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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 Symphony
website ›
Arts
$1,667,000
2015
Large Arts Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
bd81a260-a06a-39f3-06d2-d88ee58be443
Oregon Nikkei Endowment
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2015
Nihonmachi: The Place to Be
Responsive
Responsive
6c3b9b16-d8c9-a981-01f4-14049f37fe86
Oregon Contemporary Theatre
website ›
Arts
$88,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
cc135544-602e-25fe-d72e-96dbdf091961
Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2015
Oregon Cartoon Institute 2016 speaker series
Responsive
Responsive
a0b72a08-a89e-71e5-462d-d0c919eabc9f
Oregon Coast Council for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$84,261
2015
capacity building to integrate new marketing and volunteer tools
Responsive
Responsive
4da8346c-2a90-a135-4f67-b220a12fbc27
Oregon Children's Theatre
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$300,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
ded5ee1e-e7ca-7ff6-2660-41f8c0ce143a
Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
f1e0d83e-1f3c-dae1-e82f-4764e5981d5b
Oregon Center for Contemporary Art
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2015
Oregon Center for Contemporary Art
Responsive
Responsive
f024e589-bd43-9866-b49f-a5837e86312d
Northwest Children's Theater and School
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$200,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
dd4fc645-ffb5-66f6-1ac8-9f855f299ae7
Oregon Ballet Theatre
website ›
Arts
$450,000
2015
Large Arts Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
bb6c3901-b494-5fbd-fc73-2801663bc9a5
Oregon Arts Commision
website ›
Arts
$2,000
2015
Arts Summit Sponsorship
Initiative
Initiative
aeeec285-b961-40e2-ea37-c9fa19f0170d
Northwest Film Center
website ›
Arts
$160,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
9f5f05c0-e43b-e988-539e-4f022418e455
Metropolitan Youth Symphony
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$60,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
9638edb9-19a8-093c-46e8-d6f9989e85d1
Northwest Dance Project
website ›
Arts
$148,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
3232c51b-84df-26b1-bd80-57201f8fed3e
Newspace Center for Photography
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2015
Newspace Center for Photography
Responsive
Responsive
d7256e26-b58b-ef6b-adc7-15b4d1276cc1
Neskowin Chamber Music
website ›
Other
$5,000
2015
Honorarium
Initiative
Initiative
668e9f2f-e2d0-28b5-0e3c-07efe3ded35d
Miracle Theatre Group
website ›
Arts
$136,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
e20119bc-7322-2522-615f-8c3143333d5c
Live Wire Radio, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$80,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
9c2ef6e4-b96f-c828-3c15-dc81c3d630f1
Literary Arts, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$270,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
29fd1f33-83df-fc5b-6fd2-407a6a68f239
Latino Network
website ›
K-12 Education
$40,000
2015
Latino Network Ninth Grade Counts
Responsive
Responsive
3c828e02-941f-2e03-6364-397b7f2a149b
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
CoHo Productions
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2015
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
66cd4242-6fdb-ad19-92ac-3e8a9d5e9054
Coos Art Museum
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2015
Coos Art Museum 2016 Exhibitions Program
Responsive
Responsive
84c5f00f-a9ea-b09e-ab6c-20a2d1d28c65
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
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2016
Sitka Technology Impact Project
Responsive
Responsive
f3ff4135-4bea-2822-5519-1b1424f2928d
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
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

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