The Nature of Words 2011 Literary Festival
Topics: Grassroots Grants
The Nature of Words literary festival brings nationally acclaimed authors to Bend, Oregon for five days of readings, workshops, lectures, panel discussions and a gala author dinner. Three thousand people from across the Northwest attend the festival each year. Meyer Memorial Trust helped fund the festival with a $15,000 Grassroots Grant in June 2011. Above, world champion poet Buddy Wakefield performs at the 2011 fesitval. Photo Courtesy of Bob Woodward/The Nature of Words
Wetlands Conservancy
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Conservation, Environment
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
20000.00
Reason For Grant:
To assist with a marketing campaign that educates the public and promotes Oregon seafood that is sustainably harvested in ways that keep Oregon estuaries healthy
City:
Tualatin
County:
Clackamas
State:
OR
Vernonia Public Library
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Education
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
5145.00
Reason For Grant:
To help preserve important historical records for this rural community
City:
Vernonia
County:
Columbia
State:
OR
Volunteer Caregivers
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Human Services
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
7500.00
Reason For Grant:
To support transportation services for low-income seniors in the great Albany area
City:
Albany
County:
Linn
State:
OR
Wetlands Conservancy
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Conservation, Environment
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
20000.00
Reason For Grant:
To assist with a marketing campaign that educates the public and promotes Oregon seafood that is sustainably harvested in ways that keep Oregon estuaries healthy
City:
Tualatin
County:
Clackamas
State:
OR
Oakland Booster Club
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Human Services
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
20000.00
Reason For Grant:
To support a park improvement project featuring family and youth activities for this rural community in Douglas County
City:
Oakland
County:
Douglas
State:
OR
Oregon Coast Council of the Arts
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Arts, Culture, Humanities
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
23810.00
Reason For Grant:
To support web-based service improvements for this organization that serves as an arts information hub for visitors to coastal communities all along the Oregon coast
City:
Newport
County:
Lincoln
State:
OR
Oregon Public Health Association
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Health
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
25000.00
Reason For Grant:
For planning and training to help strengthen this organization that assist Oregon's public health partners to create a healthier future for Oregonians
City:
Portland
County:
Multnomah
State:
OR
Oregon Student Foundation
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Education
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
14368.00
Reason For Grant:
For energy efficiency upgrades to the office of this organization that represents and addresses the needs of students attending Oregon's public universities
City:
Portland
County:
Multnomah
State:
OR
PassinArt: A Theatre Company
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Arts, Culture, Humanities
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
5650.00
Reason For Grant:
To help produce and market a socially relevant play for this company that presents theater from an African American perspective
City:
Portland
County:
Multnomah
State:
OR
Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Public Affairs, Social Benefit
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
25000.00
Reason For Grant:
To redesign the organization's program model to enhance services that help low-income community members start small businesses
City:
Portland
County:
Multnomah
State:
OR
Pendulum Aerial Arts
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Arts, Culture, Humanities
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
5364.00
Reason For Grant:
To support performances of its aerial arts for audiences in Salem and Klamath Falls
City:
Portland
County:
Multnomah
State:
OR
Portia Project
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Human Services
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
22200.00
Reason For Grant:
To support this organization that helps unite and reunite children and families with women incarcertated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility
City:
Eugene
County:
Lane
State:
Other
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Human Services
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
10344.00
Reason For Grant:
To purchase equipment and tools for a tool lending library that northeast Portland residents use for home maintenance and improvement projects
City:
Portland
County:
United States
State:
OR
Returning Veterans Project
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Human Services
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
19814.00
Reason For Grant:
To increase fundraising capacity of this organization that provides free counseling and complimentary health care services to current war veterans and military family members
City:
Portland
County:
Multnomah
State:
OR
Rockwest Training Company
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Human Services
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
24025.00
Reason For Grant:
To replace a vehicle used to transport people with disabilities to their supported employment job locations
City:
Salem
County:
Marion
State:
OR
Rogue Valley Farm to School
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Human Services
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
15000.00
Reason For Grant:
To involve students in southern Oregon schools in fresh produce production and healthy meal preparation
City:
Ashland
County:
Jackson
State:
OR
Sandy Actors Theatre
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Arts, Culture, Humanities
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
20000.00
Reason For Grant:
For facility upgrades that improve access of the theater for people with disabilities
City:
Sandy
County:
Clackamas
State:
OR
Society of St Vincent de Paul, Our Lady of the Valley Council
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Human Services
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
25000.00
Reason For Grant:
To replace an aging vehicle used for pickup and delivery of goods for the organization's thrift store that generates revenue for this agency that serves low-income residents in southern Oregon
City:
Grants Pass
County:
Josephine
State:
OR
Environmental Federation of Oregon
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Conservation, Environment
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
24339.00
Reason For Grant:
For a marketing campaign to increase business participation in a workplace giving program that supports nonprofit organizations addressing environmental issues
City:
Portland
County:
Multnomah
State:
OR
Fort Rock Valley Historical Society
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Arts, Culture, Humanities
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
15000.00
Reason For Grant:
To weatherize a building in the Homestead Museum that preserves the history of pioneer homesteaders and contributes to economic activity in this remote area of Lake County
City:
Fort Rock
County:
Lake
State:
OR
Health Care Coalition of Southern Oregon
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Health
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
25000.00
Reason For Grant:
To support prenatal services to low-income women in Jackson County
City:
Medford
County:
Jackson
State:
OR
Journey to Freedom Project Foundation
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Human Services
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
20000.00
Reason For Grant:
To provide technical assistance to this organization that provides a unique reading and writing program for young black males to improve their educational outcomes
City:
Portland
County:
Multnomah
State:
OR
Lake Arts Council
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Arts, Culture, Humanities
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
2500.00
Reason For Grant:
To support a concert series that provides cultural enrichment opportunities for residents of this rural county in south central Oregon
City:
Lakeview
County:
Lake
State:
OR
Lane Arts Council
Topics: Grassroots Grants
Content Area:
Arts, Culture, Humanities
Award Date:
Oct 1 2011
Grant Amount:
15000.00
Reason For Grant:
For general support of this organization that serves as an arts hub for artists and emerging arts organizations in Lane County
City:
Eugene
County:
Lane
State:
OR
