The Deschutes Cultural Coalition, a program of the Oregon Cultural Trustthat distributes funding to local cultural organizations, recently awarded its 2014 cultural grants to nine arts and culture organizations. Each of the organizations are dedicated to program excellence and the delivery of arts and culture programs accessible to all. With $15,000 available to grant, the Deschutes Cultural Coalition received $28,708 in grant requests.
Grant recipients are: Central Oregon Symphony, $2,000, Central Oregon Community College Multicultural Activities $3,000, Deschutes Historical Society, $1,750, Deschutes Library Foundation, $2,500, KPOV, $1,000, High Desert Chamber Music, $1,000, Latino Community Association, $2,000, Sisters Folk Festival, $1,000, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, $750. The Deschutes Cultural Coalition is fiscally sponsored and managed by Arts Central.
In October 2013 the Deschutes Cultural Coalition awarded Brad Porterfield, Executive Director of the Latino Community Association, the Ben Westlund Memorial Award. The award included a $1,000 discretionary grant that the recipient can designate to the qualifying cultural non-profit of his choice. Porterfield designated the funds to support the outreach activities of the Latino Community Association.
The Oregon Cultural Trust enriches the lives of all Oregonians by increasing access to culture statewide. The Trust provides funding support for Oregon’s arts, heritage and humanities and is building a fund for Oregon culture in perpetuity. As an investment, it creates vibrant communities by fueling the economy, inspiring our children, and enhancing our quality of life. In the first 11 years of the Trust, 24,000 Oregonians have raised $28 million for culture, created more than $14 million in grants to every county in Oregon and built the permanent fund to more than $20 million.
The Oregon Cultural Trust is a unique funding model for arts and culture in this country and has been ranked with the bottle bill and vote-by-mail as among Oregon’s most forward-thinking public policy measures.
The Oregon Cultural Trust benefits all Oregonians by providing funding support for Oregon’sarts, heritage and humanities assets. The goal of the Trust is to secure sustainable funding for Oregon culture in perpetuity. As an investment, it creates vibrant communities by strengthening the economy, improving education, and bettering our quality of life.
In the first 10 years of the Trust, 21,000 Oregonians have raised $25 million for culture, created more than $9 million in grants that benefit every county in Oregon and have built the endowment to nearly $15.5 million.The Oregon Cultural Trust is literally a unique funding model for arts and culture in this country and has been ranked with the bottle bill and vote-by-mail as among Oregon’s most forward-thinking public policy measures.
A look at cultural nonprofits and Oregon’s Cultural Economy.The Oregon Cultural Trust supports Oregon culture, which in turn supports Oregon’s economy, with vibrant, livable communities—and jobs and prosperity for Oregon families, which provide the taxes and fees that are needed to fund services like education and public safety in communities across Oregon.
Cultural nonprofits and Oregon’s economy by the numbers:
Total economic impact
14,890 jobs
$466.3 million in income
$1.2 billion in sales
$57.2 million in taxes and fees to state and local governments
