In 2021, the MSMF Board of Directors signed an agreement with the Ottawa Community Foundation (OCF) to create the Manjari Sankurathri Memorial Foundation Trust (“MSMF Trust”). This is as a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), and is managed in perpetuity by OCF.
The MSMF Trust is an investment in today and in the future. The annual interest earned from investments in the fund will be disbursed every year to MSMF to support our projects.
A list of common questions and answers are provided below.
Q: What does OCF do?
A: OCF is one of Ottawa’s most highly regarded philanthropic organizations. It works with donors and the community at large to bring about positive, systemic and sustainable change in Ottawa and beyond.
OCF pools the charitable gifts of many donors into a permanent, income-earning endowment to fulfill the philanthropic objectives of individual donors, families, and organizations, by making grants from the earnings of these funds to support a broad variety of initiatives, from health, education and social services, to arts, culture and the environment.
OCF also offers neutral advice and support to all kinds of individuals and organizations working to make philanthropic decisions, and provides leadership as a community convenor, bringing people together from all sectors to identify and address issues and leverage opportunities in the region.