James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation

GRANTS BY YEAR

2008
2007
2006

GRANTS BY TYPE

ARTS & CULTURE
HIGHER EDUCATION
K-12 EDUCATION

ARTS & CULTURE GRANTS

2008

Arts Central - Bend

$15,000

A two-year grant in support of a mobile art studio serving children in Central Oregon

Clackamas Community College Foundation - Oregon City

$5,000

A one-year grant in support of the production Waiting for Godot

Columbia Arts - Hood River

$15,000

A one-year grant in support of audience development

Columbia Gorge Discovery Center - The Dalles

$10,000

A one-year grant in support of a living-history exhibit featuring a working leather shop

Crook County Historical Society - Prineville

$25,000

A one-year grant in support of museum space expansion

Disjecta - Portland

$25,000

A one-year grant in support of equipment and technical capacity

Eastern Oregon University - La Grande

$10,000

A one-year grant in support of arts education for low income youth

Ethos - Portland

$75,000

A one-year grant in support of music education programs for children and youth

Lake County Library District - Lakeview

$100,000

A one-year grant in support of a new library building

Majestic Theatre Management - Corvallis

$35,000

A two-year grant in support of capacity building

Monday Musical Club of Tillamook - Tillamook

$4,500

A one-year grant in support of the final concert of the 2008-2009 season

Museum at Warm Springs - Warm Springs

$20,000

A one-year grant in support of museum upgrades and additions

Northwest Professional Dance Project - Portland

$50,000

A three-year grant in support of an Executive Director position

Oregon Ballet Theatre - Portland

$300,000

A one-year grant in support of general operations

Oregon Children’s Theatre - Portland

$60,000

A three-year capacity building grant to underwrite the initial impact of OCT’s performance venue move from Keller Auditorium to Hatfield Hall

Oregon Library Association - Salem

$25,000

A one-year grant in support of a statewide community-based reading of the book Stubborn Twig in celebration of Oregon’s Sesquicentennial

Oregon Shakespeare Festival - Ashland

$150,000

A three-year grant in support of expanding access for students and teachers in five project areas

Oregon Symphony - Portland

$1,000,000

A one-year grant in support of audience building through program enhancement

Portland Art Museum - Portland

$500,000

A one-year grant in support of PAM’s 2008-2010 exhibition series

Portland Chamber Orchestra Association - Portland

$60,000

A two-year grant in support of capacity building projects

Portland Festival Symphony - Portland

$10,000

A one-year grant in support of the Portland Music Festival

Portland Japanese Garden - Portland

$60,000

A two-year grant in support of program enhancements and training

Sherman Development League Corporation - Moro

$100,000

A one-year grant in support of a new library building

Tears of Joy Theatre - Portland

$15,000

A one-year grant in support of the Higher Stages Performing Arts Project for At-Risk Youth and Circus Arts programs

White Bird - Portland

$75,000

A two-year grant in support of White Bird Uncaged

2007
GRANT AND PURPOSE	GRANTED IN 2007	GRANTED PRIOR YEARS	PAID IN 2007
Chamber Music Northwest - Portland A three-year grant of in support of artistic and educational programs	$150,000		$50,000
Clackamas Community College Foundation - Oregon City A four-month grant in support of The Fantasticks	$5,000		$5,000
Do Jump! - Portland A three-year grant in support of building capacity through the creation of a marketing and development team		$70,000	$25,000
Eugene Ballet Company - Eugene A one-year grant to renovate and purchase a building	$100,000		$100,000
Fishtrap - Enterprise A three-year grant in support of expanding existing programs for writers		$30,000	$10,000
Imago Theatre - Portland A two-year grant for general operating support	$40,000		$20,000
Inland Northwest Musicians - Pendleton A one-year grant in support of the Music Education Outreach Program, which provides mentoring, pre-concert presentations, two youth symphony orchestras, and a young artists competition	$5,000		$5,000
John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts - Eugene A two-year grant in support of purchasing, renovating, and equipping a facility for arts education and performance		$250,000	$125,000
Lane Community College Foundation - Eugene A two-year grant to relocate Lane Community College’s KLCC radio station to an accessible, community-oriented, multi-functional facility in downtown Eugene	$100,000		$100,000
Liberty Restoration, Inc - Astoria A two-year grant in support of program development, artists’ fees, and the development of new membership marketing materials	$40,000		$20,000
Literary Arts - Portland A three-year grant in support of Writers in the Schools		$60,000	$10,000
Metropolitan Youth Symphony - Portland A two-year grant in support of a stable funding structure which will allow for staff and board development		$20,000	$10,000
Museum of Contemporary Craft - Portland A three-year grant in support of museum operations and new building renovations		$220,000	$140,000
Nature of Words - Bend A two-year grant in support of an annual literary event held in central Oregon and a collaboration with COCC/OSU/Cascades	$15,000		$7,500
Oregon Ballet Theatre - Portland A one-year grant in support of general operating expenses		$250,000	$125,000
Oregon East Symphony and Chorale - Pendleton A three-year grant in support of programs that address the needs of young musicians living in a rural setting	$15,000		$5,000
Oregon Historical Society - Portland A two-year capacity building grant in support of exhibit planning, audience expansion, educational programs, exhibit sponsorship, and docent training	$630,000		$317,000
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry - Portland A two-year grant in support of core infrastructure upgrades including electrical/mechanical improvements to exhibit halls, software ticketing, a second elevator and renovation of the OMSI Science Store and OmniMax		$600,000	$300,000
Oregon Public Broadcasting - Portland A three-year grant to provide funding for Oregon Experience and Oregon Art Beat		$1,200,000	$400,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival - Ashland A one-year grant in support of education programs including discounted student tickets, play related events, and teaching materials	$50,000		$50,000
Oregon Symphony - Portland A four-year matching grant to facilitate increasing Oregon Symphony's donor base		$6,000,000	$1,500,000
Oregon Zoo Foundation - Portland A one-year grant in support of the educational exhibit entitled Predators of the Serengeti	$50,000		$50,000
Peter Britt Gardens Music and Arts Festival Association - Medford A one-year grant in support of educational programs including classical music appreciation, summer music camps and pre-concert lectures	$10,000		$10,000
PHAME Academy of Fine Arts - Portland A three-year grant in support of three theatre productions; Camelot, Les Miserables and Beauty & the Beast		$15,000	$5,000
Portland Art Center - Portland A one-year grant to complete the second phase build out of PAC’s exhibit space and resource center for contemporary arts	$5,000		$5,000
Portland Center Stage - Portland A three-year grant in support of general operations		$300,000	$100,000
Portland Festival Symphony - Portland A three-month grant in support of the Portland Music Festival, which brings classical symphonic music to Portland’s neighborhood parks	$10,000		$10,000
Portland Opera Association - Portland A three-year grant in support of Portland Opera's New Era Initiative, a long-term development plan to create a sustainable funding model for the Portland Opera		$2,100,000	$700,000
Portland Piano International - Portland A three-year grant in support of artist fees for Piano Festival Northwest		$40,000	$10,000
Portland Symphonic Choir - Portland A three-year grant to support the transition to a semi-professional choir		$15,000	$5,000
Portland Symphonic Girlchoir - Portland A three-year capacity building grant to hire a development director, increase staff hours to full-time, and raise salaries to current market levels		$20,000	$6,500
Portland Taiko - Portland A one-year grant in support of the final stage of a multi-year capacity building strategy	$15,000		$15,000
Salem Chamber Orchestra - Salem A three-year grant in support of opportunities for emerging classical music artists from the Pacific NW to perform with the orchestra	$60,000		$20,000
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology - Otis A three-year challenge grant to underwrite workshop and residency expenses		$90,000	$20,000
Sojourn Theatre - Portland A six-month grant in support of “Good”, a new theatre work to be developed and presented by Sojourn Theatre	$15,000		$15,000
Sowelu Theater - Portland A one-year grant to purchase equipment for the expansion of the education program	$5,000		$5,000
Stayton Public Library Foundation - Stayton A one-year grant in support of new library equipment and furnishings for the expanded Stayton Public Library