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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
Outside the Frame
website ›
Arts
$80,000
2025
two year operating support for filmmaking program for unhoused and marginalized youth
Responsive
Responsive
95330c50-1f5c-471b-8a5a-fababa11cdfb
Oregon Humanities
website ›
Arts
$210,000
2024
three year operating support for storytelling, literary, and arts-integrated programming
Responsive
Responsive
a6182b41-44d7-4646-9a94-5b4fad973cbf
Oregon Contemporary Theatre
website ›
Arts
$105,000
2024
three year operating support for professional theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
3935e4b9-27c6-424e-ab1f-d5e7d8ad6690
Oregon Children's Theatre
website ›
Arts
$90,000
2024
one year operating support for children's theatre organization
Responsive
Responsive
c5a88f10-ff21-4eda-ac7b-344468b6a74a
Lane Arts Council
website ›
Arts
$75,000
2024
three year operating support for arts hub in Lane County
Responsive
Responsive
9f639f8f-cb3e-41e1-b554-43006eff013f
Lakewood Center for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$64,000
2024
one year operating support for regional theatre and arts hub
Responsive
Responsive
ea6441bc-e724-49ba-8bed-c71620238181
Lakewood Center for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$210,000
2025
three year operating support for regional theatre and arts hub
Responsive
Responsive
79b6bec7-a404-4ea7-b25d-406249533446
Tower Theatre Foundation
website ›
Arts
$100,000
2024
two year operating support for performing arts organization and theatre in Central Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
ea112978-2b1e-4396-a134-d4877cd4e0c9
Arts
$100,000
2024
two year operating support for film and media center
Responsive
Responsive
63aac28d-37a8-417c-a4c5-cb9ee4f7553b
Arts
$80,000
2025
two year operating support for arts education and performance program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Responsive
Responsive
081d5341-60d1-44c2-8f05-4d1fd753e5f1
Oregon Center for Creative Learning
website ›
Arts
$32,000
2025
one year operating support for children's museum
Responsive
Responsive
60ae1980-fcb8-46d8-aada-575b507589be
Open Space
website ›
Arts
$27,000
2025
one year operating support for dance education and performance company
Responsive
Responsive
d5d6449a-573b-45c6-9d66-ab098804292f
Open Signal
website ›
Arts
$225,000
2024
three year operating support for media and film production workshops, artists residencies & community media platform
Responsive
Responsive
59ad1049-28a0-4422-88e5-3e91223d36a1
Willamette Light Brigade
website ›
Arts
$120,000
2026
three year operating support for Portland Winter Light Festival
Responsive
Responsive
b02f8bd9-3a11-4193-a65f-0d86ef64b062
Corvallis Arts Center, Inc. DBA The Arts Center
website ›
Arts
$105,000
2025
three year operating support for artists, arts learning and cultural events
Responsive
Responsive
2bfe77a3-cdb4-4115-9f1e-afa61b33f6e5
Orchestra Nova Northwest
website ›
Arts
$120,000
2026
three year operating support for community orchestra
Responsive
Responsive
0a061c00-9293-4b53-a90c-29c880ed3e49
Eugene Opera
website ›
Arts
$60,000
2025
two year operating support for professional opera organization
Responsive
Responsive
649bacc5-c4e3-41aa-b534-0e96b161e70f
Portland Playhouse
website ›
Arts
$234,000
2025
three year operating support for professional repertory theatre
Responsive
Responsive
340b0773-7093-4230-8040-ded6d84ef533
Arts
$150,000
2024
three year operating support for youth arts programs, mentoring, and artist residencies in Portland and Central Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
2b144578-7f45-4b39-84f7-4008c1564fe0
The Old Church
website ›
Arts
$75,000
2025
two year operating support for performing arts hub and programs
Responsive
Responsive
2b688d8d-b66c-42ff-ac2e-0502bd979971
Profile Theatre
website ›
Arts
$123,000
2024
three year operating support for theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
7f48e0ac-ea96-422b-89da-7f3103c3686c
Northwest Dance Project
website ›
Arts
$180,000
2024
three year operating support for contemporary dance company and school
Responsive
Responsive
bb70d1db-672c-44b8-a4d0-01c3306f0371
Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts
website ›
Arts
$120,000
2025
three year operating support for artists-in-residence, printmaking education, and Indigenous arts
Responsive
Responsive
610b018c-d02a-492d-94ba-bdf32f3caa85
Cascade School of Music
website ›
Arts
$40,000
2024
one year operating support for music school in Central Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
99c4f5c1-615a-42bf-871d-37a8d35bce5f
Elsinore Theatre
website ›
Arts
$180,000
2025
two year operating support for performing arts center
Responsive
Responsive
eeba2575-546b-4620-99d5-17ce0f23adb1
Converge 45
website ›
Arts
$60,000
2025
two year operating support for contemporary arts organization, art triennial, exhibitions, and performances
Responsive
Responsive
743da9a7-7440-4189-b00b-665ba35908a7
Clackamas Repertory Theatre
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2024
two year operating support for professional theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
efbd0bc5-0b2d-4593-9797-504e15c09f20
Alberta Abbey Foundation
website ›
Arts
$90,000
2024
two year operating support grant for arts programming, performances, and studio space
Responsive
Responsive
ce3aebaa-8f40-4979-b869-c04bea85b7e1
All Classical Public Media, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$150,000
2025
two year operating support for classical radio station and programming
Responsive
Responsive
d5778f31-d84d-4995-a07b-ff65be37bc66
Willamette Master Chorus
website ›
Arts
$11,100
2025
one year operating support for adult choral ensemble in the Willamette Valley
Responsive
Responsive
18c8de9d-38cd-4cb9-b6c4-a57e4586c69b
Westside Community & Youth Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$1,200
2025
one year operating support for community orchestra
Responsive
Responsive
ece1b65f-5eb2-42ec-b7d8-687842b3b4c2
Westside Community & Youth Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$1,000
2024
one year operating support for community orchestra
Responsive
Responsive
732a53db-10a0-4de0-be89-597356d140f1
Tualatin Valley Creates
website ›
Arts
$19,000
2025
two year operating support for regional arts hub
Responsive
Responsive
bc10d9c6-30b0-4f60-aab2-aedbd9d33883
Third Rail Repertory Theatre
website ›
Arts
$50,200
2023
two year operating support for theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
66e210d7-4b81-4489-9f07-7550ebe01b3b
triangle productions!
website ›
Arts
$42,200
2026
two year operating support for theater company for LGBTQ+ and community
Responsive
Responsive
5776514d-d672-4ba5-9b21-f7b2292f16a0
triangle productions!
website ›
Arts
$46,600
2024
two year operating support for theater company for LGBTQ+ and community
Responsive
Responsive
e758b71f-2912-4643-a100-b1e5b192d015
Ten Fifteen Productions
website ›
Arts
$5,100
2025
one year operating support for theatre productions and community performance space in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
4dd28c04-65b4-4979-b174-89db7c9eb239
Ten Fifteen Productions
website ›
Arts
$4,300
2024
one year operating support grant for theatre productions and community performance space in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
655937b5-1a6f-4a6d-9883-6a04bd266c2e
Little Theatre on the Bay
website ›
Arts
$12,600
2025
one year operating support for community performing arts organization in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
287d882a-fa23-41b8-b072-5a2ad3f8f4f8
Little Theatre on the Bay
website ›
Arts
$10,100
2024
one year operating support for community performing arts organization in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
00dbcf4c-581c-4564-b539-9cb262bc0fbf
Willamette Jazz Society dba The Jazz Station
website ›
Arts
$7,400
2026
one year operating support for student, amateur and professional jazz performances
Responsive
Responsive
60f92373-bbfa-44b4-9e2b-e3162494af9b
The Hearth
website ›
Arts
$14,000
2024
one year operating support for story performances, visual storytelling, & training in the art of storytelling
Responsive
Responsive
cbae1ed5-f096-4154-80ac-9b119f0cf173
Willamette Jazz Society dba The Jazz Station
website ›
Arts
$6,200
2025
one year operating support for amateur and professional jazz performances
Responsive
Responsive
36040c2d-77e9-4fb6-bc92-c93d64892a6c
STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy
website ›
Arts
$5,500
2025
one year operating support for youth theatre programming
Responsive
Responsive
6dc8fc92-d8fc-426b-9f04-f6db61a771c7
STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy
website ›
Arts
$7,300
2024
one year operating support for youth theatre programming
Responsive
Responsive
9e22358a-589f-496a-ad6b-83d64cc442ac
Scarlet Sails Cultural Foundation
website ›
Arts
$4,400
2026
one year operating support for Slavic dance, community theatre and drama classes
Responsive
Responsive
0787313d-b0f3-439f-be24-b5e74092a71a
Scarlet Sails Cultural Foundation
website ›
Arts
$3,700
2024
one year operating support for Slavic community theatre and drama classes
Responsive
Responsive
d253f364-8be0-4f01-bf59-021ca2bacc3e
Soromundi Lesbian Chorus of Eugene
website ›
Arts
$2,800
2026
one year operating support for non-audition community chorus
Responsive
Responsive
c83d2ad5-1947-45ac-83eb-933ee277fc51
Rogue Gallery and Art Center
website ›
Arts
$32,600
2025
two year operating support grant for community art center and visual arts hub in Southern Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
5786514f-f0e1-49ed-8fad-717b3f4d9dec
Rogue World Music
website ›
Arts
$11,800
2024
one year operating support grant for public and youth arts programming
Responsive
Responsive
19fd59c5-86c4-4667-a6cd-3710a0665ab3
Rogue Gallery and Art Center
website ›
Arts
$26,800
2023
two year operating support grant for exhibits and art classes in Southern Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
899b7f10-d587-4120-b055-bbd7d751c8bb
Riverbend Live!
website ›
Arts
$13,400
2024
two year operating support for youth theatre education and summer concert series in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
106e4b4b-5c6a-44f0-b98c-df13e83a7221
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers
website ›
Arts
$27,400
2026
two year operating support for adult choral ensemble in Southern Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
02bc022e-05f9-4c9b-806d-29598a4f37af
Rejoice Diaspora Dance Theater
website ›
Arts
$7,700
2025
one year operating support for community ensemble and dance performances
Responsive
Responsive
a1be555e-4c00-4fa6-b6f9-e4ad5a967bf0
Rejoice Diaspora Dance Theater
website ›
Arts
$4,500
2024
one year operating support grant for community ensemble and dance performances
Responsive
Responsive
22a7b67a-6836-4ab0-93b9-30b38a08a994
Arts
$9,000
2025
one year operating support for outreach events and performances featuring performing arts of India
Responsive
Responsive
1739dc23-4403-454c-9123-f4a4fe752bd7
Portland Symphonic Choir
website ›
Arts
$14,400
2024
two year operating support grant for choral arts organization
Responsive
Responsive
1d2de633-6ea5-475e-91d3-6fde79882e0b
Portland Chinatown Museum
website ›
Arts
$19,700
2023
one year operating support grant for contemporary Asian American art exhibitions and programs
Responsive
Responsive
2f27505b-7625-4329-8a5b-d436a72e8b36
Portland Revels
website ›
Arts
$18,400
2025
one year operating support grant for performing arts, storytelling, adult chorus and children's chorus
Responsive
Responsive
79510ab2-7d30-4d1f-a09d-733158f10299
Portland Revels
website ›
Arts
$18,300
2024
one year operating support for performing arts, storytelling, adult chorus and children's chorus
Responsive
Responsive
fcecdc15-9669-41cb-80d6-cd056cc4c65d
Portland Chinatown Museum
website ›
Arts
$19,700
2024
one year operating support grant for contemporary Asian American art exhibitions
Responsive
Responsive
7a95b986-9ec8-4243-a9c0-90edbbd4594d
Portland Chamber Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$5,900
2024
one year operating support grant for professional chamber orchestra performances
Responsive
Responsive
d1637555-10bf-422e-887e-fbb9ee9a7162
Portland Chamber Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$5,900
2025
two year operating support for professional chamber orchestra performances
Responsive
Responsive
0e7bd128-73a5-401c-b60f-c2a9217327c4
Polaris Dance Theatre
website ›
Arts
$35,400
2024
two year operating support for professional dance organization providing inclusive community dance classes
Responsive
Responsive
83e65a73-a6e7-4a3e-a170-853efba1b888
Arts
$16,300
2023
one year operating support grant for artist residencies and public programs
Responsive
Responsive
76de45bc-8ea0-4ee3-b92b-a47aa912ff4c
Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$18,600
2025
one year operating support for experimental theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
8b90b378-e87b-47fd-9994-f6209717b52e
Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$14,300
2024
one year operating support for experimental theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
758e3083-1c24-4651-9d42-020f629c6cb4
Oregon East Symphony
website ›
Arts
$30,800
2025
two year operating support for rural classical musical education and performances
Responsive
Responsive
5d876485-33f5-4654-b6e3-3efa763a0752
Oregon East Symphony
website ›
Arts
$26,000
2024
two year operating support grant for rural classical musical education and performances
Responsive
Responsive
27634617-2ecd-414a-952a-90ee618d460b
Northwest Theatre Workshop
website ›
Arts
$1,400
2024
one year operating support for theatre arts company dedicated to creating, developing, and producing new work
Responsive
Responsive
fe5d8c6d-2988-4d77-ac65-4738e4735c4f
North Pole Studio
website ›
Arts
$15,900
2024
one year operating support for accessible arts programming for artists with autism, intellectual or developmental disabilities
Responsive
Responsive
0f66bad9-e9c9-4050-abef-f7afc471a9c2
Comunidad y Herencia Cultural
website ›
Arts
$7,900
2025
one year operating support for arts programming supporting & led by traditional Latinx artists in community
Responsive
Responsive
2299c56c-6170-4eb4-aa03-634b1eb85d03
Newport Symphony Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$37,400
2023
two year operating support for professional symphony orchestra in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
ee20e707-a38f-481a-a13c-c82b047bc32f
Many Hats Collaboration
website ›
Arts
$3,200
2025
one year operating support for theatre company, performances and workshops
Responsive
Responsive
5f3f10cd-44bc-4877-8358-c2ba8fbed2f6
Lion Speaks
website ›
Arts
$6,800
2025
one year operating support for storytelling, film, and creative workshops
Responsive
Responsive
c211996d-32d7-4082-b49d-7a2c4c22986b
LES Shakespeare - sponsored by Black United Fund
website ›
Arts
$2,100
2023
one year operating support for theatre production
Responsive
Responsive
8da400a4-703c-4925-a66b-0fbace20d326
Josephy Center for Arts and Culture
website ›
Arts
$39,000
2024
two year operating support grant for rural visual and performing arts education classes, exhibits, and community events
Responsive
Responsive
78de6ea4-240c-4cb7-9e2f-b312e68e7b0d
Independent Publishing Resource Center
website ›
Arts
$27,800
2024
two year operating support for printmaking and literary arts program
Responsive
Responsive
fb15fafe-8713-42db-a244-aa3f62642a25
#instaballet
website ›
Arts
$6,600
2025
one year operating support for interactive dance company
Responsive
Responsive
de3affb7-bc1d-4e75-944b-a1c034eda5a6
#instaballet
website ›
Arts
$5,500
2024
one year operating support for interactive dance company
Responsive
Responsive
47a04751-d513-45a5-a9cf-6c07e3bc151c
In Mulieribus
website ›
Arts
$5,600
2024
one year operating support grant for professional women�s vocal ensemble
Responsive
Responsive
ebe9dc52-c84f-471c-921c-7ce991366a8c
In Mulieribus
website ›
Arts
$14,800
2026
two year operating support grant for professional women�s vocal ensemble
Responsive
Responsive
af9b7573-bf21-4672-83c5-d0cb3d465ef8
Inland Northwest Musicians
website ›
Arts
$5,800
2024
one year operating support grant for community orchestra & chorale in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
ebec3eca-da88-45bb-b5db-6a6a6ae2e49c
Inland Northwest Musicians
website ›
Arts
$11,800
2025
two year operating support for community orchestra & chorale in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
5569ced1-7e5c-4417-b906-6efd015bae17
Imago Theatre
website ›
Arts
$47,000
2024
two year operating support for theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
d01b71a8-ff06-41f4-b95f-1ed693047b15
Gather:Make:Shelter
website ›
Arts
$12,100
2025
one year operating support grant for arts mentorship to people experiencing houselessness and poverty
Responsive
Responsive
a5d32fe7-e756-46ad-8800-c771adb4990b
Gather:Make:Shelter
website ›
Arts
$7,200
2024
one year operating support grant for arts mentorship to people experiencing houselessness and poverty
Responsive
Responsive
fb4d5985-90ec-43d5-96f5-791d8b153b06
Eastern Oregon Film Festival
website ›
Arts
$4,800
2025
one year operating support for film festival in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
f32aef0c-3dab-4c2b-a286-3f628010b2cf
Crook County Library
website ›
Arts
$2,500
2023
one year operating support for musical programming in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
aa2783f6-be6a-4272-b6d9-676ce24fb640
Arts
$10,200
2025
one year operating support for youth Japanese taiko drumming educational and performances
Responsive
Responsive
08974336-fc9a-41d1-a73d-255ad77d494e
Emerald Art Center
website ›
Arts
$7,500
2025
one year operating support for arts education, art classes, workshops, and exhibitions
Responsive
Responsive
443ce46c-4457-4ec4-860f-8a148c899f4e
Emerald Art Center
website ›
Arts
$7,000
2024
one year operating support for arts education, art classes, workshops, and exhibitions
Responsive
Responsive
089b9179-bfb5-4aaa-9571-c9eafe5a0333
CymaSpace
website ›
Arts
$8,200
2024
one year operating support grant for Deaf-friendly visual and media arts organization
Responsive
Responsive
b116691a-5695-43ef-a79b-fd565c4ad764
Collaborative Theatre Project, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$15,600
2024
one year operating support for collaborative theatre ensemble
Responsive
Responsive
80aa42f6-d146-4191-9b21-25ee0fbb80e1
Children's Repertory of Oregon Workshops
website ›
Arts
$9,400
2025
one year operating support for youth performing arts organization in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
1ac0ada9-1a82-4668-a841-f12a739fa7ba
Cottage Theatre
website ›
Arts
$24,100
2025
one year operating support for theatre company and youth programming
Responsive
Responsive
5d609368-a4b9-49ed-bbef-643298a9db1f
Cottage Theatre
website ›
Arts
$21,600
2024
one year operating support for theatre company and youth programming
Responsive
Responsive
debe91a3-eea6-4a56-b635-cc606c9e4b7a
CoHo Productions
website ›
Arts
$46,400
2026
two year operating support for collaborative theatre company and artist led co-productions
Responsive
Responsive
c3b51523-abd2-436c-974e-db9f8d0648d8
Clackamas County Arts Alliance
website ›
Arts
$17,700
2024
one year operating support grant for arts hub in Clackamas County
Responsive
Responsive
6af9faa0-43b2-4a3e-a574-829c09febdc2
Clackamas County Arts Alliance
website ›
Arts
$36,200
2024
two year operating support grant for local artists and arts groups, public art exhibits, and youth-focused arts programming partnerships
Responsive
Responsive
7c41ad6a-136a-4e61-ad18-636b307e6b7b

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