2008 Grants

ARTS AND CULTURE

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

HIGHER EDUCATION

Clatsop Community College – Clatsop
$250,000
A one-year grant in support of building construction and renovation

K-12 EDUCATION

Chess for Success – Portland
$60,000
A three-year grant in support of expanding CFS programs

Mt. Scott Learning Centers – Portland
$15,000
A one-year grant in support of literacy programs for middle and high school students

Northwest Academy – Portland
$40,000
A four-year grant in support of tuition assistance for economically disadvantaged high school students.

Oregon Children’s Foundation – Portland
$200,000
A two-year grant in support of reading programs for children

Oregon Council for the Humanities – Portland
$45,000
A three-year grant in support of OCH Summer Teacher Institute and the OCH Youth Symposium

Pacific Crest Community School – Portland
$75,000
A one-year grant in support of renovating Pacific Crest Community School

Portland Community Media – Portland
$25,000
A two-year grant in support of media literacy programs for youth ages 10-18

Portland YouthBuilders – Portland
$40,000
A two-year grant in support of a post-graduate Program for PYB students

St. Andrew Nativity School – Portland
$75,000
A three-year grant in support of general operations

OTHER

GRANTMAKERS of Oregon and Southwest Washington – Portland
$5,000
Sponsorship of the 2008 Regional Conference on Philanthropy