Oswego County Community Foundation - OCCF

04/02/2026

As the Central New York Community Foundation sets out to celebrate 100 years, we're not just looking back; we're actively inviting YOU to help shape the next 100!

Do you live in Oswego County? In May we will be marking the beginning of our centennial celebration by launching the first of five participatory budgeting initiatives across our service area. Oswego County residents are invited to help decide how $75,000 will be invested in their community.

Be part of a process where community ideas lead to real investment. Learn more here: https://mailchi.mp/60b14037a11c/lkvhf4dv8n-3392819

01/19/2026

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01/14/2026

01/14/2026

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the following organizations for their generous support of Imagination Library of Oswego County throughout 2025!

Their financial contributions towards the purchase of books or their hands-on assistance with promoting the program helped us reach multiple milestones this past year and put more books into the hands of more children.

By investing in the children in our communities, you are investing in the future of Oswego County, NY. Thank you!

Learn how you can sponsor a child and provide free books by visiting OswegoImaginationLibrary.org/support

SUPPORTERS
Oswego County
BioSpherix, Ltd.
The Brandel-Murphy Youth Foundation
Canalview Travel Service, Inc
Central Square Lions Club
Compass Federal Credit Union
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Edick-Hamlink VFW Post #369
The Eis House
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Fajita Grill
Fulton Noon Rotary Club
Fulton Sunrise Rotary Club
Fulton NY Lions Club
Fulton Savings Bank
Glider Oil Company, Inc.
JCH Seamless Gutters
The John Ben Snow Foundation
Mears Family Dentistry
Oswego Classroom Teachers Association
Oswego County Community Foundation - OCCF
Oswego County Youth Bureau
Oswego Rotary Club
Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority–Epsilon Nu Chapter, SUNY Oswego
Riverwalk Pizza
Stewart's Shops
Syracuse Crunch Hockey Club
Texas Roadhouse Oswego
Town of New Haven
Warner Physical Therapy P.C

PARTNERS
Chirello Advertising
CiTi BOCES
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Fulton Family Welcome Center
Lamar Advertising Company
Little Lukes
North Country Library System
OCO's Pulaski Family Welcome Center
Oswego County Health Department
Oswego County Dept. of Social Services
Oswego Health
Oswego County Early Childhood Alliance
Oswego County Help Me Grow
Oswego County Libraries
Oswego County Opportunities, Inc.
Oswego County School Districts
The Salvation Army of Oswego County
Quintessential Creative
United Way of Greater Oswego County

01/14/2026

12/25/2025

This season reminds us of the joy that comes from giving — whether it’s time, talent, or treasure. At the Oswego County Community Foundation, we are grateful for everyone who has chosen to invest in the future of our community.

💡 Your generosity this year has helped strengthen:

Arts & culture that bring us together 🎭

Educational opportunities that empower youth 📚

Health & human services that support families ❤️

Civic life that builds connection 🤝

Environmental efforts that protect our home 🌿

As we celebrate the holidays, may we carry forward the spirit of kindness, gratitude, and hope into the new year. Together, we’re creating a brighter future for Oswego County.

Wishing you peace, joy, and love this holiday season!

12/23/2025

📚 Grant Spotlight: A Book in Every Home, A Story in Every Heart 🌟📦

We’re honored to support the United Way of Greater Oswego County with a grant to strengthen their Imagination Library of Oswego County program — a life-changing initiative that delivers free books every month to children from birth to age five across our community.

In these early years, stories do more than entertain — they build brains, bond families, and plant seeds of possibility. By placing books directly into the hands of children, the Imagination Library ensures that every child, regardless of income or zip code, can grow up with the joy of reading and the power of language.

📖 Every book delivered is a quiet investment in a child’s future — one page at a time.

This grant is part of our 2025 funding round, made possible by donors who believe that literacy is love, and access is everything.

💛 To the United Way's Imagination Library team: thank you for putting stories — and futures — into motion across Oswego County.

12/17/2025

We are proud to support The Desens House with a grant to fund substance-free social events — creating spaces where women in recovery can gather, celebrate, and reconnect with joy, safely and without stigma.

Recovery isn’t just about what’s left behind — it’s about what’s built in its place. These events offer a vital chance to experience belonging, laughter, and community outside of environments that may trigger relapse.

🎶 From dances to dinners, game nights to group outings, these gatherings are reminders that healing includes happiness — and that no one walks the journey alone.

This grant is part of our 2025 funding round, made possible by donors who believe that restoration is powerful, and joy is a form of resistance.

💛 To The Desens House: thank you for making space for recovery that’s full of life, love, and light.

12/10/2025

🎁 Grant Spotlight: Holiday Meals with Heart 🕊️🍽️

We’re proud to support Christ Our Light & St. Anne Mother of Mary Parishes, Pulaski/Mexico, NY in collaboration with the Food Pantry of Mexico NY, with a grant to provide Holiday Food Boxes for families across the community.

For many neighbors, the holiday season can be a painful reminder of what’s missing — especially when food is scarce. These food boxes help ensure that families can gather around a table filled with nourishment, warmth, and the comforting sense of being cared for by their community.

This grant is part of our 2025 funding round, made possible by Oswego County donors who believe that everyone deserves to feel full — in body and spirit — during the holiday season.

💛 To St. Anne and the Mexico Food Pantry: thank you for wrapping this community in generosity and grace.

12/03/2025

🚿 Grant Spotlight: Dignity in the Details 🧺🚻

We are honored to support the Rural & Migrant Ministry of Oswego County, Inc. with a grant to fund much-needed restroom and laundry facility upgrades — ensuring that the individuals and families they serve have access to clean, safe, and functional spaces.

For many, these are everyday essentials. But for those facing economic hardship, a clean restroom or a place to wash clothes is more than comfort — it’s dignity, health, and hope.

This grant is part of our 2025 funding round, made possible by donors who believe that every act of infrastructure is an act of compassion when it centers human dignity.

💛 To the Rural and Migrant Ministry: thank you for meeting practical needs with profound love.

11/27/2025

🦃🍂 This Thanksgiving, We Are Grateful for YOU! 🍂🦃

At the Oswego County Community Foundation, we know that true abundance comes not from what we keep, but from what we give.

This season of gratitude, we’re thankful for the people who make Oswego County stronger every day — donors, volunteers, nonprofit leaders, and neighbors who care deeply about this community. 💛

🌽 Just as a Thanksgiving table is filled by many hands contributing, the health and vibrancy of Oswego County grows when we all come together to support:

Arts & culture that inspire us

Education that empowers our youth

Health & human services that lift up our neighbors

Civic engagement that strengthens our voice

Environmental stewardship that preserves our home

From our table to yours, we wish you a safe, warm, and joyful holiday surrounded by love, laughter, and gratitude.

11/26/2025

⚡ Grant Spotlight: Powering Hope at the Phoenix Area Food Pantry 🥫🔌

We’re proud to support the Phoenix Area Food Pantry with a grant to upgrade their electrical infrastructure — a behind-the-scenes but absolutely essential improvement that helps keep this vital service running safely and smoothly.

While it may not be as visible as shelves of food or volunteer hands in motion, reliable electrical systems power the refrigerators that store fresh produce, the lights that welcome families, and the warmth that says: “You’re safe here. We’re ready for you.”

This grant is part of our 2025 funding round, made possible by local donors who understand that dignity in service starts with investing in the basics.

💛 To the Phoenix Area Food Pantry: thank you for nourishing your neighbors — and for doing it with care, consistency, and courage.