We know that many kind-hearted and generous people live in Oxfordshire who want to give whatever they can to their community. If a longer-term investment via a named fund isn’t for you, we also welcome smaller regular or occasional donations.
If you have up to £1,500 to spare, we can combine this with funds from our other donors to help make grants to our network of local charities and community groups. If you wish to make a larger donation, please contact us so that we can agree how you would like us to spend it.
To see how we have spent previous funds, please see our annual accounts page where you will find all of our impact reports.
Many people receive a Winter Fuel Payment that they don’t need. Our dedicated Health and Wellbeing Fund lets you donate this money to help others who are struggling with loneliness and isolation. You can give to the fund online, or make a donation using one of the methods below, marking your donation for the “Health and Wellbeing Fund”.
We can accept donations safely and securely via Paypal:
Alternatively, visit our JustGiving page to make a donation, or create your own page to fundraise for us.
Normal or CAF cheques payable to “Oxfordshire Community Foundation” can be sent to:
Oxfordshire Community Foundation
3 Woodin’s Way
Oxford
OX1 1HD
If you are a UK tax payer and would like us to claim Gift Aid on your donation, please send your cheque with a completed Gift Aid declaration form (see below).
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“It is so uplifting to meet so many people blessed with generous hearts and a deep sense of community.”
“I really appreciate your work on what for my parents is such an important project. I am glad that the fund has been developing so positively and swiftly.”
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“I like to have something worthwhile to get up for each morning… I find that the larger and more strategic the gift, the more pleasure I get out of it.”
“I can’t get over it; I’m still shaking when I talk about it. It’s just incredible… I feel a bit guilty about getting so much pleasure out of giving!”
“Generosity is the best investment.”
“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
“It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place.”
“I would never have known about many of the causes I’ve helped if the community foundation hadn’t told me about them. They are doing vital work and they need our support.”
“I am incredibly grateful to be part of OCF. The phenomenal support we’ve had has meant we can keep going; reach more vulnerable and distressed people and pay for our magical herd of horses.”
“Prosperity requires not just investment in economic capital, but also in social capital. Community foundations are playing a critical role in helping to deliver a more inclusive capitalism.”
