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Grants awarded for cultural preservation, development
Monday, June 02, 2003 | 1 comment(s)
The Oregon Cultural Trust has approved the first grants from funds donated by individuals and businesses in December 2002.
Grants totaling $214,000 have been awarded to 27 organizations throughout the state to support projects that increase opportunities for Oregonians to participate in culture or that preserve cultural assets. Grant amounts ranged from $1,675 to $20,000.
In Coos County, the Bandon Public Library received a grant of $20,000 for the new library, currently planned for a June 7 groundbreaking on property located next to the Sprague Community Theater in City Park.
In Curry County, $2,000 was awarded to the Chetco Tribe of Southern Oregon, headquartered in Agness, for development of a display entitled "Foot Prints of Oregon's First People." The Umpqua Valley Arts Association in Roseburg received $2,000 for a Cultural Heritage Celebration.
"These grants are an investment in projects that exemplify the best that Oregon's cultural organizations have to offer, and that will contribute to Oregon's quality of life and economic recovery," said Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, who serves as trust chairman.
In response to a call for proposals, the trust received 181 grant applications requesting more than $5.3 million. Grant proposals were submitted from every region of the state and for a range of cultural activities, including the performing arts, historic preservation, libraries, historical museums, art education programs and literary publications.
"What characterized all of the proposals was their quality, thoughtfulness and positive impact on cultural development in Oregon," said Ross McKeen, the trust's interim executive director.
The largest grants were made to support projects that promised to have broad, statewide impact or that will have a significant impact in a region. The trust's board favored projects that create opportunities for Oregonians to make a personal connection with culture, including those that will bring programs to rural communities and schools.
The Oregon Cultural Trust, established by the Legislature in 2001, is an innovative state program to preserve and strengthen Oregon's arts, heritage and humanities. Designed to increase public and private investment in Oregon's culture, the core goal of the trust is to build an endowment that will provide a long-term source of funding for cultural development in Oregon.
The trust develops funds for Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage primarily through citizen contributions made by individuals and companies that receive a tax credit when they donate to an Oregon nonprofit cultural organization and subsequently donate to the trust. A colorful Cultural Trust license plate also is available through the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles.
The funds distributed by the trust were donated by individuals and corporations in December 2002 during a one-month campaign that raised over $1.65 million. The contributions were specifically earmarked for cultural programs. Trust funds also have been granted to counties and tribes to support cultural planning and to statewide cultural partners to support their work.
The remaining balance of approximately $1 million in contributed funds is held, by statute, to build a permanent endowment.
The trust's partners are the Oregon Arts Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office and the Oregon Historical Society.
Those desiring more information about the Oregon Cultural Trust can visit the Web site at http://www.culturaltrust.org.
Grants totaling $214,000 have been awarded to 27 organizations throughout the state to support projects that increase opportunities for Oregonians to participate in culture or that preserve cultural assets. Grant amounts ranged from $1,675 to $20,000.
In Coos County, the Bandon Public Library received a grant of $20,000 for the new library, currently planned for a June 7 groundbreaking on property located next to the Sprague Community Theater in City Park.
In Curry County, $2,000 was awarded to the Chetco Tribe of Southern Oregon, headquartered in Agness, for development of a display entitled "Foot Prints of Oregon's First People." The Umpqua Valley Arts Association in Roseburg received $2,000 for a Cultural Heritage Celebration.
"These grants are an investment in projects that exemplify the best that Oregon's cultural organizations have to offer, and that will contribute to Oregon's quality of life and economic recovery," said Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, who serves as trust chairman.
In response to a call for proposals, the trust received 181 grant applications requesting more than $5.3 million. Grant proposals were submitted from every region of the state and for a range of cultural activities, including the performing arts, historic preservation, libraries, historical museums, art education programs and literary publications.
"What characterized all of the proposals was their quality, thoughtfulness and positive impact on cultural development in Oregon," said Ross McKeen, the trust's interim executive director.
The largest grants were made to support projects that promised to have broad, statewide impact or that will have a significant impact in a region. The trust's board favored projects that create opportunities for Oregonians to make a personal connection with culture, including those that will bring programs to rural communities and schools.
The Oregon Cultural Trust, established by the Legislature in 2001, is an innovative state program to preserve and strengthen Oregon's arts, heritage and humanities. Designed to increase public and private investment in Oregon's culture, the core goal of the trust is to build an endowment that will provide a long-term source of funding for cultural development in Oregon.
The trust develops funds for Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage primarily through citizen contributions made by individuals and companies that receive a tax credit when they donate to an Oregon nonprofit cultural organization and subsequently donate to the trust. A colorful Cultural Trust license plate also is available through the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles.
The funds distributed by the trust were donated by individuals and corporations in December 2002 during a one-month campaign that raised over $1.65 million. The contributions were specifically earmarked for cultural programs. Trust funds also have been granted to counties and tribes to support cultural planning and to statewide cultural partners to support their work.
The remaining balance of approximately $1 million in contributed funds is held, by statute, to build a permanent endowment.
The trust's partners are the Oregon Arts Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office and the Oregon Historical Society.
Those desiring more information about the Oregon Cultural Trust can visit the Web site at http://www.culturaltrust.org.
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