Previous Recipients
Xcape Dance Company
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$2,400
2023
Eugene
Lane
one year operating support for arts education and performing for the BIPOC youth community
Responsive
Wisdom of the Elders Inc.
website ›
Arts
$32,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for multimedia programs and Indigenous Archives Initiative
Responsive
Wellsprings Friends School
website ›
K-12 Education
$40,000
2023
Eugene
Lane
one year operating support for alternative high school serving youth from nine school districts in Lane County
Responsive
White Bird
website ›
Arts
$195,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for contemporary dance performances
Responsive
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$270,000
2023
Eugene
Lane
three year operating support for arts education and performance center
Responsive
Third Angle New Music Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$50,800
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for contemporary music organization and performances
Responsive
Signal Fire
website ›
Arts
$2,100
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for artist residencies and retreats in Rural Oregon
Responsive
Ten Fifteen Productions
website ›
Arts
$3,000
2023
Astoria
Clatsop
one year operating support grant for theatre productions and community performance space in Astoria
Responsive
Little Theatre on the Bay
website ›
Arts
$6,700
2023
North Bend
Coos
one year operating support for community performing arts organization in rural Oregon
Responsive
Stand for Children Leadership Center
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for system-level educational reforms in Oregon
Responsive
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers
website ›
Arts
$26,000
2023
Ashland
Jackson
two year operating support for adult choral ensemble in Southern Oregon
Responsive
STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$6,300
2023
Hillsboro
Washington
one year operating support for year-round youth theatre programming
Responsive
SMART Reading
website ›
K-12 Education
$200,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for statewide reading program
Responsive
Serendipity Center Inc.
website ›
K-12 Education
$30,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for alternative school serving students with special needs
Responsive
Rogue Valley Mentoring
website ›
K-12 Education
$40,000
2023
Medford
Jackson
one year operating support for youth mentoring program in rural Southern Oregon
Responsive
Riverbend Live!
website ›
Arts
$5,700
2023
Winston
Douglas
one year operating support for youth theatre education and summer concert series in rural Oregon
Responsive
Rogue Valley Symphony
website ›
Arts
$141,000
2023
Ashland
Jackson
three year operating support for orchestra in Southern Oregon
Responsive
REAP
website ›
K-12 Education
$300,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for year-round multicultural youth leadership program
Responsive
RASIKA
website ›
Arts
$7,500
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for outreach events and performances of master artists from India
Responsive
Portland Revels
website ›
Arts
$15,700
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for performing arts, storytelling, adult chorus and children's chorus
Responsive
Ross Ragland Theater
website ›
Arts
$120,000
2023
Klamath Falls
Klamath
three year operating support for theater and cultural center in Southern Oregon
Responsive
Portland Opera
website ›
Arts
$1,125,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for opera company
Responsive
Portland Chamber Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$5,300
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for professional chamber orchestra performances
Responsive
Portland Youth Philharmonic
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$180,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for youth orchestra
Responsive
PlayWrite
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$32,400
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for arts education program providing students with playwriting/performing workshops
Responsive
Peace in Schools
website ›
K-12 Education
$30,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for in-school mindfulness education program
Responsive
PDX Jazz
website ›
Arts
$150,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for jazz performance and arts education programming
Responsive
Portland Center Stage
website ›
Arts
$500,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for theatre company
Responsive
Portland Baroque Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for baroque and early classical music orchestra
Responsive
Orchestra Next
website ›
Arts
$7,000
2023
Eugene
Lane
one year operating support grant for training orchestra
Responsive
PassinArt: A Theatre Company
website ›
Arts
$80,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for African American producing theatre company
Responsive
Oregon Repertory Singers
website ›
Arts
$78,000
2023
Gladstone
Clackamas
three year operating support for adult and youth choral arts organization
Responsive
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
website ›
Arts
$500,000
2023
Ashland
Jackson
one year operating support for large-scale repertory theatre company
Responsive
Oregon Center for Contemporary Art
website ›
Arts
$60,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for contemporary art gallery
Responsive
Oregon Symphony
website ›
Arts
$3,500,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for professional orchestra
Responsive
Cultural Advocacy Coalition Foundation
website ›
Arts
$9,200
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for the charitable activities of the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon to benefit arts and culture in the state
Responsive
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
website ›
K-12 Education
$250,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for statewide education programming
Responsive
North Pole Studio
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for accessible arts programming for artists with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities
Responsive
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$180,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for programming of the Center for Native Arts and Cultures supporting Native Artists
Responsive
Oregon Ballet Theatre
website ›
Arts
$950,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for professional ballet company and school
Responsive
Comunidad y Herencia Cultural
website ›
Arts
$7,100
2023
Springfield
Lane
one year operating support grant for arts programming supporting & led by traditional Latinx artists in community
Responsive
Museum At Warm Springs
website ›
Arts
$129,930
2023
Warm Springs
Jefferson
three year operating support for museum preserving the traditions, cultural and artistic heritage of The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and other Indigenous peoples
Responsive
Maslow Project
website ›
K-12 Education
$60,000
2023
Medford
Jackson
two year project support for a school-based program providing educational supports for homeless youth
Responsive
Miracle Theatre Group
website ›
Arts
$70,200
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for Latino theatre, culture, and arts education experiences
Responsive
Lincoln City Cultural Center
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$41,400
2023
Lincoln City
Lincoln
two year project support for youth arts education at visual and performing arts center in rural Oregon
Responsive
Independent Publishing Resource Center
website ›
Arts
$12,300
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for printmaking and literary program
Responsive
#instaballet
website ›
Arts
$4,200
2023
Eugene
Lane
one year operating support for interactive dance company
Responsive
Inland Northwest Musicians
website ›
Arts
$5,400
2023
Hermiston
Umatilla
one year operating support support for community orchestra & chorale in rural Oregon
Responsive
Hand2Mouth Theatre
website ›
Arts
$41,600
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for collaborative theatre ensemble
Responsive
Grants Pass Museum of Art
website ›
Arts
$10,700
2023
Grants Pass
Josephine
one year operating support for art museum in Southern Oregon
Responsive
Portland Symphonic Girlchoir
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$8,200
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for treble choir organization and youth programming
Responsive
Five Oaks Museum
website ›
Arts
$26,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for arts-integrated cultural museum
Responsive
FACT Oregon
website ›
K-12 Education
$91,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for education programs supporting students and families affected by special needs and disabilities
Responsive
Eugene Symphony
website ›
Arts
$166,000
2023
Eugene
Lane
one year operating support for professional orchestra
Responsive
Empowered Movement Aerial
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$5,500
2023
Hood River
Hood River
one year of operating support for youth aerial arts classes and performances
Responsive
Eugene Ballet Company
website ›
Arts
$264,000
2023
Eugene
Lane
three year operating support for professional ballet company and ballet school
Responsive
En Taiko
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$4,700
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for youth Japanese taiko drumming educational and performances
Responsive
Elevate Oregon
website ›
K-12 Education
$50,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for in-school mentoring program for grades 3-12
Responsive
Echo Theater Company
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$25,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year project support for acquisition of programming from Circus Project
Responsive
Dance Wire
website ›
Arts
$14,800
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support grant for dance service organization
Responsive
Collaborative Theatre Project, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$15,200
2023
Medford
Jackson
one year operating support for collaborative theatre ensemble
Responsive
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center
website ›
Arts
$225,000
2023
Baker City
Baker
three year project support for public/private partnership for arts programming at National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in rural Baker County
Responsive
Craterian Performances
website ›
Arts
$180,000
2023
Medford
Jackson
three year operating support for multi purpose performance venue
Responsive
Cottage Theatre
website ›
Arts
$20,200
2023
Cottage Grove
Lane
one year operating support for theatre company and youth programming
Responsive
College Possible
website ›
K-12 Education
$225,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for college access and success program for urban and rural low-income students
Responsive
CoHo Productions
website ›
Arts
$42,800
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for collaborative theatre company and artist led co-productions
Responsive
Bridging Voices
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$3,100
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for young adult chorus for LGBTQ+ and community
Responsive
BodyVox
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for dance education and performance company
Responsive
BendFilm
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2023
Bend
Deschutes
two year operating support for film festival year round programming
Responsive
Art Center East
website ›
Arts
$32,000
2023
La Grande
Union
two year operating support for arts programs and infrastructure for rural artists
Responsive
BEAT Children's Theatre
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$7,000
2023
Bend
Deschutes
one year operating support for children's theatre in Bend
Responsive
Bag and Baggage Productions
website ›
Arts
$70,000
2023
Hillsboro
Washington
two year operating support for theatre company
Responsive
Ashland Children's Theatre
website ›
Arts
$3,000
2023
Ashland
Jackson
one year operating support for children's theater organization
Responsive
Oregon Coast Aquarium
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2023
Newport
Lincoln
two year operating support for statewide marine education program
Responsive
Artist Mentorship Program
website ›
Arts
$5,500
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for arts and music mentorship programming for houseless youth in Portland
Responsive
Anima Mundi Productions
website ›
Arts
$14,400
2023
Phoenix
Jackson
one year operating support for Ashland concert series for composers and performers of new music
Responsive
Four Rivers Cultural Center
website ›
K-12 Education
$15,000
2023
Ontario
Malheur
one year project support for Dinosaurs in Motion Exhibition in Eastern Oregon
Responsive
The Dalles Art Association
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$9,800
2023
The Dalles
Wasco
one year operating support for gallery, exhibitions and youth arts education programming
Responsive
Community Center for the Performing Arts | WOW Hall
website ›
Arts
$24,000
2023
Eugene
Lane
one year operating support for community center for the performing arts
Responsive
Willamette Valley Symphony
website ›
Arts
$1,300
2023
Albany
Linn
one year operating support for volunteer symphonic orchestra
Responsive
Performance Works NW
website ›
Arts
$3,800
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for contemporary performance, venue, and artists residencies
Responsive
Rogue Valley Wind Ensemble, dba Rogue Valley Symphonic Band
website ›
Arts
$2,800
2023
Ashland
Jackson
one year operating support for symphonic band in southern Oregon
Responsive
Outside the Frame
website ›
Arts
$40,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for filmmaking program for unhoused and marginalized youth
Responsive
Rogue Theater Company - sponsored by NAAME
website ›
Arts
$10,300
2023
Ashland
Jackson
one year project support grant for theatre company
Responsive
Risk/Reward
website ›
Arts
$6,100
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for performing arts organization creating new works
Responsive
Portland Lesbian Choir
website ›
Arts
$5,700
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for lesbian choral group for LGBTQ+ and community
Responsive
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$4,300
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for concert series & composers
Responsive
Our Children Oregon
website ›
K-12 Education
$50,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year project support for statewide, multi-sector literacy task force
Responsive
McMinnville Film Festival Foundation
website ›
Arts
$3,500
2023
McMinnville
Yamhill
one year operating support for independent short film festival
Responsive
Oregon Arts Watch
website ›
Arts
$10,400
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for Oregon arts and culture media group
Responsive
Lakewood Center for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$55,000
2023
Lake Oswego
Clackamas
one year operating support for regional theatre and arts hub
Responsive
RiverStars - Illinois Valley Community Development Organization
website ›
Arts
$5,100
2023
Cave Junction
Josephine
one year operating support for youth dance and theatre classes, and performances in Rural Oregon
Responsive
Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival Association
website ›
Arts
$4,800
2023
Newport
Lincoln
one year operating support for orchestra program for high school students in rural Oregon
Responsive
Water in the Desert
website ›
Arts
$4,200
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for experimental arts and performance space
Responsive
Vibe of Portland
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$14,200
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for visual art and music educational organization
Responsive
Theatre 33 - In Residence at Willamette University
website ›
Arts
$4,900
2023
Salem
Marion
one year operating support for theatre organization supporting playwrights generating new work
Responsive
Umpqua Actors Community Theatre
website ›
Arts
$7,300
2023
Roseburg
Douglas
one year operating support for community theatre and youth theatre programs in Douglas County
Responsive
Shadow Project
website ›
K-12 Education
$90,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for statewide support program for K-8 students with learning challenges
Responsive
Takohachi
website ›
Arts
$3,500
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for traditional Japanese music and dance programming
Responsive
Shaking the Tree Theatre
website ›
Arts
$22,600
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for theatre company
Responsive
The Red Door Project
website ›
Arts
$60,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for theatre company focused on evolving law enforcement, the judiciary, and the community
Responsive
Portland Playhouse
website ›
Arts
$156,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for professional repertory theatre
Responsive
PHAME
website ›
Arts
$60,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for arts education and performance program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Responsive
Painted Sky Center for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$14,100
2023
John Day
Grant
one year general operating support grant for community arts center and arts education programming in Grant County
Responsive
Columbia River Maritime Museum
website ›
K-12 Education
$10,000
2023
Astoria
Clatsop
one year project support for education program incorporating history, science, culture and art for K-12 students
Responsive
Oregon Mozart Players
website ›
Arts
$10,400
2023
Eugene
Lane
one year operating support for chamber orchestra
Responsive
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
website ›
Arts
$90,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for art exhibit programming in Jewish cultural center
Responsive
High Desert Museum
website ›
K-12 Education
$225,000
2023
Bend
Deschutes
three year operating support for K-12 education programming about the natural world and cultural history of the high desert
Responsive
High Desert Chamber Music
website ›
Arts
$13,800
2023
Bend
Deschutes
two year operating support for chamber music organization in Central Oregon
Responsive
Fuse Theatre Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$7,400
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for multi-disciplinary performance-based ensemble and politically motivated theatre
Responsive
Friends of Chamber Music
website ›
Arts
$123,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for chamber music organization
Responsive
Experience Theatre Project
website ›
Arts
$4,700
2023
Beaverton
Washington
one year operating support for immersive theatre
Responsive
Eugene Gay Men's Chorus
website ›
Arts
$2,700
2023
Eugene
Lane
one year operating support for community choral group
Responsive
Oregon Coast Council for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$67,750
2023
Newport
Lincoln
two year operating support for arts council, programming, and venues on the Oregon Coast
Responsive
East Creek Art - sponsored by Oregon Potters Association
website ›
Arts
$6,900
2023
Willamina
Yamhill
one year project support for workshops and demonstrations led by BIPOC ceramic artists
Responsive
Centro Cultural of Washington County
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2023
Cornelius
Washington
two year project support for artist residency program for Latinx artists in Washington County
Responsive
Cappella Romana
website ›
Arts
$108,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for professional chamber choir
Responsive
Blueprint Ensemble Arts and theatre Initiative
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$3,900
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for vocal education and performance
Responsive
Caldera
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$25,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year project support for youth arts mentoring program in Portland and Central Oregon
Responsive
Beaverton Symphony Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$4,100
2023
Beaverton
Washington
one year general operating support grant for professional orchestra and community performances
Responsive
Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre Inc
website ›
Arts
$7,200
2023
Baker City
Baker
two year operating support for theatre organization in rural Oregon
Responsive
Astoria Visual Arts
website ›
Arts
$4,500
2023
Astoria
Clatsop
one year operating support for a visual arts hub
Responsive
Astoria Arts and Movement Center
website ›
Arts
$2,900
2023
Astoria
Clatsop
one year operating support for arts and movement center in Astoria
Responsive
Ashland New Plays Festival
website ›
Arts
$5,900
2023
Ashland
Jackson County
one year operating support grant for playwrights developing new work and public readings
Responsive
ArtMax Academy
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$4,300
2023
Beaverton
Washington
one year operating support for culturally specific arts education
Responsive
All Classical Public Media, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$120,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for classical radio station and programming
Responsive
21ten Theatre dba Shoebox Theatre
website ›
Arts
$2,500
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for small theatre productions and acting classes
Responsive
Alberta Abbey Foundation
website ›
Arts
$15,600
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for arts programming, performances, and studio space
Responsive
Write Around Portland
website ›
Arts
$52,400
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support grant for community-based writing workshops and literary events
Responsive
The Old Church
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support for performing arts hub and programs
Responsive
Sunriver Music Festival
website ›
Arts
$18,500
2023
Sunriver
Deschutes
one year operating support for classical music festival
Responsive
Project Youth+
website ›
K-12 Education
$250,000
2023
Grants Pass
Josephine
two year operating support for educational supports for students in Southern Oregon
Responsive
Corvallis Arts Center, Inc. DBA The Arts Center
website ›
Arts
$53,800
2023
Corvallis
Benton
two year operating support for artists, arts learning, arts exhibitions and cultural events
Responsive
Whiteside Theatre Foundation
website ›
Arts
$9,800
2023
Corvallis
Benton
one year operating support grant for community and arts venue
Responsive
Portland Summerfest
website ›
Arts
$8,800
2023
Portland
Multnomah
two year operating support for ongoing opera education program and free outdoor opera performances
Responsive
Building Healthy Families
website ›
K-12 Education
$20,000
2023
Enterprise
Wallowa
one year operating support for mentoring, social-emotional learning, and education support programs for students in Wallowa county
Responsive
Portland Art Museum
website ›
Arts
$2,500,000
2023
Portland
Multnomah
three year operating support for art museum
Responsive
New Moon Productions Theatre Company
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$1,900
2023
Portland
Multnomah
one year operating support grant for Drama Literacy Program
Responsive
Eugene Opera
website ›
Arts
$60,000
2023
Eugene
Lane
two year operating support for professional opera organization
Responsive
Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts
website ›
Arts
$66,600
2023
Pendleton
Umatilla
two year operating support for artists-in-residence, printmaking education, and Indigenous arts
Responsive
Art Presence, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$2,400
2023
Jacksonville
Jackson