Grants
OCF grants are as varied as our state. Explore our giving or go to grantee information for advised funds or designated funds. Want to apply for grants? Search the programs below.
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Community Grant Program
FALL CYCLE APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS JUNE 1
This is OCF's largest, broadest and most accessible grant program, awarding about 175 grants per biannual grant cycle.
Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature
Reed and Carolee Walker Fund
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH 2/10/20
Supporting programs for the needy, especially children, in Jackson County.
Education, Health and Well-being, Homelessness and Housing
Van Evera Bailey Fellowship
PROPOSALS INVITED JUNE-SEPTEMBER ANNUALLY
Fellowships to advance the professional development of mid-career architects and encourage greater contributions to their profession and community.
Arts & Culture
The Ben Serafin Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: 6/1 - 7/15
Annual scholarships and grants for recipients in Douglas County, primarily in the community of Glide.
Education, Economic and Community Vitality
Better Nursing Home Care Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: 9/1/20-11/30/20
Improving care for nursing home residents in Oregon.
Health and Well-being
Black Student Success Community Network Grants
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS 1/27/2020 – 3/6/2020
A collaborative network of organizations focused on the success of Black students throughout Oregon.
Education
The BottleDrop Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER ANNUALLY
The BottleDrop Fund partners with the Gray Family Foundation to increase grantmaking in the area of environmental education.
Education, Land and Nature
Chintimini Fund
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH 3/11/20
Supporting programs for high-potential students at schools and other community organizations in Douglas, Benton, Lane, Linn, Tillamook and Lincoln counties.
Education
DACA, Immigrant and Refugee Fund
A coordinated and collaborative funding approach to address immigration and refugee issues in Oregon.
Health and Well-being, Homelessness and Housing
D.E. & Jane Clark Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: 6/1 - 7/15
Supporting the general operations of nonprofits in Baker County and the town of North Powder.
Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature
Douglas Community Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: 12/1 - 1/15 ANNUALLY
Supporting medical and other needs in Douglas County.
Education, Health and Well-being, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing
Edna E. Harrell Community Children's Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER - 1/15 ANNUALLY
Supporting organizations and programs that improve the lives of underserved youth in Baker County and the North Powder area.
Education, Health and Well-being
Creative Heights
ACCEPTING LETTERS OF INQUIRY 1/6/20 - 2/17/20
Providing opportunities for artists and cultural organizations to stretch their creative capacity, share new works and test new ideas.
Arts & Culture
Gray Family Foundation Environmental Education
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: 10/1/20-12/2/20
Supporting programs that stimulate or promote environmental education in K-12 environments and increase outdoor experiences for youth.
Education, Land and Nature
Health Systems Access to Care Fund
NOT ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME
Supporting community-supported clinics in the combined service areas of Oregon and SW Washington.
Health and Well-being
K-12 Student Success: Out-of-School Initiative
Bolstering middle school attendance and academic success among Oregon’s students of color, rural students and low-income students.
Education
Latino Partnership Program Funding
ONGOING APPLICATIONS
Collaborating with Latino leaders and organizations around the state to engage with Oregon’s fastest-growing community.
Education, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement
LIFE Center Fund
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: 10/1/20-11/15/20
Grants to provide food, clothing, household items, prescription and hygiene assistance, and school supplies to people in critical need in North, Northeast and Southeast Portland.
Health and Well-being
Lilja Family Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: 6/10 - 7/15
Grants and scholarships supporting communities in South Douglas County.
Education, Arts & Culture, Community Engagement
Nike Community Impact Fund Program
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: 4/15/20-6/1/20
Benefiting communities where Nike employees live, work and play.
Education, Health and Well-being, Community Engagement
Northwest Neighborhoods Parks & Recreation Fund
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: 8/15/20-10/1/20
Grants for the capital development and renovation of parks and recreation facilities in Northwest Portland.
Health and Well-being, Land and Nature
Oregon Historic Trails Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: 7/10 - 8/31
Supporting interpretive, educational and economic projects that preserve and protect the cultural and natural resources of Oregon’s historic trails.
Education, Community Engagement, Land and Nature
Oregon Natural Resources Education Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: 1/1 - 3/1
Supports natural resource education programs in private and public high schools.
Land and Nature
Oregon Parks Foundation Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: 1/1 - 2/21
This fund supports the acquisition, preservation and restoration of Oregon's native landscape, as well as environmental, recreational and educational improvements to public parks throughout Oregon.
Education, Land and Nature
Skyrman Techno Fund
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/1
Provides financial resources to science and industrial arts teachers (grades 4-12) and other youth program instructors in Jackson County.
Education
Small Arts & Culture Grants
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: 4/1/20-5/15/20
OCF will invest $350,000 annually to support small community-driven arts and culture organizations.
Arts & Culture
Trail Blazers Foundation Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: 3/1 - 4/30
Giving grants to nonprofits throughout Oregon and southwest Washington to support underserved youth and their families across three focus areas.
Education, Health and Well-being, Land and Nature
Whipple Foundation Fund
APPLICATION WINDOWS: 6/1 - 7/15 AND 12/1 - 1/15
Funding efforts to improve, facilitate and enhance lifelong learning for the citizens of Douglas County.
Education, Community Engagement
Gray Family Foundation Camp Maintenance
APPLICATION WINDOW: NOVEMBER-SEPTEMBER
Supporting ongoing maintenance of outdoor school camp facilities.
Education, Health and Well-being, Land and Nature
Gray Family Foundation Geography Education
NOT OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS IN 2020
Supporting Oregon’s formal and informal teachers, schools, districts, and communities to stimulate and promote the integration of geographic concepts and ideas into K-12 curriculum and instruction.
Education, Community Engagement, Land and Nature
Gray Family Foundation Outdoor School
APPLICATION DEADLINES: 1/15, 4/1, 7/1 AND 10/1
Seeks to increase the capacity of schools and outdoor school providers to deliver high-quality outdoor school experiences to all Oregon fifth- or sixth-grade students.