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Grantmaking is calling! Will you answer the phone? The next cycle of Community Choice Grants is now live, and the most impact happens when you are involved! Community Choice Grants (CCG) invite and include members of the community in the nomination and selection...
How OCF Nonprofit Partners Are Shaping Youth Education and Development At the Otsego Community Foundation, our mission to activate generosity for a strong community is deeply intertwined with our commitment to the next generation. By focusing on fostering a...
The 2024 Paris Olympics displayed some amazing swimmers. It is hard to believe that Katie Ledecky and Torri Huske were beginners at some point! For many swimmers, they develop their love of the sport and their skills on a team like the Gaylord Gators. The...
As a trusted community partner, the OCF creates a better future for all by pursuing the community’s greatest opportunities and addressing the most critical challenges, inclusively uniting people, resources, and institutions from throughout the community, and producing...
Since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the United States. This May, the OCF joins other organizations and individuals who are committed to raising awareness of and erasing the stigma around mental illness. Supporting mental health, which...
At the 2023 100+ Women Who Care event, the $3,000 grant was awarded to the Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center. Since its inception in 2016, $125,000 in grants have been awarded to local nonprofits at the 100+ WWC events. This one-hour, real-time event is...
Since 2016, the OCF has held an annual 100+ Women Who Care event to support the important work of Otsego County nonprofits. The annual one-hour event has awarded $125,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations chosen by the event attendees. It is an impactful,...
As winter progresses, most of us seek refuge and comfort from the elements in our warm homes, surrounded by family and friends. A basic need we may take for granted. Many of our Otsego County neighbors are not as fortunate; secure housing is just out of reach. This is...
We ended 2023 with a bang at the Otsego Community Foundation. What a year! The generosity of this community was evident with the tremendous success of Extreevaganza and year-end giving. Thank you for entrusting us as your philanthropic partner. As 2024 gets underway,...
The 2024 Community Grant Program application opens on January 3, 2024, and closes on February 1, 2024. To assist you with the application process and submission preparation, we have one more information session at the Otsego County Library at 4 p.m. on December 12th....
We are launching a two-day campaign for community members to nominate a nonprofit to receive a $5,000 grant that will be awarded the night of Extreevaganza. Nominations will be received from November 7 at 8 a.m. to November 9 at noon. One nomination per person,...
We are featuring our Adopt-a-Classroom Fund this September as students and teachers return to the classroom. The Adopt-a-Classroom Fund of the OCF was established in December 2021 as a Designated Fund. The first grants from this fund were awarded in 2022. ...