Category: The Foundation
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Olympic View Community Foundation Hosts “Grantmaking for the West End” Event for Area Nonprofits
FORKS, Wash. — The Olympic View Community Foundation (OVCF) is inviting nonprofit organizations from Forks and the West End to attend a special grantmaking presentation designed to connect organizations with funding opportunities and support for the application process. “Grantmaking for the West End” will take place Tuesday, June 9, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00…
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Olympic View Community Foundation Awards $90,000 in Peninsula Home Fund Grants to 15 Local Organizations
SEQUIM, WA — Olympic View Community Foundation (OVCF) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Peninsula Home Fund grants, with $90,000 awarded to 15 nonprofit organizations serving Clallam and Jefferson counties. This year’s grantmaking cycle drew responses from 17 organizations following the Foundation’s Request for Proposals (RFP). After thoughtful review and deliberation, OVCF’s…
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OVCF Announces Opening of LOI Process for Benjamin N. Phillips Memorial Fund Grant
SEQUIM, WA — The Olympic View Community Foundation (OVCF), in partnership with Seattle Foundation, is pleased to announce that the Letter of Intent (LOI) process is now open for the Benjamin N. Phillips Memorial Fund Grant. Local nonprofit organizations serving Clallam County are encouraged to apply and to share this opportunity with others in the…
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Olympic View Community Foundation Announces Over $36,000 in Scholarships to Clallam County Students
SEQUIM, WA— The Olympic View Community Foundation (OVCF) is proud to announce the distribution of $36,275 in scholarship awards to support Clallam County students pursuing higher education and vocational training. This year’s recipients are entering a diverse range of fields, including healthcare, engineering, culinary arts, education, and the trades. Funding was made possible through the…
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Olympic View Community Foundation Hosts Town Hall For Local Nonprofit Organizations
SEQUIM, WA— As funding uncertainties continue to impact nonprofits nationwide, the Olympic View Community Foundation is inviting Clallam County nonprofit organizations to a Nonprofit Town Hall on June 13th, 9:00-10:45 AM, at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Rd. The event will provide an opportunity for nonprofit leaders to gather over light morning…
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Benjamin N Phillips Memorial Fund 2024 grant cycle announced
Olympic View Community Foundation and Seattle Foundation are pleased to announce that the 2024 grant cycle of the Benjamin N Phillips Memorial Fund opens Monday, April 15. Again this year, funding requests follow a two-step application process. The first step in seeking grant support is through the submission of a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) through…
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OVCF receives $600,000 D. W. Morse Scholarship Fund
APRIL 2023 $600,000 SCHOLARSHIP TRUST NAMED FOR PORT ANGELES PIONEER COMES HOME TO CLALLAM COUNTY PORT ANGELES – A $600,000 scholarship fund benefiting Port Angeles High School students will now be administered locally after its recent transfer to the Olympic View Community Foundation in Sequim. Bank of America transferred the assets of the D.W.…
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OVCF’S GIVING TUESDAY CAMPAIGN EXTENDED UNTIL 12-31-2022
Tuesday Nov. 29, 2022 is Giving Tuesday, a local and national day dedicated to giving, kindness, and charitable donations of time and financial support. Olympic View Community Foundation and the dedicated Clallam County nonprofit sector work together year round to meet the needs of the Olympic Peninsula and improve the quality of life in this beautiful…
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Pet Emergency Group (PEG) for the Olympic Peninsula
OVCF is the Fiscal Sponsor for the Pet Emergency Group (PEG) for the Olympic Peninsula. We are a group of passionate pet owners living on the Olympic Peninsula who originally connected on Nextdoor (a neighborhood on-line program). The interest and concern about the lack of after-hours emergency pet care became apparent. We formed an operations…
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Olympic View Community Foundation gives $18,000 for scholarship awards
The Olympic View Community Foundation of Sequim is proud to announce funding of the following 2022 scholarship awards: Sequim Prairie Nights Scholarships: These vocational scholarships are funded by sponsors and registrations for the annual collectors car show held every August in downtown Sequim. There are three $1,000 awards to Sequim High School seniors this year:…