Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Oregon
502 private foundations reported 2,497 arts & culture grants to organizations in Oregon on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $56.9M in all. 171 of them are based in Oregon.
Foundations502
Grants on record2,497
Total granted$56.9M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Oregon
20 of the 502: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Oregon organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Skeptoid Media Inc, Bend - General support$1,758
- Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland - General support$1,456
- Children's Cancer Association, Portland - General support$1,309
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Gave $11.9M in 2024
James F and Marion L Miller Foundation
Portland, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- Oregon Symphony, Portland - Three year operating support for professional orchestra$1,166,667
- Portland Art Museum, Portland - Three year operating support for art museum$800,000
- Portland Opera, Portland - Three year operating support for opera company$400,000
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Gave $20.5M in 2024
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation
Wilsonville, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- The Red Door Project, Portland - General operating (zinnia grant)$250,000
- Talent Maker City, Talent - Capital campaign (daffodil grant)$160,000
- Josephy Center for Arts and Culture, Joseph - General operating (daffodil grant)$145,000
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Gave $15.6M in 2024
Roundhouse Foundation Irrv Charitable Tr
Sisters, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- High Desert Museum, Bend - High desert museum capital expansion and renovation; indigenizing hdm: partnerships in practice$1,250,000
- Oregon State University Foundation (Osu Foundation), Corvallis - Hatfield marine science center (hmsc); college of agriculture and agrivoltaics program; osu groundwater…$890,500
- Central Oregon Community College Foundation, Bend - Cocc madras campus expansion project; supplies & equipment for cocc art programs$302,500
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Gave $37.4M in 2024
The Ford Family Foundation
Roseburg, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland - Exhibition+Documentation and Capital Improvement Grants Partnership$142,225
- Wallowa Resources, Enterprise - REV Capacity Building Grant$100,000
- Talent Maker City, Talent - Community Makerspace Building$50,000
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Gave $10.8M in 2024
The Collins Foundation
Portland, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland - Support operations and programs to support artists and arts organizations in clackamas, multnomah, and…$200,000
- Talent Maker City, Talent - Support operations and steam programs for youth and community members from marginalized communities in…$150,000
- Fishtrap Inc, Enterprise - Support operations and literary art programs for writers and artists in wallowa county$75,000
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Gave $116.6M in 2024
M J Murdock Charitable Trust
Vancouver, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- All Classical Public Media Inc, Portland - Leasehold improvements$375,000
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland - Building renovation$325,000
- Rainier Oregon Historical Museum, Rainier - New facility construction$300,000
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Gave $949K in 2024
The Carpenter Foundation
Medford, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association, Ashland - In support of the 2025 osf 90th anniversary season.$30,000
- Science Works Hands-On Museum, Ashland - Toward the improvement of accessibility at the museum.$15,000
- Oregon Center for Creative Learning, Medford - Toward weekly fun with food culinary classes for children and adults.$10,000
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Gave $45.2M in 2024
Meyer Memorial Trust
Portland, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- Ori Art Gallery, Portland - For project support$250,000
- Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland - For project support$250,000
- Portland All Nations Canoe Family, Portland - For general operating support$200,000
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Gave $88.8M in 2024
Hillman Family Foundations
Pittsburgh, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Bodyvox Inc, Portland - Capital support$50,000
- Camp45 Contemporary, Portland - Capacity building$50,000
- Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland - Event support$36,000
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Portland Center Stage, Portland - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$110,000
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association, Ashland - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$100,000
- Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland - General operating support for dance productions and activities$85,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, Portland - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
- Childrens Cancer Association, Portland - Matching contribution (general operating support)$830
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland - Matching contribution (general operating support)$600
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts, Tillamook - Arts, culture and humanities$450
- Toastmasters International, Sherwood - Community improvement$275
- Advance Gender Equity in the Arts, Portland - Arts, culture and humanities$250
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Gave $5M in 2025
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2025- The High Desert Museum, Bend - General Operating Support$8,000
- Tower Theatre Foundation Inc, Bend - General Operating Support$5,000
- Bendfilm, Bend - General Operating Support$3,500
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- We Are Healers Inc, Portland - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$375,000
- Ecotrust, Portland - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$300,000
- Portland Art Museum, Portland - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$125,000
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Gave $3.2M in 2024
Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation
Lake Oswego, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- Childrens Cancer Association, Portland - General Operations$7,000
- Neskowin Coast Foundation, Otis - Arts Education Access for Rural Youth$6,000
- North Pole Studio, Portland - Professional Opportunities for Artists with Disabilities$5,000
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Gave $1.9M in 2024
Analog Devices Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Jain Society of Oregon and Sw Washington, Portland - General support$2,059
- Portland Youth Philharmonic Association, Portland - General support$2,059
- International Performing Arts, Portland - General support$185
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Portland Art Museum, Portland - To support artist jeffrey gibsons presentation, "the space in which to place me", as part of the 60th…$1,000,000
- Portland State University, Portland - To continue support for the pacific northwest consortium of the science of cultural heritage conservation$1,000,000
- Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland - To support general operations$750,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland - Matching gifts$600
- Hand 2 Mouth, Portland - Matching gifts$250
- Conchords Chorale, Tualatin - Matching gifts$200
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Portland Art Museum, Portland - Core support for US pavilion exhibition of artist jeffrey gibson (choctow-cherokee) at the 60th venice…$1,100,000
- Portland Art Museum, Portland - Core support for creation of new position, assistant native american curator, through the leadership in art…$430,000
- Underscore Media Collaboration, Portland - General support$100,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Oregon organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Portland Art Museum Portland | 6 | $3,505,189 |
| The High Desert Museum Bend | 6 | $1,506,622 |
| Oregon Ballet Theatre Portland | 6 | $453,638 |
| Wallowa Resources Enterprise | 6 | $293,030 |
| Oregon Black Pioneers Salem | 6 | $75,903 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting Portland | 6 | $15,086 |
| Portland Institute for Contemporary Art Portland | 5 | $1,285,290 |
| Talent Maker City Talent | 5 | $387,691 |
| Bendfilm Bend | 5 | $194,040 |
| Lincoln City Cultural Center Lincoln City | 5 | $138,450 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Oregon that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 502 foundations, 177 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.