Oceanside Public Library Foundation
A Non-Profit Organization

About the Foundation Mission Primary Objectives Library Supporters Opportunities for Planned Giving Donations are tax-deductible Board of Directors Speakers are available Contact Information About the Logo / Design Credit

About the Foundation

Established in 2003, the Oceanside Public Library Foundation solicits, receives and administers gifts and bequests for the Library’s benefit to meet the growing and ever-changing needs of our diverse community. The Oceanside Public Library Foundation offers a variety of giving programs for the philanthropic and estate-planning goals of people who would like to support the Library now and in the future. The Foundation supports both short and long-term library projects.
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Mission

The mission of the Oceanside Public Library Foundation is to ensure continuing excellence of public library services for the present and future generations of Oceanside residents by private fundraising and building an endowment for the support of the Library.

Money raised by the Foundation serves to supplement the operating budget of the public library to enhance facilities, collections and services beyond what tax dollars provide. The Oceanside Public Library Foundation provides funding of special library projects that complements, but does not supplant the City of Oceanside’s responsibility for continued funding of the Oceanside Public Library.
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Primary Objectives

To solicit, manage and distribute funds donated for the enhancement of library facilities and services.
To invest wisely the acquired monies for the production of income needed for improvement of Oceanside Public Library.
To support special projects at the request of the Library Director.
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Library Supporters

The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library was established in 1971, raising revenue through membership dues and special fundraiser events, and by operating used bookstores in the Library. The Friends of the Library and the Oceanside Public Library Foundation are separate non-profit agencies that work in tandem to benefit the Library.
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Opportunities for Planned Giving

The OPL Foundation is a non-profit organization and your gifts are tax-deductible. There are many ways to contribute that can help you achieve your own financial and personal objectives, as you invest in the future of the Library.

A planned gift to the Oceanside Public Library Foundation is one way to structure your donation. You may choose to leave a portion of your estate to the OPL Foundation by naming it in your will or trust. These bequests offer flexibility and may reduce estate taxes.

The OPL Foundation also welcomes gifts of various types of assets such as securities, life insurance policies, U.S. Savings bonds, or other property. Talk to your attorney or tax advisor about how a gift to the OPL Foundation may help you realize tax savings for yourself or your heirs.

To further enhance its abilities to accommodate the individual desires of donors, the OPLF in 2006 joined the San Diego Foundation, a community resource for receiving, managing, and distributing charitable funds to support organizations within the San Diego region.

For more information about the OPL Foundation, or how to make a donation, please contact the Library Director at (760) 435-5560.
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Donations are tax-deductible

The OPL Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and your donations are tax-deductible. The Federal tax identification number is 13-4266854.
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Speakers

If your club, organization or other civic agency would like to have a member of the OPL Foundation Board of Directors speak at your meeting regarding planned giving through the Foundation, please contact us by calling (760) 435-5560.
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Contact Information

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Logo and brochure design and composition:
Tara Torburn -- (760) 439-5334