Focus Area | Organization | City | Grant Description | Date | Awarded |
Arts | Artists Repertory Theatre | Portland | Support a season of plays and related programs and events for Portland-area audiences | 2015 | $45,000 |
Arts | Astoria Music Festival | Astoria | Support festival programs on the northern Oregon coast and year-round capacity-building activities | 2015 | $10,000 |
Arts | Athena's Gem | Athena | Restore the historic Gem Theatre and Star Saloon to create a cultural arts center serving residents of rural Athena and surrounding communities | 2015 | $35,000 |
Arts | Ballet Fantastique | Eugene | Increase staffing levels to strengthen the Lane County dance company's organizational infrastructure | 2015 | $35,000 |
Arts | Broadway Rose Theatre Company | Tigard | Produce "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on the mainstage for audiences in the greater Portland area | 2015 | $12,000 |
Arts | Chamber Music Northwest | Portland | Support year-round chamber music programs, outreach, and operations in the Portland area | 2015 | $20,000 |
Arts | Crossroads Carnegie Art Center | Baker City | Increase staff hours to strengthen arts education and cultural programs for residents in rural Baker City | 2015 | $15,000 |
Arts | Disability Art and Culture Project | Portland | Expand staffing and audience development for an inclusive dance program serving youth with and without disabilities in the greater Portland area | 2015 | $5,000 |
Arts | Disjecta Contemporary Art Center | Portland | Support capacity-building to retain and attract key staff members and purchase technology equipment for art works presented to audiences in Portland | 2015 | $45,000 |
Arts | Eugene Ballet | Eugene | Purchase portable lighting equipment to expand touring to rural, underserved communities in Oregon | 2015 | $20,000 |
Arts | Eugene Concert Choir | Eugene | Support a season of choral music performances, education, and outreach for audiences in Lane County | 2015 | $9,000 |
Arts | Eugene Symphony Association | Eugene | Support 50th anniversary programs and operations for audiences in the southern Willamette Valley through a challenge match | 2015 | $20,000 |
Arts | Friends of Chamber Music | Portland | Present the Beethoven-Bartok Festival, a week-long series of concerts and programs for Portland-area audiences | 2015 | $8,000 |
Arts | Hand2Mouth Theatre | Portland | Produce "Time, A Fair Hustler," an original play exploring the evolution of Portland's at-risk, homeless, and LGBTQ youth culture | 2015 | $8,000 |
Arts | Imago, The Theatre Mask Ensemble | Portland | Premiere "Cloud" and present an adaptation of "Peer Gynt" for Portland audiences | 2015 | $30,000 |
Arts | Lake Arts Council | Lakeview | Present community and school concerts featuring a brass quintet from Mexico to engage more Latino audience members in rural Lakeview | 2015 | $3,000 |
Arts | Lane Arts Council | Eugene | Provide arts education and artist residencies in rural, underserved Lane County schools | 2015 | $10,000 |
Arts | Liberty Restoration | Astoria | Complete restorations on the second floor of the historic Liberty Theater to enhance functionality for performers and audiences in rural Clatsop County | 2015 | $15,000 |
Arts | Liberty Theatre Foundation | La Grande | Restore a historic theater venue to serve arts and community groups in rural Union County | 2015 | $15,000 |
Arts | MediaRites | Portland | Produce four staged readings and discussions featuring Asian American stories and actors in the Portland area | 2015 | $5,000 |
Arts | Metropolitan Youth Symphony | Portland | Develop musicianship through concerts and conduct outreach to low-income schools in the Portland area | 2015 | $12,000 |
Arts | Multnomah Arts Center Association | Portland | Renovate an auditorium at a community-based arts center in Southwest Portland | 2015 | $20,000 |
Arts | Northwest Children's Theater and School | Portland | Support operations, performances, and theater arts programs for children, including those with special needs, in the greater Portland area | 2015 | $15,000 |
Arts | Oregon Ballet Theatre | Portland | Support programs and operations, and outreach efforts to engage diverse audiences in the Portland area | 2015 | $80,000 |
Arts | Oregon Repertory Singers | Portland | Hire a new executive director to manage choral music education and performances in Portland | 2015 | $7,500 |
Arts | Oregon Symphony Association | Portland | Support programs and operations for Portland-area audiences | 2015 | $100,000 |
Arts | PassinArt: A Theatre Company | Portland | Produce a season of three plays and related programming reflecting African American perspectives for Portland-area audiences | 2015 | $15,000 |
Arts | Peter Britt Gardens Music and Arts Festival Association | Medford | Support the Classical Festival in rural Jacksonville and increase access for underserved adults, seniors, and students | 2015 | $17,000 |
Arts | PHAME Academy | Portland | Launch a Portland-area leadership development and community engagement program for young and older adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities | 2015 | $15,000 |
Arts | Portland Art Museum | Portland | Support exhibitions and programs for patrons and visitors to Portland | 2015 | $100,000 |
Arts | The Portland Ballet | Portland | Create a co-artistic director position to provide advanced training for young dancers and expand outreach into diverse communities in the greater Portland area | 2015 | $15,000 |
Arts | Portland Center Stage | Portland | Present a season of plays, arts enrichment, and education/outreach programs for audiences in the Portland area | 2015 | $100,000 |
Arts | Portland Festival Symphony | Portland | Provide free summer concerts in Portland parks, and support a salaried artistic director position and new office space through a challenge match | 2015 | $20,000 |
Arts | Portland Opera Association | Portland | Support programs, statewide touring, and a transition to a summer programming schedule for Portland-area audiences | 2015 | $120,000 |
Arts | Portland Playhouse | Portland | Produce "Mr. Burns - A Post-Electric Play" for Portland-area audiences | 2015 | $15,000 |
Arts | Portland Revels | Portland | Produce "Christmas Revels" featuring the music, dance, and storytelling traditions of Irish immigrants in the late 1800s for audiences in the Portland area | 2015 | $7,000 |
Arts | Portland Symphonic Choir | Portland | Produce "A Child of Our Times," an oratorio inspired by events surrounding the Holocaust and performed for Portland-area audiences | 2015 | $10,000 |
Arts | Portland Youth Philharmonic Association | Portland | Provide education and outreach programs for young musicians and school audiences | 2015 | $15,000 |
Arts | Red Octopus Theatre Company | Newport | Contract a professional set designer for a production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in rural Lincoln County | 2015 | $4,000 |
Arts | Rogue Valley Chorale Association | Medford | Produce "Misa Azteca" and increase outreach to Latino audiences in Jackson County | 2015 | $4,000 |
Arts | Ross Ragland Theater | Klamath Falls | Provide outreach and arts education programs for underserved rural children and youth in the Klamath Basin region | 2015 | $10,000 |
Arts | Salem Chamber Orchestra | Salem | Present concerts and related education and outreach activities for audiences in the mid-Willamette Valley | 2015 | $6,000 |
Arts | Siletz Bay Music Festival | Lincoln City | Provide musical performances for local audiences and visitors in the Lincoln City area. | 2015 | $6,000 |
Arts | Third Angle New Music Ensemble | Portland | Present a site-specific, collaborative musical installation at the Mt. Angel Abbey Library featuring contemporary choral and chamber works by Finnish composers | 2015 | $5,500 |
Arts | Third Rail Repertory Theatre | Portland | Support programs and operations for audiences in the greater Portland area | 2015 | $12,000 |
Arts | Umpqua Valley Arts Association | Roseburg | Support operations and programs promoting arts education and art appreciation for residents in rural Douglas County | 2015 | $24,000 |
Arts | Young Audiences of Oregon | Portland | Expand arts education programs for K-12 students in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington county schools | 2015 | $50,000 |
Arts | Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon | Medford | Provide music education and outreach programs for youth in rural Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath counties | 2015 | $7,500 |
Children-Youth | Albertina Kerr Centers | Portland | Renovate a building on the Gresham campus to increase coordination and delivery of mental health services to children and their families | 2015 | $150,000 |
Children-Youth | AntFarm | Sandy | Expand internships in northeast Clackamas County to develop employment skills in local and at-risk youth | 2015 | $20,000 |
Children-Youth | Arc of Lane County | Springfield | Purchase technology and sensory equipment for facilities in Springfield and Eugene serving school-age children with complex cognitive needs, many of whom need behavioral or medical support | 2015 | $22,000 |
Children-Youth | Bienestar | Hillsboro | Expand a kindergarten readiness program in Washington County for low-income Latino resident families with young children ages 2-4 | 2015 | $45,000 |
Children-Youth | Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area | Portland | Construct a clubhouse to serve at-risk youth in Rockwood, a diverse, underserved, low-income neighborhood in east Multnomah County | 2015 | $300,000 |
Children-Youth | Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley | Grants Pass | Renovate a clubhouse to expand teen programs for underserved youth in the Grants Pass area | 2015 | $25,000 |
Children-Youth | Camp Fire Columbia | Portland | Provide year-round programming and mentoring for at-risk, low-income students and students of color attending middle schools in the Portland Public School District | 2015 | $20,000 |
Children-Youth | CASA of Marion County | Salem | Hire a full-time program manager position to increase organizational capacity and serve more children at-risk of abuse and neglect in Marion County | 2015 | $45,000 |
Children-Youth | Central Oregon Disability Support Network | Bend | Increase staffing to create online augmentative and alternative communication device training for children with speech impairments and their families across Oregon | 2015 | $25,000 |
Children-Youth | Children First for Oregon | Portland | Provide operating support to launch United for Kids, a collaborative initiative to reduce economic, health, and educational disparities for Oregon children. | 2015 | $40,000 |
Children-Youth | The Circus Project | Portland | Expand staffing and programs to serve more homeless and at-risk youth in Portland | 2015 | $35,000 |
Children-Youth | Creating Memories for Disabled Children | Enterprise | Renovate the Lodge at Camp Wallowa in Northeastern Oregon to provide outdoor experiences for children with disabilities | 2015 | $10,000 |
Children-Youth | Family Building Blocks | Salem | Expand parent engagement, leadership development, and peer support for low-income, at-risk parents receiving relief nursery services in Salem | 2015 | $30,000 |
Children-Youth | Hands and Voices of Oregon | Portland | Support a peer-based resource and information network to assist and connect parents of Oregon children with hearing disabilities | 2015 | $2,000 |
Children-Youth | Heart of Oregon Corps | Bend | Employ at-risk teens to restore public lands through a summer conservation program in Central Oregon | 2015 | $12,000 |
Children-Youth | J Bar J Youth Services | Bend | Provide Big Brothers Big Sisters community-based mentoring for at-risk youth in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties | 2015 | $15,000 |
Children-Youth | Kinship House | Portland | Establish new office and clinical areas to serve more Portland-area children transitioning to reunification or adoption in the Portland metro area | 2015 | $25,000 |
Children-Youth | Liberty House | Salem | Hire a mental health program manager to consult with children and their families dealing with concerns of sexual and physical abuse in Marion and Polk counties | 2015 | $80,000 |
Children-Youth | Maslow Project | Medford | Expand outreach and programs serving homeless youth and families in Jackson County | 2015 | $30,000 |
Children-Youth | Northwest Family Services | Portland | Increase staff positions to implement a curriculum in middle and high schools to prevent human trafficking in Portland | 2015 | $50,000 |
Children-Youth | Northwest Outward Bound School | Portland | Support the Pinnacle Scholarship fund to enable low-income Oregon youth to participate in a wilderness mentoring program | 2015 | $10,000 |
Children-Youth | Oregon CASA Network | Springfield | Provide programs to ensure quality standards and sustainability for CASA programs across Oregon | 2015 | $20,000 |
Children-Youth | p:ear | Portland | Hire an education coordinator to expand educational programs for homeless and marginalized youth in Portland through a challenge grant | 2015 | $75,000 |
Children-Youth | PlayWrite | Portland | Support programs and operations to provide positive intervention strategies serving a divese group of marginalized Portland-area youth impacted by trauma | 2015 | $25,000 |
Children-Youth | REAP | Portland | Support a culturally focused leadership program for at-risk, African American males in Portland-area middle and high schools | 2015 | $100,000 |
Children-Youth | Ronald McDonald House Charities | Portland | Renovate a facility providing temporary housing for families with critically ill children who are receiving medical treatment at Portland-area hospitals | 2015 | $125,000 |
Children-Youth | Southern Oregon Child and Family Council | Central Point | Support family-centered literacy and educational programs for low-income Latino children and parents in rural Jackson County | 2015 | $35,000 |
Children-Youth | The Piece/Camp Odyssey | Portland | Support a youth summit and year-round activities to promote civic engagement, social justice, and leadership among Oregon high school youth and young adults representing a mix of ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds | 2015 | $8,000 |
Children-Youth | Treasure Valley Children's Relief Nursery | Ontario | Support child therapy and family-centered programs to strengthen the stability of at-risk families in rural Malheur County | 2015 | $40,000 |
Children-Youth | United Community Action Network | Roseburg | Construct an early childhood service center to expand services and centralize community-based resources on one campus for low-income, high-risk families in Douglas County | 2015 | $110,000 |
Children-Youth | Youth Villages | Marylhurst | Implement a transitional living program for young adults in Oregon aging out of foster care | 2015 | $150,000 |
Community-Welfare | Albina Opportunities Corporation | Portland | Expand financial lending services for underserved women-, minority-, and immigrant-owned businesses in the Portland area | 2015 | $75,000 |
Community-Welfare | AllOne Community Services | Portland | Renovate a facility to expand transitional housing and support for homeless women with children in North Portland | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | American Red Cross, Oregon Trail Chapter | Portland | Purchase a new bloodmobile to serve Southern Oregon communities | 2015 | $75,000 |
Community-Welfare | Benton Furniture Share | Corvallis | Increase staffing levels to expand furniture redistribution to vulnerable, low-income households in Linn and Benton counties and surrounding rural areas | 2015 | $12,000 |
Community-Welfare | Bethlehem Inn | Bend | Provide shelter and support services for homeless individuals and families in Central Oregon through a challenge match | 2015 | $20,000 |
Community-Welfare | Bradley Angle House | Portland | Support operations and renovate bathroom and kitchen areas at a domestic violence shelter serving at-risk women and children in Multnomah County | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | Breast Friends | Tigard | Hire a healthcare liaison position to conduct outreach across Oregon and increase the organization’s capacity to serve women battling cancer | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | Bridge Meadows | Portland | Create an intergenerational housing community in Beaverton for foster children and their adoptive parents, and low- and moderate-income elders | 2015 | $150,000 |
Community-Welfare | Catholic Community Services of Lane County | Springfield | Launch a collaborative project to provide coordinated day services for homeless families with children in the Springfield area | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation | Portland | Expand the Asking Saves Kids (ASK) campaign in Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley, raise awareness of community turn-in events, and enhance the agency’s website | 2015 | $10,000 |
Community-Welfare | Clackamas Service Center | Clackamas | Expand food and wraparound social services for low-income individuals and families in Clackamas County through a challenge grant | 2015 | $20,000 |
Community-Welfare | CODA (Comprehensive Options for Drug Abusers) | Portland | Remodel a facility to expand treatment services for adults with substance abuse and mental health issues in the greater Portland area | 2015 | $104,645 |
Community-Welfare | The Dougy Center | Portland | Expand counseling and bereavement support for children, young adults, and families in the Portland area | 2015 | $45,000 |
Community-Welfare | Folk-Time | Portland | Provide peer-delivered support and socialization in Northeast Portland for adults living with persistent mental illness | 2015 | $15,000 |
Community-Welfare | Food for Lane County | Eugene | Purchase warehouse racks to increase strorage capacity to serve more low-income, food insecure seniors in Lane County | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | FoodWaves | Milwaukie | Develop and deliver hands-on garden education programs for staff, low-income children, and families at six Head Start sites in Clackamas County | 2015 | $5,000 |
Community-Welfare | Grace Center for Adult Day Care | Corvallis | Purchase a facility to house day programs and services for Corvallis-area adults with cognitive and physical impairments, the majority of whom are low-income | 2015 | $40,000 |
Community-Welfare | Grow Portland | Portland | Transform three unused urban properties into community gardens to serve low-income and communities of color in East Portland | 2015 | $20,000 |
Community-Welfare | Habitat for Humanity of Oregon | Portland | Provide funding, training, and technical assistance to Habitat affiliates across Oregon to position them to provide housing and home repair assistance to low-income seniors, families, and individuals with disabilities | 2015 | $80,000 |
Community-Welfare | Hacienda Community Development Corporation | Portland | Hire a project manager and data manager to incorporate financial coaching into all agency services to promote asset-building for low- and moderate-income Latino families in Portland | 2015 | $90,000 |
Community-Welfare | The Harbor | Astoria | Renovate a building to centralize operations and prevention/intervention programs for survivors and individuals at-risk for domestic and sexual violence in Clatsop County | 2015 | $50,000 |
Community-Welfare | Jewish Family & Child Service | Portland | Support wraparound services and operations serving low-income adults, families, and seniors in the greater Portland area, primarily from Jewish and immigrant communities. | 2015 | $15,000 |
Community-Welfare | City of John Day | John Day | Construct and furnish a community meeting space in the new fire station in rural Grant County | 2015 | $40,000 |
Community-Welfare | The Latino Community Association | Bend | Sustain a full-time assistant director position to oversee programs that address critical needs of low-income Latino individuals and families with limited English-language proficiency and limited formal education who live in Central Oregon | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | Latino Network | Portland | Support operations and purchase furniture and equipment for a new meeting space serving Latino-led groups and organizations in the Portland area | 2015 | $40,000 |
Community-Welfare | Living Yoga | Portland | Expand trauma-informed yoga classes to serve at-risk youth and adults in correctional facilities, treatment centers, and community programs in the greater Portland area through a challenge match | 2015 | $10,000 |
Community-Welfare | Lotus Rising Project | Medford | Support programs and operations serving LGBTQ youth in Southern Oregon | 2015 | $7,500 |
Community-Welfare | Luke-Dorf | Tigard | Increase staffing to expand employment services for adults with chronic mental illness in the Portland metropolitan area | 2015 | $45,000 |
Community-Welfare | Lutheran Community Services Northwest | Beaverton | Provide supportive services and transitional housing for homeless Washington County women in recovery and their children | 2015 | $10,000 |
Community-Welfare | Macdonald Center | Portland | Expand outreach and visitation programs for veterans, seniors, and low-income individuals with disabilities residing in Portland, and increase contributions through a challenge match | 2015 | $30,000 |
Community-Welfare | Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District | Baker City | Purchase a water tender (tanker truck) for a remote, rural fire district in Baker County | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | Friends of Menucha Foundation | Corbett | Purchase and install energy-efficient windows in the main building of a nonprofit conference center in east Multnomah County | 2015 | $40,000 |
Community-Welfare | Mercy Corps Northwest | Portland | Hire a .5FTE project manager and build an investor education website to support a Community Investment Trust for ethnically diverse residents in an under-resourced, low-income neighborhood in East Portland | 2015 | $120,000 |
Community-Welfare | Metropolitan Contractors Improvement Partnership | Portland | Expand staffing and technical assistance capacity to increase the number of minority-owned and operated firms hired for construction projects in the greater Portland area and Salem | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | Mid-Columbia Senior Center | The Dalles | Construct an elevator and enclose an exterior stairway to provide access to all levels of a senior center facility for those experiencing mobility limitations in the Columbia Gorge-area | 2015 | $20,000 |
Community-Welfare | Friends of the Monmouth Senior Center | Monmouth | Expand a facility to increase senior programming and create intergenerational meeting spaces for residents in Polk County | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp | Portland | Create a part-time assistant program director position to increase outdoor programming for youth and adults with cognitive, developmental, and physical disabilities | 2015 | $35,000 |
Community-Welfare | Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) | Portland | Support culturally specific leadership development programs involving the African American, African Immigrant and Refugee, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino, Native American, and Slavic communities in the greater Portland area, and program administration by the Coalition of Communities of Color | 2015 | $400,000 |
Community-Welfare | Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation (NEDCO) | Springfield | Renovate an apartment complex to provide affordable housing for underserved Lane County youth transitioning from foster care to independence | 2015 | $50,000 |
Community-Welfare | Northwest Pilot Project | Portland | Expand housing and support services to more low-income seniors at risk of and experiencing homelessness in Portland | 2015 | $30,000 |
Community-Welfare | Opportunity Village Eugene | Eugene | Build a housing community of tiny, affordable homes in Lane County to enable low-income, formerly homeless households to build assets; and increase contributions to the housing project through a challenge match. | 2015 | $40,000 |
Community-Welfare | Oregon Community Foundation/DACA Pooled Fund | Portland | Provide legal services to immigrant youth in Oregon who may qualify for Deferred Action | 2015 | $75,000 |
Community-Welfare | Oregon Food Bank | Portland | Purchase a cooler and production line equipment to improve sanitation and packing processes that increase availability of fresh produce to food-insecure Oregonians across the state | 2015 | $200,000 |
Community-Welfare | Oregon Justice Resource Center | Portland | Hire a project director to launch two programs to reduce recidivism for formerly incarcerated individuals primarily from communities of color, and for Native American women incarerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville | 2015 | $35,000 |
Community-Welfare | Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation | Portland | Support operation of an optical finishing lab providing eyeglasses for low-income, underinsured Oregonians statewide | 2015 | $50,000 |
Community-Welfare | Oregon Supported Living Program | Eugene | Sustain a project coordinator position and expand inclusive arts and culture opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Lane County | 2015 | $30,000 |
Community-Welfare | Portland Community Toolbank | Portland | Build out a utility room and purchase tools for a tool lending program serving Portland-area nonprofits | 2015 | $20,000 |
Community-Welfare | Portland Women's Crisis Line | Portland | Hire a crisis-line specialist position and upgrade technology to increase the organization’s capacity to provide crisis-line services to survivors of domestic violence in Multnomah County | 2015 | $31,000 |
Community-Welfare | Project Access NOW | Portland | Strengthen the shared organizational infrastructure among the collaborating organizations in the Rockwood Pathways Project to connect families in need to appropriate health, education, and social service resources in the Rockwood neighborhood | 2015 | $150,000 |
Community-Welfare | Quadriplegics United Against Dependency | Portland | Purchase and install accessibility equipment to create barrier-free affordable housing in Gresham serving low-income individuals with severe mobility limitations and seniors | 2015 | $75,000 |
Community-Welfare | Reaching Our Community | Grants Pass | Add a .5FTE administrative assistant position to support food pantry operations for low-income families, housebound individuals, and seniors in rural Josephine County | 2015 | $23,000 |
Community-Welfare | Rebuilding Together Portland Oregon | Portland | Provide free home repair for low-income homeowners in Portland, primarily individuals with disabilities, the elderly, and veterans | 2015 | $5,000 |
Community-Welfare | Rebuilding Together Washington County | Beaverton | Provide free home repair for low-income homeowners in Washington County, primarily individuals with disabilities, the elderly, and veterans | 2015 | $5,000 |
Community-Welfare | Sacred Art of Living Center | Bend | Complete and launch a web-based caregiver education curriculum for professional and home-based caregivers in Oregon | 2015 | $80,000 |
Community-Welfare | Saving Grace Imagine Life Without Violence | Bend | Support a lethality protocol to provide on-call and follow-up services to individuals at high risk for escalation of domestic violence in Central Oregon | 2015 | $20,000 |
Community-Welfare | Shelter from the Storm | La Grande | Purchase a buildign to house domestic violence and sexual assault intervention and prevention programs in Union County | 2015 | $40,000 |
Community-Welfare | Sisters of the Road | Portland | Provide meals and support services in Portland to individuals experiencing poverty and homelessness through a challenge match | 2015 | $20,000 |
Community-Welfare | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Rogue Valley District Council | Medford | Expand rest stop, shower, and laundry facilities for low-income and homeless individuals and families in Jackson County | 2015 | $20,000 |
Community-Welfare | Special Olympics Oregon | Portland | Implement a year-round fitness and nutrition initiative for individuals with intellectual disabilities | 2015 | $75,000 |
Community-Welfare | St. Andrew Legal Clinic | Portland | Provide access to legal services for low-income working adults and families in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Columbia, and Yamhill counties | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | St. Vincent de Paul Society of Bend | Bend | Renovate a retail building that supports assistance programs for low-income and distressed individuals and families in the Bend area | 2015 | $14,000 |
Community-Welfare | St. Vincent de Paul Society of Crook County | Prineville | Purchase a refrigerated truck to ensure the safe handling of perishable food for low-income individuals and families in rural Crook County | 2015 | $14,500 |
Community-Welfare | Store to Door | Portland | Expand a grocery delivery program to promote independent living for low-income, homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities in the greater Portland area | 2015 | $45,000 |
Community-Welfare | Tillamook County Women's Resource Center | Tillamook | Co-locate a part-time domestic violence advocate at a north Tillamook County clinic to cross train medical staff and provide intervention and support to at-risk individuals | 2015 | $20,000 |
Community-Welfare | Tualatin Hills Park Foundation | Beaverton | Purchase adaptive equipment and add adaptive features to expand access to recreational activities for people with disabilities at a new community sports park in Washington County | 2015 | $50,000 |
Community-Welfare | VOZ Workers' Rights Education Project | Portland | Expand staffing and purchase computers to support workforce development and culturally-responsive services for low-income Latino and immigrant day laborers in Portland | 2015 | $20,000 |
Community-Welfare | The Well Arts Institute | Portland | Support Portland-area productions based on the oral histories of female service veterans who have experienced sexual trauma | 2015 | $3,500 |
Community-Welfare | Willamette Valley Law Project | Woodburn | Develop and implement a bilingual training program for staff, volunteers, and interns to expand immigration and social service support for low-income, Latino immigrant farmworkers in the mid-Willamette Valley | 2015 | $25,000 |
Community-Welfare | YWCA of Greater Portland | Portland | Provide opportunities, safety, and support for a diverse mix of low-income women and girls of all ages in the Portland area through a challenge match. | 2015 | $75,000 |
Education | Airway Science for Kids | Portland | Upgrade technology and increase staffing to expand STEM education through aeronautics for middle school students, primarily targeting girls, low-income students, and students of color in Portland and Hillsboro | 2015 | $50,000 |
Education | All Hands Raised | Portland | Coordinate a collaborative partnership for the Cradle to Career initiative to insure equity and improve educational outcomes for all children and youth, ages 0-24, in Multnomah County | 2015 | $150,000 |
Education | Community Transitional School | Portland | Construct an additional classroom to serve more pre-K students from homeless families in Portland | 2015 | $30,000 |
Education | Concordia University | Portland | Construct a new College of Education and community wellness center for a collaborative teacher education model predominately serving low-income K-8 African American, Hispanic, and ELL students/families in NE Portland | 2015 | $200,000 |
Education | Downtown English | Springfield | Support a family-centered English language acquisition and literacy program for low-income Latino families with preschool through middle school children in Lane County | 2015 | $10,000 |
Education | Marylhurst University | Marylhurst | Expand The Art Gym's staffing and programs, make facility improvements, and increase capacity to serve as a resource for Pacific Northwest artists | 2015 | $125,000 |
Education | Minds Matter of Portland | Portland | Mentor and tutor a culturally diverse group of low-income, Portland-area high school students who are motivated to enter and complete college | 2015 | $10,000 |
Education | Mt. Scott Park Center for Learning | Portland | Provide training, mentorship, and support for at-risk students and recent high school graduates as they transition from high school into post-secondary education and career pathways | 2015 | $20,000 |
Education | Open Meadow Alternative Schools | Portland | Construct a school facility to serve at-risk youth, youth of color, and low-income youth in an underserved east Multnomah County community | 2015 | $250,000 |
Education | Oregon Community Foundation/Community 101 | Portland | Support a school-based service-learning program for high school students | 2015 | $25,000 |
Education | Oregon Episcopal School | Portland | Construct a new building to serve pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade students in the greater Portland area | 2015 | $250,000 |
Education | Portland Youthbuilders | Portland | Implement strategic efforts to improve education, work, and leadership outcomes for low-income, at-risk youth who have dropped out of Portland high schools, and strengthen organizational sustainability | 2015 | $45,000 |
Education | Salem Schools Foundation/Salem-Keizer Education Foundation | Salem | Renovate a building to serve as a college and career readiness hub primarily targeting low-income, minority, and ELL students, and first-generation high school graduates in the Salem-Keizer-area | 2015 | $50,000 |
Education | Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality | Salem | Expand early learning and parent engagement programs for low-income Latino families with young children in the Salem-Keizer School District | 2015 | $60,000 |
Education | ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum | Ashland | Add one classroom and renovate an existing classroom for K-12 science education programs in rural Southern Oregon | 2015 | $75,000 |
Education | Stand for Children Leadership Center | Portland | Strengthen parent engagement programs in the Reynolds School District to improve educational outcomes for Latino English Language Learners in east Multnomah County | 2015 | $25,000 |
Education | Teaching Preschool Partners | Gladstone | Hire a mentor teacher position for demonstration preschools promoting best education practices for at-risk children, including those with special needs, in low-income east Multnomah County neighborhoods | 2015 | $30,000 |
Education | Tucker-Maxon Oral School | Portland | Upgrade the school’s FM transmitter/receiver system for Portland-area students with hearing loss or impairment | 2015 | $30,000 |
Environment | Deschutes River Conservancy | Bend | Coordinate and implement a collaborative water management plan to improve stream flow and water quality in the Upper Deschutes River | 2015 | $50,000 |
Environment | The Great Basin Society | Princeton | Renovate Malcolm Hall, the educational and administrative center of Malheur Field Station in Harney County | 2015 | $35,000 |
Environment | Leach Garden Friends | Portland | Hire a .75FTE volunteer coordinator to expand and diversify the volunteer corps with representatives from local Vietnamese, Latino, and Slavic communities to assist with the construction of a new botanical garden | 2015 | $82,000 |
Environment | McKenzie River Trust | Eugene | Hire an associate director to increase the organization's capacity to conserve land and river habitats in Western Oregon | 2015 | $60,000 |
Environment | Northwest Earth Institute | Portland | Support operations to engage Oregonians in activities that promote sustainability and social justice | 2015 | $25,000 |
Environment | Oregon Zoo Foundation | Portland | Equip and furnish classrooms and provide interactive exhibits for a new Zoo education center in Portland, and expand teen programs, including employment for teen presenters from low-income communities of color | 2015 | $80,000 |
Environment | Sandy River Basin Watershed Council | Gresham | Hire a .5FTE project coordinator and support tribal cultural educators to provide outdoor environmental education for diverse groups of elementary and middle school students from NE Portland, many of whom are low-income | 2015 | $40,000 |
Environment | Tualatin Riverkeepers | Tualatin | Support programs and operations to strengthen equity, diversity, and inclusion of culturally diverse residents living in the Tualatin watershed | 2015 | $15,000 |
Environment | Wild Salmon Center | Portland | Create and implement a replicable model to ensure the health of wild coho ecosystems while sustaining working timber and agricultural lands in Oregon's coastal areas | 2015 | $20,000 |
Environment | Willamette Riverkeeper | Portland | Restore native vegetation on Norwood Island and provide education and conservation opportunities to the public | 2015 | $35,000 |
Environment | World Forestry Center | Portland | Upgrade lighting in Miller and Merlo halls, and phones and water mains campus-wide in Portland | 2015 | $100,000 |
Health and Science | Healthy Beginnings | Bend | Launch vision, hearing, behavior, and developmental screenings in daycares and preschools for primarily low-income and underserved pre-K children in rural Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, and Klamath counties | 2015 | $30,000 |
Health and Science | Familias en Acción | Portland | Create a replicable, team-based health care model that integrates community health workers to provide culturally relevant care for Portland-area Latinos diagnosed with chronic disease | 2015 | $90,000 |
Health and Science | Healthy U | Cave Junction | Expand fitness and nutrition classes, and health-promoting events for low-income residents and individuals with disabilities and/or compromised health in rural Illinois Valley | 2015 | $24,936 |
Health and Science | Housecall Providers | Portland | Implement an in-home palliative care program serving medically fragile seniors in the Portland area | 2015 | $110,000 |
Health and Science | Kemple Memorial Children's Dental Clinic | Bend | Purchase technology and dental equipment to provide pro bono dental services for K-12 school children from low-income families in Central Oregon | 2015 | $10,450 |
Health and Science | La Clinica del Valle Family Health Care Center | Medford | Construct a wellness center in Medford to expand affordable primary health care services to more low-income residents in Jackson County | 2015 | $200,000 |
Health and Science | North by Northeast Community Health Center | Portland | Increase staffing to serve more patients and implement electronic records management for a clinic primarily serving low-income African American patients in Portland | 2015 | $45,000 |
Health and Science | Northeast Oregon Network (NEON) | La Grande | Deliver health management classes for seniors and individuals with chronic disease, and educate parents on children's health issues across rural Baker, Union, and Wallowa counties | 2015 | $47,500 |
Health and Science | Planned Parenthood Health Services of Southwestern Oregon | Eugene | Train staff to implement technology and expand reproductive and primary care services to more low-income and/or newly insured youth and adults, and members of LGBTQ and Hispanic communities in Southwestern Oregon | 2015 | $50,000 |
Health and Science | Returning Veterans Project | Portland | Expand access to pro bono therapeutic and holistic care for Oregon's post-9/11 veterans and their families | 2015 | $11,000 |
Health and Science | Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario | Ontario | Purchase and equip a medical van for nutrition and health education, health screenings, and outreach to low-income residents in rural Malheur County | 2015 | $32,880 |
Health and Science | Southwest Community Health Center | Portland | Support operations and programs providing medical services for low-income and uninsured individuals in Southwest Portland and Hillsboro. | 2015 | $25,000 |
Health and Science | Spoon Foundation | Portland | Develop, implement, and evaluate a pilot training program addressing nutrition and feeding issues for Lane County foster parents and child welfare professionals to improve the development and wellbeing of Oregon foster children | 2015 | $21,500 |
Health and Science | Volunteers in Medicine Clinic | Springfield | Hire a pharmacist to manage distribution of pharmaceuticals to low-income, medically underserved, underinsured, and uninsured individuals in Lane County | 2015 | $45,000 |
Humanities | Caldera | Portland | Provide year-long arts education and mentoring to low-income and at-risk middle and high school students, the majority of whom are students of color in Portland and Central Oregon, and incorporate agency-wide equity policies and practices | 2015 | $40,000 |
Humanities | Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians | Roseburg | Hire a youth development coordinator to integrate Tribal cultural elements into enrichment programs for underserved Cow Creek youth, and deliver early learning programs to families with young children in rural Coos County | 2015 | $37,700 |
Humanities | Enterprise Public Library | Enterprise | Construct an addition and install a lift to provide full library access to individuals with mobility issues in rural Wallowa County | 2015 | $50,000 |
Humanities | Hollywood Theatre | Portland | Repair the roof and facade of a historic Portland-area theater offering diverse cultural programming and films | 2015 | $25,000 |
Humanities | Fishtrap | Enterprise | Support programs and operations to promote literary arts in rural northeastern Oregon | 2015 | $20,000 |
Humanities | City of Halsey | Halsey | Convert the former City Hall into a public library for rural residents of Linn County | 2015 | $10,800 |
Humanities | High Desert Museum | Bend | Renovate an interactive otter and riparian ecosystem exhibit for visitors to the Central Oregon museum | 2015 | $40,000 |
Humanities | Japanese Garden Society of Oregon | Portland | Build new garden areas and facilities to accommodate increases in visitor attendance and educational/cultural programming in Portland | 2015 | $750,000 |
Humanities | Josephy Center for Arts and Culture | Joseph | Support programs and exhibits for residents and visitors in rural Wallowa County | 2015 | $15,000 |
Humanities | KBOO Foundation | Portland | Construct a radio production/digital editing studio at a radio station providing a diverse mix of community programming produced in Portland | 2015 | $10,000 |
Humanities | Know Your City | Portland | Increase a program coordinator position to facilitate more multidisciplinary art programs that connect individuals to the historical, cultural, social, and political character of Portland | 2015 | $10,000 |
Humanities | Kukatonon | Portland | Support programs and operations that provide arts education and cultural enrichment for Portland-area children who are predominantly from African and African-American families, many of whom are low-income | 2015 | $5,000 |
Humanities | The Library Foundation | Portland | Expand early childhood literacy outreach and programming for young children from low-income, underserved, and immigrant families in Multnomah County | 2015 | $200,000 |
Humanities | Literary Arts | Portland | Support Writers in the Schools programs in the Portland area taught by a diverse group of authors, and Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships, including a Writers of Color fellowship | 2015 | $24,000 |
Humanities | Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center | Enterprise | Support a half-time executive director position to build organizational capacity and coordinate programs in rural Wallowa County that preserve and share the history of multi-ethnic logging communities in Oregon | 2015 | $15,000 |
Humanities | City of Milton-Freewater | Milton-Freewater | Present a series of cultural events culminating with a bilingual play to foster communication between Latino and Anglo residents in Milton-Freewater | 2015 | $20,000 |
Humanities | Obo Addy Legacy Project | Portland | Expand staffing to increase culturally focused African arts education/integration programs for students in low-income, ethnically diverse Multnomah County schools | 2015 | $18,000 |
Humanities | Old Church Society | Portland | Upgrade the church's auditorium to attract new performers and audiences in Portland | 2015 | $25,000 |
Humanities | Open Hearts Open Minds | Portland | Provide theater and literary arts programming to incarcerated women at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville | 2015 | $6,000 |
Humanities | Oregon City Library Foundation | Oregon City | Expand the library facility and purchase equipment and technology to serve residents of Oregon City through a challenge match | 2015 | $25,000 |
Humanities | Oregon Council for the Humanities | Portland | Provide a humanities course for low-income individuals in the Portland area and a summer humanities camp for a diverse mix of teens and high school faculty from across Oregon | 2015 | $18,000 |
Humanities | Oregon Historical Society | Portland | Upgrade digital management technology and increase staffing to improve public access to collections | 2015 | $200,000 |
Humanities | Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education | Portland | Expand education staffing to create new multi-cultural, standards-based education programs about the Holocaust for middle and high school students in the greater Portland area and enhance other educational offerings | 2015 | $40,000 |
Humanities | Oregon Nikkei Endowment | Portland | Develop a media literacy curriculum for Portland-area middle school educators utilizing anti-Japanese propaganda from WWII | 2015 | $40,000 |
Humanities | Oregon Poetry Association | Portland | Support the Oregon Student Poetry Contest for students across the state | 2015 | $1,600 |
Humanities | Painted Sky | Portland | Connect reservation- and urban-based Native American youth in Oregon to their cultural roots through traditional dance instruction and performances | 2015 | $6,000 |
Humanities | Lan Su Chinese Garden | Portland | Enhance activities and programs about Chinese culture to engage children and families in Portland | 2015 | $20,000 |
Humanities | RASIKA Society for Arts of India | Portland | Produce an original multidisciplinary dance performance that introduces traditional East Indian dance forms and culture to Portland area audiences | 2015 | $7,000 |
Humanities | Southern Oregon Film Society | Ashland | Support programs and operations to ensure organizational sustainability and provide cultural enrichment for audiences in the rural Ashland area | 2015 | $25,000 |
Humanities | Friends of Timberline | Portland | Upgrade lighting and electrical systems to illuminate artwork displays in the historic Timberline Lodge | 2015 | $35,000 |
Humanities | Umatilla County Historical Society | Pendleton | Purchase a building to relocate the agency's thrift store enterprise in Pendleton | 2015 | $25,000 |
Humanities | Wisdom of the Elders | Portland | Hire a deputy director and support a leadership transition to ensure sustainability of culturally based programs connecting Native youth to Native American elders and traditions | 2015 | $45,000 |
Religion | Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon | Portland | Present the 2015 Collins lecture, support operations, and engage faith communities statewide in service to culturally diverse, at-risk youth, adults, and families struggling with poverty, homelessness, and food insecurity, through a challenge grant | 2015 | $150,000 |
Religion | United Methodist Church, Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference | Portland | Strengthen and revitalize ministries throughout Oregon and advance full LGBTQ inclusion in the greater United Methodist Church | 2015 | $155,000 |