||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for GIVEORCAS |||
Calling all Orcas Island nonprofits! The application process opens on Monday, September 23 for 2024
Holiday GiveOrcas grants.
OICF is inviting all Orcas Island nonprofit organizations to submit grant proposals between September
23 – October 15, 2024. GiveOrcas Campaigns build awareness of local nonprofits, projects in need of
support, and raise funds to bolster the programs that make Orcas a stronger and truly thriving
community.
The success of the campaigns is achieved through a collaborative relationship between OICF, island
nonprofits, and the community that unites to support the campaigns and the programs featured in it.
GiveOrcas is a true community-wide effort. No donation is too small.
Executive Director of Orcas Island Historical Museums, Nancy Stillger, notes the importance of the
bi-annual campaign, “At the Orcas Island Historical Museums we look to inspire community, learn from
our past, celebrate our present in order to guide our future. The GiveOrcas campaign is all about inspiring
the essence of the community! The GiveOrcas campaign allows us to do the work we do including
documenting the wonderful work done by our fellow non-profits. Holiday time for the Museums is about
gathering, reflecting, celebrating all we are as an island community past and future. We love how we can
come together and support each other during GiveOrcas to better our community.”
The application is open to 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) organizations, government agencies, schools, and public
service organizations.
Applications, qualification checklists, and campaign policies can be found on the OICF website at
www.oicf.us. The deadline to complete the application and submit the required documents is by 5pm
on October 15. The Holiday Campaign will run from December 3 – 12, 2024.
The Orcas Island Community Foundation – 501(c)(3) – was founded in 1995 to help build and strengthen
our community by encouraging and supporting local philanthropic efforts, connecting people and
organizations who want to make a difference to improve the quality of life on Orcas Island.
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