News | Otsego Community Foundation

100+ Women Who Care Grantee–Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center

Apr 1, 2024 | Events, Grant, Volunteer Spotlights

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...

Volunteer Spotlight–Pamm Quinn

Apr 1, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlights

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...

Legacy Spotlight–Mary Seger

Apr 1, 2024 | Donor

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...

OCF’s New Corporate Partner Program

Apr 1, 2024 | All News

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...

Community Foundation’s 1st Grant

Apr 1, 2024 | Through the Archives

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...

OCF Receives National Accreditation

Apr 1, 2024 | All News

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...

Volunteer Spotlight–Toni Straughen

Mar 5, 2024 | Events, Volunteer Spotlights

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...

100+ Women Who Care Grant Spotlight—State Trooper Outreach Partnership Gaylord (STOP)

Mar 5, 2024 | All News, Events, Grant

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,...

Fund Spotlight–Crossroads Industries, Inc. Fund

Mar 5, 2024 | All News, Donor

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...

Mar 5, 2024 | Scholarship

Our OCF 2024 Scholarship Applications close tomorrow, 3/6/24. We offer a wide range of scholarships to Otsego County High School seniors looking to further their education. Don’t miss out on these opportunities!