Ortega Foundation
Ortega Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $4.2M.
Ortega Foundation at a glance
In short: Ortega Foundation gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.0M), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,000,000
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,000,000
- +99.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000,000
- Total assets
- $41,009,394
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ortega Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Miami Foundation Inc ($2.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Ortega Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.9M (2021) to $2.2M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Miami Foundation Inc Miami, FL | General & Unrestricted | $2,000,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $41,009,394 | $4,478,071 | $2,314,751 | $2,000,000 | 1 | $2,025,000 | $4,236,320 | $2,178,889 |
| 2024 | $38,846,074 | $2,910,564 | $2,295,252 | $2,003,500 | 2 | $2,028,500 | $2,679,577 | $2,123,499 |
| 2023 | $38,230,762 | $2,262,319 | $2,370,732 | $2,110,500 | 2 | $2,136,130 | $2,043,617 | $1,974,133 |
| 2022 | $38,339,175 | $698,909 | $2,434,463 | $2,160,500 | 2 | $2,186,940 | $692,841 | $2,037,366 |
| 2021 | $40,074,729 | $4,689,648 | $2,233,650 | $1,914,000 | 3 | $1,939,000 | $4,455,723 | $2,179,775 |
| 2020 | $37,618,731 | $2,666,962 | $2,210,206 | $1,964,000 | 5 | — | $2,440,436 | $1,959,353 |
| 2019 | $37,161,975 | $2,133,637 | $2,214,389 | $1,934,118 | 5 | — | $1,917,547 | $2,025,598 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ortega Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ortega Foundation is led by Maria Elena Wollberg, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Maria Elena Wollberg
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ortega Foundation
How much does Ortega Foundation give each year?
Ortega Foundation gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 2 grants.
How large is Ortega Foundation?
Ortega Foundation reported $41.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Ortega Foundation operate?
Ortega Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Georgia.
What is Ortega Foundation's EIN?
Ortega Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0014714. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 19, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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