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Transforming our Community's Heartfelt Intention into Greater Impact for Good.

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The Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) transforms our community’s heartfelt intention into greater impact for good by working with local donors and nonprofit partners as an expert advisor and innovator. We serve as a resource for individual and family philanthropists, facilitate grant and scholarship programs, and lead community-based initiatives. We inspire giving and connect people and resources to create sustainable impact, granting more than $1 billion since 1989 in Orange County, across the country, and around the world.

The Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) transforms our community’s heartfelt intention into greater impact for good by working with local donors and nonprofit partners as an expert advisor and innovator. We serve as a resource for individual and family philanthropists, facilitate grant and scholarship programs, and lead community-based initiatives. We inspire giving and connect people and resources to create sustainable impact, granting more than $1 billion since 1989 in Orange County, across the country, and around the world.

At the Orange County Community Foundation, we look for opportunities to lead and for leaders who make great partners. We invite you to join us by lending your ideas, experience, time or resources to make a lasting impact on our community. Take a look at our work in progress and see what inspires you!

OCCF makes grants locally, nationally and internationally.

At the Orange County Community Foundation, we believe in the power of philanthropy to unlock the potential of all who call our county home. Why? Because we have the unique privilege of working with the best hearts and minds in Orange County, from passionate philanthropists to visionary CEOs to innovative nonprofit leaders fearlessly tackling the toughest and most entrenched challenges in our community. Driven by compassion and generosity, they are compelled to make a difference. To lighten a neighbor’s load. To ease the burdens of those struggling for basic survival. To instill hope for children and families living in the margins.