From the moment he was in a position to give, George Ostrovsky made generosity a way of life, supporting his extended family as well as the causes and institutions he believed in. In 1972 he began to concentrate his philanthropy on a single lasting commitment, and in 1987 this work became the Ostrovsky Family Fund (OFF), with a broader mission: to encourage progressive arts initiatives. The Fund makes grants to institutions and individuals, giving priority to independent, experimental and avant-garde shorts, features and documentaries, and to the preservation of cinema.