Local Support

Thank you to all the local media outlets who have shown support for the Coach Frank Ortega Foundation.

Scholarship honors father who spent 20 years coaching youth footballJoshua Ortega thought the best way to honor his father, Frank, a beloved Gibsonton coach, was to get more kids involved in the sport dad loved.

COVID takes Frank Ortega; son and wife start foundation By STEVE JACKSON The first annual Coach Frank Ortega Foundation girls flag football tournament was held to a resounding success on a recent weekend in July. The Coach Frank Ortega Foundation was founded by Joshua Ortega, his son, and Melissa Ortega, his wife, in memory of […]www.observernews.net/2021/07/29/covid-takes-frank-ortega-son-and-wife-start-foundation/

Son of East Bay Bucs coach who passed away starts scholarship in father's nameIn his more than 20 years coaching football on the East Bay Buccaneers sidelines, Frank Ortega impacted many lives. He left a long-lasting legacy, and his son has made it his mission to carry on.

Coach Frank Ortega Foundation Inc. is a Florida nonprofit corporation recognized by IRS as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

(Federal Tax ID: 87-1058172). Contributions to Coach Frank Ortega Foundation are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.