekeep, Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna Foundation, and others), corporate partnerships (notably a ~€100k Rekeep contribution to the Monastero campaign), and modest commercial income from e-commerce, childcare services, and dedicated events. Distribution is through hospital-embedded channels (on-site fundraising desks, the Policlinico network) and digital channels (social, the iRaiser donation portal, WooCommerce storefront). Leadership transitioned in 2025 with Andrea Moschetti appointed head and Giacomo Faldella moving to honorary president.

Name

Fondazione Policlinico Sant'Orsola

Legal name

Fondazione Policlinico Sant'Orsola Onlus

Website

https://fondazionesantorsola.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Italian non-profit foundation (ETS) that funds and operates patient-support projects, accommodation, and wellness services for patients and families of Policlinico Sant'Orsola hospital in Bologna, financed via individual donations, 5x1000, and corporate partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC), Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Patient support services
• Hospital fundraising
• Charitable foundation
• Medical research grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual donations (one-time and recurring): One-time and recurring donations from individual donors supporting specific projects or general operations. Monthly sustainer program available. Online donation portal and bank transfer options. Tax benefits available under Italian law: 30% tax deduction up to €30,000 for individuals, or 10% deduction of total income.
2. 5x1000 tax designation: Italian taxpayer can designate 5x1000 of their IRPEF tax to the foundation. In 2024, 5,000 people chose the foundation, directing over €250,000 to support patients. C.F. 91409960373.
3. Corporate partnerships and enterprise donations: Long-term triennial partnerships with companies (partner companies) agreeing to recurring annual donations for specific projects. Also includes corporate events, CSR campaigns, loyalty programs, and seasonal solidarity product purchases. Fiscal benefits for companies: 10% deduction from total income.
4. E-commerce solidarity products: Sale of solidarity products including books (€10), Easter eggs, panettone, solidarity bomboniere (wedding favors), personalized calendars, and digital tickets for lottery. Net proceeds (after production and shipping costs) go entirely to care, reception, and research projects.
5. Spazio Bimbi childcare service fees: Daycare/childcare service for children of hospital staff aged 3-10 years during school holidays. Fee-based service with tiered pricing: €14/day for OSS and canteen staff, €18/day for nurses and administrative staff, €25/day for doctors and executives.
6. Sports event fundraising: Corporate sports teams participating in events (Bologna Marathon, Spring Run, Race for the Cure, StraBologna) with fundraising tied to race entries and team participation.
7. Teaming micro-donations: Micro-donation platform allowing supporters to donate €1/month via credit card with no additional commissions, supporting patients and families.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Fondazione Policlinico Sant'Orsola is a non-profit foundation (ETS/Onlus) that raises private funds to support patients, families, and clinical innovation at the Policlinico Sant'Orsola public hospital in Bologna. It manages individual and corporate donations, runs a solidarity e-commerce store selling branded merchandise, and delivers a portfolio of patient welfare services and clinical projects covering family accommodation, music therapy, early intervention, transplant support, and wellness.

Product overview

Fondazione Policlinico Sant'Orsola is a charitable non-profit foundation (established 2019) that supports patients and families at the Policlinico Sant'Orsola hospital in Bologna through donations and solidarity products. The foundation's portfolio consists of patient care projects and services including accommodation (Casa Emilia with 22 apartments), wellness services (L'acqua e le rose spa center), therapeutic music programs (Musicoterapia in pediatria and InCanto for Alzheimer's), infrastructure improvements (Lo spazio che cura ward renovations), pediatric recreational spaces (Il Parco della luna), early intervention programs (Guarda come cresco for Down syndrome), transplant welfare support (WELT), and cancer research. The organization operates an e-commerce platform for solidary products and donations, manages the Spazio Bimbi childcare service for hospital staff, and publishes books such as 'Siamo noi, non io' documenting volunteer stories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Casa Emilia

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 19,000 patients directly supported from 2019 to 2026
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fondazione Istituto Ortopedico RizzolicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Together with Fondazione Ricerca Scienze Neurologiche and Fondazione Sant'Orsola, Fondazione Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli is developing 'Bologna Accoglie,' a joint project to support healthcare housing for patients from outside the region. The three hospital foundations created a unified digital platform and access point for patients arriving in Bologna from across Italy.
• Fondazione Ricerca Scienze NeurologichecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Together with Fondazione Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli and Fondazione Sant'Orsola, Fondazione Ricerca Scienze Neurologiche co-developed 'Bologna Accoglie,' creating a unified digital access point and accommodation support platform for patients from outside the region, leveraging the existing Casa Emilia model.
• Komen ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Komen Italia partners with Fondazione Sant'Orsola for breast cancer prevention campaigns ('Per quel tocco in più') and the Race for the Cure sporting event. The foundation's team 'Insieme la vita vince' participates in the September Race for the Cure, supporting Komen projects. TIGOTÀ also co-supports these initiatives.
• Fondazione Musica InsiemecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Fondazione Musica Insieme collaborates with Fondazione Sant'Orsola on the 'Musica Insieme al Sant'Orsola' program, bringing live piano concerts to the Day Hospital of Oncology. The partnership brings young talents and established performers to play in hospital wards, creating therapeutic musical experiences for patients.
• ANGSA (Associazione Nazionale Genitori Persone con Autismo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026ANGSA and Fondazione Sant'Orsola jointly organize 10 free meetings for parents of children aged 0-6 who have recently received an autism spectrum diagnosis. Sessions are held at the new Casa Emilia in Via Tambroni, providing early guidance and support for families navigating the initial challenges of an autism diagnosis.
• Federalberghi BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Federalberghi Bologna and Fondazione Sant'Orsola renewed their collaboration to offer hotel hospitality to relatives of patients being treated in Bologna. Modeled on a successful Federalberghi national initiative, the partnership provides discounted or solidarity-rate accommodation options for families far from home.
• Confindustria Emilia-RomagnacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Confindustria Emilia-Romagna hosted an event 'Imprese private per il bene comune' bringing together 50 companies with Fondazione Sant'Orsola, including company promoters, partner companies, and prospective donors, creating a platform for corporate engagement and partnership development.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AIRC (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro): Italy's leading cancer research charity, raising over €100M annually through broad individual donations, 5x1000, and corporate partnerships. Highly comparable as a national-scale health foundation competing for the same donor pool, though operating at vastly larger scale and across all cancer types.

Direct peers

• Fondazione Telethon: Italian non-profit funding genetic disease research and patient care. Direct peer in operating model: 5x1000 recipient, donor-driven, disease-focused, with comparable governance structure and similar reliance on individual Italian tax designations and corporate partnerships.
• Fondazione Umberto Veronesi: Milan-based Italian foundation funding cancer research and patient support. Direct peer in mission (cancer research + patient welfare), funding model (5x1000 + corporate + individual), and target donor base (Italian individuals and companies supporting oncology).
• Fondazione Poliambulanza: Hospital-affiliated Italian non-profit foundation supporting patient care at Poliambulanza in Brescia. Direct peer in structure (hospital foundation), revenue model (5x1000 + corporate + individual donations), and project portfolio (equipment, patient welfare, research).
• Make-A-Wish Italia: Italian chapter of Make-A-Wish granting wishes to children with critical illnesses. Direct peer as a pediatric patient-welfare charity with comparable fundraising channels (corporate partnerships, individual donations, events) and overlapping donor base in Italian healthcare philanthropy.
• Fondazione Meyer: Foundation supporting the pediatric Meyer Hospital in Florence. Direct peer: Italian hospital-affiliated foundation, 5x1000 recipient, project-based fundraising for pediatric care, comparable scale (~€2-5M annual fundraising), and analogous model of funding equipment, family services, and pediatric research.
• Lega del Filo d'Oro: Italian non-profit supporting people with deafblindness and rare sensory disabilities. Direct peer in operating model: ETS non-profit, 5x1000 recipient, donation-driven, providing both direct services and family accommodation/residential support analogous to Casa Emilia.
• Fondazione ANT Italia Onlus: Italian foundation providing free home oncology care and patient support across Italy. Direct peer as a healthcare-focused ETS, 5x1000 recipient, with comparable donation-driven model and similar mission of addressing gaps in public healthcare for cancer patients.
• Komen Italia: Italian affiliate of Susan G. Komen focused on breast cancer. Direct peer in breast cancer patient support and a confirmed operational partner of Fondazione Sant'Orsola on the 'Per quel tocco in più' campaign and Race for the Cure event.
• Fondazione Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli: Italian hospital foundation supporting the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli in Bologna. Direct peer: same Italian non-profit structure, same regional footprint, and active co-development partner with Fondazione Sant'Orsola on the BolognAccoglie unified accommodation platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fondazionepoliclinicosantorsola
• Instagraminstagram.com/fondazionesantorsola
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondazionesantorsola

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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