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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
Jazz Society of Oregon
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2018
program support to present free live music festival
Responsive
Responsive
5ea13d7e-ac17-4675-9bb6-d14f524d025f
Independent Publishing Resource Center
website ›
Arts
$14,000
2018
capacity support for a new position
Responsive
Responsive
b8320531-f132-4044-8c26-028581815f03
High Desert Museum
website ›
K-12 Education
$80,000
2018
operating support for educative exhibits
Responsive
Responsive
8d1c83e8-fdb8-4792-8df5-7f9609e074ee
Hand2Mouth Theatre
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2018
program support to present multiple productions
Responsive
Responsive
bce78e1c-1e0a-4798-ad31-9e827fa6e0a6
GRANTMAKERS of Oregon and Southwest Washington
website ›
Other
$5,000
2018
one year support for regional grantmakers conference
Initiative
Initiative
defff3b9-9732-406b-b82f-31733ea9e3f8
Gateway to College National Network / Achieving the Dream
website ›
K-12 Education
$80,000
2018
program support for "PDX Bridge Expansion" project
Responsive
Responsive
95215bd4-c290-4de9-aea3-d0a04263f582
Four Rivers Cultural Center
website ›
Arts
$10,783
2018
program support to bring multiple performances to the center
Responsive
Responsive
a822153a-95ff-4da2-90ee-0eb567db3cd1
Foundations for a Better Oregon
website ›
K-12 Education
$5,000
2018
Learning Tour
Initiative
Initiative
1b4af2c4-3d57-44d8-83a9-43088b4cb101
Financial Beginnings Oregon
website ›
K-12 Education
$75,000
2018
capacity building to hire staff
Responsive
Responsive
950bd9d8-b4cc-4a12-b2f9-c32bff150916
Experience Theatre Project
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2018
program support to produce "Hair"
Responsive
Responsive
b862237e-cacb-4b48-8489-2cd2c4b4b884
Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestras
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$15,000
2018
project support for educational programs
Responsive
Responsive
6acca3b8-7e9a-4fad-983f-2f2de353d495
Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre Inc
website ›
Arts
$3,629
2018
project support for an annual production
Responsive
Responsive
e399108e-c43f-47f2-ba4f-8beddbf7fe68
Disability Art and Culture Project
website ›
Arts
$7,500
2018
project support for a performance
Responsive
Responsive
56cbb17f-b21b-4931-9a78-798d18051208
Design Week Portland
website ›
Arts
$150,000
2018
capacity building to hire a Managing Director
Responsive
Responsive
189e593f-8a30-4140-98ab-bcc0c19f4126
De La Salle North Catholic High School
website ›
K-12 Education
$300,000
2018
operating support for college-preparatory school serving underprivileged students and students of color
Responsive
Responsive
b879be60-259f-4a44-bc8a-5eece877264e
Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2018
program support to present two concerts
Responsive
Responsive
97876d2f-0fa6-4139-92de-5142e0520684
Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts
website ›
Arts
$55,000
2018
capacity building to hire staff and for planning
Responsive
Responsive
2091aaaa-4a6e-47f3-acdd-53c2108a9a31
Construct Foundation
website ›
K-12 Education
$25,500
2018
program support to expand School ReTool program
Responsive
Responsive
c80dfce1-19e1-4c0b-88d8-428b05fb852c
Columbia Center for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2018
capacity building to support the Artistic Director; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
a25eb0e3-e7ad-4e24-9d8b-0ce0b9b9b792
Cinema Project
website ›
Arts
$2,000
2018
program support to bring Spectrum Reverse Spectrum and its companion film to Portland
Responsive
Responsive
a5918ccb-9031-426b-8225-b849e7fce514
Children's Institute
website ›
Other
$7,713,380
2018
five year grant to support early childhood advocacy program through Miller Early Childhood Initiative
Initiative
Initiative
0cd24e3d-8e18-4a51-8a6a-82a4e6427b55
Chamber Music Northwest
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2018
Operating Support Initiative - Opportunity Grant
Initiative
Initiative
b3655fa3-6341-4276-8ad4-58e77979df98
Cascades Theatrical Company
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2018
capacity building to increase staff pay
Responsive
Responsive
d212d3c7-b45b-4fd1-86bf-ce1cce0f1e43
Cascade School of Music
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$20,000
2018
capacity building to support a development director position
Responsive
Responsive
e03c55ef-ac9c-4aeb-96c4-f37349caadcc
Cannon Beach Arts Association
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2018
program support to present exhibits
Responsive
Responsive
d7c1e01a-0f6a-4629-aee4-7ca65e934fdc
K-12 Arts Education
$20,000
2018
project support of a youth mentoring program
Responsive
Responsive
7d66cf8e-59c1-438d-ad50-14ada572297e
Bosco-Milligan Foundation dba Architectural Heritage Center
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2018
program support to produce an exhibit
Responsive
Responsive
99a58f84-a0b7-4265-a668-ec31d5120d74
Boom Arts, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$12,500
2018
program support for Multigenerational Performance Series
Responsive
Responsive
0b6ac63a-4eb7-4a47-b7f3-f264a8695e71
Benton County Historical Society
website ›
Arts
$150,000
2018
capacity support to design new exhibit space
Responsive
Responsive
b846df59-cc7e-4548-a94f-d66884bae685
Arts
$20,000
2018
program support for a consortium of dance organizations
Responsive
Responsive
3550e8d6-bea2-4a4c-8ac3-c462d65c9bb4
Bag and Baggage Productions
website ›
Arts
$48,000
2018
Operating Support Initiative - Opportunity Grant
Initiative
Initiative
1416fbac-bd8f-47a2-a83b-1ae2095848e3
Ashoka's Youth Venture
website ›
K-12 Education
$25,000
2018
project support for a change-making education program
Responsive
Responsive
b8e3b3e7-030d-4b42-aaff-d2a15f7a7e52
Artists Repertory Theatre
website ›
Arts
$100,000
2018
capacity building to support staff and marketing during a capital campaign
Responsive
Responsive
b3203ec8-c1b6-4d11-bda4-0f316cf3e944
Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington
website ›
K-12 Education
$30,000
2019
project support for program expansion
Responsive
Responsive
2cc9818a-5bcf-4553-b493-aa81f9a13e02
APANO Communities United Fund
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2018
program support to host an arts and literary festival
Responsive
Responsive
189be77b-748d-4edd-812c-e834e7edc33e
Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$40,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
76937072-0390-4e8b-82a9-669c29105079
All Hands Raised
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2018
operating support
Responsive
Responsive
463b653d-ef24-47b9-986d-bbc3f825f889
Write Around Portland
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2019
matching dollars toward fundraising; adapted for COVID-19 to be general support
Responsive
Responsive
f83e7908-5b54-44a6-8a5b-33757fa58717
World Stage Theatre
website ›
Arts
$35,000
2019
project support for Black History Festival Northwest and the August Wilson Monologue Contest
Responsive
Responsive
91078cea-997a-4cca-9fe8-609a0902ddff
Wisdom of the Elders Inc.
website ›
K-12 Education
$60,000
2019
education program expansion; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
81d24015-d793-4720-8c85-efd5e26e32b0
Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council
website ›
Arts
$3,000
2019
project support of an annual arts festival
Responsive
Responsive
74174dd1-c9df-4b9f-a3c6-2e49e8e368ae
Willamette Light Brigade
website ›
Arts
$32,000
2019
to provide program support for Portland Winter Light Festival; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
d24b45a1-1f7c-499d-a1a5-4cb114e95256
White Bird
website ›
Arts
$316,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
7ce8bc51-69e4-41c8-b12f-bec6271de896
Whiteside Theatre Foundation
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2019
capacity support of a new Executive Director position
Responsive
Responsive
71f2276b-ceba-4870-9d55-521642e8c948
Western Arts Alliance
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2019
project support for Indigenous Road Show creation, workshop, performance and tour in OR
Responsive
Responsive
4c478a62-45f6-4114-9ee1-925080266218
Third Rail Repertory Theatre
website ›
Arts
$136,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
5b5d69a5-4f6f-4c62-8f39-0af51495a779
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
website ›
Arts
$45,000
2019
capacity support for infrastructure and outreach investments
Responsive
Responsive
cc7872ce-5650-469a-88a3-d6e9aca32f89
triangle productions!
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - Opportunity Grant
Initiative
Initiative
49b1a25c-9332-4251-82e5-37665d2baad5
triangle productions!
website ›
Arts
$80,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
5774a907-b13e-4d83-b0d6-222b4fbe3170
The Portland Ballet
website ›
Arts
$120,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
733976d1-5e53-457c-9135-a6f9f1b4464d
The Red Door Project
website ›
Arts
$100,000
2019
two years of capacity building support to build investment and earned revenues for new work
Responsive
Responsive
11368b7b-3810-4205-8eb7-0544407e08b8
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$260,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
b7e93ebc-fa3d-49a4-a122-642c3ea44879
The Aspire Project
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2019
support of The Aspire Proejct 10 Year Performance
Responsive
Responsive
0b43dd1e-5351-4644-b8fa-84beca87daa1
Tananawit
website ›
Arts
$8,840
2019
Warm Springs Outdoor Market Project
Responsive
Responsive
d7abc9ac-3e0e-42ba-bb84-985b03baed48
St. Andrew Nativity School
website ›
K-12 Education
$40,000
2019
two year grant to support expansion of in-school trauma informed counseling program
Responsive
Responsive
4c403a82-64cc-4bb3-84c2-b37f33ed9e46
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2019
two years of project support for the commission and performance of new choral work
Responsive
Responsive
b9daa70d-170f-4ba0-aedb-4709e9ef0958
Southern Oregon Film Society
website ›
Arts
$25,000
2019
one year support of development staff and matching funds for a campaign
Responsive
Responsive
76b337b9-f852-4484-baea-067503402731
Salem Art Association
website ›
Arts
$168,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
77e2b4e5-e57a-4d8b-8674-a455fd6bcdf9
Ross Ragland Theater
website ›
Arts
$160,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
dbadb6d7-9f25-43b3-bb3c-b15540156b20
Rogue World Music
website ›
Arts
$7,500
2019
support of project - Ashland World Music Festival
Responsive
Responsive
c8865f6d-9b2c-444d-878c-f61fed745c4a
Rock N Roll Camp for Girls
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$25,000
2019
two year capacity building grant for a bookkeeper position; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
47f7112d-916c-49da-a4de-f95e815aa6d8
Rogue Valley Symphony
website ›
Arts
$160,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
a0a0295a-a1ca-4c90-82e1-f6a52f09ddd2
Riverbend Live!
website ›
Arts
$7,000
2019
Riverbend Live
Responsive
Responsive
873abf60-80aa-44d3-9385-1631a8987b2c
Resonance Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2019
project support for a new composition and performance
Responsive
Responsive
1a45eea8-76f1-499a-b07b-bf2ede06eddb
Regional Arts & Culture Council
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2019
capacity building support for cultural leadership program
Responsive
Responsive
5fc45537-dfc5-4868-a421-02c461dd3cfe
K-12 Education
$300,000
2019
capacity building support; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
e04ed2f8-2ab5-4448-9ff8-8f69c8da6eff
Rainbow Dance Theatre - sponsored by WOU Foundation
website ›
Arts
$15,500
2019
Homo Deus (Human God)
Responsive
Responsive
15f958dd-79b3-4017-b491-1f84d190cd43
Profile Theatre
website ›
Arts
$60,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - Opportunity Grant
Initiative
Initiative
e1d659c8-3579-4863-89ea-672b42a66dbb
Profile Theatre
website ›
Arts
$128,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
2d40fb9f-3cce-49e6-b618-29b404a47140
Portland Youth Philharmonic
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$120,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
5fad24da-f1ea-4ccd-8e34-9dc48d6221b0
Portland Taiko
website ›
Arts
$7,500
2019
performance project - No-No Boy Collaboration
Responsive
Responsive
a27478cb-8944-44e5-bb8d-192ee7c581b2
Portland Opera
website ›
Arts
$75,000
2019
Large Arts Initiative - Opportunity Grant
Initiative
Initiative
ddc22c4f-1f9f-4db8-b9b1-d81a4e255d7e
Portland Playhouse
website ›
Arts
$200,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
21c76d21-4e7b-4fca-86d6-7bdfadf018ba
Portland Piano International
website ›
Arts
$92,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
1e49b094-8233-422d-9761-face8fa911c4
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2019
support of the Black Art Ecology of Portland project; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
a8bb041f-47e8-4de1-b39e-8f483f7cb42a
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
website ›
Arts
$300,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
30d09099-7598-42c8-b2c2-7dfc1c27f439
Portland Gay Men's Chorus
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2019
capacity support for a matching gift campaign
Responsive
Responsive
742d8c62-cfb4-444d-8ae2-5543a8f8773f
Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$10,700
2019
Our Ruined House
Responsive
Responsive
75c9652f-a332-441c-bf35-8d81a0cba8da
Portland Columbia Symphony
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2019
capacity building to support a new Executive Director position
Responsive
Responsive
979b4770-7c72-4d36-a400-050c047ae8cd
PDX Jazz
website ›
Arts
$150,000
2019
project support for jazz festival; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
c8edeb77-24d7-4c14-996e-822061b4f4ca
Portland Baroque Orchestra
website ›
Arts
$200,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
c88f5cde-1f72-47b4-92e5-01ec7155dd32
Arts
$20,000
2019
project support to produce a rock opera
Responsive
Responsive
8b9247c3-0bfa-4721-9e3c-56615fce662f
Pentacle Theatre
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2019
project support to conduct outreach to the LGBTQ community
Responsive
Responsive
bcbf311e-a5a7-4df9-b178-de44cdd0212e
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$106,669
2019
capacity building support for equipment for a new building
Responsive
Responsive
f8bdf7a3-b0c5-44ee-bc92-50187bf194be
Pacific Youth Choir
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$8,000
2019
2019-20 Neighborhood Choir Program
Responsive
Responsive
27991f87-2985-4854-8804-be6e26fd3238
Oregon Public Broadcasting
website ›
K-12 Education
$1,450,000
2019
operating support and project support for a media asset management system
Responsive
Responsive
38f51bf6-3029-4027-9f7c-948b3a544461
Oregon Symphony
website ›
Arts
$200,000
2019
Large Arts Initiative - Opportunity Grant
Initiative
Initiative
9586937f-6042-4300-abe7-83000746647f
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
website ›
Arts
$1,500,000
2019
operating support for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons
Responsive
Responsive
04609639-927e-4bf5-9b00-95fb029aa3a5
Oregon Humanities
website ›
Arts
$260,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
0aca86ba-72b8-4f97-a6cd-cc19ec357b57
Oregon Contemporary Theatre
website ›
Arts
$120,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
85b86191-1cef-4eec-86f4-65c22b8a5071
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2019
Project funding for the final stop in Bernstein at 100! -- an exhibit of the life and work of composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein
Responsive
Responsive
07055039-126b-481f-9e1d-3586c05c22a2
Oregon East Symphony
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$30,000
2019
three year project grant to support rural classical musical education program
Responsive
Responsive
6d88c93a-a823-4174-8e66-a19363d0b2f4
Oregon Community Foundation
website ›
K-12 Education
$200,000
2019
Partnership; two year grant for public/private partnership to improve information about Oregon children, risk factors and impact of intervention strategies
Initiative
Initiative
fd07e0c7-b3b6-41cd-a2f2-2eb31f54bcac
Oregon Children's Theatre
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$360,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
fc4c747d-c3ef-4967-aa47-88b1ae27eca0
Oregon Community Foundation
website ›
K-12 Education
$200,000
2019
Partnership; two year grant for project support to launch new collaborative influencing educational system for Black student success
Initiative
Initiative
c6d53866-671d-419a-936d-e5c89d5029d1
Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts
website ›
Arts
$60,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
e0b63bb4-f902-4d1b-94b8-12a4228f46a2
Oregon Center for Contemporary Art
website ›
Arts
$75,000
2019
a three year capacity building grant
Responsive
Responsive
11833f35-e2c7-419f-b97f-d8e454c3dc75
Oregon Arts Watch
website ›
Arts
$9,500
2019
A project grant in support of expanding rural arts media coverage
Responsive
Responsive
1631fb30-3485-4bf9-bb02-7a9918da2615
Northwest Film Center
website ›
Arts
$200,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
24848a9b-c8df-4efc-b301-fdce252b2ed6
Northwest Dance Project
website ›
Arts
$200,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
baf75889-9ea6-48e3-8bd8-bc22cea0b6d7

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