In April and June, the Foundation's approved 66 grants and more than $3.1m through our Responsive Grantmaking program to support nearly 30 communities across the state.
Arts
August Wilson Red Door Project -- $50,000 over 1 year to facilitate dialogue on race and public safety through artistic programs statewide
Chamber Music Northwest -- $10,000 over 1 year to support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts throughout the organization to improve the responsiveness of artistic programs in the Portland area
Disjecta Contemporary Art Center Inc -- $25,000 over 1 year to support operations and expanded artistic programming in Multnomah County
Oregon East Symphony -- $30,000 over 3 years to support operations and music education programs for youth in rural Eastern Oregon
Portland 5 Centers for the Arts Foundation -- $10,000 over 1 year to provide culturally-responsive arts education programs for low-income youth of color in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties
Portland Columbia Symphony -- $10,000 over 1 year to support an executive director position to strengthen artistic programs for audiences in Multnomah County
Triangle Productions -- $10,000 over 1 year to produce and debut a musical, "That's No Lady, That's Darcelle!" celebrating LGBTQ movement leader Walter Cole for LGBTQ and general audiences in Multnomah County
Westside Cultural Alliance -- $20,000 over 2 years to launch an arts and culture leadership incubator for Washington County
Young Audiences of Oregon Inc -- $25,000 over 1 year to support professional development for teaching artists and arts education programs for teens across 10 Oregon counties
Children & Youth
Albina Head Start Inc -- $100,000 over 1 year to support Albina Head Start's purchase of Woodlawn United Methodist Church
Catholic Community Services of the Mid-Willamette Valley and Central Coast -- $25,000 over 1 year to strengthen the Enhanced Support for Foster Parents pilot to retain foster parents in Marion County
Court Appointed Special Advocates -- $30,000 over 2 years to establish volunteer CASA Visit Monitor positions to expand services for children in the child welfare system in rural Klamath County
HOLLA -- $45,000 over 3 years to hire an executive director to lead expansion of mentoring programs for low-income youth of color in East Multnomah County
Jefferson County Youth Organization Corporation -- $20,000 over 1 year to support operations and Teen Center programs serving primarily low-income youth of color in rural Jefferson County
Living Room -- $10,000 over 1 year to support operations and programs serving LGBTQ youth in Clackamas County
Neighbors for Kids -- $60,000 over 2 years to expand early childhood, after school, and summer programs serving low-income children, including those with special needs, and their families in rural Lincoln County
p:ear -- $60,000 over 2 years to hire a Works Program director to oversee job training and social enterprise programs supporting low-income homeless youth in Multnomah County, through a challenge match
Portland Children's Museum -- $50,000 over 1 year to construct an interactive exhibit for children and youth in Multnomah County, incorporating STEM and various cultural perspectives
Portland Meet Portland -- $20,000 over 1 year to hire a mentorship coordinator and create a paid internship program for immigrant and refugee youth in Multnomah County
Tillamook County Women's Resource Center -- $25,000 over 1 year to establish a partnership with rural Tillamook County's Juvenile Justice Department to provide early intervention and trauma-informed services to low-income youth who have been exposed to or are experiencing intimate partner violence
Community Welfare
Abilitree -- $55,000 over 2 years to expand assistive technology services for low-income people with disabilities in rural Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties
Albina Opportunities Corporation -- $20,000 over 1 year to address capital access disparities for women- and minority-owned businesses in the Portland area
Bethlehem Inn -- $75,000 over 1 year to construct a new transitional housing facility to serve very-low-income adults in Bend
Casa Latinos Unidos de Benton County -- $90,000 over 3 years to support operations and expand culturally-specific programs serving low-income Latino residents, including immigrants, in Linn and Benton Counties
Center for African Immigrants & Refugees Organization -- $30,000 over 1 year to build organizational capacity to strengthen programs serving African communities in Multnomah and Washington Counties
Center for Intercultural Organizing -- $180,000 over 3 years to implement the first phase of a 5-year strategic plan to bridge urban/rural divides and improve outcomes for low-income immigrants and communities of color statewide
Coos Cares -- $20,000 over 1 year to support operations, transitional housing, and other wrap-around programs serving low-income children and families in Coos County
DAWNS House -- $30,000 over 2 years to support operations and transitional housing programs for low-income women in recovery in Deschutes County
Farmworker Housing Development Corporation -- $181,000 over 3 years to support a new housing development manager position to build the capacity of the organization to develop culturally-specific housing for low-income Latino farmworkers primarily in rural Marion County
Food for Lane County -- $150,000 over 2 years to renovate a food distribution warehouse and expand the capacity of the organization to serve more low-income people in Lane County
Imagine Possibilities -- $11,500 over 1 year to create a therapeutic sensory room in the organization's facility to better serve low-income adults and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Portland area
JOIN -- $150,000 over 3 years to hire a program director and human resources director to strengthen core operations and programs serving primarily people of color experiencing homelessness in the Portland area
Latino Network -- $100,000 over 1 year to strengthen human resources infrastructure, internal professional development, and youth development programming serving Latino communities in Multnomah County
Northwest Coastal Housing -- $30,000 over 1 year to support operations and housing programs serving low-income people in rural Lincoln County
Options for Homeless Residents of Ashland -- $47,000 over 2 years to hire an executive director to strengthen services to people experiencing homelessness in rural Jackson County
Partnership for Safety and Justice -- $40,000 over 1 year to support operations and programs to reform criminal justice policies and institutions impacting low-income individuals and people of color statewide
Quadriplegics United Against Dependency -- $72,000 over 2 years to purchase and install wall-mounted lifts to improve the safety and comfort of residents who use wheelchairs in the Portland area
Rebuilding Together Portland Oregon -- $5,000 over 1 year to support operations and home-repair programs serving primarily low-income seniors in Multnomah County
Rebuilding Together Washington County Inc -- $5,000 over 1 year to provide free home repairs, rehabilitation, and accessibility modifications for low-income, manufactured home owners in Washington County
Sande School of Horsemanship -- $10,000 over 1 year to support facility improvements to improve ADA compliance and accessibility for people with disabilities in rural Columbia County
Special Olympics Oregon -- $50,000 over 1 year to rebuild the infrastructure and financial capacity of Special Olympics Oregon to serve athletes with disabilities statewide
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Bend -- $15,000 over 1 year to renovate affordable housing facilities serving low-income people in Deschutes County
Trans*Ponder -- $40,000 over 1 year to support operations and peer-led programs to improve outcomes and opportunities for transgender and non-binary individuals in Lane County
Umpqua Community Development Corporation -- $40,000 over 1 year to repair and renovate a community center at an affordable manufactured housing park serving low-income people in rural Douglas County
Welcome Home Coalition -- $51,000 over 1 year to launch the Culturally Specific Housing Advocacy Project to build the advocacy skills of low-income leaders and leaders of color in Washington County
Education
Campus Compact of Oregon -- $50,000 over 2 years to develop and implement an equity roadmap to strengthen inclusive education programs on college campuses and in communities statewide
College Dreams Inc -- $7,500 over 1 year to train staff to improve services to transgender and non-binary youth in rural Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine Counties
Downtown English -- $25,000 over 1 year to deliver the Pilas Family Literacy Program to low-income, immigrant Latino families with children ages 0-13 in Lane County
Open School Inc -- $100,000 over 3 years to build capacity at Open School East to expand services to youth of color from low-income families in East Multnomah County
OSLC Developments Inc -- $118,000 over 3 years to adapt an evidence-based school readiness program to better serve low-income Latino English language learners and their families in Lane County
Serendipity Center Inc -- $60,000 over 2 years to implement an evidence-based curriculum to improve outcomes for low-income K-12 students with mental and behavioral issues in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties
Environment
Center for Diversity & the Environment -- $50,000 over 1 year to support an environmental leadership program for youth of color statewide
Columbia Riverkeeper -- $25,000 over 1 year to increase engagement with Latino communities in Hood River and Wasco Counties to preserve and protect the Columbia River
Harney County Watershed Council Inc -- $20,000 over 1 year to support continued development of an Integrated Water Resource plan addressing water scarcity issues in rural Harney County
Northwest Earth Institute -- $15,000 over 1 year to support operations and sustainability programs statewide
Powder Basin Watershed Council -- $10,000 over 2 years to increase awareness about poor water quality in local rivers and streams and strengthen community participation in restoration activities in rural Baker, Malheur, Union, and Wallowa Counties
Health & Science
Coquille Indian Tribe -- $75,000 over 1 year to construct a new health and wellness center primarily serving Coquille Tribal members and other Native Americans in rural Coos County and adjacent areas
Familias en Acción -- $70,000 over 2 years to implement a culturally-specific food equity and advocacy curriculum to improve health outcomes for Latino mothers and their children statewide
Mental Health Association of Oregon -- $40,000 over 1 year to hire a full time human resources and diversity coordinator to improve human resource practices and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to strengthen supports for Oregon's mental health and addiction peer community
Mosaic Medical -- $75,000 over 1 year to purchase a new mobile medical clinic to serve homeless individuals in Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties
North by Northeast Community Health Center -- $40,000 over 2 years to support operations and health programs serving primarily low-income African American communities in Multnomah County
Oregon Family Support Network Inc -- $60,000 over 2 years to implement an online peer-support platform for low-income families and individuals experiencing mental illness
Humanities
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians -- $75,000 over 1 year to construct a Tribal Museum and Cultural Center in rural Coos Bay
Lane Library District -- $65,000 over 1 year to renovate and expand the Creswell Library to improve services for residents in rural Lane County
Portland Classical Chinese Garden -- $15,000 over 1 year to support operations and summer cultural programs in Portland
Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center Inc -- $40,000 over 2 years to hire an executive director and improve administrative systems to strengthen Native American-led public education and community building programs in rural Wallowa County