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2010 Large Grants

2010 Awards to Date
$1.64
Million

Our large grant program funds projects that do not meet the small grant criteria.  Grants can be any dollar amount, the main criteria is the organization's annual operating budget.  These grants are reviewed quarterly.  Please refer to the application calendar for dates. 

The chart below can be sorted easily by clicking on the title for each column and selecting the small arrow to the right.  This will sort the information by date, organization, project name, county or amount.


Date Organization / Project County Amount
07-28-10 A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village
A.C.'s Community Enrichment and Student Support Program 		Marion $25,000
07-22-10 Better People
Job Readiness Program 		Multnomah $10,000
01-29-10 Boys and Girls Club of Corvallis
Continuation of extended school-day program resulting in increased test scores 		Benton $29,600
01-29-10 Bridge Meadows
Bridge Meadows Capital Development Project 		Multnomah $45,000
01-29-10 Bridgeway House
Helping children with autism develop social skills through peer support 		Lane $20,000
01-29-10 Camp Fire USA
Community Schools in David Douglas School District 		Multnomah $40,000
07-28-10 Carlton Together Cares
Summer Youth Work Experience Program 		Yamhill $15,000
04-30-10 Center for Intercultural Organizing
Strategies and Tactics for Refugee and Immigrant Democratic Engagement (STRIDE) 		Multnomah $20,000
04-30-10 Children First for Oregon
Fostering Succes Initiative 		Multnomah $40,000
07-28-10 Children's Relief Nursery
Family Preservation Project - Building Healthy Families 		Multnomah $25,000
04-30-10 Clackamas Women's Services
Rethinking the Shelter 		Clackamas $15,000
01-29-10 Columbia Riverkeeper
Common Thread Project 		Multnomah $15,000
07-28-10 Corvallis Homeless Shelter Coalition, Inc.
Corvallis Homeless Shelter Coalition, Housing First Project 		Benton $5,000
01-29-10 Dental Outreach Oregon
Washington County School Sealant Program 		Washington $17,600
07-28-10 Dial A Bus, Inc.
Phase I of Sedan Fleet Replacement 		Benton $15,000
04-30-10 E3 - Employers for Education Excellence
The Oregon Summer Sustainability Series 		Multnomah $10,000
04-30-10 Ecotrust
Healthy Food for Healthy Kids and Communities 		Multnomah $25,000
01-29-10 Emerald Kidsports
KIDSPORTS' Scholarship Program (for low-income children) 		Lane $10,000
01-29-10 Ethos, Inc.
Music Education for Underserved Youth 		Multnomah $5,000
07-28-10 Farmers Ending Hunger
Deliver farmer donated food commodities to Oregon Food Bank Network 		Marion $20,000
04-30-10 Farmworker Housing Development Corporation
Creating a Provider Network to Improve Nutrution for Farmworker Families 		Polk $14,000
01-29-10 Friends of the Children Portland
Adolescent Support for Educational Success 		Multnomah $30,000
04-30-10 Friends of Trees
Green Space Initiative - Living Highways: Establishment Project, Phase I 		Multnomah $25,000
01-29-10 Greater Jefferson Community Center
Floor Covering Project 		Marion $35,024
01-29-10 H.2.O. - Help and Hope to Others
Food Box Program 		Polk $10,000
01-29-10 Henderson House Family Crisis Shelter
Henderson House Advocacy Center ADA Compliant Ramp Project 		Yamhill $22,465
01-29-10 Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Latino Community Advancement Program 		Multnomah $49,000
04-30-10 Human Solutions
Self-sufficiency Through Enhanced Service Delivery 		Multnomah $50,000
01-29-10 Imago Theatre
Imago Theatre Facility Renovation 		Multnomah $10,000
04-30-10 Incight Company
Promoting Tools for Independence Among Youth with Disabilities 		Multnomah $20,000
01-29-10 Innovative Housing, Inc. (IHI)
Innovative Change$: Making Change Matter 		Multnomah $25,000
01-29-10 Irvington Covenant CDC
Green Job Training & Scholarships 		Multnomah $20,000
04-30-10 Jackson Street Youth Shelter
Jackson Street Youth Shelter Albany House Start Up Project 		Linn $25,160
07-28-10 Jane A Theater Company
The Ghosts of Celilo 		Multnomah $25,000
04-30-10 Johnson Creek Watershed Council
Youth Engaged 		Multnomah $11,606
01-29-10 Kinship House
Permanency Assessment for High Risk Children: a capacity expansion initiative 		Multnomah $10,000
04-30-10 Lebanon Emergency Shelter
Lebanon Homeless Youth Supportive Transitional Housing Project 		Linn $15,000
07-28-10 Listen to Kids
Parent-Child Involvement Project Trauma informed, child centered domestic violence services 		Multnomah $47,000
07-28-10 Mental Health For Children, Inc.
Construction of an Outpatient and Assessment Program Office Building 		Lane $25,000
01-29-10 Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, Inc.
Drug Prevention Network-Catch the Buzz Campaign 		Marion $15,000
04-30-10 Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Schnitzer Family Campus: Second Phase of the Capital Campaign 		Multnomah $25,000
04-30-10 National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
Capacity building support to advance NICWA's mission 		Multnomah $15,000
07-28-10 Network of Oregon Watershed Councils
Measuring the Impacts of Conservation Investments 		Lane $10,000
04-30-10 Northwest Earth Insitute
Engaging the Leaders of Tomorrow in the Change of Today 		Multnomah $5,000
01-29-10 Northwest Employment Education and Defense Fund
Resource capacity development to promote justice for low wage workers 		Washington $15,000
04-30-10 Northwest Family Services
Youth Empowerment Project Mentoring 		Clackamas $10,000
01-29-10 Northwest Youth Corps
Center for conservation Education Conference Center Project 		Lane $30,000
07-28-10 Oregon Environmental Council
Love Your River Education & Outreach Campaign 		Marion $18,000
01-29-10 Oregon Food Bank
Oregon Food Bank West food supply capacity project 		Washington $50,000
01-29-10 Oregon Green Schools Association
Oregon Green School Capacity Grant and Summit Funding 		Marion $30,000
01-29-10 Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
OMSI $2 Days 		Multnomah $15,000
01-29-10 Oregon Traeswomen, Inc.
Trades Offer Girls Options (TO GO) 		Multnomah $25,000
07-28-10 Our House of Portland
Food and Basic Need for those with HIV/AIDS 		Multnomah $15,000
07-28-10 Outside In
Project Erase: a Tattoo Removal Project 		Multnomah $15,000
04-30-10 Polk Community Development Corporation
Jen's Place 		Polk $50,000
01-29-10 Portland Audubon Society
Planning and Implementing a Diversity Agenda for Conservation Education 		Multnomah $29,500
07-28-10 Portland Housing Center
African American Homeownership 		Multnomah $15,000
04-30-10 Portland Impact
Early Childhood Education improving health/school-rediness of low-imcome at-risk children ages 0-5 		Multnomah $15,000
04-30-10 Portland State University Foundation
Public Opinion about American Indians, Treaty Rights and Tribal Policies 		Multnomah $20,000
04-30-10 Recovery Association Project, Inc.
Domestic Violence Survivor Housing 		Multnomah $45,000
01-29-10 Regional Arts & Culture Council
The Right Brain Initiative 		Multnomah $25,000
04-30-10 Serendipity Center, Inc.
Student Achievement Through Curriculum and Technology: Reading Competency 		Multnomah $25,000
04-30-10 St. Andrew Legal Clinic
Legal Access Fund to Protect Women & Children 		Multnomah $25,000
01-29-10 Step It Up, Inc.
Hire Development Director to increase student access to career-related learning 		Multnomah $15,000
01-29-10 The Library Foundation
Raising a Reader Early Literacy Program 		Multnomah $25,000
04-30-10 Verde
Verde Energy: Energy Efficiency Jobs for Latinos and Native Americans 		Multnomah $15,000
07-28-10 Volunteer's of America Oregon
Home Free's Housing First Services 		Multnomah $50,000
04-30-10 Western States Chiropractic College
West Burnside Chiropractic Clinic Expansion Project 		Multnomah $20,000
07-28-10 Willamette Heritage Center
Launching WHC Phase One: Sustainable Efficiencies through Capital Investment 		Marion $23,520
04-30-10 Willamina School District 30-J
Technology Phase 2 		Yamhill $30,076
07-28-10 Yamhill Community Action Partnership/YCAP
Building YCAP's Future 		Yamhill $25,000
04-30-10 YWCA of Greater Portland
Renovation of Yolanda House Domestic Violence Shelter 		Multnomah $22,000

Previous Large Grants

Date Organization / Project County Amount
07-31-09 African American Health Coalition
Spice it Up: Healthy Eating Program for African Americans 		Multnomah $33,333
07-31-09 American National Red Cross
Expanding Emergency Preparedness and Response to Low-Income Oregonians 		Multnomah $25,000
05-08-09 Artists Repertory Theatre
"Building on Success" capital campaign 		Multnomah $50,000
07-31-09 Assistance League of Portland
Operation School Bell 		Washington $8,000
07-31-09 Assistance League of Salem
Operation School Bell 		Marion $20,000
10-30-09 Basic Rights Oregon Fund
Building an inclusive movement for a fair and equal Oregon 		Multnomah $10,000
05-08-09 Beaverton Education Foundation
Building STEAM (Stience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) 4 All 		Washington $20,000
02-06-09 Benton County Committee For The Prevention of Child Abuse Parent
Parenting/Adult Skills/Home visit Education for Teenage & Young Parents 		Benton $30,000
10-30-09 Benton Furniture Share
Landfill diversion through furniture REUSE 		Benton $7,500
10-30-09 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Portland
The Native American Mentoring Program 		Multnomah $10,000
05-08-09 Birth To Thre
Phase I, The Make Parenting A Pleasure Curriculum Upgrade Project 		Lane $20,000
07-31-09 Black United Fund of Oregon
Training and resources for minority nonprofit professionals 		Multnomah $10,000
10-30-09 Boys and Girls Club of Albany
Boys & Girls Club Education Experience 		Linn $20,000
10-30-09 Boys and Girls Club of Salem
Lasting Solutions Creating Healthy Smiles Health Services Outreach 		Marion $35,000
10-30-09 Bradley-Angle House
Bradley-Angle Domestic Violence Services and Prevention Project 		Multnomah $30,000
02-06-09 CASA of Marion County, Inc.
Capacity building to both serve children, and improve community support 		Marion $20,000
05-08-09 Cascade Aids Project
Latinos Unidos Enfrentando el Sida (Latinos United Confronting AIDS) 		Washington $25,000
05-08-09 Cascade Sierra Solutions
Cascade Sierra Solutions microloan fund 		Lane $25,000
05-08-09 Center for Earth Leadership
Agent of Change - Phase II 		Multnomah $15,000
02-06-09 Central City Concern
Self-Sufficiency Initiative 		Multnomah $25,000
07-31-09 Child Advocates
A CASA for Every Child 		Clackamas $27,860
07-31-09 Child Centered Solutions
Legal Respresentation Project 		Multnomah $10,000
02-06-09 Children First for Oregon
Fostering Success Initiative 		Multnomah $25,000
05-08-09 Children's Healing Art Project (CHAP)
ART CLUB: CHAP's post-hospital art camp and outreach program 		Multnomah $35,000
02-06-09 Children's Justice Alliance
And How Are the Children?: Phase II: Training and Leadership 		Multnomah $25,000
10-30-09 Childrens Cancer Association
Arms of Comfort 		Multnomah $25,000
10-30-09 Childrens Course, Inc.
The First Tee Life Skills Experience 		Clackamas $10,000
02-06-09 City of Independence
Riverview Community Playground 		Polk $31,000
07-31-09 Clackamas County Peace Officers Benevolent Foundation
Northwest Search and Rescue (SARCon) 		Clackamas $10,000
10-30-09 Classroom Law Project
The 25th Anniversary Challenge: To Expand Civic Education in Oregon 		Multnomah $10,000
07-31-09 Coalition of Community Health Clinics
Pharmacy Bridge 		Multnomah $25,000
05-08-09 Coastal Communities Cultural Center
Lincoln City Cultural Center Project: Renovation of Historic Delake School 		Lincoln $25,000
02-06-09 Community Transitional School
School Bus Transportation for Homeless Students 		Multnomah $15,000
02-06-09 Corvallis Art Center
Globetrotters - An Arts and Culture Immersion Program for Children 		Benton $15,000
02-06-09 De Paul Treatment Center
STAY - Sustaining Treatment for At-risk Youth 		Multnomah $40,000
10-30-09 Dental Foundation of Oregon
The Tooth Taxi - Mobil Dental Van 		Marion $25,000
05-08-09 Domestic Violence Resource Center, Inc.
Build capacity to increase employee retention and improve service delivery 		Washington $14,000
07-31-09 Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Breast and Cervical Health Education and Support Program 		Multnomah $10,000
10-30-09 Elders In Action
Personal Advocate program 		Multnomah $10,000
02-06-09 Emanuel Medical Center Foundation
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hosptial's Pediatric Development and Rehabilitation Program 		Multnomah $15,000
10-30-09 Fish of Albany
Fish of Albany Food Pantry 		Linn $11,146
05-08-09 FOOD for Lane County
Education Gardens Program - Growing Food, Empowering Youth, Nourishing Community 		Lane $15,000
10-30-09 Friends of the Columbia Gorge
Building a Gorge Majority for the Next Quarter Century 		Multnomah $25,000
05-08-09 Grand Ronde Community Resource Center
Food Bank, Supplemental Foods, Senior Meals, Nutrition, Garden, Food Preservation 		Polk $50,000
07-31-09 I Have A Dream Foundation
Program support for three Dreamer Classes 		Multnomah $25,000
02-06-09 Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization
African Immigrant and Refugee Elder Health (AIREH) Project 		Multnomah $35,000
10-30-09 Innovation Partnership
Making Connections: Strong Relationships Help Keep Kids in School 		Multnomah $20,000
07-31-09 Institute for Applied Ecology
The RARE Partnership: Connecting students and nature through ecological restoration 		Benton $10,000
02-06-09 Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
Seeding Diversity in the Arts 		Multnomah $10,000
10-30-09 Juliette's House - Child Abuse Assessment Center
Safe Kids Program 		Yamhill $11,000
05-08-09 Juvenile Rights Project
HelpLine 		Multnomah $37,500
10-30-09 Latino Network
Mujeres Alcanzando/Women Achieving their Dreams 		Multnomah $5,000
10-30-09 Laurel Hill Center, Inc.
SAVING LIVES: Transforming Health Practices Among People with Mental Illness 		Lane $30,000
07-31-09 Lincoln County Children's Advocacy Center, Inc.
Child Abuse Victim Advocacy 		Lincoln $20,000
02-06-09 Listen To KIds
Listen To Kids Expansion Project: year-round service delivery 		Multnomah $15,000
02-06-09 Lutheran Community Services NW
HopeSpring 		Washington $25,000
10-30-09 Mano A Mano
The Community Wellness Initiative 		Marion $5,000
05-08-09 Marion-Polk Food Share
Marion-Polk Food Share Community Kitchen 		Marion $50,000
07-31-09 Mercy Enterprise Corporation
The Campaign for Mercy Corps: Global Headquarters and Action Center 		Multnomah $50,000
10-30-09 Metorpolitan Contractors Improvement Partnership
Contractor Executive Development Program 		Multnomah $10,000
05-08-09 Metropolitan Family Service
Supporting Independence for Older Adults and People with Diabilities 		Multnomah $35,000
02-06-09 Mid Valley Womens Crisis Service
Hope's Haven: A Healing Center for Children 		Marion $25,300
07-31-09 NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Foundation
Emergency Birth Control Access Project 		Marion $20,000
02-06-09 National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
Neerchokikoo: Planing for a place to call home 		Multnomah $50,000
05-08-09 Neighbors For Kids
Neighbors For Kid New Youth Facility 		Lincoln $25,000
02-06-09 Northeast Coalition Of Neighborhoods
Project Linkage: Conduit to Services, Providers Orchestration: Youth Gangs Program 		Multnomah $20,000
05-08-09 Northwest Housing Alternatives, Inc.
Home Based Family Stabilization (Home Base) 		Clackamas $25,000
10-30-09 Northwest Human Services
West Salem Clinic Rehabilition Project 		Polk $25,000
07-31-09 OPAL
Capacity Building for an Executive Director 		Multnomah $40,000
02-06-09 Oregon 150
Take Care of Oregon (a project of Oregon 150) 		Multnomah $50,000
05-08-09 Oregon Children's Foundation
SMART in Yamhill County 		Yamhill $50,000
02-06-09 Oregon Environmental Council
Farm Fresh 		Marion $13,000
07-31-09 Oregon Historial Society
Supporting the Security, Stability, and Continuation of OHS's Mission 		Multnomah $25,000
05-08-09 Oregon Law Center
Project Against Workplace Sexual Assault of Indigenous Farmworkers 		Washington $20,000
10-30-09 Oregon Mentors
Career and Technical Education Collaboration Task Force 		Multnomah $10,000
10-30-09 Oregon Nikkei Endowment
ONE 20th Anniversary Initiative 		Multnomah $28,000
10-30-09 Oregon Northwest Black Pioneers Corporation
Back History book and guide for Marion and Polk Counties 		Marion $5,000
07-31-09 Oregon Partners In Crisis
Expanded Leadership for Statewide Collaboration 		Multnomah $20,000
10-30-09 Oregon State Parks Trust
Fort Yamhill Restoration Project: Connecting Place and People 		Polk $100,000
10-30-09 Oregon State University Foundation
AIM Fitness & Nutrition Program 		Benton $10,000
07-31-09 Oregon Supported Living Program
Installation of an elevator for people with disabilities 		Lane $25,000
02-06-09 Our House of Portland
Mental Health/Substance Abuse services to those with HIV/AIDS 		Multnomah $10,000
07-31-09 Painted Sky, Inc.
Moving Native Youth: Empowerment and Education through Music and Dance 		Multnomah $15,000
10-30-09 Partners For A Hunger Free Oregon
Oregon's Future: Good Nutrition for Every Child 		Multnomah $25,000
07-31-09 Pearl Buck Center
Family With Special Needs Program Expansion 		Lane $25,000
05-08-09 Polk County Sheriff's Office
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Enhanced Law Enforcement 		Polk $450,000
05-08-09 Polk Soil & Water Conservation District
Polk County Outdoor School 		Polk $20,000
07-31-09 Portland Gay Men's Chorus
2009-2010 Season 		Multnomah $20,000
10-30-09 Portland TAIKO
Building Portland Taiko's income earning capacity through outreach 		Multnomah $10,000
07-31-09 Portland Women's Crisis Line
Healing Through Activism: Sexual Assault Survivors Creating Community Change 		Multnomah $15,000
07-31-09 Providence Health System - Oregon Shared - Services Division
Irvington Village Assisted Living Facility: Keeping Seniors in Their Community 		Multnomah $25,000
10-27-09 Rural Development Initiatives, Inc.
The Strengthening Communities - Nonprofit Capacity Building project 		Lane $25,000
10-30-09 Sable House
Volunteer Coordinator/Legal Advocate 		Polk $25,000
02-06-09 Saturday Academy
Expanding Learning Enrichment and Accelerated Pace (LEAP) in Low-Income Schools 		Multnomah $25,000
02-06-09 Schoolhouse Supplies
Technology upgrade with integration of donor and inventory management systems 		Multnomah $5,000
07-31-09 Self Enhancement, Inc.
Social & Life Skills Program 		Multnomah $25,000
07-31-09 Shelter Care
Homelessness Prevention Program Expansion 		Lane $25,000
05-08-09 Sid Lezak Legacy Project
Sidney Lezak Institute 		Multnomah $35,000
10-30-09 Sisters Of The Road Cafe
Hot Meals/Barter Program 		Multnomah $20,000
02-06-09 South Lane Mental Health Services, Inc.
Restore Hope, Renew Lives Comprehensive Campaign 		Lane $35,000
05-08-09 St. Vincent De Paul Society of Lane County, Inc.
Affordable Housing: Path to Health and Prosperity 		Lane $25,000
02-06-09 Store to Door
Grocery Shopping Assistance for Senior and People with Disabilities 		Multnomah $10,000
02-06-09 Technical Assistance for Community Services - TACS
The Mid-Valley Nonprofit Fund Development Program 		Marion $12,500
07-31-09 The Children's Center of Clackamas County
Children's Center capital campaign 		Clackamas $50,000
05-08-09 The Japanese Garden Society of Oregon
Comparing the Art of Indigenous Peoples of the North Pacific 		Multnomah $27,500
05-08-09 The Nature Conservancy of Oregon
Willamette Valley Prairie and Savanna Native Plant Materials Partnership 		Lane $50,000
10-30-09 The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
Keeping Children Safe 		Marion $5,000
10-30-09 The Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
Mobile Health Screening for Residents of Eleven Oregon Counties 		Multnomah $20,000
07-31-09 The Pangaea Project
Empowering youth to become globally aware local leaders 		Multnomah $17,000
10-30-09 Tillamook County Women's Crisis Center
Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Management Program Expansion 		Tillamook $20,000
02-06-09 Tillamook Estuaries Partnership
Garibaldi Clam Bed Stairwell Restoration 		Tillamook $20,000
05-08-09 Trauma Healing Project, Inc.
Digital Storytelling for Individual and Collective Healing After Trauma 		Lane $31,195
02-06-09 Tucker-Maxon Oral School
Early Intervention Services for Deaf Babies and Toddlers 		Multnomah $20,000
10-30-09 University of Oregon
Cedar Basketry: The Traditions of our Ancestors and Community 		Polk $10,000
02-06-09 Volunteers of America Oregon
Home Free's "Housing First" Project 		Multnomah $40,000
07-31-09 Walama Restoration Project
AmeriCorps Assistance in Environmental Education and Outreach 		Lane $7,200
07-31-09 Wild Salmon Center
Protecting the Wild Salmon Rivers of Oregon's North Coast 		Tillamook $25,000
05-08-09 Willamette Riverkeeper
Getting to the Cleanup - Portland Harbor Superfund 		Multnomah $25,000
10-30-09 Willamette University
Willamette Access Collaborative 		Marion $10,000
10-30-09 Wisdom of the Elders, Inc.
Discovering Our Story Television Program 		Multnomah $20,000
05-08-09 Your Community Mediators Of Yamhill County
Juvenile Victim/Offender Mediation Program for Yamhill County 		Yamhill $17,000
07-31-09 Youth Employment Institute
Community Empowering Youth to Succeed (CEYS) 		Multnomah $10,000