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Grants Programs

2006-07 Grassroots Grants

Arc of Washington County

Aloha, OR

$11,224

To improve sanitary conditions at this facility that serves children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Archaeological Legacy Institute

Eugene, OR

$14,770

For equipment and supplies to improve this cultural archaeology organization's electronic communications and media distribution.

Assistance League of Eugene

Eugene, OR

$10,000

To provide clothing to students from low income families in rural Lane County schools.

Associated Services for International Adoptions

Portland, OR

$13,350

For an adoption tracking database to ensure accountability and efficiency.

Astoria Public Library

Astoria, OR

$15,000

For technical assistance to develop a strategic plan.

Bend Science Station

Bend, OR

$6,950

To equip additional science laboratory space to increase the number of students served.

Boys and Girls Club of Corvallis

Corvallis, OR

$14,895

To support after-school activities in the teen center.

CALYX

Corvallis, OR

$10,000

For outreach and expansion by this small press that publishes work by women authors and artists.

Cascades Raptor Care Center

Eugene, OR

$11,520

To improve the capacity to raise and store food for raptors.

Cascadia Wildlands Project

Eugene, OR

$8,300

For equipment to improve community presentations by this environmental conservation organization.

Childrens Museum of Eastern Oregon

Pendleton, OR

$14,640

For a coordinator to recruit and train volunteers at this rural Oregon children's museum.

Cinema Project

Portland, OR

$4,700

To repair and upgrade equipment used for screening innovative film and video art.

Coalition for a Livable Future

Portland, OR

$14,600

For office equipment and consultation to increase the organization's efficiency.

Columbia County Women's Resource Center

St. Helens, OR

$10,700

For board development and strategic planning for this organization that serves women and children who have been battered and/or sexually assaulted.

Home Ownership Center

Vancouver, WA

$15,000

For a financial education program for individuals and families with low to moderate incomes.

reSource

Bend, OR

$15,000

To develop a strategic and fundraising plan for this community recycling organization.

Coos County Logging Museum

Myrtle Point, OR

$10,382

For facility improvements at this rural museum.

Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services

Corvallis, OR

$13,523

To help develop a community land trust to make affordable housing available.

Deschutes County Healthy Beginnings

Bend, OR

$15,000

To expand early childhood health and development outreach to Hispanic families.

Diamond School District

Diamond, OR

$8,000

For bleachers for the community hall/gymnasium in this rural community.

Douglas Resident Training Facilities

Roseburg, OR

$6,000

To replace windows in a group home for adults with developmental disabilities.

Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council

La Grande, OR

$6,600

To expand the arts outreach program in ten counties in eastern Oregon.

Family YMCA of Baker County

Baker City, OR

$15,000

For aquatic safety and training equipment.

Friends of Chamber Music

Portland, OR

$5,000

For a web-based marketing project to increase the number of new and younger audience members.

Harney County Senior and Community Services Center

Burns, OR

$15,000

To upgrade the kitchen used to provide services for seniors, veterans and other members of this rural community.

Hood River County Museum

Hood River, OR

$14,000

For a Hood River County centennial exhibit.

Independent Publishing Resource Center

Portland, OR

$6,993

For equipment to provide access to resources and tools for creating independently published media and art.

Inn Home For Boys

Portland, OR

$12,500

For a van to transport youth to off-site classes, programs and services.

Meadowood Springs Speech Camp

Pendleton, OR

$11,450

To renovate an office for this organization that provides services for children with speech and hearing disorders.

JD Zellerbach Elementary PTA

Camas, WA

$15,000

For a service learning school garden project.

Joint Forces Dance Company

Eugene, OR

$7,450

To support school dance performances that integrate persons with and without disabilities.

Klamath Ice Sports

Klamath Falls, OR

$15,000

For bleachers for this rural ice arena.

LEAD

Eugene, OR

$15,000

To help establish a teen center for this leadership development program for economically disadvantaged youth.

Lord Leebrick Theatre Company

Eugene, OR

$7,049

For a new ticketing system for this community theater.

Computer Reuse and Recycling Center

Eugene, OR

$15,000

To purchase a truck that runs on biofuel to increase collections for this organization that recycles and refurbishes electronic equipment.

Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts

Eugene, OR

$5,970

To support printmaking classes that integrate recycled materials.

Media, Arts and Technology Institute

Portland, OR

$11,700

To expand this organization's media arts and technology education program.

Mediation Works, Community Dispute Resolution Center

Medford, OR

$10,370

To redesign the juvenile victim/offender program, and for a feasibility study for an adult restorative justice program.

Microfarm Sustainable Research and Education

Dayton, OR

$1,954

For office equipment for this organization that promotes farming that sustains land, families and communities.

Mid-Columbia Senior Center

The Dalles, OR

$5,366

For office equipment to increase organizational efficiency for this senior center serving rural Wasco County.

Morrow County Health District

Heppner, OR

$4,495

For customer service, leadership, and management training for the staff of this health district that serves three rural eastern Oregon counties.

Multnomah Education Service District Foundation

Portland, OR

$2,575

For equipment for students participating in the Outdoor School residential science and environmental education program.

My Sister's House

Troutdale, OR

$1,500

To install a shower in a transitional home for women and children.

Myth Media

Portland, OR

$6,492

To support the costs of intensive writing instruction for homeless and home schooled youth.

New Directions Northwest

Baker City, OR

$15,000

To furnish new office space for this organization that provides drug and alcohol treatment services to eastern Oregon residents.

New Song School of Music

Portland, OR

$14,995

To establish an additional Vancouver location for this organization that provides at-risk children with classical music training.

North County Recreation District

Nehalem, OR

$15,000

For renovations at a community center serving rural Tillamook County.

Nuestro Futuro

Portland, OR

$9,010

To expand a training program for Spanish-speaking in-home child care providers.

Oregon Chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association

Portland, OR

$2,000

To support summer camp costs for deaf children.

Oregon Coast Childrens Theatre

Toledo, OR

$10,000

To support an arts education and performance outreach program for school children in rural and underserved communities.

Oregon Coast Community Action

Coos Bay, OR

$4,480

For an organizational development program for food relief agencies in Curry and Coos counties.

Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum

Portland, OR

$7,500

To help develop a strategic plan.

Oregon Nikkei Endowment

Portland, OR

$5,500

To develop a strategic plan for this organization that celebrates the history and contribution of Japanese Americans.

Oregon State Grange Foundation

Salem, OR

$10,350

To remodel the Springwater Grange in rural Clackamas County.

Oregon State Grange Foundation

Terrebonne, OR

$15,000

To renovate the Terrebonne Grange, which serves as a community center in rural central Oregon.

Oregon State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

St. Paul, OR

$8,539

To renovate the Newell House living history museum to create an all-weather outdoor class space.

Oregon Toxics Alliance

Eugene, OR

$13,220

For educational outreach about the effects of exposure to toxic chemicals.

Oregon Water Trust

Portland, OR

$14,101

To develop a strategic plan for this organization that works to restore healthier streams and fish runs.

Our Peaceful Place

Clackamas, OR

$11,500

To increase fundraising for this agency that operates a drop-in center for poor and homeless persons.

Paisley School District

Paisley, OR

$14,900

For a motorized antenna and more wind-resistant tower for the FM radio station that provides town news to local citizens in lieu of a local paper.

Philomath Youth Activities Club

Philomath, OR

$15,000

To enclose an outdoor play area in order to provide additional all-weather activity space.

Pilot Rock Park and Recreation District

Pilot Rock, OR

$15,000

For a small addition to the community center.

Prineville Hospital Foundation

Prineville, OR

$10,050

For blood bank equipment for Pioneer Memorial hospital, which serves several remote communities in Central Oregon.

Profile Theatre Project

Portland, OR

$14,967

To upgrade the theater's lighting system.

Protestant Episcopal Church

Cathlamet, WA

$8,317

For the St. James Family Center's hearing and vision testing program for preschool-age children.

Quilts from Caring Hands

Corvallis, OR

$2,500

For supplies to make quilts for children who have survived traumatic experiences.

Rural Organizing Project

Scappoose, OR

$15,000

For a youth leadership mentoring program.

Salem Concert Band

Salem, OR

$13,730

For acoustical shells to improve the sound quality of performances by this community band.

Salem Repertory Theatre

Salem, OR

$3,725

For high school matinee performances in Marion County.

Salems Riverfront Carousel

Salem, OR

$15,000

To replace incandescent lighting on the carousel with energy efficient LED bulbs.

Serenity Homes of Oregon

Portland, OR

$14,474

For furnishings and library materials for two new homes for this chemical dependence recovery program.

Shadow Project

Portland, OR

$15,000

To support this program that helps motivate students with cognitive and physical disabilities to complete their education.

Southern Oregon Land Conservancy

Ashland, OR

$9,328

To develop a strategic plan for this rural land conservation organization.

Sparkplug Dance Educational Resources

Eugene, OR

$5,000

For an inclusive dance program serving children of all abilities.

St. Mary Star of the Sea School

Astoria, OR

$15,000

For a school bus for this rural coastal school.

TLC-TnT

Portland, OR

$10,000

For a school-based peer mentoring and outreach program for students in north and northeast Portland.

Community Action Resource Enterprises

Tillamook, OR

$5,300

For a collaborative program to benefit nonprofits in Tillamook County.

Tillicum Foundation/KMUN

Astoria, OR

$7,050

For a marketing program for this community-based public radio station serving Clatsop and Tillamook counties.

Wallowa Land Trust

Joseph, OR

$15,000

For community conservation workshops for residents of the Wallowa Lake Basin.

Western Idaho Training Company

Ontario, OR

$4,700

For furnishings for two group homes for residents with developmental disabilities in Ontario, Oregon.

Bend Community Radio

Bend, OR

$14,770

For equipment to enable streaming online programming for KPOV, a community radio station.

YW Housing

Vancouver, WA

$3,246

To replace flooring in transitional housing for homeless women and children.

 
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