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Charitable Giving Through Advised Funds
An Advised Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation is a simple and flexible way to accomplish your charitable goals. Our Advised Funds can be established with a gift of cash or other assets and allow you to recommend grants from the fund to charities of your choice. We handle all administrative and reporting requirements for the fund and maintain a record of your gift and grant activity.
We offer three types of Advised Funds to accommodate a variety of donors’ unique needs: Legacy Fund, Gift Fund and Express Fund. Click on the stories below to read how these families are using Advised Funds to accomplish their charitable goals. If you are interested in establishing an Advised Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, contact Kenneth Conklin at 405/606-2926.
 A Legacy Fund Supports Pet Projects |
 A Gift Fund Helps a Family Give Back |
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 Members of the Margaret Annis Boys Trust committee and Oklahoma City Community Foundation staff recently toured the arboretum to view the completed improvements. Pictured are Kenneth Conklin, staff and committee member; Louis Scott, Will Rogers Gardens staff; Carolyn Zachritz, committee member; Bond Payne, Trustee and committee member; Nancy B. Anthony, executive director; Leslie Hudson, Trustee and committee chair; Rod Moesel, committee member and Brian Dougherty, director of the Margaret Annis Boys Trust. |
A Margaret Annis Boys Trust Grant Funds Arboretum Improvements
The Margaret Annis Boys Arboretum at Will Rogers Gardens, located on the southwest corner of Northwest 36th Street at Grand Boulevard, is a hidden treasure among the urban landscape of Oklahoma City. The 10-acre arboretum is home to a variety of trees native to Oklahoma, some dating back to the 1930s. Named after longtime Oklahoma City schoolteacher Margaret Annis Boys, the arboretum reflects the admiration Miss Boys held for native Oklahoma trees and flowers. The Margaret Annis Boys Trust at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation was established with a bequest from her estate for the beautification of public lands in Oklahoma County. A recent grant from the Trust funded a variety of improvements to the arboretum, including a new entrance and more accessible walking paths. To view recent photos of the arboretum, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/occf.org or click here. Learn more about the Margaret Annis Boys Trust here.
Investment performance is 7.76 percent for third quarter
The Trustees of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation are pleased to report a 7.76 percent return on its pooled investments for the quarter ending March 31, 2012. View complete details here.
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It is estimated that up to 70 percent of U.S. adults do not have a will or trust. If you’re part of this group then we have a publication to help you get started. “A Guide to Planning Your Will and Trust” is a step-by-step handbook that will help you and your attorney complete or update a plan that will provide for those you love and will protect you and your family. To request a free copy of “A Guide to Planning Your Will and Trust”, email your address to info@occf.org or call us at 405-235-5603. You can also download a digital copy of the guide at www.occf.org/wills.
 Oklahoma City Community Foundation Trustee and member of the Trustee Scholarship Initiative committee Oscar Jackson with the guidance counselor and Community Foundation Scholars from Southmoore High School. Mr. Jackson is also a member of the Central High School Alumni Association, which supported seven Community Foundation Scholar awards in 2012. |
Trustees Award $217,500 to Seniors from 51 Area Oklahoma High Schools
The Oklahoma City Community Foundation Trustees were pleased to honor the 145 high school seniors who received a Community Foundation Scholars award in 2012. The seniors along with their high school guidance counselors attended one of two luncheons held in our Community Room April 4-5. The recipients represent 51 public and private high schools located in four counties within central Oklahoma. Each of the students will receive a $1,500 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year for a total of $217,500 awarded through our Community Foundation Scholars program. For a complete list of 2012 Community Foundation Scholars, click here.
Through the Community Foundation Scholars program, we award scholarships to students who qualify in the following areas: students who might not otherwise qualify for awards based solely on academic standards, but have demonstrated that they are good students and good citizens; and students who will be the first in their family to attend college. These first-generation students must apply as juniors and agree to complete a series of activities designed to prepare them for college. To ensure their students are eligible for the awards, each school’s guidance counselor must participate in our Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network, a free program that provides training opportunities on college admissions and financial aid practices. Read more here.
New Website to Help Oklahoma City Area Adults Finish College Degrees
Adults living in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area looking to finish their college degrees can now access resources for returning students through the new website FinishMyDegreeOKC.org, a project of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. The website features more than 20 area schools, colleges and universities that can help adults who have some college credits complete their college degree. Additionally, the website includes links to online resources specifically for returning adult college students, a calendar of area job and career fairs and an FAQ page with answers to frequently asked questions about financial aid, avoiding “diploma mills” and assistance available for military veterans.
“We’re excited to provide this free resource to the community,” says Nancy B. Anthony, Oklahoma City Community Foundation executive director. “FinishMyDegreeOKC.org is designed to be a one-stop shop to help adults find the information and resources they need to complete their college degree.”
The Oklahoma City Community Foundation launched FinishMyDegreeOKC.org as a result of our participation in the Talent Dividend Prize competition, a nationwide contest of 57 cities designed to increase the number of post-secondary degrees granted per one thousand population over a four-year period. The city that exhibits the greatest increase in degrees will be awarded a $1 million prize to launch a national promotional campaign centered around talent development for the winning city. Learn more about the Talent Dividend Prize here or visit FinishMyDegreeOKC.org.
