Through our grant-making and strategic initiatives, we improve people’s lives across Oxfordshire. Here you will find details of our partnerships, plus some of our impact and success stories.

OCF distributes between £1 and 2 million in grants every year to charities across Oxfordshire that are working at the grassroots level to tackle the most pressing problems faced by its citizens, including emergency response to crises such as COVID-19. This incorporates funds awarded at OCF’s discretion and according to our strategic priorities, as well as grants made through named funds and national funders. Read case studies on our grant-making

We publish full details of all the organisations we have supported via 360Giving, the open data source for grant funders. For a full list of OCF grants made since 2013, see our open data page.

In recent years we have taken an increasingly proactive role through our strategic initiatives, which facilitate strong cooperation between organisations wanting to improve communities, regardless of their sector. As an apolitical and impartial community foundation, with a huge network of supporters and delivery partners across charities, businesses and the statutory sector, we are a trusted influencer and partner for driving social change. Find out more about our strategic initiatives