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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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Funding Area
Total
Amount
Year
Approved
Name
Funding Area
Total
Amount
Year
Approved
Greater Than
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K-12 Education
$150,000
2019
three year support of program development and replication
Responsive
Responsive
468dfae9-67ef-4c8e-858f-6e48dd41f3b3
Grande Ronde Symphony Association
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2019
two year grant to expand Symphony programming in Northeast Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
104110d1-68c3-419e-89af-4bb5e3e94986
Four Rivers Cultural Center
website ›
Arts
$33,200
2019
capacity building support for sound equipment
Responsive
Responsive
41bc43ef-c0cd-4863-9dda-24963bc0c9c3
Friends of Chamber Music
website ›
Arts
$120,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
4874768b-b0a9-4d4e-839e-81a9e6e57434
Five Oaks Museum
website ›
Arts
$32,000
2019
two year capacity support for arts integration
Responsive
Responsive
e8811175-b677-4f25-bf0b-4ad549768e72
Fishtrap, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$120,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
4da38237-7525-4846-a804-7f7f67cff362
Eugene Symphony
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Arts
$260,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
39a4c977-8668-407d-b7ba-b727c8ec8a3e
Eugene Opera
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Arts
$30,000
2019
As One
Responsive
Responsive
c24a561e-232e-472f-841e-9f28c349673c
Eugene Ballet Company
website ›
Arts
$260,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
f38f2e25-3e2e-4882-8f05-71b6b5277b4b
Disability Art and Culture Project
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2019
two year project grant to support artistic and cultural development in disability community
Responsive
Responsive
994155b4-5e12-4aaa-958d-06e192d21a4a
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
website ›
Arts
$3,500
2019
DisOrient Film Festival of Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
5be51d26-2f64-4ef8-9434-b37c604fb117
DanceAbility International
website ›
Arts
$12,000
2019
program support for dance collaboration with string quartet
Responsive
Responsive
8e94003c-11e3-4680-a5e9-11b341500005
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center
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Arts
$15,000
2019
capacity building for a new staff position
Responsive
Responsive
a2a921ec-18b2-4a1d-b233-bbfdbb0c01a7
Dance Wire
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Arts
$12,500
2019
Dance Wire Strategic Plan Implementation
Responsive
Responsive
ed1e6669-5e5d-409a-b2fd-3c90ac1e5b87
Creative Music Guild
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Arts
$2,500
2019
project support for concert series; adapted due to COVID-19
Responsive
Responsive
9319b61e-2da9-4aa3-a466-74c1fc172c42
Cornucopia Arts Council
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Arts
$7,000
2019
A one year $7,000 grant to support program needs related to the 2019 Clear Creek Music Festival; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
2bae4ebf-33bc-4077-8096-3833e57b4c6a
Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association
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Arts
$6,500
2019
support of two concert programs
Responsive
Responsive
8fec085d-e1f5-431d-b7f7-7dbac18e70dc
Craterian Performances
website ›
Arts
$160,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
452ec476-2c57-41f7-9598-82fc7ffeca18
College Possible
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K-12 Education
$150,000
2019
support of program and a matching gift campaign; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
ac0fa132-8344-42af-9e63-3e849f0fb7ea
CoHo Productions
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Arts
$30,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - Opportunity Grant
Initiative
Initiative
11556ca5-5b4e-4bbe-8ea0-b8c42bbc2f2e
CoHo Productions
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Arts
$80,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
7c272950-f470-4976-a959-9b86a166e89e
Clackamas Repertory Theatre
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2019
project support for a production
Responsive
Responsive
3b9a1a46-8b50-4496-ba58-2bdf1dde5ff6
Classroom Law Project
website ›
K-12 Education
$90,000
2019
Program expansion statewide of teacher professional development; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
61123136-92c8-4afd-85cf-2bc2d7b90337
CAPACES Leadership Institute
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K-12 Education
$40,000
2019
to support the capacity building of the TURNO program over two years; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
21d25804-68a4-4dc6-a1fc-634f820401c0
Chehalem Cultural Center
website ›
Arts
$40,000
2019
capacity support for increased staffing to expand programming; adapted for COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
6ef17469-9ff2-42f7-a41f-5fa35cc9d471
Chamber Music Northwest
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Arts
$300,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
c055c65a-c0c8-4b5e-bcdc-65eaa7462723
Chamber Music Amici
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Arts
$7,500
2019
one year support for succession planning
Responsive
Responsive
05d9fbe6-c41f-43cb-8b8f-7642e90f0c0d
Cappella Romana
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Arts
$120,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
94a17f4b-4cdd-478c-b019-97e962937748
Cascade School of Music
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K-12 Arts Education
$25,000
2019
capacity support for the purchase of furniture and equipment
Responsive
Responsive
b221782a-aeb2-4e37-8d89-8f9109cded27
Britt Music & Arts Festival
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Arts
$30,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - Opportunity Grant
Initiative
Initiative
d0e7283c-091d-4b38-9a7a-719ddef9861a
Broadway Rose Theatre
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Arts
$280,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
e8818a66-7fed-41f2-8d20-190d753dad70
All Hands Raised
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K-12 Education
$225,000
2019
operating support - Improving education outcomes, economic and social mobility for Multnomah County children and youth
Responsive
Responsive
063120e9-ba8d-4c55-928d-1a13bd34e4fc
Boom Arts, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2019
project support for an outdoor family performance; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
a656a82b-1793-4aef-acda-5ce86d8125bd
Britt Music & Arts Festival
website ›
Arts
$360,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
893e8a4e-e5df-4060-8a71-9e9e638b7e72
BendFilm
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Arts
$30,000
2019
3-year program grant to support film school program in Tin Pan Theatre; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
66aca079-9494-4448-94be-d17833eecde9
Ballet Folklorico Ritmo Alegre
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$15,000
2019
Managing Director salary support
Responsive
Responsive
f41219c8-106f-44de-a59c-7043d307986a
Bag and Baggage Productions
website ›
Arts
$140,000
2019
Operating Support Initiative - multi year operating support for arts organization
Initiative
Initiative
d6f16159-b3b7-438e-b5b7-e8ce1b76b76c
Astoria Visual Arts
website ›
Arts
$9,500
2019
capacity support for increased staff hours, board training, and equipment purchase
Responsive
Responsive
65921e6c-310b-4f74-889d-eb981f4a817a
Artichoke Community Music
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2019
capacity building through a matching grant; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
ce79fbcd-5c84-47ff-a385-b2414e745126
Armadillo Technical Institute
website ›
K-12 Education
$10,760
2019
project support of career skills workshops
Responsive
Responsive
f4ec36a4-5ce9-48e7-b4d3-c8fd560308b2
APANO Communities United Fund
website ›
Arts
$20,000
2019
support of East Portland Arts & Literary Festival
Responsive
Responsive
b5fc9072-fd57-4326-8646-d2de026d0a94
Anima Mundi Productions
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2019
project support to launch a new concert series
Responsive
Responsive
9989a2ff-5c35-40fd-8178-c9a4c50a8c32
All Classical Public Media, Inc.
website ›
Arts
$25,000
2019
project support for programming and an artist in residence program
Responsive
Responsive
85c9cd42-8db2-49f3-ae37-d5458b4c8846
Albina Head Start
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Other
$100,000
2019
one year operating support for Headstart program through Miller Early Childhood Initiative
Initiative
Initiative
54bc1b8f-eecd-48b3-b357-9438c7fca947
YU Contemporary
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2020
one year project grant in support of exhibition of Canadian First Nations artist Marianne Nicolson
Responsive
Responsive
d345c975-da9e-4973-9c83-3cccf0abd182
45th Parallel
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2019
support of Les Boreades performance
Responsive
Responsive
efd79c3b-1b0e-4179-9f66-78bd4dd6bfd9
Yamhill Enrichment Society (YES)
website ›
Arts
$45,000
2020
three year capacity building grant offering free sequential string instrument education in Edwards Elementary School in Newberg
Responsive
Responsive
a72580c8-5ecb-4acf-ba8f-c542e3425ae5
Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington
website ›
Arts
$100,000
2020
two year grant to support collaborative art program for K-8 students in Portland Metro
Initiative
Initiative
564057bb-6111-4cd7-bd55-cdd3ccfe49b7
White Bird
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
d363c568-c756-46da-91ff-9c1b8740b5d4
Tualatin Valley Creates
website ›
Arts
$36,000
2020
three year capacity support to hire an outreach coordinator
Responsive
Responsive
4500148a-54dc-4533-b140-f4f437d7de56
West Valley Community Campus
website ›
Arts
$2,200
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Responsive
Responsive
6eec5540-a587-4c17-bc7c-3e6475e2ad5b
Umpqua Symphony Association
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2020
one year project grant in support of youth orchestra
Responsive
Responsive
fb3e6e97-02d5-4ef0-b8f0-371c986bdffa
Umpqua Actors Community Theatre
website ›
Arts
$3,900
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Responsive
Responsive
eb607ae1-94dc-4212-8b3d-12b35b754fae
Third Angle New Music Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$25,000
2020
one year project grant to support the creation of a new work exploring gentrification in the Albina neighborhood; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
d67a3e5b-89d8-4e52-b31c-57bd8794b79c
The Portland Ballet
website ›
Arts
$30,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
e30c7344-1156-44ba-a008-52c1770fbd24
The Old Church
website ›
Arts
$15,000
2020
one year project grant for a 1:1 match for new and increased individual gifts; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
4075d62a-7200-49f7-b2f5-6ddd294590c0
The Artback
website ›
Arts
$4,000
2020
one year project grant request to support a public mural project in Estacada
Responsive
Responsive
5ce2ada0-c0e5-4655-8150-da3c1798fd09
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
website ›
Arts
$65,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
d5bbc3be-b449-45f1-b471-feb4f9814598
Stand for Children Leadership Center
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
2324811c-be60-42c8-b744-ef087df21441
St. Andrew Nativity School
website ›
K-12 Education
$20,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
3b571f9c-e446-4005-a813-1457089c4a6f
Stand for Children Leadership Center
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2020
one year program support to Stand for Children-Oregon to support better outcomes for students historically underserved by schools districts throughout the state
Responsive
Responsive
027d25df-9b5b-49e0-a756-35e2651db2c2
Social Venture Partners Portland
website ›
Other
$200,000
2020
two year grant to support BIPOC & culturally specific services in early childhood education
Initiative
Initiative
75b9ce76-7e23-47ff-804f-ba313fb60e44
SMART Reading
website ›
K-12 Education
$100,000
2020
three year program grant to support expansion of SMART Reading to 95 additional high need schools across Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
426a8d12-f302-4f37-b281-6cd0aee04172
Signal Fire
website ›
Arts
$18,000
2020
two year capacity grant request to support hiring a field coordinator; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
a26f393a-a03f-44c7-a3d1-9325171eed5b
Shadow Project
website ›
K-12 Education
$60,000
2020
two year capacity building grant supporting SuperSensory Spaces for student with disabilities in all seven elementary school in Centennial School District; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
d9c797f3-56e0-48f3-9e9c-10ba9c78b7a2
Self Enhancement, Inc.
website ›
K-12 Education
$81,000
2020
three year capacity building request to support in-school mentoring to students in grades 2-5 in a Portland elementary school
Responsive
Responsive
48334e3c-51cd-456d-b1a1-7fc9c48f9223
Rogue Valley Symphony
website ›
Arts
$40,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
889f9afe-ca28-4737-b2f0-a801a06765c5
Santiam Hospital
website ›
Other
$40,000
2020
one time grant to support wildfire disaster recovery for children, youth and families
Initiative
Initiative
4233b632-a6f3-4c82-8557-1a08420ed26b
Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality
website ›
K-12 Education
$40,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
9cacc00c-68c2-452a-a66c-e0705bd323f4
Rogue Gallery and Art Center
website ›
Arts
$7,800
2020
one year project support for a visual arts exhibition series in Medford, Oregon
Responsive
Responsive
121827ef-c5c3-46c0-a9e6-42ce591269ad
Salem Art Association
website ›
Arts
$42,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
c824d6bd-84e3-46bc-994d-90e92a524c3a
Ross Ragland Theater
website ›
Arts
$40,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
5fccb134-25cc-4f13-ae00-ad1079bf66d9
Rogue Valley Chorale Association
website ›
Arts
$8,600
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Responsive
Responsive
9800df3d-5a4c-4aa4-9afb-27cd6b4c86b3
Riverstars - Illinois Valley Community Development Organization
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$10,000
2020
one year project grant to support arts education and a performance
Responsive
Responsive
d7ef071b-dc5d-423c-b228-1c8b83292659
Riverbend Live!
website ›
Arts
$11,000
2020
one year project grant request to support equipment purchase
Responsive
Responsive
52db809a-dd37-48b6-abb6-364467b74cd0
Risk/Reward
website ›
Arts
$5,000
2020
one year project grant in support of a new performance festival
Responsive
Responsive
9215e4ba-49c2-49df-bb03-0b1736ab401a
Arts
$5,000
2020
one year project grant request to support a multi-genre artistic series exploring the Tamil language and culture of India; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
fade2b18-bc78-4ec0-afac-aa6738ac20b3
K-12 Education
$100,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
d290f27a-608d-431b-a4b3-afaf363ab348
QDoc Film Festival - sponsored by Hollywood Theatre
website ›
Arts
$10,000
2020
three year marketing support for QDoc, a festival of LGBTQ+ documentaries
Responsive
Responsive
b81fbf09-e96b-4fca-a400-f85a08477043
Project Youth+
website ›
K-12 Education
$150,000
2020
two year capacity building grant for expanded program reach and matching funds; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
a99a34b4-a058-407c-b51d-af37154705b6
Profile Theatre
website ›
Arts
$32,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
ac0ed264-5bce-4a8a-b474-e30879d5ded1
Portland Youth Philharmonic
website ›
K-12 Arts Education
$30,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
0a7bfe8f-2ce6-4dd8-8ffe-ff549eb517b4
Portland Summerfest
website ›
Arts
$6,000
2020
one year project grant originally in support of a free outdoor opera performance; converted to operating due to COVID-19
Responsive
Responsive
8ceb5aa4-8f00-4bef-978a-6075e2060b1c
Portland Playhouse
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
396e232f-449e-4031-a8a2-5029c640db99
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc.
website ›
K-12 Education
$50,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
f7d6ceb7-c679-47fc-b485-33cb64a8ff1b
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble
website ›
Arts
$3,000
2020
one year project support for a concert with music by vocalist and composer, Jimmie Herrod, and PJCE; adapted due to COVID-19 to be operating support
Responsive
Responsive
7ed7bbd9-c7f6-4be0-bc5c-97605c8eb349
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
website ›
Arts
$75,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
47bd12ba-3057-4e8f-9bfa-293e59d6efee
Portland Center Stage
website ›
Arts
$250,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
821f3a31-8db4-4b8a-97be-020bac078913
Portland Art Museum
website ›
Arts
$250,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
d5015b47-e79f-42b8-8750-09ef5c1d0aea
Portland Actors Conservatory
website ›
Arts
$50,000
2020
one year program support for actors training program
Responsive
Responsive
3d6adf15-3cfe-4a4b-89cf-da41626fa457
Phoenix-Talent School District
website ›
Other
$60,000
2020
one time grant to support wildfire disaster recovery for children, youth and families
Initiative
Initiative
5c3afc5a-313d-479b-8f3d-bf277ba044d1
Phoenix School of Roseburg
website ›
K-12 Education
$30,000
2020
two year project grant to support a staff position to support student transitions to college and career
Responsive
Responsive
4eeb8590-cb9e-4080-b526-e09f7cfd5f6e
Arts
$18,000
2020
A one year grant for operating support
Responsive
Responsive
b70a44db-995e-48ec-b465-8008b244ec39
Oregon Symphony
website ›
Arts
$500,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
12c11b70-7271-4662-b726-10d52fda4104
Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon
website ›
K-12 Education
$30,000
2020
COVID-19 emergency support for school meals
Initiative
Initiative
ba53bd45-83b6-4f1e-8869-6b5abbcbe53c
Oregon Community Foundation
website ›
K-12 Education
$50,000
2020
Partnership; project support for funder's early childhood collaborative Growing Master Trainers
Initiative
Initiative
8626e4a6-ff3b-4603-9270-cc55d0b459e5
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
website ›
K-12 Education
$75,000
2020
one year grant to support operations during COVID-19 recovery
Initiative
Initiative
0c4574a9-780a-4b32-8920-d4d2323e675b
Oregon Community Foundation
website ›
$250,000
2020
Partnership; pooled funding grant to join aligned arts funding effort for small and mid-sized Oregon Arts Organizations
Initiative
Initiative
72e08b8b-f0b8-4785-a56d-dc95702d91eb
Oregon Community Foundation
website ›
$250,500
2020
Partnership; for statewide relief funding for Individual Artists during COVID-19
Initiative
Initiative
ec311306-0a72-4cb7-8a04-53b4a051fabe
Oregon Community Foundation
website ›
Other
$20,000
2020
Partnership; one year grant for early childhood partnership towards building a comprehensive early childhood system
Initiative
Initiative
7690a1e2-6aa5-4cd6-aa5d-8ff00de5bc43

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