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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
Lane County (Eugene) School District 4J
website ›
K-12 Education
$29,218
2015
School-Based Learning About Learning (SLAL) Networks in 4J
Responsive
Responsive
65f31117-4b66-02a2-676e-a5fafdb872e7
Lakewood Center for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2015
2015-2016 Lakewood Theatre Company Season Support
Responsive
Responsive
9179c7e0-c316-3aff-9654-b2e385a91b29
Josephy Center for Arts and Culture
website ›
Arts
$44,000
2015
Financial Management & Capacity Enhancement
Responsive
Responsive
4cdbfaae-b04c-8404-d5e6-41138737db7b
Imago Theatre
website ›
Arts
$111,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
2289fddd-e11e-a47f-52d8-05abd7f409ae
Inflexion
website ›
K-12 Education
$67,979
2015
AVID in Oregon schools; Implementation Evaluation of education professional development program
Initiative
Initiative
e6012b10-a84c-9721-e784-7f3ad12ae25a
In Mulieribus
website ›
Arts
$3,000
2015
Book of Hours
Responsive
Responsive
770af2ae-d65b-7ed5-d603-044180385e0c
High Desert Chamber Music
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2015
Staff Expansion
Responsive
Responsive
6e8e9b6c-5e00-c191-e7e2-f659cb0846e8
Hollywood Theatre
website ›
Arts
$130,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
051d94a0-e09a-bf91-843c-c1326fff5558
Hand2Mouth Theatre
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2015
Hand2Mouth Theatre
Responsive
Responsive
0668f9e9-84a0-a1ac-241f-a5bc04e9db85
Greater Than
website ›
K-12 Education
$600,000
2015
operating support - Dreamer School Project Phase Two Build Out, Sustainability and Dissemination
Responsive
Responsive
945e8179-9653-dc78-2869-4027f711c7b6
Grande Ronde Symphony Association
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2015
Grande Ronde Symphony Association
Responsive
Responsive
eb083c49-1b63-946e-8e8a-621ebb438069
Four Rivers Cultural Center
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2015
A Night with Glen Miller
Responsive
Responsive
18dd944d-73f6-b2a0-d44b-dbed7cf8f994
Give a Little Foundation
website ›
Other
$5,000
2015
one time grant to support children, youth and families
Initiative
Initiative
34c87a82-6a94-b855-2166-99aed8f29b24
Friends of Chamber Music
website ›
Arts
$72,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
bdf6d9f5-453c-86f6-ace2-3c8275890b07
Fishtrap, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$80,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
24c0299a-183a-3ddb-d7df-af545afa8bac
Eugene Symphony
website ›
Arts
$180,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
ed09ddd9-fec1-5aa2-ab64-d894418f6fd9
Eugene Symphony
website ›
Arts
$40,000
2015
Eugene Symphony
Responsive
Responsive
2f52a908-a942-976a-61cc-3f175373d8ed
Eugene Ballet Company
website ›
Arts
$40,000
2015
Eugene Ballet Company
Responsive
Responsive
6e9858c6-367b-1d49-b49e-944d7cb02a50
Eugene Ballet Company
website ›
Arts
$200,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
940808c7-cc5f-548b-f398-8c26a0f4f238
Coos Art Museum
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2015
Coos Art Museum 2016 Exhibitions Program
Responsive
Responsive
84c5f00f-a9ea-b09e-ab6c-20a2d1d28c65
CoHo Productions
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
66cd4242-6fdb-ad19-92ac-3e8a9d5e9054
Disability Art and Culture Project
website ›
Arts
$2,500
2015
Disability Pride Film Festival
Responsive
Responsive
4b79e46e-bfc1-c0f3-9b48-f614ac5b8909
Dancing People Company
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2015
program support for the Salon Series project
Responsive
Responsive
6ce7b5da-ab11-4f73-09f1-e5e674a96594
Cultural Data Project
website ›
Arts
$60,000
2015
Cultural Data Project - Oregon
Initiative
Initiative
c5977f58-c122-1cb0-f790-8a7aee369276
Creative Music Guild
website ›
Arts
$1,500
2015
Matching Funds for 25th year
Responsive
Responsive
0f579778-c438-3828-f609-4ce7d91b24a5
Cornucopia Arts Council
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2015
Clear Creek Music Festival
Responsive
Responsive
d5565077-2979-5449-62f9-8d377595794d
Craterian Performances
website ›
Arts
$200,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
208c4728-cc37-bb7a-7224-73742271b5f1
Columbia Center for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$25,000
2015
Columbia Center for the Arts 2015
Responsive
Responsive
028bbffb-6fe6-4667-08cf-100b45f98330
Cinema Project
website ›
Arts
$7,500
2015
Cinema Project
Responsive
Responsive
c58f18d7-ab4e-71fc-6b6d-0b2008e0a42c
Children's Institute
website ›
Other
$30,000
2015
one year grant to support early childhood advocacy program through Miller Early Childhood Initiative
Initiative
Initiative
df9e5ada-da19-af3d-c83c-667a387b7843
Children's Institute
website ›
Other
$1,000
2015
Honorarium
Initiative
Initiative
8b31ed80-840a-ae36-0f1e-09fe7db12e78
Cappella Romana
website ›
Arts
$80,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
3f998bb9-dc44-9b4e-19bb-cccb0ea6fb9d
Camp Fire Columbia
website ›
K-12 Education
$25,000
2015
Camp Fire High School Program
Responsive
Responsive
0723522d-4ad9-d8e5-1b83-0bc2628151a6
Chamber Music Northwest
website ›
Arts
$240,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
7d4c449b-0f92-b59c-bc82-52b812f9b5d6
Camelot Theatre Company
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2015
Camelot Theatre Company
Responsive
Responsive
7b454a3b-fc82-066f-6fc9-d7dd5ad0053d
K-12 Arts Education
$20,000
2015
Caldera Youth Program
Responsive
Responsive
59a3b601-4902-eb1f-a279-9cfd3e15a88a
Broadway Rose Theatre
website ›
Arts
$185,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
34392ad5-db42-1c23-2bb5-d8be72cba90d
Boom Arts, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2015
Boom Arts 2016 International Series
Responsive
Responsive
c3b0f8de-1ac4-1f45-d2fe-42cddc6ac41a
Britt Music & Arts Festival
website ›
Arts
$200,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
1d6c7021-2872-9d96-6ea2-beb5ba2c034e
Bag and Baggage Productions
website ›
Arts
$80,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
32d37313-119e-c8b8-46d8-3c8aa2706515
Arts in Education of the Gorge
website ›
Arts
$10,725
2015
English Language Learners Arts
Responsive
Responsive
3b976667-1181-bab3-6ebc-f374995884f8
Ashland Art Center
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2015
Building on a Strong Foundation, Planning for the Future
Responsive
Responsive
9999b2a3-fada-82d1-6f89-8292a23f6c65
Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2016
program support to run the Teaching Artist Studio in 2016-17
Responsive
Responsive
9637cb87-8ac2-c786-c551-aa8968945d67
All Hands Raised
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2015
All Hands Raised Partnership
Responsive
Responsive
c18a17ef-6588-9849-b510-e91874a3b635
Artists Repertory Theatre
website ›
Arts
$420,000
2015
operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
16122e54-2338-9384-0559-4dbe02092840
YU Contemporary
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2016
"The Wind and the Stars," a solo exhibition by Lutz Bacher
Responsive
Responsive
d1313986-d542-c8f7-2a47-ddf89b5c15a0
Write Around Portland
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2016
Writing Workshops in Washington County
Responsive
Responsive
ef6c19b4-0acb-ba91-6a36-b824be8beeb0
Umpqua Symphony Association
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2016
Following Strings to Success
Responsive
Responsive
432712e6-93e5-f1a1-04db-dfaea952259c
Willamette Light Brigade
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2016
Portland Winter Light Festival Years 2 and 3
Responsive
Responsive
92a6755a-21b9-be84-4eea-ab6e7973674f
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
website ›
Arts
$25,000
2016
capacity building to increase staffing and marketing
Responsive
Responsive
4e0e7d94-ce8c-52a6-3e12-ceb1a6cbba50
Umpqua Actors Community Theatre
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2016
Lighting Project
Responsive
Responsive
5cc188cc-092b-2abc-53e1-2fc41efee158
The Red Door Project
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2016
Hands Up production
Initiative
Initiative
611a1148-4275-4a2e-9f8e-6b2fca3c99eb
Sunriver Music Festival
website ›
Other
$10,000
2016
Honorarium
Initiative
Initiative
483222b9-9b63-48d5-84d3-5a3b17fb56d0
Stumptown Stages
website ›
Arts
$7,500
2016
Musical Theatre Initiative
Responsive
Responsive
37f9e79d-d55d-c9e8-dbe3-2aee5e9abca8
Arts
$5,000
2016
New Musical Program
Responsive
Responsive
041fdc15-5b75-5afe-60e1-4f860e19194b
St. Andrew Nativity School
website ›
K-12 Education
$30,000
2016
capacity building to build alumni community
Responsive
Responsive
98eb2d50-c265-79a9-9bef-98c393fb1cdf
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2016
Community Engagement Concerts with Rogue Valley Symphony
Responsive
Responsive
96e280c4-2d58-082b-242a-2e8051c38220
Southern Oregon PBS
website ›
Arts
$37,500
2016
capacity building to hire a director of planned and major gifts
Responsive
Responsive
bb8fd4fb-091b-6785-f639-a96faf6de75e
Southern Oregon Film Society
website ›
Arts
$9,392
2016
Meeting Programming Demands through Technical Development
Responsive
Responsive
fdc8d858-1052-0a04-0967-2b61f6b21e9c
Reading Results
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2016
to provide program support for a reading intervention program
Responsive
Responsive
34d5dc87-8a8c-f535-45a2-46187506a6c1
Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality
website ›
K-12 Education
$80,000
2016
program support to bring "Leyendo Avanzamos" project to schools
Responsive
Responsive
097773fe-c623-8328-4b32-630b9dac50fe
Salem Keizer Education Foundation
website ›
K-12 Education
$75,000
2016
to provide program support for the Path to Post Graduation Success Program
Responsive
Responsive
a61b3c7c-58e7-59e0-4df6-e98809d2165e
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2016
Sitka Technology Impact Project
Responsive
Responsive
f3ff4135-4bea-2822-5519-1b1424f2928d
Rock N Roll Camp for Girls
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$7,500
2016
RnR Camp for Girls 2016
Responsive
Responsive
a18c04a8-6454-c0a2-0888-bb3290879613
Portland Story Theater
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2016
Portland Story Theater "On The Road"
Responsive
Responsive
e40ab0e5-63fd-4950-0705-f61707df5ea5
K-12 Education
$100,000
2016
program support to bring Renaissance Program to more schools
Responsive
Responsive
a8b87626-6e1e-c891-b358-ff31df30cde9
Rainbow Dance Theatre - sponsored by WOU Foundation
website ›
Arts
$9,600
2016
SELFIE
Responsive
Responsive
379f8ecd-1749-5c40-4977-d32a1c222d75
Portland Workforce Alliance
website ›
K-12 Education
$30,000
2016
Capacity building for teacher support
Responsive
Responsive
3687419a-3983-4dfd-166f-cad24f97e6e1
Portland Summerfest
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2016
Opera In the Park 2016
Responsive
Responsive
62fa1439-aba3-cf04-6bc7-673008411e14
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc.
website ›
K-12 Education
$32,000
2016
program support to expand program to 175 more students
Responsive
Responsive
2473c795-a8f3-7360-b6d8-38cfa0ef5880
Portland Gay Men's Chorus
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2016
PGMC: Miller Capacity Building
Responsive
Responsive
fadc7ce1-3ac9-7bf3-958c-2221ea261151
Portland Center Stage
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2016
TCG Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon 2017
Responsive
Responsive
6bc1cb1a-e794-3dd8-32a0-e51f1ebe6c5b
Performance Works NW
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2016
PWNW Capacity Building Project
Responsive
Responsive
d74f0158-8513-f23f-9925-67a8ff07d2ab
Pentacle Theatre
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2016
"Bringing 'Other Desert Cities' to a Wider Audience: Educating about Mental Health"
Responsive
Responsive
8c9c0ecd-0e00-4305-83db-9918676c10c2
Pendulum Aerial Arts
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2016
capacity building to hire and establish a Head of School position
Responsive
Responsive
7e50ea41-00e5-d7f8-91d1-203b406da930
PDX Jazz
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2016
2017 PDX Jazz Festival
Responsive
Responsive
97d60421-39b9-afa0-1a38-d14fd7daa616
Oregon Symphony
website ›
Arts
$75,000
2016
Large Arts Initiative - Opportunity Grant
Initiative
Initiative
22fd587a-02c2-4f5b-9971-c3785fb6a083
PassinArt: A Theatre Company
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2016
to provide program support for "Our Sons" event
Responsive
Responsive
c705067a-3fb1-397c-6ca0-82d64a249617
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
website ›
Arts
$1,300,000
2016
capacity support to implement new season model
Responsive
Responsive
ed287b69-fbe9-6f23-d294-cacecca4a6e0
Oregon Symphony Association in Salem
website ›
Arts
$75,000
2016
capacity building through the establishment of a Development Director position
Responsive
Responsive
e5694bc5-203a-cf36-a4d0-014f1ad4ffb6
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
website ›
K-12 Education
$150,000
2016
project support for Design Thinking program
Responsive
Responsive
abb553da-d1bd-a043-50de-09215a889b40
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2016
Enhancing Arts & Culture Education at Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Responsive
Responsive
8b61900b-826b-d68c-495a-1f71658db7c0
Oregon East Symphony
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$15,000
2016
program support for next two years of concerts and education
Responsive
Responsive
914e2e0f-cd95-a892-7737-6d7222cc280a
Oregon Historical Society
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2016
History Hub
Responsive
Responsive
b949ec0c-068e-9b21-5ea2-9ce0cb1f248d
Oregon Center for Contemporary Art
website ›
Arts
$75,000
2016
capacity building through hiring of a Communications and Marketing Manager
Responsive
Responsive
ccea7377-09ac-1155-bad1-4a2f61abc500
Oregon Coast Aquarium
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2016
operating support to fulfill new strategic plan
Responsive
Responsive
19841eb0-b7e1-e6d5-99d7-fef126389ac1
Oregon BRAVO Youth Orchestras
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$20,000
2016
BRAVO Artist in Residence Project
Responsive
Responsive
aefd50c3-bead-a131-93c2-6d61b99afe53
Oregon Black Pioneers
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2016
program support for "Racing to Change: Oregon's Civil Rights Years" exhibit
Responsive
Responsive
77435400-e58f-cb39-8379-9918141ed2cc
Oregon Ballet Theatre
website ›
Arts
$40,000
2016
Large Arts Initiative - Opportunity Grant
Initiative
Initiative
886d0073-deb2-b964-67b4-04659714863c
NW Documentary Arts & Media
website ›
Arts
$70,000
2016
capacity building to support and expand staff
Responsive
Responsive
4f6e945b-6916-e10e-8696-f5df337af823
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2016
to support Mentor Fellowship program for artists
Responsive
Responsive
1477db40-6e13-15b2-931a-a936933eda9e
Newspace Center for Photography
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2016
program support to support three exhibitions
Responsive
Responsive
a52df65c-5226-c2f0-c1a0-b648fdd00189
MetroArts Inc.
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2016
MAI Capacity Building
Responsive
Responsive
f27a35e3-5596-4949-d172-ba79152b8114
Lake Arts Council inc.
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2016
2016-2017 Concert Season
Responsive
Responsive
ed0a3e8e-dc1b-814e-baed-af6999726f4d
Arts
$2,500
2016
Phoebe Zeitgeist: A Video Opera
Responsive
Responsive
30ac19b3-3eb5-db5d-ce2d-9f3a93529ce1
Know Your City
website ›
Arts
$7,500
2016
Oregon History Comics, Second Edition
Responsive
Responsive
e2f87898-87cc-e0f7-b3b9-5c0e3839ef53
Kids Unlimited of Oregon
website ›
K-12 Education
$300,000
2016
to expand elementary programs to three new schools
Responsive
Responsive
22ff525e-3304-7222-6279-3ede608535b2
KairosPDX
website ›
K-12 Education
$200,000
2016
program support for educational assistants
Responsive
Responsive
117ea591-3a09-2572-f3db-a26a2df8dece
Hand2Mouth Theatre
website ›
Arts
$7,500
2016
16-17 H2M season
Responsive
Responsive
890513ab-8fc6-cc79-67d3-ffb5a194c8bb
K-12 Education
$40,000
2016
Program support to develop curriculum
Responsive
Responsive
d80cab0e-1d0b-278d-6dbc-2a354b57c6d5

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