Milagro Receives $56,106 in Grant Funding

From October to December of 2015, Miracle Theatre Group aka Milagro, the Northwest's premier Latino arts and culture organization, was awarded 11 grants totaling $56,106 to support Milagro's artistic programming & community engagement efforts, and for general operating support.

Milagro was awarded a $500 advised fund grant from the Kelly Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation for general support. Oregon Community Foundation Advised Funds recommend specific nonprofits to benefit. In 2013, OCF donor advised funds granted more than $29 million to nonprofit organizations across Oregon. For more information, visit http://www.oregoncf.org/donors/advised-funds.

Milagro received a Work for Art award in the amount of $12,606 from the Regional Arts and Culture Council. Work for Art raises money and awareness for more than 100 arts & culture organizations based in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington County. Some employee donors in Work for Art campaigns choose to designate all or part of their donation to a specific 501 (c) (3) arts and culture organization, such as Milagro. For more information, http://workforart.org/

The Jackson Foundation trustees awarded Milagro a grant in the amount of $2,500 to support operations for the 2015-2016 season. Maria Jackson, whose husband Charles "Sam" Jackson started the Oregon Journal in 1902, created The Jackson Foundation to assure that a substantial part of the Jackson estate would continue after her death to promote the health and welfare of the citizens of Oregon, with special emphasis on the Portland metropolitan area. The Jackson Foundation is currently administered by the US Bank Charitable Services Group and individual trustees, Emily Karr and Julie Vigeland.To learn more, go to http://www.thejacksonfoundation.com/

Milagro received a General Operating Support grant of $2,500 from the US Bank Foundation. Each year, the U.S. Bank Foundation provides cash contributions to nonprofit organizations in grant priority areas of education, economic opportunity, and artistic and cultural enrichment. In 2014, the U.S. Bank Foundation provided more than $23.5 million in grant funding. For more information, please visit https://www.usbank.com/community/charitable-giving.html
Milagro received a grant from the PGE Foundation for $7,500 in support of La Luna Nueva Festival 2015. The PGE Foundation, the corporate foundation of Portland General Electric, was established in 1997 as a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization with a permanent endowment. The Foundation's giving is separate from the corporate giving of PGE. Since its inception, the Foundation has distributed more than $18 million to help improve the quality of life for all Oregonians by supporting statewide programs and services that encourage safe and healthy families, provide educational opportunities and encourage the arts and cultural diversity. For more information, go to: http://www.pgefoundation.org Milagro received an award in the amount of $1,000 from OnPoint Community Credit Union to support Posada Milagro, a free community-based, family holiday festival featuring local artists & performers who share Latino American traditions through performances, arts workshops, storytelling and food. Posada Milagro provides an opportunity for the whole family to spend an afternoon together at El Centro Milagro in engaging arts activities during the Christmas holiday season. Founded in 1932 by a group of schoolteachers as the Portland Teachers Credit Union, OnPoint creates opportunities for members to realize a better life. OnPoint makes contributions to organizations, agencies and activities emphasizing education & financial literacy, community development, and youth & families. For more information, visit: http://www.onpointcu.com/meet-onpoint/giving.html Milagro received a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Roy and Diane Marvin Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation for a third and final year to expand K-12 and college arts education programming in Oregon. In 2014, The Oregon Community Foundation distributed more than $80 million throughout Oregon. That money went to programs for children and families, education and scholarships, arts and culture, and community engagement. With the help of donors, nonprofits and volunteers, OCF is making lives better in every corner of our state. For more information, visit: http://www.oregoncf.org/donors/advised-funds

Milagro received a $2,000 Community Cultural Participation Grant from the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition to support our 2016 community programs, including Mujeres, Latino Artists eXchange/Intercambio de artistas Latinas and Posada Milagro. The Coalition, composed of citizen volunteers, is funded through the Oregon Cultural Trust which supports over 1,200 arts, heritage, and humanities organizations across Oregon. The Multnomah County Cultural Coalition's mission is to foster a community that is opportunity rich in cultural offerings, increasing the likelihood of cultural participation among the broadest possible spectrum of county residents. To learn more, visit: http://multcoculturalcoalition.org/ Milagro received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in the Art Works category for $10,000 to support our Spanish-language production, Contigo Pan y Cebolla, during Milagro's 32nd Season. In the first 50 years, the NEA awarded $5 billion in grants to recipients in every state and U.S. jurisdiction, the only arts funder in the nation to do so. On December 8, the NEA announced awards totaling more than $27.6 million in its first funding round of fiscal year 2016. The Art Works category supports the creation of work and presentation of both new and existing work, lifelong learning in the arts, and public engagement with the arts through 13 arts disciplines or fields. For more information, go to: https://www.arts.gov/

Milagro received a grant from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation in the amount of $2,500 to support a "Healthy Relationships" residency program in Jackson County at South Medford High School, in conjunction with the touring production of Broken Promises. Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians has a long and proud history of giving back to the communities in which they live and work. Each year the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation makes grants to eligible non-profit organizations in communities in Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, and Lane counties. Since its beginning, the Cow Creek Foundation has awarded more than $14 million dollars in grants to community non-profit organizations in the seven county homeland territory. To learn more go to http://www.cowcreekfoundation.org/

The Oregon Arts Commission awarded Milagro an Arts Build Communities Grant in the amount of $5,000 to support a bilingual arts and healthy education residency in Umatilla County in conjunction with our touring production of Broken Promises. With federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and state support, the Commission allocated $190,000 to 31 projects for community arts projects across the state. Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants support the arts in local communities and the involvement of the arts and artists in community development and cultural tourism. See more at: http://www.oregonartscommission.org/grants/arts-build-communities

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