Women Make a HUGE Difference in Otsego County

Jun 11, 2019 | All News

What kind of impact can over 100 women have on their community when they gather together for one hour? They can raise $15,000 for local efforts! On Tuesday, May 14, a dynamic group of women came together at the Otsego Resort and listened as four members were randomly...

Turning Retirement Accounts into Charitable Good

May 7, 2019 | All News

  There is good news for community foundation donors in their 70s—and for the communities and causes they care about. A permanent law makes it possible to give individual retirement account (IRA) assets to charity, free from federal tax, annually. Prior to 2006,...

Mother’s Day Spotlight

May 7, 2019 | All News

In honor of Mother’s Day, we are highlighting two OCF funds: the Kathryn Tripp Scholarship Fund and the Elaine Nowicki Awesome Fund. Both funds were created by loving family members in memory of their moms. ELAINE NOWICKI AWESOME FUND When Elaine Nowicki saw an act of...

Otsego Community Foundation Celebrates Their Volunteers

Apr 2, 2019 | All News

The Otsego Community Foundation (OCF) is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and Executive Director Dana Bensinger credits volunteers for the organization’s existence and continuing growth. “We have over 50 volunteers and each one of them helps achieve our updated...

Grant Spotlight: Healthy Water, Happy Students

Apr 2, 2019 | All News, Grant

During the Community Grant Program in 2018, the Youth Advisory Committee of the Gaylord Blue Devil Wellness Center proposed the addition of water filtration/bottle filling stations throughout the high school to promote water consumption for students and reduce plastic...