The 2018 deadline has passed. Please check back in Spring 2019 for more information.

The Jane Deming Fund is a permanent endowment at the Orange County Community Foundation. This grant program reflects Jane Deming’s commitment to charities located in Orange County that are producing, participating in, performing or supporting musical activities, or musical education. Due to her passion to improve the lives of under-served youth and her love of classical music, special consideration will be given to programs that:

The 2018 deadline has passed. Please check back in Spring 2019 for more information.

The Robert and Doreen Marshall Fund for Dramatic Arts and Classical Music is a permanent endowment fund at the Orange County Community Foundation. This annual competitive grant program reflects the Marshall’s love of classical music and performing arts. Funding priorities include support of dramatic arts and classical music programs in Orange County with a special emphasis on the following:

The 2018 deadline has passed. Please check back in Spring 2019 for more information.

The San Clemente History, Arts & Culture fund is a permanent endowment at the Orange County Community Foundation. This grant program reflects the anonymous donor’s commitment to charities located in, or providing services in San Clemente that are providing one or more of the following elements:

Applications are now open. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2018. 

Awards will be announced by November 30, 2018.   

The Orange County Community Foundation, in partnership with the FEDCO Charitable Foundation, provides grants for full-time Orange County public school teachers serving students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. FEDCO teacher grants provide up to $750 per teacher for hands-on classroom projects or field trips that bring “learning to life.” Priority is given to schools in underserved communities and/or have a high percentage of students that quality for free and reduced lunch programs.

The application is available here: https://oc-cf.academicworks.com/

The 2017 deadline has passed. Please check back in Fall 2018 for more information.

The Lilian M. Davies Movement Education Fund was established to provide direct funding and services to children and teachers in Movement Education in elementary education (preschool through grade six).  This call for proposals seeks applications from qualified non-profit organizations, groups of organizations, or qualified public preschool and elementary schools which address one or more of the following:

• For direct, field based Movement Education for children and teachers at school sites, i.e., teacher education in Movement Education such as workshops, seminars, institutes, etc.
• To enhance the knowledge of and teaching skills in Movement Education for all preschool and/or elementary school faculty (as opposed to only physical education specialists, which may be included)
• For the purchase of Movement Education equipment and materials, but in conjunction with staff teacher preparation and leadership, involvement in instructing and participating with children in the use of the purchased equipment.

The TK Foundation is looking for youth sailing programs that do this through a combination of program criteria that aim to:

1. Offer an ongoing educational experience

Programmatic elements may include: Instruction, mentoring, and educational field trips

2. Promote responsibility

Programmatic elements may include: Internships, or other types of work-related, hands-on experience

3. Promote leadership skills

Programmatic elements may include: Volunteer opportunities, peer mentorship, or advocacy

Grant timeline:

• Proposals due: January 28, 2019
• Grant decisions announced: Early March

• Grant funding period: March 1, 2019 up to February 29, 2021

Click here to view the RFP.

For more information, please contact Austin Muckenthaler at amuckenthaler@oc-cf.org

The 2018 deadline has passed. Please check back in Fall 2019 for more information.

The Orange County Community Foundation is pleased to continue its support of environment education programs and the creation or support of trails and open space.

Environmental Education:

• Hands-on education programs, delivered in coordination with school science curriculum, to students either in class or in the field by environmental organizations.  Preference may be given to programs that encourage and incorporate parental involvement.
• Programs that increase awareness and understanding about energy, water, conservation of natural resources and other pressing resource issues which prepare children and adults to effectively address these issues throughout their lives.

Conservation & Preservation:

• Creation or support of urban parks, gardens, greenways, trails and rivers.
• Development or support of environmental sustainability programs – e.g. hydroponics, development of innovative drought solutions, programs that reduce waste.

The 2018 deadline has passed. Please check back in Fall 2019 for more information.

The Henry W. & Ellen R Warne Family Endowment Fund was founded at the Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) as a permanent endowment that reflects the Warne Family’s commitment to protecting and promoting the protection of endangered species. Orange County’s endangered species and their ecosystems face significant ecological threats, which include increased population and housing development, habitat fragmentation/destruction, climate change, and recreational impacts. This fund seeks applications from qualified non-profit organizations, or groups of organizations, which focus on one or more of the following goals:

1. Improve health and resilience of critical coastal endangered species ecosystems
2. Sustain or increase coastal endangered species populations

Goal 1: Improve health and resilience of critical coastal endangered species ecosystems 
Outcomes in the CSS ecosystems and EEL ecoregion under this goal include increased leveraged funds for habitat improvement, increased capacity for climate adaptation planning, increased acres of connected endangered species habitat through acquisition and/or restoration, and increased new acres of endangered species habitat secured.

Goal 2: Sustain or increase coastal endangered species populations
Outcomes in the CSS ecosystem and EEL ecoregion under this goal include stronger partnerships with key multi-sectoral organizations to support adaptive management and science-based decision-making and increased endangered species populations in new and existing habitats.

The 2018 deadline has passed. Please check back in Summer 2019 for more information.

The Frank and Ruth Bila Fund is a legacy grant program that was established, in part, to help support nonprofit hospital assistance groups within Orange County, California.  For the 2018 grant cycle, funds will support the following:

The 2018 deadline has passed. Please check back in Summer 2019 for more information.

The James Mock Jr. & Anna Mock Memorial fund was established in 2004.  The intention of the James Mock Jr. & Anna Mock Memorial Fund is to provide support to homeless children.  The 2018 grant period will grant funds to organizations serving homeless children.

The 2018 deadline has passed. Please check back in Summer 2019 for more information.

For the 2018-2019 funding period, Oser funds will support organizations providing transitional housing for homeless women and women with children.  Transitional housing includes providing safe, stable living accommodations, and services to help women develop the skills necessary to become independent. Preference will be given to specific projects, particularly those of an innovative nature that focus on preventing or solving problems, rather than general operating expenses.