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We’re proud to support Arts and Education efforts statewide. We deeply admire the work our grantees are doing to bring positive change to Oregon communities.

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We've made our grants searchable so you can explore the types of activities we have funded since 2015. In the table below, Responsive grants are those awarded through our Fast Track and Standard application processes. Initiatives include grants initiated by the Miller Foundation directly or in collaboration with funding partners.

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Name
Funding Area
Total
Amount
Year
Approved
Name
Funding Area
Total
Amount
Year
Approved
Hannah Krafcik
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
486dd1f1-33ba-49c2-9d2d-b547e46d152f
Michelle Fujii
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
ae67d3d1-520f-46af-aaa9-b44cfa79083f
Rachel Slater
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
0bf91020-5042-41b8-b0c5-12ab54249bbf
Talilo Marfil-Tran
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
eb2171df-b35a-4d70-a85f-7a64aab1cce9
Sara Jean Accuardi
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
c89ecddd-dc0d-40fa-a807-2c824d66a1f8
Okaidja Afroso
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
66109892-f2f6-48ea-8945-60c3f2c0b462
Marisa Anderson
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
b56a97ec-77d4-4f61-ad24-629b4a9cfc14
Luke Wyland
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
0ca229e8-4dd6-4ee7-8031-a93ea3ab83ce
Laura Allcorn
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
e6f190b7-1a7a-4203-971c-ebe25dfa07e5
Lamiae Naki
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
815dee6f-0be6-4326-85e8-22dc369079bd
Jimmie Herrod
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
85eb5b73-fd92-47fc-a01e-29ec5aa1ec0d
Jesse J. Sanchez
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
cf500c98-ff65-4737-a74e-d30a3b9ea5f4
Ethan Gans-Morse
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
1e96d29f-b958-4e9a-ad4a-4cbc32eb814e
Francisco Garcia
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
cec77990-917d-47b0-a6fb-261e75d3bc49
Allie Hankins
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
c0c96871-c32b-47a3-be7c-f91d00ace2dc
Anthony Hudson / Carla Rossi
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
74e9b6ac-77ce-4a20-a704-33ae5dcdc241
Adam Eccleston
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
b80bdb39-d09c-43a4-919f-fbd1d5510115
Carlyn Hudson
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
66e205ba-c461-4279-88ff-cbeb083de31c
Amber Kay Ball
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
90c2e077-4f24-4214-854f-81bbd877c567
Andrea Stolowitz
website ›
Artists
$25,000.00
2024
one year award to Individual Artist in the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
15f25e8e-ece1-4360-a0f7-8287388c2125
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
website ›
Arts
$2,000,000
2023
one year project support for large-scale repertory theatre company
Initiative
Initiative
d7478e99-5c2e-4130-8d83-6b3ae73ea68a
Xcape Dance Company
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$2,400
2023
one year operating support for arts education and performing for the BIPOC youth community
Responsive
Responsive
8b76cd89-adde-4979-aba9-2f9b2d4be494
Wisdom of the Elders Inc.
website ›
Arts
$32,000
2023
one year operating support for multimedia programs and Indigenous Archives Initiative
Responsive
Responsive
291c7c36-3344-46e2-b527-bf124cf5a5a5
Wellsprings Friends School
website ›
K-12 Education
$40,000
2023
one year operating support for alternative high school serving youth from nine school districts in Lane County
Responsive
Responsive
f73b8853-68c5-4abd-8bbd-45349e509316
White Bird
website ›
Arts
$195,000
2023
three year operating support for contemporary dance performances
Responsive
Responsive
8ff88a4b-0708-4a26-afa0-78eb6f297e2a
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$270,000
2023
three year operating support for arts education and performance center
Responsive
Responsive
8159b2ae-00a3-444e-b55d-4456cd97005a
Third Angle New Music Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$50,800
2023
two year operating support for contemporary music organization and performances
Responsive
Responsive
5c976f3a-f0fb-4ee0-ad58-769d554b4547
Signal Fire
website ›
Arts
$2,100
2023
one year operating support for artist residencies and retreats in Rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
a0139a73-6eba-4d50-ad94-764dd773bd70
Ten Fifteen Productions
website ›
Arts
$3,000
2023
one year operating support grant for theatre productions and community performance space in Astoria
Responsive
Responsive
5a6e33de-04cf-4791-986e-b81b41f35e8b
Little Theatre on the Bay
website ›
Arts
$6,700
2023
one year operating support for community performing arts organization in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
e69ddd4d-b4ed-4c1b-954f-16040e045f12
Stand for Children Leadership Center
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2023
one year operating support for system-level educational reforms in Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
88793f9b-f8df-4a85-a78a-a58a1f253f73
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers
website ›
Arts
$26,000
2023
two year operating support for adult choral ensemble in Southern Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
bc2d42be-c32c-4163-883d-98b59a300f77
STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$6,300
2023
one year operating support for year-round youth theatre programming
Responsive
Responsive
7c903c95-e40b-4983-9400-8cb6af9f39fb
SMART Reading
website ›
K-12 Education
$200,000
2023
two year operating support for statewide reading program
Responsive
Responsive
cfb8d16d-f445-432c-94f5-99daf1e81a30
Serendipity Center Inc.
website ›
K-12 Education
$30,000
2023
one year operating support for alternative school serving students with special needs
Responsive
Responsive
c65f0a34-7ba0-414b-a705-88e910c8c840
Rogue Valley Mentoring
website ›
K-12 Education
$40,000
2023
one year operating support for youth mentoring program in rural Southern Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
38b38611-2979-4add-9a57-1065be1db96c
Riverbend Live!
website ›
Arts
$5,700
2023
one year operating support for youth theatre education and summer concert series in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
f62f7e16-221b-4da6-8c44-ccadc92a3f16
Rogue Valley Symphony
website ›
Arts
$141,000
2023
three year operating support for orchestra in Southern Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
4f9f56e6-6261-434b-8c80-b1678a9f6b86
K-12 Education
$300,000
2023
two year operating support for year-round multicultural youth leadership program
Responsive
Responsive
b1e6ae88-8fc1-4112-9cb4-d8d7c81c335c
Arts
$7,500
2023
one year operating support for outreach events and performances of master artists from India
Responsive
Responsive
9e071ee9-c79d-4df9-abe7-2fa5e9f7e5b5
Portland Revels
website ›
Arts
$15,700
2023
one year operating support grant for performing arts, storytelling, adult chorus and children's chorus
Responsive
Responsive
b111b7bc-618e-40a7-a6ab-5620e06c02af
Ross Ragland Theater
website ›
Arts
$120,000
2023
three year operating support for theater and cultural center in Southern Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
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Portland Opera
website ›
Arts
$1,125,000
2023
three year operating support for opera company
Responsive
Responsive
1a553768-17fb-4465-8c93-95a757697810
Portland Chamber Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$5,300
2023
one year operating support grant for professional chamber orchestra performances
Responsive
Responsive
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Portland Youth Philharmonic
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$180,000
2023
three year operating support for youth orchestra
Responsive
Responsive
e3fae08b-5ecf-41bd-a403-e030291db8a8
PlayWrite
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$32,400
2023
two year operating support for arts education program providing students with playwriting/performing workshops
Responsive
Responsive
de09d8c7-6467-4900-8763-544aab420abe
Peace in Schools
website ›
K-12 Education
$30,000
2023
one year operating support for in-school mindfulness education program
Responsive
Responsive
2f749880-8dcd-4ce7-9170-17f4daf60617
PDX Jazz
website ›
Arts
$150,000
2023
two year operating support for jazz performance and arts education programming
Responsive
Responsive
f4ad76f2-5421-4aa4-98d1-b11dcd41e1b8
Portland Center Stage
website ›
Arts
$500,000
2023
one year operating support for theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
0a599259-0cc5-4705-a44d-69f5b5c37021
Portland Baroque Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2023
one year operating support for baroque and early classical music orchestra
Responsive
Responsive
2c9f1db9-af6f-4d43-89fa-dc525e88d707
Orchestra Next
website ›
Arts
$7,000
2023
one year operating support grant for training orchestra
Responsive
Responsive
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PassinArt: A Theatre Company
website ›
Arts
$80,000
2023
two year operating support for African American producing theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
5f8bedf0-6847-43a1-bd00-a7ba2cfaecff
Oregon Repertory Singers
website ›
Arts
$78,000
2023
three year operating support for adult and youth choral arts organization
Responsive
Responsive
93ddafff-c155-4a26-a0c0-86243b8917ac
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
website ›
Arts
$500,000
2023
one year operating support for large-scale repertory theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
d6e74ecb-9ffc-414d-8702-7b61c3a99007
Oregon Center for Contemporary Art
website ›
Arts
$60,000
2023
two year operating support for contemporary art gallery
Responsive
Responsive
df03f278-8668-4dd0-b432-9f82946e1dc9
Oregon Symphony
website ›
Arts
$3,500,000
2023
three year operating support for professional orchestra
Responsive
Responsive
edf1cc26-cdf3-484e-b048-77b3233ed5ec
Cultural Advocacy Coalition Foundation
website ›
Arts
$9,200
2023
one year operating support for the charitable activities of the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon to benefit arts and culture in the state
Responsive
Responsive
ccfb4288-3aa6-4d1d-9a93-74407b36e505
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
website ›
K-12 Education
$250,000
2023
two year operating support for statewide education programming
Responsive
Responsive
1f65670b-b4c2-4c74-bd8f-967adfcb7d95
North Pole Studio
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2023
one year operating support for accessible arts programming for artists with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities
Responsive
Responsive
140c2ec1-6f9d-4e04-955f-12c5a1f816d2
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$180,000
2023
three year operating support for programming of the Center for Native Arts and Cultures supporting Native Artists
Responsive
Responsive
075d26fc-bc74-4b98-9d4e-aa2062f9c579
Oregon Ballet Theatre
website ›
Arts
$950,000
2023
three year operating support for professional ballet company and school
Responsive
Responsive
32ed2e25-dd04-4b39-9943-d20b13df1238
Comunidad y Herencia Cultural
website ›
Arts
$7,100
2023
one year operating support grant for arts programming supporting & led by traditional Latinx artists in community
Responsive
Responsive
83af2cdf-47a4-46c3-a237-48bfcad75125
Museum At Warm Springs
website ›
Arts
$129,930
2023
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
Responsive
8af401d7-e153-4dd9-a608-c43441d78c16
Maslow Project
website ›
K-12 Education
$60,000
2023
two year project support for a school-based program providing educational supports for homeless youth
Responsive
Responsive
7f29b141-ab51-45ff-8e94-7b8115cd9185
Miracle Theatre Group
website ›
Arts
$70,200
2023
two year operating support for Latino theatre, culture, and arts education experiences
Responsive
Responsive
39dbeef3-60d1-4ecf-a94d-6616dca4c64c
Lincoln City Cultural Center
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$41,400
2023
two year project support for youth arts education at visual and performing arts center in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
9f33375e-ed55-4b13-a9fa-cf6df277dbce
Independent Publishing Resource Center
website ›
Arts
$12,300
2023
one year operating support for printmaking and literary program
Responsive
Responsive
f83e5908-a8e5-4f84-acc9-4d71fd68d122
#instaballet
website ›
Arts
$4,200
2023
one year operating support for interactive dance company
Responsive
Responsive
d33a6636-12a6-4904-a2d0-af1eb97ed4cd
Inland Northwest Musicians
website ›
Arts
$5,400
2023
one year operating support support for community orchestra & chorale in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
94b804f9-5363-4782-9419-57a850bb4db4
Hand2Mouth Theatre
website ›
Arts
$41,600
2023
two year operating support for collaborative theatre ensemble
Responsive
Responsive
ed678b5c-f4e4-4ba5-ba4a-e57c1afc1ead
Grants Pass Museum of Art
website ›
Arts
$10,700
2023
one year operating support for art museum in Southern Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
faffb00c-486d-462e-a8c3-bc6862de73c6
Portland Symphonic Girlchoir
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$8,200
2023
one year operating support for treble choir organization and youth programming
Responsive
Responsive
d614bca7-5839-476e-b007-2e8fcc609c12
Five Oaks Museum
website ›
Arts
$26,000
2023
one year operating support for arts-integrated cultural museum
Responsive
Responsive
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FACT Oregon
website ›
K-12 Education
$91,000
2023
two year operating support for education programs supporting students and families affected by special needs and disabilities
Responsive
Responsive
6f634818-bed9-4400-b486-18f6789474bc
Eugene Symphony
website ›
Arts
$166,000
2023
one year operating support for professional orchestra
Responsive
Responsive
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Empowered Movement Aerial
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$5,500
2023
one year of operating support for youth aerial arts classes and performances
Responsive
Responsive
6110299b-0e15-4682-8311-26ef914c22c1
Eugene Ballet Company
website ›
Arts
$264,000
2023
three year operating support for professional ballet company and ballet school
Responsive
Responsive
72c16795-a985-4252-8fc4-96ce6db70fe3
En Taiko
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$4,700
2023
one year operating support grant for youth Japanese taiko drumming educational and performances
Responsive
Responsive
06ffad9d-75b6-4e7f-aa4c-e82bef6a2a4e
Elevate Oregon
website ›
K-12 Education
$50,000
2023
one year operating support for in-school mentoring program for grades 3-12
Responsive
Responsive
1488bcdb-7c25-4adf-a828-7857042ed301
Echo Theater Company
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$25,000
2023
one year project support for acquisition of programming from Circus Project
Responsive
Responsive
b00e32a4-ceda-4875-b073-f0499fdcdc45
Dance Wire
website ›
Arts
$14,800
2023
two year operating support grant for dance service organization
Responsive
Responsive
a8aee7c1-ee60-4203-b965-1182df357706
Collaborative Theatre Project, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$15,200
2023
one year operating support for collaborative theatre ensemble
Responsive
Responsive
3af33b30-17e3-4ce4-9422-2c144027d480
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center
website ›
Arts
$225,000
2023
three year project support for public/private partnership for arts programming at National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in rural Baker County
Responsive
Responsive
0cb2ea0d-ebf4-491b-a1bb-f89204f0062b
Craterian Performances
website ›
Arts
$180,000
2023
three year operating support for multi purpose performance venue
Responsive
Responsive
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Cottage Theatre
website ›
Arts
$20,200
2023
one year operating support for theatre company and youth programming
Responsive
Responsive
0d42a255-36c5-4f5c-ad9c-839aa781af77
College Possible
website ›
K-12 Education
$225,000
2023
three year operating support for college access and success program for urban and rural low-income students
Responsive
Responsive
273e032a-3e6c-4491-8fc1-59da1fe400d3
CoHo Productions
website ›
Arts
$42,800
2023
two year operating support for collaborative theatre company and artist led co-productions
Responsive
Responsive
04d5936d-c9a0-44e9-97ad-cbcdce53ce30
Children's Institute
website ›
Other
$100,000
2023
Partnership; one year project support for Early Childhood Equity Collaborative providing Oregon early childhood field with technical assistance
Initiative
Initiative
262bcb72-b90d-4a83-ad45-2715d880fcf3
Bridging Voices
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$3,100
2023
one year operating support grant for young adult chorus for LGBTQ+ and community
Responsive
Responsive
33d32ae8-bcfb-4eda-a205-007454512b84
Children's Institute
website ›
Other
$8,500,000
2023
five year project support for early childhood advocacy program through Miller Early Childhood Initiative
Initiative
Initiative
97b0e1bd-3c27-454c-9d62-95e5e7abaa27
Arts
$50,000
2023
one year operating support for dance education and performance company
Responsive
Responsive
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BendFilm
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2023
two year operating support for film festival year round programming
Responsive
Responsive
4ed669f4-baa3-48e2-b574-cb0e188c9d1e
Art Center East
website ›
Arts
$32,000
2023
two year operating support for arts programs and infrastructure for rural artists
Responsive
Responsive
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BEAT Children's Theatre
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$7,000
2023
one year operating support for children's theatre in Bend
Responsive
Responsive
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Bag and Baggage Productions
website ›
Arts
$70,000
2023
two year operating support for theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
1d74478f-37ef-42de-8306-cbe2862bfe88
Ashland Children's Theatre
website ›
Arts
$3,000
2023
one year operating support for children's theater organization
Responsive
Responsive
7df1bc94-6cc4-4a49-9ec1-aff518da84ec
Oregon Coast Aquarium
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2023
two year operating support for statewide marine education program
Responsive
Responsive
3237c9b2-5ab5-4fc3-ae8d-918efc24abc7
Artist Mentorship Program
website ›
Arts
$5,500
2023
one year operating support grant for arts and music mentorship programming for houseless youth in Portland
Responsive
Responsive
43cecc40-15e0-4ffe-b66f-da6ab6e36458
Anima Mundi Productions
website ›
Arts
$14,400
2023
one year operating support for Ashland concert series for composers and performers of new music
Responsive
Responsive
e7c09303-1c40-4742-8fe6-b5e950ada829
Four Rivers Cultural Center
website ›
K-12 Education
$15,000
2023
one year project support for Dinosaurs in Motion Exhibition in Eastern Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
bbb49b92-57c6-406d-8310-1d9a28c759f8

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