Our Purpose
We’ve partnered with The San Diego Foundation to create and sustain a local foundation to serve Oceanside.
Our purpose is to meet emerging needs by increasing effective philanthropy for all who live, work and play in Oceanside; build a community endowment to annually fund local organizations and causes; and give community members a vehicle for legacy planning that will benefit Oceanside, now and forever.
Become a Member
When you become a member of the Oceanside Community Foundation, you make a difference for the causes you care about through collective grantmaking and endowment building.
Meet Our Members
*Founder
*Vince Alessi
Chair
Chair
*Marva Bledsoe
Grants Chair
Grants Chair
*Beverly Holtz
Vice Chair
Vice Chair
*Jennifer Bledsoe Lacy
Membership Co-Chair
Membership Co-Chair
Amber Newman
Membership Co-Chair
Membership Co-Chair
Kathie Chan
*David Nydegger
*Diane Nygaard
*Colleen O’Harra
*Mark O’Toole
*Anne Speraw
Frontwave Credit Union
Corporate Member
Corporate Member
Eternal Hills Memorial Park Mortuary
Corporate Member
Corporate Member
Preserve Calavera
Corporate Member
Corporate Member
Scripps Health
Corporate Member
Corporate Member
Tri-City Medical Center
Corporate Member
Corporate Member
2021 - 2022 Grant Cycle
Oceanside Community Foundation (OCF) awarded $80,000 in funding to six nonprofit organizations. OCF focused on projects that support and promote diversity and inclusion for Oceanside students.
$14,000Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside
Youth for Unity Program
$20,000Gold Youth Arts Organization
Gold Youth “Beginner/Development” Drum & Bugle Corps Program
$10,000North County Lifeline
Open HeART (Arts Reflecting Togetherness) Program
$5,000Oceanside Theatre Company
OTC Embrace Program
$10,000Tariq Khamisa Foundation
Safe School’s Restorative Program
$20,000Words Alive
Words Alive Adolescent Program
Contact Us
For more information or to join today, contact Trudy Armstrong, Regional Affiliates Director, at trudy@sdfoundation.org or (619) 764-8602.
