Ojai Philanthropy with Catherine Meek & Polly Nelson

Ojai: Talk of the Town · Apr 14, 2023 · 45m

The Ojai Women's Fund was started seven years ago by Karen Evenden, Peggy Russell and Kyle Crowner with $50,000 to donate and a big vision for reshaping and democratizing philanthropy in Ojai. It is patterned after a fund Karen was familiar with in Seattle. The idea is that it is affordable to anyone with a desire to make Ojai a better place to live. So far, they've disbursed more than $600,000.

With now more than 4,000 members, it has become an inspiring success, having granted hundreds of thousands of dollars to many dozens of worthy nonprofit groups in Ojai. It has spawned many affiliated…