The Oregon Community Foundation
Astrid Embree is a dedicated professional currently serving as a Fund Services Associate at The Oregon Community Foundation since April 2023. Previous experience includes roles such as Interim Fund Services Associate at Peet's Coffee, where Astrid worked until the store's closure, and Production Supervisor at Symbeo. Astrid has also held positions in customer service and management at Aetna, Fred Meyer, and Papa Murphy's Take N Bake Pizza. Astrid's educational background includes an Associates in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting and an Accounting Clerk Certification from Portland Community College, alongside studies at Portland State University and The Art Institutes.
The Oregon Community Foundation
The mission of Oregon Community Foundation is to improve lives for all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy. OCF works with individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create charitable funds to support the community causes they care about. Through these funds, in 2020 OCF awarded more than $230 million in grants and scholarships. Thousands of citizens have created a permanent endowment for Oregon through OCF – an endowment that will help Oregonians today and for generations to come. Who We Are: OCF's endowment come from thousands of Oregonians who have invested with us to help our state. OCF manages more than 3,000 individual funds of various sizes. From these funds, grants are distributed to support the critical work that nonprofit organizations are doing around Oregon. OCF is governed by a volunteer board of directors. They provide leadership to the Foundation and have the responsibility to ensure that the endowment is managed in an efficient, thoughtful way. We rely on more than 1,600 local volunteers who give us deep-rooted knowledge of community needs. Our professional staff helps donors realize their charitable goals and nonprofit organizations become stronger. What We Do: The Oregon Community Foundation is committed to improving life and uniting Oregonians through philanthropy. Thanks to thousands of donors and hundreds of individual funds, OCF is the leader in Oregon philanthropy, strengthening communities across the state.