The Oregon Community Foundation
Ruby Buchholtz has extensive experience in environmental management and community engagement, currently serving as a Program Officer for Southern Willamette Valley and South Coast at The Oregon Community Foundation since June 2019, after previous roles including Community Engagement Coordinator and Community Impact Assistant. Prior experience includes serving as Advocacy Manager & Riverkeeper at Tualatin Riverkeepers and Outreach Coordinator at Portland State University, where significant contributions included implementing sustainability initiatives and education programs. Ruby began the career with Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod, coordinating volunteer events and leading environmental education efforts, and gained supervisory experience at The Great Basin Institute overseeing conservation projects. Ruby holds a Master's degree in Environmental Management from Portland State University and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Oregon.
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.