OCF in the Southern Willamette Valley
Counties Served: Benton, Douglas, Lane, and Linn
Active university communities set the pace for Corvallis and Eugene, while, in the surrounding areas, covered bridges beg exploration by car and flat terrain favors hikers and cyclists.
OCF in Southern Willamette Valley
OCF Charitable Funds: 236
Value of Endowment: $149,763,155
Grants and Scholarships to region (2010): $11,518,877
Number of Volunteers: 249
To build stronger communities, OCF works with a broad base of donors, nonprofits and volunteers throughout the state. We disbursed approximately $60 million in 2010 to more than 2,000 nonprofits and 2,300 students.
Leading principles of the foundation’s discretionary grantmaking are to:
- Build an inclusive spirit of community encompassing all the people of Oregon
- Prioritize investments that resolve problems at their source
- Connect private citizens to address needs and aspirations of their communities
Grants
Scholarships
Children's Dental Health
An OCF Southern Willamette Valley Regional Action Initiative in Benton, Douglas, Lane and Linn Counties
Parenting Hubs
Parenting education programs that focus on the importance of:
- Nurturing and affection;
- Early literacy and language experiences; and
- Consistency in interactions and expectations.
Our donors care.
OCF connects caring with action by matching donors to causes and communities in need.
Donors in the OCF community are as varied as the state we serve. We guide individuals, families, businesses and organizations with all sizes of charitable resources at their disposal.
For the past 38 years, we’ve helped donors create charitable funds to support the causes they care about.
Guest viewpoint in Democrat Herald
Douglas County: Setting the Bar for Education. The story of a strong collaboration among public, private and foundation partners to make early childhood education a county-wide priority.
OCF Newsletter Summer 2011
Article in the Democrat Herald
Southern Willamette Valley Regional Profile