Grants
The Deschutes Cultural Coalition awards grants up to $5000 to arts and cultural organizations in Deschutes County.
Cultural Grants
The Deschutes Cultural Coalition is seeking applications for grant funding from all
sectors within the culture field including arts, heritage, and humanities. Grant funding is sponsored by the Oregon Cultural Trust and Deschutes County and must support projects and activities that address one of the four priorities outlined within the Deschutes Cultural Plan:
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Encourage greater awareness of local culture.
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Ensure that a variety of cultural resources and programming are accessible to all
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Provide cultural education in Deschutes County
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Help new and established cultural organizations increase their capacity to fulfill their mission.
2025 Cultural Grant program
Funding
Grant funding is sponsored by the Oregon Cultural Trust and Deschutes County. The partnership with the county, which began in 2022 and will continue into 2025, aims to help cultural nonprofits build operation and/or program capacity.
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Grant Criteria
Grant awards typically range from $500 to $5,000 each. The most competitive applications will provide some matching resources, either in contributed goods and services or cash funding. Proposals from applicants with innovative projects or programming that offers increased accessibility to a broader audience base will generally be considered more competitive, as will projects that build operation and/or program capacity.
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Eligibility
Applicants must be:
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Deschutes County - based humanities, heritage or arts organizations
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Designated 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations
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Established for at least one year
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Prior grant awardees must have submitted all project reports
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Registered with the Oregon Cultural Trust as an eligible cultural nonprofit
Eligible Projects
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Performances and Exhibits
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Expansion or innovation of program services
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Teaching and Mentoring Services
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Technology support
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Building operation or program capacity
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Non-Eligible Projects
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Individuals
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Endowment building
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Debt reduction
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Bricks and Mortar campaigns
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Private/Public Schools
Applications Open: Monday, November 18, 2024
Application Deadline: Friday, January 17, 2025
Funding Decisions: February, 2025
Funding Distribution: March, 2025
past grants
2024 Grants
Asians and Pacific Islanders Collective $1,500
Bend Pops Orchestra $1,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon $1,000
Cascade School of Music $1,500
Cascades Theatrical Company $750
Central Oregon Center for the Arts $1,500
Central Oregon Symphony Association $2,000
Central Oregon Writers Guild $1,200
Central Oregon Youth Orchestra $2,500
Deschutes County Historical Society $2,500
Dry Canyon Arts Association $2,500
Ellipse Theatre Community $3,500
High Desert Chamber Music $1,500
High Desert Museum $1,000
La Pine Park and Recreation Foundation $3,500
Scalehouse $2,000
Sisters Folk Festival, Inc. $3,500
SMART Reading $1,000
Sunriver Music Festival $2,000
Sunriver Stars Community Theater $2,000
The Archaeological Society of Central Oregon $2,050
The Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series - COCC Foundation $3,000
Tower Theatre Foundation $3,000
2022 Grants
​BEAT Children's Theatre $1,500
BendFilm $1,000
Cascade Horizon Band Association $1,000
Cascade School of Music $2,000
Central Oregon Center for the Arts $3,000
Central Oregon Youth Orchestra $1,000
COC Foundation -- The Nancy R.
Chandler Lecture Series $1,000
COSA, Inc. $2,000
Deschutes County Historical Society $2,000
Ellipse Theatre Community $2,500
High Desert Chamber Music $1,000
High Desert Museum $2,000
Opera Bend $3,000
Scalehouse $2,000
Sisters Folk Festival Inc. $500
Sunriver Music Festival $2,500
Tower Theatre Foundation $1,500
KPOV $500
World Muse $2,000
2023 Grants
Archaeology Society of Central Oregon $4,300
Bend Pops Orchestra $2,500
Cascade School of Music $ 1,500
Cascades Theatrical Company $2,500
Central Oregon Center For The Arts $2,500
Central Oregon Youth Orchestra $2,500
COSA, Inc. $4,000
Deschutes County Historical Society $4,250
Ellipse Theatre Community $4,000
High Desert Museum $4,000
Scalehouse $2,450
Sisters Arts Association $2,000
Sisters Folk Festival Inc. $4,000
SMART Reading $2,000
Sunriver Music Festival $2,000
Sunriver Stars Community Theater $3,000
The Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series
of the COCC Foundation $2,500
2022 County Support Grants
BEAT Children's Theatre $2,500
Cascades Theatrical Company $2,000
COSA, Inc. $2,000
Deschutes County Historical Society $1,200
Deschutes Public Library Foundation $2,000
High Desert Chamber Music $1,800
High Desert Museum $1,250
Opera Bend $1,000
Scalehouse $1,500
Sisters Arts Association $1,550
Sisters Folk Festival Inc. $1,000
Sunriver Music Festival $1,000
The Nancy R. Chandler Lecture Series
of the COCC Foundation $1,200
Tower Theatre Foundation $1,250
2021 Grants
BendFilm, Inc. $1,750
Cascade School of Music $1,000
COCC Foundation – The Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program $ 2,100
COSA, Inc. $2,500
High Desert Chamber Music $1,500
High Desert Mural Festival $1,000
High Desert Museum, $1,750
Scalehouse, $1,000
Silent Echo Theater Company $2,500
Sisters Folk Festival Inc. $2,000
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show $1,500
Sunriver Music Festival $2,000
World Muse $2,000
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2020 Grants
BEAT $3,000
Bend Film $1,000
Central Oregon Youth Orchestra $1,800
COCC Afrocentric Studies Club $2,900
High Desert Chamber Music $1,000
High Desert Museum $2,000
KPOV $500
New Oregon Arts & Letters $2,000
OperaBend $2,000
Sisters Art Association $2,000
Sunriver Music Festival $1,500
The Tower Theatre Foundation $2,000
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2019 Grants
BEAT $1,000
Bend Art Center $1,700
Bend Film $1,000
Central Oregon Symphony Assoc. $500
Central Oregon Youth Orchestra $1,000
Deschutes Historical Society $2,300
Deschutes Public Library $1,000
High Desert Chamber Music $1,000
High Desert Museum $2,500
LaPine Park and Rec Foundation $3,000
Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program of the COCC Foundation $2,500
Sisters Art Association $1,000
Sunriver Music Festival $3,000
The Tower Theatre Foundation $1,000
Waterston Desert Writing $500
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