The devastation of Hurricane Fiona has caused an island-wide blackout, leaving millions of Puerto Rican residents without power, or running water. Local nonprofits and grassroots organizations are mobilizing as quickly as possible and calling for additional aid to help meet the urgent needs of the...
Five Questions for Tammy Tumbling, COO of the Orange County Community Foundation INSIDE PHILANTHROPY | September 08, 2022 Raised in Compton, California, Tammy Tumbling overcame adversity to find a place in philanthropy. At the age of 17, she became a teen mom and then tragically lost her...
We recently interviewed Marty Burbank, past president of the Roosters Foundation Charitable Endowment Fund who opened their endowment fund at OCCF just over a year ago. Read our Q & A below! OCCF- Tell us more about the Roosters? Marty Burbank- "The Roosters Orange County Group is a...
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Creating Your Legacy What Mark Do You Want to Make? How Do You Want to be Remembered? Since 1989, the Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) has supported the charitable dreams of those who want to make a lasting difference during their lifetimes and beyond. We are honored...
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Many of our partners and donors have asked for ways to help and support the people of Ukraine. The following is a list of organizations that are capable and well-positioned to deliver aid directly to those who need...
On Saturday, October 2nd, an estimated 144,000 gallons of oil entered the ocean when a pipeline broke approximately 4 miles off the Orange County coastline. The resulting oil made its way into the habitat of OC’s most vulnerable wildlife, and is currently devastating OC’s wetlands. A combination of public and private entities...
Founded on June 19, 2020, by OCCF’s Executive Vice President & COO, Tammy Tumbling, the mission of the African American Alliance Fund is to raise awareness about systemic racism and support programs that advance African Americans within Orange County and surrounding communities. The African American Alliance Fund...