Grants
OCF grants are as varied as our state. Apply for grants below, explore our giving or go to grantee information for advised funds or designated funds.
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Better Nursing Home Care Fund
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: SEPT. 15 - NOV. 30, 2022
Improving care for nursing home residents in Oregon.
Health and Well-being
LIFE Center Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: OCT. 1 - NOV. 15, 2022
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
Northwest Neighborhoods Parks & Recreation Fund
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Grants for the capital development and renovation of parks and recreation facilities in Northwest Portland.
Health and Well-being, Land and Nature
Small Arts & Culture Grants
APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 10, 2022 at 5 PM
Notification of awards/declines by end of December 2022
OCF will invest $350,000 annually to support small community-driven arts and culture organizations.
Arts & Culture
Resources for Small Businesses
These organizations can provide information about funding options for your small business.
Economic and Community Vitality
DACA, Immigrant and Refugee Fund
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS YEAR-ROUND
A coordinated and collaborative funding approach to address immigration and refugee issues in Oregon.
Health and Well-being, Homelessness and Housing
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
PTM Foundation
Funding projects that get out the Native vote, inspire Native people to run for student government, Tribal or public office, and help prepare Native people to advocate for issues of concern to Native people
Community Engagement
2023 Community Grants Program
Final program updates will be posted in early February 2023.
2023 Community Grants program will offer flexible types of funding with priorities support for communities most disproportionately impacted in Oregon.
Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature
Black Student Success Capacity Building Grants
APPLICATION WINDOW: JULY 25 - AUGUST 31, 2022
Capacity building grants for Black-led, Black-serving organizations across Oregon.
Black Student Success Community Network Grants
A collaborative network of organizations focused on the success of Black students throughout Oregon.
Education
The BottleDrop Fund
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS BY INVITATION ONLY
The BottleDrop Fund partners with the Gray Family Foundation to increase grantmaking in the area of environmental education.
Education, Land and Nature
Chintimini Fund
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: FEBRUARY 7 - MARCH 14, 2022
Supporting programs for high-potential students at schools and other community organizations in Douglas, Benton, Lane, Linn, Tillamook and Lincoln counties.
Education
D.E. & Jane Clark Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: JUNE 1 - JULY 15 ANNUALLY
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
Creative Heights
APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Providing opportunities for artists and culture bearers to stretch their creative capacity, share new works and test new ideas.
Arts & Culture
Douglas Community Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER 1 - JANUARY 17 ANNUALLY
Supporting medical and other needs in Douglas County.
Education, Health and Well-being, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing
Eastern Oregon Border Board Community Improvement Planning Grant
APPLICATION WINDOW: AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
For complete community improvement planning such as master plans, transportation, airports, parks
Economic and Community Vitality
Eastern Oregon Border Board Education and Workforce Training Grant
APPLICATION WINDOW: FEBRUARY 1 - MARCH 31, 2023
For Eastern Oregon local educational service providers, supporting programs, equipment, or facility upgrades for workforce training that conforms with identified industry standards.
Education, Economic and Community Vitality
Eastern Oregon Border Board Ready Workforce Mobilization Grant
APPLICATION WINDOW: AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
For businesses, non-profit organizations, local governments and education service providers located in the region. Nonprofits and for-profit organizations are eligible to apply.
Eastern Oregon Border Board Scott Fairley Memorial Edge Grant
APPLICATION WINDOW: AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Grants to enhance economic vitality and opportunity by way of innovative and creative solutions in the Border Region.
Economic and Community Vitality
Fairview Trust
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Improving and maintaining housing for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Fields Artist Fellowship
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Fields Artist Fellowship supports artists to advance their careers and explore creative responses to the "opportunity gap."
Arts & Culture
The Gold Beach Community Fund
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FEBRUARY 1 - APRIL 1 ANNUALLY
The Gold Beach Community Fund provides financial support for projects, activities and services with an aim of enhancing Central Curry County for citizens and visitors.
Education, Health and Well-being, Arts & Culture, Land and Nature
Gray Family Foundation Environmental Education
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Supporting programs that stimulate or promote environmental education in K-12 environments and increase outdoor experiences for youth.
Education, Land and Nature
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 CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
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.
Education, Land and Nature
Edna E. Harrell Community Children's Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER 1 - JANUARY 17 AT 5:00 PM 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
Health Systems Access to Care Fund
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS BY INVITATION ONLY
Supporting community-supported clinics in the combined service areas of Oregon and SW Washington.
Health and Well-being
Lilja Family Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: JUNE 1 - JULY 15 ANNUALLY
Grants and scholarships supporting communities in South Douglas County.
Education, Arts & Culture, Community Engagement
Nike Community Impact Fund Program
APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY 10 -FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Benefiting communities where Nike employees live, work and play.
Education, Health and Well-being, Community Engagement
Oregon Arts and Culture Recovery Program
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Oregon Arts and Culture Recovery Program provides flexible resources to support the arts and culture community who have been affected by
Arts & Culture
Oregon Historic Trails Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: JULY 1 - AUGUST 31, 2022
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 ANNUALY
Supports natural resource education programs in private and public high schools.
Land and Nature
Oregon Parks Foundation Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY 2023
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
Out-of-School Time Initiative
OPEN EVERY OTHER YEAR: NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW EXPECTED 2024
Bolstering middle school attendance and academic success among Oregon’s students of color, rural students and low-income students.
Education
Project Turnkey 2.0
NOT ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME
Grants that support communities with short-term emergency shelter that can be converted to permanent housing.
Health and Well-being, Homelessness and Housing, Emergency Response
The Ben Serafin Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: JUNE 1 - JULY 15 ANNUALLY
Annual scholarships and grants for recipients in Douglas County, primarily in the community of Glide.
Education, Economic and Community Vitality
Thriving Entrepreneurs Grant Program
APPLICATION WINDOW: JUNE 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2022
Provides flexible funding, with prioritized support for organizations that serve entrepreneurs who are women, people of color, living in rural communities, or working in under-resourced sectors
Economic and Community Vitality
Trail Blazers Foundation Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: SPRING 2024, DATES TBD
Awards made in 2022 are renewable for a second year of support, so we will not be accepting new applications until 2024
Giving grants to nonprofits throughout Oregon and southwest Washington to support unde
Education, Health and Well-being, Land and Nature
Van Evera Bailey Fellowship
PROPOSALS INVITED ANNUALLY
Fellowships to advance the professional development of mid-career architects and encourage greater contributions to their profession and community.
Arts & Culture
Reed and Carolee Walker Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY 3 - FEBRUARY 10, 2023 at 3 PM
Grants to support programs for people in poverty, especially children, in Jackson County.
Education, Health and Well-being, Homelessness and Housing
Whipple Foundation Fund
APPLICATION WINDOWS: JUNE 1 - JULY 15 AND DECEMBER 1 - JANUARY 15 ANNUALLY
Funding efforts to improve, facilitate and enhance lifelong learning for the citizens of Douglas County.