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DONORDIGEST 2nd Quarter 2022
OCCF welcomes new trustee, Rick Johnson
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n July 1, 2022, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Board of Trustees will welcome Rick Johnson, trustee and manager of the Malzahn Family Limited Partnership and former CEO of Charles Machine Works.
RICK JOHNSON
Although Johnson is new to the board, he has worked with the Community Foundation for years as the primary contact for the Malzahn Family Affiliated Fund. Johnson will succeed Mark Funke, whose term ends June 30, 2022. Welcome to the trustees, Rick. Mark, thank you for your 9 years of dedication to OCCF and our community!
From Dead Last to Getting Fit!
Since December, the Community Foundation has awarded 10 OKCGetsFit grants totaling $188,200 to innovative programs and projects.
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ast year, Oklahoma City ranked as the unhealthiest city in America, according to the American Fitness Index. Dead last! To help combat this important issue facing our community, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Trustees launched OKCGetsFit, a grant program designed to improve the overall health and wellness of our community. Since December, the Community Foundation has awarded 10 OKCGetsFit grants totaling $188,200 to innovative programs and projects ranging from
This grant will be beneficial to both humans and animals alike.” — Dana McCrory, President and CEO Oklahoma Humane Society
opportunities for individuals with vision impairment to participate in sports; after-school running program for girls; and opportunities to take shelter dogs for a walk in the park. ”When we first heard about the Continued on next page
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OKCGetsFit grant program, we knew it was perfect for us. We encourage metro residents to take rescue dogs on ‘Foster Field Trips.’ Taking a dog on a walk not only provides a fun and rewarding outlet for exercise, but also encourages the human-animal interaction that dogs awaiting adoption desperately need,” said Dana McCrory, president and CEO of the Oklahoma Humane Society. “We’re excited to receive this grant from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation and know it will be beneficial to both humans and animals alike.”
”These grants reflect our commitment to improving health and wellness in our community,” said Nancy Anthony, president of the Oklahoma City Community
In addition to promoting health and wellness, all grantees must utilize KeepMovingOKC.org as part of their grant, whether that means creating events for KeepMovingOKC’s online calendar or discovering parks and trails on the site.
Round 1 • OKCGetsFit Grants
$30,000
American Lung Association
OKC Climb Club
$3,600
Girls on the Run of Central Oklahoma
Scholarship Drive for Esperanza
$26,000
Love Grow Live
Community Kickball and WOW
$15,000
Oklahoma Humane Society
Foster Field Trip Challenge
$3,600
Positive Tomorrows
Access to Education through Physical Fitness
$78,200
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Total Round 2 • OKCGetsFit Grants
$20,000
Lynn Institute
Neighbor-to-neighbor fitness activities
$30,000
Metro Tech Foundation
Fitness activities in Northeast OKC
$5,000
Myriad Gardens Foundation
Zumba & Tai Chi Fitness Classes
$5,000
NewView Oklahoma
Adaptive sports for the vision-impaired
$50,000
YMCA
KeepMovingOKC partnership
$110,000 Total
The Impact of Beautification
PLANTING IN 2019
Foundation. “Of course, change won’t happen overnight, but these grants can be the first step to a healthier community.”
GROWTH IN 2022
n 2019, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation celebrated its 50th Anniversary. To commemorate this occasion, the Community Foundation decided to plant nearly 800 trees along the Oklahoma River.
The 3-mile stretch on the north side of the river between Portland and Western Avenue was what the Community Foundation’s Parks and Public Space Director, Brian Dougherty, referred to as “no man’s land.” The south side of the river already had plenty of trees, so Foundation President Nancy Anthony decided that the Community Foundation should create a beautification impact along the river’s north side. A good deal of strategy and planning went into the project, and the Community Foundation worked with utility companies to make sure the trees’ growth would not affect gas or power lines. The entire project was one of the Community Foundation’s most ambitious projects, and it took nearly 6 months to complete. Today, the trees are thriving, and the river trail is becoming more and more popular. What was once deemed as “no man’s land” is now enjoyed by bikers, runners, joggers and families from all over the metro.
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Enrichment Programs Helping Children Get a Big Boost from the iFund Grant Program
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hildren across the OKC metro at the Oklahoma City Community This grant was designed to provide will participate in fun, engaging Foundation. opportunities and enrichment for programs after children ages 0-14 who 18 organizations otherwise would not have This grant will be a huge boost to our received access. Eligible programs $247,000 in include: school readiness Bilingual STEAM Kit Initiative... to help foster grants from programs for preschoolers; school readiness at home.” the iFund housing, recreation — Sandy Cotton, Executive Director Opportunities for programs for children in Smart Start Central Oklahoma Children program foster care; and services that provide recreation, social and cultural activities for underserved children Opportunities for Children in our community. Citizens Caring for Children Resource Center Citizens Caring for Children $20,000 $8,500
Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation
ReadOKC on the Go!
$25,000
Cavett Kids Foundation
Camp Cavett
$8,400
El Sistema
Vocal Arts for ALL
$25,000
Smart Start Central Oklahoma
Smart Start Bilingual STEAM Kit Initiative
$20,000
Oklahoma City Ballet
BRIDGE Dance Discovery (previously BalletReach)
$20,000
Youth and Family Services – El Reno
YFS Recreation and Enrichment Programming for Foster Children and Emergency Shelter Residents
$5,000
Hearts for Hearing Foundation
Summer Camp
$19,000
Science Museum Oklahoma
Science Matters Mobile Makerspace Community Enrichment Project
$6,300
Oklahoma Zoological Society
Summer Camp Scholarships for Children in Foster Care
$19,000
Riversport Foundation
OKC Thrive Outside Rowing Camps
$10,000
Lyric Theatre
Lyric’s Thelma Gaylord Academy Scholarships
$5,000
Freedom City OKC
Summer Program
$10,000
FirstServe OKC Foundation
Summer Camp
$12,000
Jubilee Partners
Summer Kids Club
$13,000
Aspiring Attitudes
Let’s ALL Just Dance Performance Program
$9,800
Peaceful Family Oklahoma
Bringing the Joy of Childhood to Children of Addiction
$11,000
Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
Enrichment Activities - The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma City
$247,000 Total
”This grant will be a huge boost to our Bilingual STEAM Kit Initiative,” said Smart Start Central Oklahoma Executive Director Sandy Cotton. “We’ll be able to supply fun science, technology, engineering, and math learning tools to children and their parents to help foster school readiness at home.”
OCCF Supports Oklahoma’s Unique Culture with a New Grant Program
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ultural experiences have the power to bring members of a community together around interests that connect them. Oklahoma’s cultural heritage encompasses a broad array of traditions, arts, values, social practices and historical and intellectual achievements that are unique to our community.
To be eligible, programs, projects and activities must take place within Oklahoma, Canadian, Cleveland and Logan Counties and recipients must have a GiveSmartOKC profile.
To assist and promote our unique culture, OCCF has established a new Culture & Community iFund grant. It supports programs, projects and activities that promote, preserve and utilize Oklahoma’s “cultural fabric” to inspire community participation and cohesion.
Deadline to create/update GiveSmartOKC profile
July 8, 2022 at 5 p.m.
Deadline to request application access
July 8, 2022 at 5 p.m.
Grant Application Deadline
July 15, 2022 at 5 p.m.
Here are some important dates to remember:
landmark-flag To learn more about the Culture and Community iFund Grant, visit culture.ifundokc.org
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