To assist in this challenging time, Consumers Energy and Otsego Community Foundation feel that reinvesting into the community is vital, as well as supporting small businesses and their employees. We provided a dollar-for-dollar match for DMA Bucks purchased through...
The Otsego County Library submitted a grant application last year to help bring technology to the Makerspace room in the upstairs of the library. A Makerspace is a place where people can learn and create, encouraging them to think outside the box. The grant...
When it comes to charitable giving, you not only have many choices on where to give, but also how to give. Historically, if you look at nonprofit giving options, the menu included things like check, credit card, securities, IRA distribution, etc. While those are all...
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 – OTSEGO COUNTYThe Otsego County Community Foundation has reached a milestone in awarding grants and scholarships in Otsego County “Those community leaders who dreamed and then created the Otsego County Community Foundation...
“We wanted to make a difference in our community while remembering my brother and sister,” said Regan Quaal reflecting on the newly established Stephanie J. and Brian L. Quaal Mental Health Fund of the Otsego Community Foundation. “Both of my...
The Otsego Community Foundation board of directors unanimously voted to continue the premier charitable event, that has impacted the community for more than 20 years. “Instead of viewing current restrictions due to COVID-19 as barriers, we are using them as...
What did donating your returnables to YAC (Youth Advisory Committee) mean to the community? It meant that the Youth Fund could grant $2,172.62 to the Volunteer Center of the Otsego United Way for the needs of today and can grow the Youth Fund by that same amount for...
Above, Bill Dawson, former Executive Director of the Otsego Community Foundation was hired in the fall of 2000 and retired in 2010. We recently came across a newsletter from October 2000. Twenty years later while our work is similar, the impact and reach has grown....
The Petoskey News-Review Published 11:55 a.m. ET June 7, 2016 GAYLORD — The Otsego County Community Foundation joins a long list of highly respected local businesses and organizations that have been Honored Industry each year since Alpenfest began six decades ago. The...
