At the August meeting of the Trustees, The Collins Foundation was proud to award 27 single-year grants and 8 multi-year grants, totaling nearly $1.2 million to nonprofits across Oregon.
Arts
Arts Alliance of Yamhill County -- $2,500 to provide artists studio visits and hands-on arts education for k-12 students in rural yamhill county
Eugene Concert Choir -- $9,000 to support a season of choral music performances, education, and outreach for audiences in lane county
Grande Ronde Symphony Association -- $5,000 to support orchestral and chamber music concerts for children and adults in rural northeast oregon
Portland Center Stage -- $100,000 to present a season of plays, arts enrichment, and education/outreach programs for audiences in the portland area
Portland Revels -- $7,000 to present "christmas revels" featuring traditional music, dance, and storytelling from 16th century venice for audiences in portland
Children & Youth
Kukatonon -- $25,000 over two years to establish a program manager position for a performing arts program serving african and african american youth primarily from low-income, multnomah county families
Maslow Project -- $30,000 to expand case management and advocacy services for homeless youth and their families in jackson and josephine counties
New Avenues for Youth -- $75,000 over two years to operate an alternative high school to serve homeless youth in portland
Northwest Outward Bound School -- $10,000 to deliver a year-round, school-based youth development program for low-income middle and high school students of color in the reynolds school district
Community Welfare
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention -- $10,000 to present suicide prevention and intervention programs in oregon high schools and communities
ARC of Benton County -- $23,500 to provide staffing and trainee wages for a supported employment program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in benton county
Battered Persons' Advocacy -- $35,000 to repair and remodel two emergency shelter facilities serving low-income survivors of domestic and sexual violence in douglas county
Bradley Angle House -- $17,450 to provide staffing for a culturally responsive, bilingual domestic violence advocacy program serving low-income latino families in east multnomah county
Edwards Work-Activity Center -- $40,000 to construct barrier-free homes in an intentional community serving low-income washington county adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers
Jacksonville Community Center -- $40,000 to expand a community center to increase access to educational, cultural, and civic activities for all residents in the jacksonville area through a challenge match
Marie Mills Center -- $7,500 to purchase an emergency generator for a supported living residence serving low-income adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in tillamook county
Project Dove -- $21,000 to purchase a vehicle to serve victims of domestic or sexual violence in rural malheur county
Rogue Valley Council of Governments -- $80,000 to purchase a property to establish a central site for community food programs serving low-income and homebound seniors in rural josephine county
Rose Haven CIC -- $20,000 to support staffing and project expenses for a meal program serving low-income, portland-area women and children experiencing trauma from abuse and homelessness
Sisters of the Road -- $20,000 to engage individuals experiencing poverty and homelessness through shared meals, job training, and food justice programs in portland through a challenge match
St. Andrew Legal Clinic -- $25,000 to provide affordable legal services for low-income working adults and families in multnomah, washington, clackamas, columbia, and yamhill counties
Transition Projects -- $80,000 over two years to fully implement a culturally responsive certification program to train and utilize formerly homeless adults as peer mentors for homeless individuals in portland
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Oregon and Southwest Washington -- $15,000 to support staffing to expand supported employment services to serve more individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in clackamas county
WinterSpring Center Transforming Grief and Loss -- $25,000 over two years to expand in-school and community-based bereavement support for children and youth in jackson county
Rogue Valley Family YMCA -- $35,000 to upgrade an aquatic center serving medford-area children, youth, adults, seniors, and individuals with disabilities
Education
Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce -- $45,000 over two years to support staffing for a culturally specific higher education and career transition program for low-income latino students in the greater portland area
Klamath Outdoor Science School -- $35,000 to construct a permanent kitchen/dining hall and restroom facilities at an outdoor school site in klamath county for students, families, and science educators
Neighborhood House -- $30,000 to renovate classroom areas at peninsula children's learning center to serve low-income families in north and northeast portland
POIC (Rosemary Anderson High School) -- $80,000 over two years to expand alternative high school instruction, workforce training, and after-school programs for low-income youth of color in multnomah county
Environment
Our United Villages (The Rebuilding Center) -- $30,000 to hire an assistant manager of deconstruction services to build capacity for more living wage jobs in the trades for underrepresented communities
Trash for Peace -- $5,000 to provide staffing to expand culturally responsive sustainability education for a diverse mix of low-income rockwood neighborhood residents, including immigrants, refugees, and english language learners
Wild Rivers Land Trust -- $55,000 over three years to acquire, restore, and permanently protect natural habitats along watersheds and estuaries in oregon’s southern coastal region
Health & Science
Center for Community Counseling -- $10,000 to provide affordable mental health services for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals and families in lane county through a challenge match
HIV Alliance -- $35,000 over two years to provide hiv, hepatitis c, and sexually transmitted infections prevention programs to at-risk communities in lane, douglas, josephine, curry, and marion counties
Mental Health for Children (The Child Center) -- $100,000 to construct a mental health and wellness center to serve more low-income lane county children with mental or behavioral health disorders and their families
Humanities