Greater Oxford Community Foundation Grants

The Greater Oxford Community Foundation Grants focus on enhancing the quality of life in the Greater Oxford area by awarding grants for diverse programs such as education, arts, and social services. They support tax-exempt public charities and prioritize proposals that promote community development. The Foundation emphasizes diversity, equality, and non-discrimination, ensuring that funding is accessible to a wide array of community projects while adhering to specific eligibility criteria.

The mission of the Greater Oxford Community Foundation is to improve, enhance, and sustain the quality of life in the Greater Oxford area (defined as the Talawanda School District) by awarding grants and scholarships for programs and projects that benefit the citizens of the community. Grants are funded through generous donors who contribute charitable gifts of cash and marketable securities as well as planned gifts such as estate bequests, life insurance policies that name the foundation as beneficiary, and other types of deferred assets.
Who We Serve
The Greater Oxford Community Foundation serves Oxford and the surrounding community by providing leadership in enhancing the quality of life; by supporting natural, community, and human resources; by acting as a catalyst in identifying and addressing evolving needs; and by providing a flexible and cost-effective way for donors to improve the community now and forever.
The Oxford Community Foundation welcomes grant proposals for projects and programs focused on the greater Oxford area (defined as the geographic area encompassing the Talawanda School District). Grants support a variety of programs, including the fields of education, environment and conservation, social services, physical and mental health, arts and culture, and civic projects.
The Foundation actively promotes diversity, equality, and a community free from discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or religious background, age, or disability.

Eligibility

In general, grant recipients must be a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)3 of Internal Revenue Code. Applications will be considered for organizations that have a tax-exempt fiscal partner. Grant seekers may only apply once per calendar year for the same project.The applicant must be in (or provide services to residents within the geographic area of the Talawanda School District Grant seekers outside the area must provide information describing how area residents are served.Reporting requirements from prior grants must be fulfilled before applying for a new grant

Ineligibility

The Foundation does not fund proposals that seek:The principal financial support for an organization or to cover budget deficitsFunding for salaries that are for continued support. Some exceptions apply for one-time performance fees, speaker’s fees, or program instructor feesFunding benefiting an individualFunding for a for-profit businessFunding for projects or events that involve hotly-debated political or social issuesFunding for religious-based projects unless the use of funds is demonstrably secular in nature and open to the publicFunding for projects which primarily benefit individuals outside the geographic area encompassing the Talawanda School DistrictA loan