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This year, the OCF has so much to celebrate, including the 30th anniversary of the OCF Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and the Youth Fund of the OCF. YAC is a group of community-minded Otsego County high schoolers and their advisors, Dave Beyers and Mariah...
Since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the United States. This May, the OCF joins other organizations and individuals who are committed to raising awareness of and erasing the stigma around mental illness. Supporting mental health, which...
This month, the OCF announced the 2024 scholarship recipients. Sixteen Otsego County high school seniors were awarded scholarships this year, and twelve students received the second or third installment of their multi-year awards from the Treetops Scholarship, Freel...
At the 2023 100+ Women Who Care event, the $3,000 grant was awarded to the Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center. Since its inception in 2016, $125,000 in grants have been awarded to local nonprofits at the 100+ WWC events. This one-hour, real-time event is...
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we are excited to take this opportunity to highlight OCF (Otsego Community Foundation) Scholarship Committee member Pamm Quinn. Scholarship decisions are out this month. Pamm and her fellow committee members have...
If you have lived in Gaylord for any length of time, you may have crossed paths with Mary Seger. Mary moved to Gaylord forty years ago as a young RN to start her career at Otsego Memorial Hospital. After returning to school for an advanced degree, Mary has served this...
The OCF is excited to introduce our new Corporate Partner Program! Historically, our Corporate Partner Program has been an annual event sponsorship for Extreevaganza that is held each December. We wanted to create an opportunity for community minded businesses to...
In 1998, the Otsego County Community Foundation awarded its first grant-- $600 to The Energy Outlet of the Otsego County Sportsplex. This grant was awarded from the Youth Fund of the OCF, which is overseen by the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). The YAC selected The...
The Otsego Community Foundation is pleased to announce that we have recently received accreditation with Community Foundations National Standards®. This accreditation, signified by the Seal shown here, indicates that the OCF meets the highest standards for...
March signals the ramp-up to the OCF’s annual 100+ Women Who Care, a fantastic event where women from our community gather and award impactful grants to local nonprofit organizations within an hour! We are spotlighting Toni Straughen this month, one of the 100+ WWC...
Since 2016, the OCF has held an annual 100+ Women Who Care event to support the important work of Otsego County nonprofits. The annual one-hour event has awarded $125,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations chosen by the event attendees. It is an impactful,...
This month, we proudly highlight the Crossroads Industries, Inc. Fund of the OCF. This fund was established in 2000 as a Designated Fund to support Crossroads Industries, Inc., a 501(c)3 serving our Otsego County neighbors. Designated Funds are established for the...