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Oshkosh Area Community Foundation

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Call today to learn how you can make an impact! For 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝. For 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫.

Serving Winnebago, Waushara, and Green Lake counties, and the city of Ripon, we strengthen our communities by providing leadership through grantmaking and fund development.

06/23/2026

Recovery changes lives and families. 💜 Through Apricity’s Residential Treatment for Women program, mothers receive the support they need to overcome substance use disorders while building a brighter future for themselves and their children.

Support from the 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥—made possible by generous donors like you—helps make this life-changing work possible. In 2025 alone, Apricity served 188 women, helping them build healthier, addiction-free lives and strengthen hope for the future.

Thanks to your generosity, women and families in our community have access to the care, support, and second chances they deserve.

📖 Read more stories of impact in our 2026 Impact Report:
https://www.oshkoshareacf.org/community-reports/

06/22/2026

Watch art come to life across Oshkosh! 🎨 The Oshkosh Fine Arts Association’s Plein Air Festival returns June 25–28, bringing artists outdoors to capture the beauty of our community. Throughout the festival, artists will paint on location at landmarks and gathering places across Oshkosh, giving the public a chance to see artwork created in real time before the completed pieces are displayed and offered for sale.

📅 Festival Schedule

🖌️ Thursday, June 25 | 9 AM–12 PM
Watch artists paint at the Paine Art Center and Gardens

🖌️ Friday, June 26 | All Day
Artists painting throughout Oshkosh

🖌️ Saturday, June 27 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Watch artists paint at the Oshkosh Farmers Markets and Fox River Brewing Company - Oshkosh

🖼️ Sunday, June 28 | 10 AM–1 PM
Attend the public reception, awards presentation, exhibit, and art sale at Evergreen Retirement Community

This four-day event is supported in part by a Community Arts Grant from your Community Foundation.

📸: Jim Koepnick

06/19/2026

🦨 Visit the Menominee Park Zoo on Monday, June 22, for free family fun, wildlife learning, and skunk-themed activities!

Skunk Day Highlights:
• 10–11 a.m. – Make your own “Little Stinker” skunk puppet craft
• 10 a.m.–1 p.m. – Free face painting with Whimbubble Studio
• 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. – Live music from Children’s Musician Mister Jim
• 12:30–1:30 p.m. – Skunk Keeper Chat featuring zoo skunks, Ollie & Otis

This free community event is funded in part through the 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘈𝘶𝘥𝘶𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 at your Community Foundation, helping expand access to educational experiences that inspire curiosity, creativity, and a deeper connection to wildlife and conservation.

06/17/2026

Fall enrollment for Fox Valley Technical College's Starting Point program is now open! 👩‍🎓 Sponsored in part by your Community Foundation, this FREE program empowers women through career preparation, financial planning, and conflict management skills—helping build confidence, self-esteem, and a stronger path forward. Participants can attend in Oshkosh or online.

🔗 Fill out the interest form to get started: https://www.fvtc.edu/academics/adult-education/starting-point
🗓️ 13-week program | Enrollment deadline: September 2

Class options:
📍 Oshkosh In-Person | Saturdays | Sept 12-Dec 2, 2026 | 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
(Childcare provided by the Downtown Oshkosh YMCA)

💻 Virtual | Wednesdays | Sept 9-Dec 2, 2026 | 5–7:30 p.m.
(No childcare offered, but assistance with technology barriers is available!)

Participants benefit from support through community partners including:
⭐ Oshkosh YMCA (childcare)
⭐ Samaritan (mental health counseling)
⭐ Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services, INC. (support systems and healthy relationships)
⭐ Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin (parenting resources and referrals)
⭐ Forward Service Corporation (Foodshare assistance)
⭐ ADVOCAP,Inc (housing assistance and education)
⭐ Winnebago County Department of Human Services (childcare assistance)
⭐ Extension Winnebago County (financial education)

Together, we’re helping women gain skills, build stability, and move forward with confidence.

📸: Graduates of the spring 2026 Starting Point class

06/16/2026

Check out these bear-y creative masterpieces! 🐻🎨

Last week, families gathered at Menominee Park Zoo for Black Bear Day, where young artists created their own colorful bear artwork with guest artist Deb Konen. From story time with the Oshkosh Public Library to bear-themed art activities and educational programs, it was a day full of creativity, learning, and wildlife appreciation.

This free community event was supported in part by the 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘈𝘶𝘥𝘶𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 at the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, helping make hands-on educational experiences accessible to local families.

Thank you to everyone who joined the fun—and to the talented artists who shared their bear-inspired creations with us!

06/15/2026

Students were running toward the van hoping for a seat. 🏃🏾‍➡️

That’s what SEPO Executive Director Mushe Subulwa witnessed when picking up students for the Building Literacy & Academic Confidence with Kids (BLACK) program. Others found their own way to the center, hoping there might still be room.

For 93 students, this program has become more than a literacy initiative. Students are advancing in reading, building confidence, forming meaningful connections, and discovering what’s possible when someone believes in them.

One student shared: “Before joining the program, I felt like reading was something other kids could do, not me...Now, I believe in myself too.”

Thanks to support from donors and the 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥, this life-changing program is helping young people strengthen their skills while finding their voice and their place in the community.

👇🏼 See comment below for link to the full story.

06/12/2026

One of the world’s most innovative and celebrated ensembles, Kronos Quartet will take the stage at Demmer Recital Hall at Ripon College on Tuesday, June 16, as part of the Green Lake Festival of Music's 47th season.

This appearance holds special meaning for the Green Lake Festival of Music (GLFM). Three members of the quartet — Gabriela Díaz, Ayane Kozasa, and Paul Wiancko — previously served on the faculty of the festival’s Chamber Music Institute, mentoring and inspiring young musicians while building lasting relationships within the GLFM community. Their return beautifully reflects this season’s theme of “Connections” — artists who teach, perform, and grow alongside the communities they help shape.

Our sincere thanks to donors to the 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 at your Community Foundation, whose generosity helps support free, high-quality arts experiences that bring internationally renowned artists to our region and make live music accessible to all.

📅 Tuesday, June 16
Demmer Recital Hall at Ripon College
Pre-concert talk: 7:00 p.m.
Free evening concert to follow

📸: Lenny Gonzalez

06/11/2026

Fresh produce. Local farms. Local families. 🌽🍓 Last year, Oshkosh Area Community Pantry (OACP) guests received more than 102,000 pounds of fresh produce from local growers, and 99% said they wanted even more fresh fruits and vegetables.

This summer, your gift can help make that happen.

Thanks to an anonymous donor through the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, along with matching support from Winnebago County and the Medical Staff at Aurora Oshkosh/Fond du Lac Campus, every donation to OACP's Fresh Produce Campaign will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $65,000.

Double your impact today and help put fresh fruits and vegetables on local tables this summer👉🏼https://www.oacptoday.org/summerproduce

📷 Olden Organics Farm

06/10/2026

A once-overlooked alley is blooming into a vibrant community gathering space! 🌼🎨 Last summer, community members of all ages helped bring "Among the Wildflowers" to life during the Boogie Back to School Concert. Now, the completed paint-by-number mural has found its permanent home in Alta Alley in downtown Neenah.

Created by artist Emma Santiago, the mural was made possible through support from the 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 at your Community Foundation and reflects the creativity, collaboration, and community spirit that help make our region thrive.

Alta Alley—once a former bank drive-through—is now a welcoming pocket park for people to gather and connect.

Congratulations to Future Neenah and all the partners, volunteers, and community members who helped bring this vision to life. We love seeing arts and placemaking come together to create spaces where people want to be. 💙

06/09/2026

🌱 There’s something special about seeing a community project come to life.

Thanks to the support of a donor advised fund within the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, the Oshkosh Tiny House Village gardens are officially built and ready for planting this summer! From fresh mulch to new equipment, these spaces are helping create opportunities for connection, learning, and wellness.

We love seeing generous giving turn into meaningful impact right here in our community. 💚

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230 Ohio Street, Ste 100
Oshkosh, WI
54902

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 12pm

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+19204263993

Website

http://www.OshkoshAreaCF.org/

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