2009 Grants

ARTS & CULTURE

Arts Council of Pendleton – Pendleton
Awarded: $20,000
A two-year grant in support of Art Rocks Teens; a free arts education program

Bag and Baggage Productions – Hillsboro
Awarded: $15,000
A two-year grant in support of hiring a Company Manager

Benton County Historical Society – Philomath
Awarded: $25,000
A one-year grant for improvements to the collection preservation system

Cascade Community School of Music – Bend
Awarded: $15,000
A one-year grant in support of program expansion

Chamber Music Northwest – Portland
Awarded: $50,000
A two-year grant in support of the 2010-11 and 2011-12 performance seasons

Childrens Museum of Eastern Oregon – Pendleton
Awarded: $5,000
A one-year grant in support of a new science lab exhibit

Coastal Communities Cultural Center – Lincoln City
Awarded: $65,000
A four-year grant in support of a new Executive Director position

Craterian Performances Company – Medford
Awarded: $10,000
A one-year grant in support of general operating expenses

Film Action Oregon – Portland
Awarded: $25,000
A two-year grant in support of capacity building

Fishtrap – Enterprise
Awarded: $10,000
A one-year grant in support of capacity building

Friends of Chamber Music – Portland
Awarded: $20,000
A one-year matching grant in support building fundraising capacity

Hand2Mouth Theatre – Portland
Awarded: $5,000
A one-year grant in support of the 2010 touring performance season

High Desert Museum – Bend
Awarded: $25,000
A one-year grant in support of the changing exhibits program

Imago Theatre – Portland
Awarded: $25,000
A two-year grant in support of general operating expenses

MetroArts Inc. – Portland
Awarded: $20,000
A two-year grant in support of building administrative capacity

Miracle Theatre Group – Portland
Awarded: $10,000
A one-year grant in support of general operating expenses

Northwest Business Committee for the Arts – Portland
Awarded: $15,000
A two-year grant in support of the training and placement of business volunteers

Northwest Children’s Theater & School – Portland
Awarded: $20,000
A one-year grant in support of technology and communications upgrades

Oregon Bach Festival – Eugene
Awarded: $50,000
A two-year grant in support of building technology and marketing capacity

Oregon Ballet Theatre – Portland
Awarded: $600,000
A two-year grant in support of general operating expenses

Oregon Symphony – Portland
Awarded: $2,000,000
A two-year grant in support of general operating expenses

Oslund+Company Dance – Portland
Awarded: $2,000
A one-year grant in support of capacity building

PHAME Academy of Fine Arts – Portland
Awarded: $5,000
a one-year grant in support of The Secret Garden

Portland Actors Conservatory – Portland
Awarded: $40,000
A two-year grant in support of the full implementation of an accredited conservatory program

Portland Actors Ensemble – Portland
Awarded: $3,000
A one-year grant in support of Shakespeare in the Parks

Portland Art Museum – Portland
Awarded: $800,000
A two-year grant in support of general operating expenses

Portland Baroque Orchestra – Portland
Awarded: $50,000
A one-year grant in support of program development

Portland Center Stage – Portland
Awarded: $800,000
A two-year grant in support of general operating expenses

Portland Children’s Museum – Portland
Awarded: $40,000
A two-year grant in support of Art in Focus; bringing the arts into classrooms around the region

Portland Festival Symphony – Portland
Awarded: $5,000
A one-year grant in support of Symphony in the Parks

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art – Portland
Awarded: $40,000
A two-year grant in support of the Time-Based Art (TBA) Festival

Portland Opera Association – Portland
Awarded: $1,000,000
A two-year grant in support of general operating expenses

Portland State University Foundation – Portland
Awarded: $40,000
A one-year grant in support of opera productions in the 2010-2011 performance season

Portland Taiko – Portland
Awarded: $15,000
A one-year grant in support of the 2009-10 performance season

Rogue Opera – Medford
Awarded: $10,000
A one-year grant in support of general operating expenses for the 2009-10 performance season

Rogue Valley Art Association – Medford
Awarded: $10,000
A one-year grant in support of technology infrastructure upgrades

ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum – Ashland
Awarded: $15,000
A one-year grant in support of a teacher development program; Illuminating Science Inquiry

Siuslaw Public Library – Florence
Awarded: $22,500
A one-year grant in support of library expansion

Sowelu Theatre – Portland
Awarded: $5,000
A one-year grant in support of a new work by playwright Tania Myren

Tears of Joy Theatre – Portland
Awarded: $10,000
A one-year grant in support of a performing arts after school outreach program in North Portland

Third Angle New Music Ensemble – Portland
Awarded: $25,000
A two-year grant in support of capacity building

Umpqua Symphony Association – Roseburg
Awarded: $2,500
A one-year grant in support of bringing symphony performances to Douglas County

Wordstock – Portland
Awarded: $50,000
A two-year grant to hire development/marketing admin support

Young Audiences of Oregon and SW Washington – Portland
Awarded: $25,000
A two-year grant in support of business planning

K-12 EDUCATION

Business Education Compact – Beaverton
Awarded: $50,000
A two-year grant in support of the Teacher Development Initiative; helping k-12 educators teach and adopt proficiency practices in the classroom

I Have A Dream Foundation – Oregon – Portland
Awarded: $50,000
A two-year grant in support of capacity building in fundraising

MercyCorps – Portland
Awarded: $25,000
A one-year grant in support of the Mercy Corps Action Center

Neskowin Valley School – Neskowin
Awarded: $20,000
A two-year grant in support of community school program expansion

Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center – Portland
Awarded: $20,000
A one-year grant in support of post-secondary school guidance for young adults

Portland Reading Foundation – Portland
Awarded: $15,000
A one-year grant in support of expanding the Reading Team Program

Schoolhouse Supplies – Portland
Awarded: $30,000
A one-year grant in support of technology integration

Serendipity Center, Inc. – Portland
Awarded: $15,000
A one-year grant in support of READ 180 curriculum development