Informing OCF's Priorities

A commitment to research and data-informed solutions has resulted in the creation of one of the largest research and evaluation teams of any community foundation in the country. Impartial research, equity-driven analysis of pressing issues and evaluation of our own grantmaking helps the foundation and our donors prioritize finite philanthropic resources.

2024 Tracking Oregon's Progress

Oregon is at a crossroads. This report provides data and analysis in seven focus areas that define what makes a thriving and healthy community.

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Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature

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Oregon's Project Turnkey 2020 - 2023 Report to the Legislature

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Homelessness and Housing

Capital Scan 2022

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Crossroads & Connections: 2024 Tracking Oregon’s Progress Report

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Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature

Investments in Oregon's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 2017 - 2021

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Economic and Community Vitality

Oregon’s Project Turnkey Report to the Oregon State Legislature

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Homelessness and Housing

K-12 Summer Learning Programs Increased Access to Opportunity in 2021

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Education

TOP Report 2020: ‘Cornerstones: Economic Mobility and Belonging in Oregon’

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Education, Health and Well-being, Economic and Community Vitality

Homelessness in Oregon

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Homelessness and Housing

Studio to School

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Education, Arts & Culture, Community Engagement

Oregon Community Recovery Fund – Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis

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Health and Well-being, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Emergency Response

Building and Sustaining High-Quality Out-of-School Time Programs: Lessons Learned from a Multiyear Statewide Initiative

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Education

Giving in Oregon 2019

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Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature

TOP Report 2018: Oregonians Mobilizing for Change

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Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature

A Snapshot of K-12 Arts Education in Oregon

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Education, Arts & Culture

Homelessness in the Portland Region

Metro Portland
Homelessness and Housing

Oregon Public Library Needs Assessment

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Education, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality

TOP Report - Toward a Thriving Future: Closing the Opportunity Gap for Oregon's Kids

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Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing

Volunteering in Oregon: Strengths and Opportunities in the Nonprofit Sector

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Community Engagement

K-12 Student Success: Out-of-School Time Initiative Interim Evaluation Report

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Education

Latinos in Oregon Report

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Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement

Yamhill Needs and Opportunities Assessment

Northern Willamette Valley
Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature

Learning What Works for School-Based Dental Health Programs

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Education, Health and Well-being

Creative Stretch: Findings from the Creative Heights Initiative

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Arts & Culture

Building the Case for Culturally Specific Prenatal Through Third Grade (P-3) Strategies in Oregon

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Education