Joined the Community Foundation in 2025
Kari Oeltjen
Director for Philanthropic Services
Why I Joined The Community Foundation
“To put good in to the world. ‘As my parents planted for me, so do I plant for those who will come after me.’ Raising awareness for the Community Foundation, which provides more concierge and Family Office services than traditional philanthropy, is rewarding.”
Joined the Community Foundation in 2025
Kind, Empowering Leader, and Collaborative Legacy Builder
Kari works with philanthropists in Boca Raton and Delray as a catalyst and collaborator for positive change. She advises individuals and families to envision and create meaningful legacies with lasting impact through philanthropy.
Kari’s expertise is in helping donors think about legacy to drive a sense of purpose and fulfillment, meaningful choices, and shaping how people remember them and their family. She helps donors make a lasting impact, inspire others, and contribute to the community and causes close to the heart.
Before The Community Foundation
With more than 25 years’ experience, spanning the nonprofit, private, and academic sectors, Kari has vast expertise in developing effective strategies, advising high net worth philanthropists and families, and collaborating with professional advisors to understand and align with the individual’s personal values, passions, and philanthropic goals.
As a prior Chief Development Office and Vice President, she has dedicated both her professional career and her personal volunteerism and Board Service to multiple causes in our community.
Kari has presented at national and state industry meetings and is a champion for the benefits of philanthropy both for the value and well-being it brings the individual and the philanthropic impact that benefits the community.
Noteworthy
- State Board of Directors, Florida Medical Association Alliance
- Boca Chamber of Commerce Chair’s Award
- Served on six nonprofit boards
- Avid global traveler, bird watcher, scuba diver and member of The Winston Churchill Society
