Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation



The mission of the Oak Park - River Forest Community Foundation is to strengthen its community through philanthropy.


The Foundation serves it community by:

Stimulating and facilitating individual philanthropy;

Being accountable and prudent managers of donor funds;

Making responsive and informed grants; and,

Convening resources to address community priorities and interests.

Web Address

www.oprfcommfd.org


Assets and Giving for Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 42,491,684
2018 - 35,869,852
2017 - 37,874,051
Domestic Grants

2019 - 2,824,634
2018 - 2,994,533


    

Recent News from Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation


Oak Park philanthropist champions people, buildings and animals
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

Ruggiero will be honored by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation on Feb. 21. The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation will present its Excellence in Philanthropy Awards on Feb. 21....more

Planeks Philanthropy
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

Each of the six winners of the 25th Anniversary Charity Contest of OakParkApartments.com/Greenplan Management received $2,025 donation. Founders Bill and Bob Planek says that the grantmaking is a...more

Apply by Jan. 14 for Athena's Grant
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

Athena's Silverland Desserts and The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation have established a fund known as the Athena's Silverland Desserts Fund for Women and Girls. The purpose of the...more

Oak Park Villager of the Year runner-up: Sophia Lloyd
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

By Marty Stempniak It may have seemed like a lofty goal three years ago for the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation: Raising $2 million in just a few short years. Fast forward to today, and...more

Supporting Community, Establishing a Legacy: Recent Donation Shows the Path
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

That's because she had arranged to establish an endowed fund with the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation through a generous bequest that will support nine local organizations for years to...more

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation raises final $100K
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation — a 50-year-old charitable organization that provides grants to everyone from the Animal Care League to West Suburban PADS — announced Monday that...more

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation wins $500K grant from Com. Chest
Foundation: Grand Victoria Foundation, Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, Victoria Foundation

By Marty Stempniak The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation is in a race against the clock, looking to raise $2 million by the end of September, with the guarantee of doubling that money with a...more

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation Accepts Grant Applications Through ...
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

A visual cross-section of some of the ways that the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation makes its far-reaching impact on the community. The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation is now...more

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation Hosts 'Putt for Philanthropy' at ...
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

Royalty putts for Philanthropy at the OPRF Community Foundation booth at last year's Day in Our Village. West Suburban candidate for Miss Illinois, Debbie Dobbins, taps a hole in one and...more

OPRF Community Foundation Director to Share Communityworks with Rotary Club
Foundation: Grand Victoria Foundation, Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, Victoria Foundation

Sophia Lloyd, the executive director of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, will be the guest speaker on Wednesday, May 25, at the Rotary Club of Oak Park-River Forest's weekly...more



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