NCOSHA was established in 2010 by a group of few volunteers. The main reason for it’s establishment was because of the death of one Oromo man in San Jose California and the confusion among the leaders of the Oromo Community about the situation. As his death is the first one in the community, the group has to raise funds from all Oromo members of the community for the burial process. After that experience, the group talked with each other and raised the idea of establishing one self-help association.
The group met two to three times and decided to form NCOSHA by donating money every month. They hired a lawyer to write the first association bylaws. They also consulted the State of California how to run a non profit organization.
On May 15, 2013 they got a tax exempt status by Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
For about ten years, NCOSHA remained with member of only 35 people. During this time, they bought eight plots of land and contributed enough to help the burial process for their members.
On January 16, 2021, the idea of adding more members to NCOSHA get a priority and the board members decided to draft a new bylaws that attract more people.
On March 2022, the newly elected board members worked to continue the concept initiated by the former board members and they formed a bylaws committee to write the bylaws. The committee wrote new bylaws and the bylaws was approved by the majority of NCOSHA members.
Today, as a result of the new bylaws and membership payment systems, NCOSHA recruited more people and raised the number to 195 members.