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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
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
e748cd02-cd6d-43f2-b644-4044246994dd
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
d47d2990-30d3-4738-a39c-0464b3e818e8
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
3ff42017-ed4a-4ab2-a15e-726b8817dc45
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
c6c53e55-7ea2-4429-9abb-594dc7d7a71f
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
f25d7b13-08e4-4eef-8402-2aefc6c56198
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
166eca53-38f6-4f20-9fa4-16da8be30c26
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
87902858-1106-487f-bed8-a38c2246910f
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
ae00fb18-cb3c-4a61-b18b-7c7bac8fec37
BEAT Children's Theatre
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$7,000
2023
one year operating support for children's theatre in Bend
Responsive
Responsive
a4548141-4688-440c-a2c4-3bc0c94d4049
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
The Dalles Art Association
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$9,800
2023
one year operating support for gallery, exhibitions and youth arts education programming
Responsive
Responsive
a39940cd-698f-4e1b-86bc-917d198b3744
Community Center for the Performing Arts | WOW Hall
website ›
Arts
$24,000
2023
one year operating support for community center for the performing arts
Responsive
Responsive
45165806-a87e-4b37-8c12-b3cfdb90336c
Willamette Valley Symphony
website ›
Arts
$1,300
2023
one year operating support for volunteer symphonic orchestra
Responsive
Responsive
87a657a6-3767-47f2-b1d8-ad367b071cb1
Performance Works NW
website ›
Arts
$3,800
2023
one year operating support for contemporary performance, venue, and artists residencies
Responsive
Responsive
2852183e-1b8d-416d-80ec-ed0a9b87c440
Rogue Valley Wind Ensemble, dba Rogue Valley Symphonic Band
website ›
Arts
$2,800
2023
one year operating support for symphonic band in southern Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
a94666d1-6af1-497e-a7ac-72e2163dd4af
Outside the Frame
website ›
Arts
$40,000
2023
one year operating support for filmmaking program for unhoused and marginalized youth
Responsive
Responsive
98e1e7d9-1704-4bf7-910d-a8ff8604369b
Rogue Theater Company - sponsored by NAAME
website ›
Arts
$10,300
2023
one year project support grant for theatre company
Responsive
Responsive
5514d700-903a-4141-ac22-6564f3d554bb
Risk/Reward
website ›
Arts
$6,100
2023
one year operating support for performing arts organization creating new works
Responsive
Responsive
0a4a1e24-d9e1-4a7e-af39-c8be7ff854f8
Portland Lesbian Choir
website ›
Arts
$5,700
2023
one year operating support grant for lesbian choral group for LGBTQ+ and community
Responsive
Responsive
45696489-49c7-440d-91dd-afe4e30efab6
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$4,300
2023
one year operating support grant for concert series & composers
Responsive
Responsive
5d8176a9-23bd-4f5a-bbf5-352326e3ccc5
Our Children Oregon
website ›
K-12 Education
$50,000
2023
one year project support for statewide, multi-sector literacy task force
Responsive
Responsive
3e4d5634-dafb-4098-a998-7f156817a7bf
McMinnville Film Festival Foundation
website ›
Arts
$3,500
2023
one year operating support for independent short film festival
Responsive
Responsive
bb283b81-2337-4289-9166-339dc954755e
Oregon Arts Watch
website ›
Arts
$10,400
2023
one year operating support for Oregon arts and culture media group
Responsive
Responsive
f29b425f-b22d-41ce-b78b-49b8811b6ce1
Lakewood Center for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$55,000
2023
one year operating support for regional theatre and arts hub
Responsive
Responsive
3ce90964-aaf0-48d5-ac75-8c831bf3f3c2
RiverStars - Illinois Valley Community Development Organization
website ›
Arts
$5,100
2023
one year operating support for youth dance and theatre classes, and performances in Rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
b3aa6ea2-7039-459c-b705-0228357c6197
Oregon Community Foundation
website ›
Other
$20,000
2023
Partnership; one year project support for BUILD Initiative providing Oregon early childhood field with policy and strategy support
Initiative
Initiative
e1aff59d-f65e-4484-9cf6-75007247058e
Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival Association
website ›
Arts
$4,800
2023
one year operating support for orchestra program for high school students in rural Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
67497452-a2e3-4771-865c-812a609ea718
Water in the Desert
website ›
Arts
$4,200
2023
one year operating support for experimental arts and performance space
Responsive
Responsive
ebb17afa-3676-4725-a9fc-ce03350d355f
Vibe of Portland
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$14,200
2023
one year operating support grant for visual art and music educational organization
Responsive
Responsive
736e6068-07ae-4f84-8f27-746f3f91e647
Theatre 33 - In Residence at Willamette University
website ›
Arts
$4,900
2023
one year operating support for theatre organization supporting playwrights generating new work
Responsive
Responsive
fbed9593-c978-49ef-a1d5-7bf27d64feb9

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