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The OCCF is a "geographic area component fund of the Fremont Area Community Foundation". FACF provides the legal structure in which OCCF operates as well as provide technical advice and administrative support.

OCCF Grant Application Deadlines

  • March 1
  • October 1

OCCF Grants

Two times each year, the Osceola County Area Community Foundation Board of Trustees award thousands of grant dollars to non-profit organizations across Osceola County.  The grant dollars are awarded to support organizations, geographic components and donor-advised funds.

OCCF serves only Osceola County, Michigan so applying agencies must be located in, or directly serve, people of Osceola County.  Grant recipients must hold a determination letter from the IRS declaring their 501(c)(3) status.

Once applications are received, the Foundation's grantmaking strategy helps prioritize projects.  Within our broad purpose, the Foundation focuses its grant support on arts and culture, community development, education, the environment, and human services.  We closely monitor community issues, opportunities, and resources in these areas and work with the community, nonprofit groups, and individuals addressing them. We are guided in our grantmaking by the principals listed below.

Our grantmaking principals:

  • Build on prior investments
  • Respond to community and identify priorities
  • Focus resources and increase impact
  • Remain consistent with our mission, values, and capacities