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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2024 Community Grants Program

SPRING CYCLE CLOSED/AWARDS ANNOUNCED MID-MAY

FALL CYCLE TENTATIVELY OPENS LATE JUNE

2024 Community Grants Program offers flexible types of funding with priorities support for communities most disproportionately impacted in Oregon.

Community Resilience and Trauma Informed Care Impact Fund

INVITED ORGANIZATIONS MAY SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FEBRUARY 26th to APRIL 5th, 2024

Grants from this program are available to organizations that are part of the Columbia and Clatsop County Childhood Trauma Informed Networks.

Health and Well-being

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

Oregon Natural Resources Education Fund

APPLICATION WINDOW: 1/1 - 3/1 ANNUALLY

Supports natural resource education programs in private and public high schools.

Land and Nature

Oregon Parks Foundation Fund

APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY 10 - MARCH 6, 2024

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

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

Better Nursing Home Care Fund

NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: FALL 2024

Improving care for nursing home residents in Oregon.

Health and Well-being

Black Student Success Capacity Building Grants

NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: TBA

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

Supporting programs for high-potential students at schools and other community organizations in Douglas, Benton, Lane, Linn, Tillamook and Lincoln counties.

Education

Creative Heights

APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Providing opportunities for artists and culture bearers to stretch their creative capacity, share new works and test new ideas.

Arts & Culture

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

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

Douglas Community Fund

APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER 1 - JANUARY 16 at 3:00 PM

Applicants will be notified in late March to early April.

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, 2023

For complete community improvement planning such as master plans, transportation, airports, parks

Economic and Community Vitality

Eastern Oregon Border Board Ready Workforce Mobilization Grant

APPLICATION WINDOW: AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

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, 2023

Grants to enhance economic vitality and opportunity by way of innovative and creative solutions in the Border Region.

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

Fairview Trust

CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Improving and maintaining housing for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Fields Artist Fellowship

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED MAY 2-JUNE 15, 2023

The Fields Artist Fellowship supports artists and culture bearers to advance their careers while honoring and sustaining their commitment to community.

Arts & Culture

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 16 AT 3:00 PM

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

Latino Partnership Program Funding Opportunities/ Oportunidades de Financiamiento

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 SEPTEMBER 2024

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: 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 15, 2024

Benefiting communities where Nike employees live, work and play.

Education, Health and Well-being, Community Engagement

Northwest Neighborhoods Parks & Recreation Fund

APPLICATION WINDOW: SEPTEMBER 15 - NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Grants for the capital development and renovation of parks and recreation facilities in Northwest Portland.

Health and Well-being, Land and Nature

Oregon Arts and Culture Recovery Program

NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

The Oregon Arts and Culture Recovery Program supports the adaptive capacity of the arts and culture community.

Arts & Culture

Oregon Historic Trails Fund

NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: JUNE 30, 2023 - AUGUST 31, 2023

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

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

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

Reed and Carolee Walker Fund

APPLICATION WINDOW: JANUARY 3 - FEBRUARY 12, 2024 at 3 PM


Grants to support programs for people living on low incomes, especially children, in Jackson County.

Education, Health and Well-being, Homelessness and Housing

Small Arts & Culture Grants

2023 APPLICATION CLOSED. NEXT APPLICATION DATE TBD.

OCF invests $350,000 annually to support small community-driven arts and culture organizations.

Arts & Culture

Thesis Foundation Fund

APPLICATION WINDOW: MARCH 11 - APRIL 19, 2024

The Thesis Foundation Fund seeks to close the equity gap in the greater Portland metro area by supporting organizations that engage in issues of racial equity and contribute to underserved communities throu

Education, Economic and Community Vitality

Thriving Entrepreneurs Grant Program

APPLICATION WINDOW: JUNE 1, 2023 - JULY 15, 2023

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: MARCH 4TH - APRIL 2ND, 2024

The TBFF gives grants to nonprofits throughout Oregon and southwest Washington to support youth and families from historically underserved and marginalized communities across three focus areas.

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

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.

Education, Community Engagement

Resources for Small Businesses

These organizations can provide information about funding options for your small business.

Economic and Community Vitality