Gray Family Foundation

Gray Family Foundation is founded on the belief that fostering an understanding and appreciation of our natural world is a crucial part of a child’s education. Gray Family Foundation, a supporting organization of the Oregon Community Foundation, continues the philanthropic legacy of John and Betty Gray by sustaining a permanent organization based on faith in the human spirit and a vision of Oregon as a vibrant, inclusive, and civic-minded society. Our mission is to engage people in Oregon as active stewards of our communities and natural environments. We are guided by these values: - Place matters: We focus on Oregon. - Stewardship: We commit to the highest levels of integrity, humility, and responsibility as stewards of our human, financial, and natural resources. - Curiosity: We seek multiple perspectives; we embrace and encourage creativity, calculated risk-taking, and the challenging of perceptions. - Collaboration: We actively seek out opportunities to partner with others; we encourage cooperation and coordination to leverage collective experiences, networks, and ideas that deepen our impact and effect long term, transformational change. - Flexibility: We strive to embrace risk-taking and the benefits of it in meeting the ever-evolving nature and needs of the community; we place a high value on being nimble and able to respond quickly to new opportunities while being deliberate and strategic. - Inclusion: We foster and promote a culture where everyone can engage authentically, there are opportunities to grow our effectiveness, and our efforts reflect a strengthened sense of common purpose. Our Commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Gray Family Foundation acknowledges that systemic racism and other biases are embedded within our institutions, policies and practices. We must address these if we want to ensure everyone has the same opportunity to define, support, and benefit from what a healthy, thriving, and sustainable Oregon means to them and their community. Gray Family Foundation commits to examine, challenge, and activate to dismantle the systems, practices, and policies that reinforce inequities. We believe this work is essential to achieving our vision of an inclusive, equitable and diverse state with opportunities for all people living in Oregon to strengthen their connection to place through meaningful experiences. Our vision is an inclusive, equitable, and diverse state with opportunities for all people living in Oregon to strengthen their connection to place through meaningful experiences.