Please Join Us This coming Friday, June 28th, the Community Foundation is hosting an Open House to introduce Lindsay Jennings, the next Executive Director of OICF. I hope you are able to drop by between 3-6 pm to say hello and help welcome Lindsay to her new role....

Welcome Lindsay! The Orcas Island Community Foundation Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the selection of Lindsay Jennings as the next Executive Director of OICF, following a thorough and competitive search process. Lindsay brings extensive experience in...

OICF is #1 ! The Council on Foundations has released the results of their 2022 national survey of over 200 Community Foundations of all sizes.  The Orcas Island Community Foundation is ranked #1 for Gifts per Capita. OICF was also recognized as #7 for our distribution...

Jefferson, Sam, and Eddie Hand Out The Dough! Time to Celebrate! Thank you to everyone who attended the Ice Cream Social to celebrate Give Orcas. What a delightful way to cap off the campaign! The Senior Class, represented by Sam Sutton, Jefferson Freeman and Eddie...

Holy COW! What a whirlwind 10 days! Thanks to everyone who has participated in this year’s GiveOrcas campaign. We have broken pretty much every record we can. We had more donors(940), more donations ($341,000), more and faster full funding (17 out of 25 proposals...

We Are In The Home Stretch! Fisher and his human are so very grateful for your support! Give Orcas is in the home stretch with plenty of momentum to get us to the Finish Line, thanks to the amazing outpouring of community support. This year, we shortened the campaign...

Didier Gincig makes the change he wants to see through Give Orcas In Case You Had Not Heard Today Is Unique Donor Day! Head to www.giveorcas.org and make a donation of $10 or more to the proposals you care about. Together, we make Orcas stronger! Today is also the...

And Here We GO! The 12th annual Spring Give Orcas Campaign launches this coming Wednesday, May 8th and runs through May 17th. WaHOOO! Give Orcas started as a way to leverage the funds the Orcas Island Community Foundation has to invest in the community each year. OICF...

OIFR Wildland Firefighters take to the track for Pack Test Leaving a Legacy Looking around Orcas, it is easy to spot the many legacy gifts that help make our community a great place to live. There is the school track, which was donated in honor of Bob Henigson thanks...

OICF Board of Trustees and Staff Thank You Board Members! Orcas relies on nonprofits to provide essential services. Food, housing and basic living support, arts and culture programming, senior services, early childhood education, and environmental stewardship are all...