PORTLAND METRO, NORTH COAST NONPROFITS RECEIVE $2.6M BOOST
Oregon Community Foundation Distributes Record Investments in 2024, Announces New Grant Opportunities for 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. – Culinary training for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Peer mentorship for unhoused adults in Washington County. Mental health counseling for survivors of sex abuse. These are just a few of the projects and programs in the Portland Metro region and North Coast receiving a $2,615,695 boost from the 2024 Fall Cycle of Community Grants from Oregon Community Foundation. The statewide funder has distributed 105 new grants in the Portland Metro region and North Coast to support capacity building, small capital and new or expanding projects by nonprofits.
The announcement comes on #GivingTuesday, an international day of generosity that follows Thanksgiving.
Statewide, the new round of funding includes 248 grants for nearly $5.8 million. That brings the total awarded in Community Grants by OCF to a record $11.1 million for the year, including funding previously announced in the spring.
“Collectively, these projects support community resources that help to build a sense of belonging in the communities we serve,” says OCF Board Member Karis Stoudamire-Phillips, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Community Initiatives at Moda Health and Delta Dental of Oregon.
“From job training to mental health support to services to people experiencing homelessness, Oregon Community Foundation is extremely proud to support our nonprofit partners making a difference in the metro region and all across our state.”
The grants are possible because of the generosity of Oregon Community Foundation donors.
Just as the new funding reaches Oregon nonprofits, OCF has opened the next round of Community Grants to be distributed in spring 2025. The deadline is Jan. 14, 2025. Find details here. The goal is to provide equitable access to flexible funding for organizations serving communities’ most pressing needs throughout Oregon.
Find the full list of fall 2024 grantees here.
Below is a list of the 19 nonprofits in the mid-Willamette Valley receiving funds, the purpose and the funds received.
- Radical Rest to develop a strategic plan and organizational policies and procedures – Salem – $20,000
- Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion & Polk Counties to expand transportation services to Salem’s Health and Dental Services Center for low-income, un- and underinsured youth and families – Salem – $40,000
- Bambinos Oregon to support a part-time executive director and a part time grant writer for increased administrative capacity – Dallas – $25,000
- CASA of Polk County, Inc to support a volunteer manager position and increase marketing and communications – Dallas – $20,000
- Marion & Polk Early Learning Hub, Inc to expand Dolly Parton Imagination Library services and purchase books for low income and under – Salem – $15,000
- Marion County Lawyers Charitable Corporation to expand free drop-in and short-term childcare – Salem – $30,000
- Marion-Polk Food Share, Inc to expand meal delivery services for seniors and disabled adults – Salem – $20,000
- Micro Enterprise Resources Initiatives & Training for training to create a Latinx women’s business center and provide educational services for Latinx entrepreneurs – Keizer – $15,000
- Centro de Servicios Para Campesinos for Centro de Servicios Para Campesinos, to support an in-house attorney position to provide legal services and educational outreach programs – Woodburn – $35,000
- Northwest Hub to support a mechanic staff position, purchase bicycle parts and supplies, and maintain a mobile repair vehicle – Salem – $15,000
- Oregon Family Support Network to update marketing materials and website, implement development software, and develop a volunteer program – Salem – $20,000
- Polk County Family & Community Outreach to hire a full-time resource center coordinator to support on-site coordination for the Falls City Resource Center – Monmouth – $30,000
- Safety Compass to expand Street Outreach Advocate services and create and distribute new outreach materials – Silverton – $25,000
- Salem Dream Center to expand educational and mentorship programs for underserved teens – Salem – $20,000
- Salem Free Clinics to increase staff hours to support fundraising efforts for free medical, dental, and counseling care Santiam – Salem – $30,000
- Memorial Hospital to hire a full-time service integration coordinator to support expansion of service integration programming and outreach – Stayton – $20,000
- The Gate Youth Association Independence $20,000 to hire a part-time employee and expand educational programing for low-income youth – Independence
- Transformations by Salem Angels to hire additional staff to support expanded outreach and programming for foster families, children, and youth in rural areas – Salem – $20,000
- WiseMind Educational Services, to provide emotional regulation educational programs – Salem – $25,000
Total for Fall 2024: 248 grants of $5,789,074
- Portland Metro: $2,349,889
- North Coast $265,806
- Central Oregon: $394,562
- Southern Willamette Valley: $965,200
- South Coast: $206,000
- Southern Oregon: $545,000
- Eastern Oregon: $322,617
- Northern Willamette Valley: $700,000
- Out of State: $40,000
About OCF’s Community Grants Program
For 27 years, OCF’s Community Grants program has invested in community livability and vitality by listening and responding to people closest to innovating opportunities they want to advance. As Oregon has grown, so too has the complexity of issues facing so many Oregonians. Compounding these challenges is a history of systems that have not benefited everyone equitably. OCF recognizes this reality. The Community Grants program continues to provide funding for nonprofits addressing the pressing needs of communities across Oregon, informed by the voices of people who know their communities the best.
Since 1973, Oregon Community Foundation has worked to improve the lives of all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy. In partnership with donors and volunteers, OCF strengthens communities in every county in Oregon through grantmaking, scholarships and research. In 2023, OCF distributed $225 million in grants and scholarships. Individuals, families, businesses and organizations can work with OCF to create charitable funds to support causes important to them. To learn more, please visit oregoncf.org.
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