OCF impact report reveals our 30th year building thriving communities is a record breaker! 2025 has brought our biggest ever year of grant-making, helping to build on three decades of empowering Oxfordshire’s charities.
DetailsYour donation will help people with homelessness, food insecurity, fuel poverty and debt. Having a place to call home, which is warm and with readily available food, is something many of us take for granted. Yet for the most vulnerable in our county, these essentials are unaffordable. In Oxfordshire, general affluence hides deep inequality, and…
DetailsOCF’s 30th birthday brought together our wonderful community of donors, funders, grantees, volunteers and supporters to celebrate at The Randolph Hotel in Oxford.
DetailsYoung people will continue to benefit from the creative arts thanks to a donation of £10,000 following the closure of OYAP Trust. OYAP Trust was an award-winning arts charity in Bicester that gave vulnerable young people access to the creative arts, education and training opportunities, helping them develop skills, confidence and self-esteem. Their work with…
DetailsOn 13th October, around 50 representatives from charitable trusts, foundations and funding panels gathered at The Gradel Institute for Charity, for Oxfordshire Community Foundation’s seventh annual Funders’ Forum – a thought-provoking afternoon of discussion, learning and connection sponsored by Cazenove Capital.
DetailsOxfordshire Community Foundation has awarded 13 new grants through its Thriving in Nature Fund, supporting grassroots organisations that connect people with nature to improve wellbeing, inclusion and opportunity.
DetailsA generous anonymous match-funder has agreed to donate £1 for every £1 raised for collective fundraising initiative Raise’25, up to £50k. The match creates a target of £100k to be distributed to 12 local charities that support people from cradle to grave.
DetailsThe Beard Charitable Foundation has awarded £66,300 in grants to 16 local charities through its named fund held by Oxfordshire Community Foundation, supporting grassroots initiatives and employee-led fundraising efforts.
DetailsAt Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF), we are continually evolving how we support local charitable organisations through our grant-making, with a streamlined application process and supportive approach. We strive to be a gold-standard grant-maker, working to ensure that funding is more than just a transaction. Putting communities first The last two years have seen the Grants…
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