Giving Together

Giving Together

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...
2024 Kevin Reynolds Achievement Award Recipients

2024 Kevin Reynolds Achievement Award Recipients

Ten years ago, the Otsego Community Foundation (OCF) established the Kevin Reynolds Achievement Award for one of its board members who has demonstrated service above and beyond what is expected. Kevin Reynolds served on the OCF board from 2005 to 2014 and set a high...
The OCF Youth Advisory Committee–30 Years of Service

The OCF Youth Advisory Committee–30 Years of Service

This year, the OCF has so much to celebrate, including the 30th anniversary of the OCF Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and the Youth Fund of the OCF.   YAC is a group of community-minded Otsego County high schoolers and their advisors, Dave Beyers and Mariah...
The OCF Supports Mental Health Awareness Month

The OCF Supports Mental Health Awareness Month

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...
Through the Archives

Through the Archives

This month, the OCF announced the 2024 scholarship recipients. Sixteen Otsego County high school seniors were awarded scholarships this year, and twelve students received the second or third installment of their multi-year awards from the Treetops Scholarship, Freel...
Volunteer Spotlight–Pamm Quinn

Volunteer Spotlight–Pamm Quinn

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we are excited to take this opportunity to highlight OCF (Otsego Community Foundation) Scholarship Committee member Pamm Quinn. Scholarship decisions are out this month. Pamm and her fellow committee members have...
Legacy Spotlight–Mary Seger

Legacy Spotlight–Mary Seger

If you have lived in Gaylord for any length of time, you may have crossed paths with Mary Seger. Mary moved to Gaylord forty years ago as a young RN to start her career at Otsego Memorial Hospital. After returning to school for an advanced degree, Mary has served this...
OCF’s New Corporate Partner Program

OCF’s New Corporate Partner Program

The OCF is excited to introduce our new Corporate Partner Program! Historically, our Corporate Partner Program has been an annual event sponsorship for Extreevaganza that is held each December. We wanted to create an opportunity for community minded businesses to...
Community Foundation’s 1st Grant

Community Foundation’s 1st Grant

In 1998, the Otsego County Community Foundation awarded its first grant– $600 to The Energy Outlet of the Otsego County Sportsplex. This grant was awarded from the Youth Fund of the OCF, which is overseen by the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). The YAC selected...