The Otsego Community Foundation's mission is to manage charitable funds established by individuals, businesses, and families in Otsego County. It aims to distribute grants from these funds back to the community in alignment with each fund's charitable intentions. These funds support a range of causes, including specific organizations, community needs like youth, education, homelessness, cancer, and undesignated funds designed to support multiple local charities.
The Community Grant Program, overseen by the Otsego Community Foundation since 2015, is a collaborative effort aimed at enhancing the grantmaking process and building the capacity of local nonprofits in Otsego County. By centralizing contact through the OCF, this program simplifies the grant-seeking process for nonprofits, which may struggle with the capacity to apply to multiple funding sources. The program offers four types of grants: