Causes: Community Foundations, Philanthropy

Mission: To improve life in oregon by building a permanent endowment for the community and promoting effective philanthropy

Programs: The foundation administers charitable funds and makes grants from those funds for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, primarily in the state of oregon. In 2016 ocf: -made grants totaling $88.6 million to nearly 2,649 nonprofit organizations including grants that support foundation initiatives that focus on strengthening leaders and organizations in the latino community, promoting youth philanthropy, improving children's dental health, and connecting oregonians with learning opportunities from early childhood through higher education. -assisted 2,286 students with scholarship awards totaling $6.2 million -administered over 1,923 existing charitable funds; established 132 new funds -provided educational opportunities for donors, professional advisors, and not-for-profit organizations to learn about philanthropy, grantmaking, endowment building, community issues, and related topics