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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2025 Community Grants Program
APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER 3, 2024 - JANUARY 14, 2025, 5 P.M.
Education, Health and Well-being, Economic and Community Vitality, Community Engagement, Homelessness and Housing, Land and Nature
Better Nursing Home Care Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: OCTOBER 15 - DECEMBER 2, 2024
Improving care for nursing home residents in Oregon.
Health and Well-being
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
Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative
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
Arts and Culture Rebuilding Program
APPLICATION WINDOW IS CLOSED
The Arts and Culture Rebuilding Program supports the adaptive capacity of the arts and culture sector, which has been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arts & Culture
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
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
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 3 - FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Providing opportunities for artists and culture bearers to stretch their creative capacity, share new works and test new ideas.
Arts & Culture
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 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 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
Edna E. Harrell Community Children's Fund
APPLICATION WINDOW: DECEMBER 2 - JANUARY 16 AT 5 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
Fairview Trust
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Improving and maintaining housing for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Education, Health and Well-being
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
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 Camp Maintenance
APPLICATION WINDOW: QUARTERLY, On a Rolling Basis
Supporting ongoing maintenance of outdoor school camp facilities.
Education, Health and Well-being, Land and Nature
Gray Family Foundation Environmental Education
APPLICATION WINDOW: ANNUALLY, Accepting Applications in Early 2025
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 Geography Education
APPLICATION WINDOW: ANNUALLY, Accepting Applications in Early 2025
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
Education, Community Engagement, Land and Nature
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
APPLICATION WINDOW SEPTEMBER 2 - OCTOBER 15, 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 9 - FEBRUARY 15, 2025
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, 2024
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
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: JULY 1, 2024 - AUGUST 29, 2024
Supporting interpretive, educational, and/or economic projects/programs 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 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, 2025
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 - Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Program Quality Improvement Learning Community
NEXT APPLICATION WINDOW: TO BE ANNOUNCED
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 2 - FEBRUARY 10, 2025 at 5 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
IN 2024 ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD APPLY FOR THE OREGON ARTS AND CULTURE REBUILDING PROGRAM.
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 3, 2024 - JULY 12, 2024
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
NEW APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING IN 2026. PLEASE CHECK BACK IN MARCH 2026.
The TBFF gives grants to nonprofits throughout Oregon and southwest Washington to support youth and families from historically underserved and marginalized communitie
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.