Funding search · EIN 030373895 · Portland, OR

James F & Marion L Miller Foundation

$35.5M
in grants paid: 675
grants: 334
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$1.2M
Oregon Symphony · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for professional orchestra
$875,000
Children'S Institute · Portland, OR · 2024
Five year project support for early childhood advocacy program through miller early childhood initiative
$800,000
Portland Art Museum · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for art museum
$400,000
Portland Opera · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for opera company
$300,000
Oregon Ballet Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for professional ballet company and school
$200,000
Foundations for a Better Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for philanthropic collaborative supporting learning and advocacy for education systems change
$150,000
De La Salle North Catholic High School · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for college-preparatory school serving underprivileged students and students of color
$150,000
Kids Unlimited of Oregon · Medford, OR · 2024
Three year operating grant for in-school youth development program in southern oregon
$150,000
Reap · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for year-round multicultural youth leadership program
$130,000
Britt Music & Arts Festival · Medford, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for performing arts venue and music festival in southern oregon
$125,000
Literary Arts · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for literary arts organization
$125,000
Project Youth · Grants Pass, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for educational supports for students in southern oregon
$125,000
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (Omsi) · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for statewide education programming
$100,000
Smart Reading · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for statewide reading program
$100,000
Stand for Children · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for system-level educational reforms in oregon
$100,000
Northwest Children'S Theater and School · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for youth theatre education program
$100,000
Latino Network · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for latino arts and education programming
$100,000
Oregon Community Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Partnership; three year collaborative grant for statewide network influencing educational system for black student success
$90,000
The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts · Eugene, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for arts education and performance center
$90,000
Oregon Children'S Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for children's theatre organization
$90,000
Artists Repertory Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for theatre company
$88,000
Eugene Ballet Company · Eugene, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for professional ballet company and ballet school
$83,000
Eugene Symphony · Eugene, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for professional orchestra
$80,000
Broadway Rose Theatre · Tigard, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for professional musical theatre company
$78,000
Portland Playhouse · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for professional repertory theatre
$75,000
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute · Pendleton Oregon, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for indigenous museum in umatilla
$75,000
Teaching Preschool Partners · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year general operating grant for professional development, mentoring services and tools to pre-k to 2nd grade educators
$75,000
High Desert Museum · Bend, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for k-12 education programming about the natural world and cultural history of the high desert
$75,000
Chamber Music Northwest · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for small ensemble concerts and classical music education programming
$75,000
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center · Baker City, OR · 2024
Three year project support for public/private partnership for arts programming at national historic oregon trail interpretive center in rural baker county
$75,000
Pdx Jazz · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for jazz performance and arts education programming
$75,000
College Possible · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for college access and success program for urban and rural low-income students
$75,000
Open Signal · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for media and film production workshops, artists residencies & community media platform
$75,000
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for tuition-free alternative high school college and career preparatory program for low income youth
$75,000
Arts for Learning Northwest · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for teaching artist training and in-school arts education programming
$75,000
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for contemporary arts organization
$70,000
Oregon Humanities · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for storytelling, literary, and arts-integrated programming
$70,000
Northwest Dance Project · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for contemporary dance company and school
$65,000
White Bird · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for contemporary dance performances
$64,000
Lakewood Center for the Arts · Lake Oswego, OR · 2024
One year operating support for regional theatre and arts hub
$60,000
All Classical Public Media · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for classical radio station and programming
$60,000
Hollywood Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for film education and exhibition organization
$60,000
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for programming of the center for native arts and cultures supporting native artists
$60,000
Portland Youth Philharmonic · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for youth orchestra
$60,000
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology · Otis, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for artist workshops, residencies, and exhibitions
$60,000
Craterian Performances · Medford, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for multi purpose performance venue
$50,000
Friends of the Children · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for long term mentoring program
$50,000
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts · Beaverton, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for multidisciplinary performing and visual arts center
$50,000
Four Rivers Community School · Ontario, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for model dual-language community school in rural oregon
$50,000
Ethos Music Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for arts education organization providing individual music lessons and scholarships to under-resourced youth
$50,000
Elevate Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for in-school mentoring program for grades 3-12
$50,000
Oregon Coast Aquarium · Newport, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for statewide marine education program
$50,000
Bodyvox · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for dance education and performance company
$50,000
Metroeast Community Media · Gresham, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for media arts programming
$50,000
Pam Cut · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for film and media center
$50,000
Tower Theatre Foundation · Bend, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for performing arts organization and theatre in central oregon
$50,000
Capaces Leadership Institute · Woodburn, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for education and leadership program for high school-aged latine immigrant and indigenous youth
$50,000
Portland Baroque Orchestra · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for baroque and early classical music orchestra
$50,000
Oregon Bravo Youth Orchestras · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for youth music education program in high poverty schools
$50,000
Caldera · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for youth arts programs, mentoring, and artist residencies in portland and central oregon
$50,000
Reading Results · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for literacy program for elementary-aged low income youth and youth of color
$48,000
Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin · Klamath Falls, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for long term mentoring program in klamath basin
$47,000
Rogue Valley Symphony · Ashland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for orchestra in southern oregon
$45,500
Fact Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for education programs supporting students and families affected by special needs and disabilities
$45,000
Chehalem Cultural Center · Newberg, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for arts programming in rural oregon
$45,000
Salem Art Association · Salem, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for community arts and arts education organization
$45,000
Alberta Abbey Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support grant for arts programming, performances, and studio space
$43,310
Museum at Warm Springs · Warm Springs, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for museum preserving the traditions, cultural and artistic heritage of the confederated tribes of warm springs, and other indigenous peoples
$41,000
Profile Theatre · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for theatre company
$41,000
Friends of Chamber Music · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for chamber music organization
$40,000
Ross Ragland Theater · Klamath Falls, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for theater and cultural center in southern oregon
$40,000
Ballet Fantastique · Eugene, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for performing arts, dance theatre, and dance academy
$40,000
Cascade School of Music · Bend, OR · 2024
One year operating support for music school in central oregon
$40,000
My Voice Music · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for youth music education program
$40,000
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon · Grand Ronde, OR · 2024
One year operating support for indigenous museum and cultural center in grande ronde
$40,000
Outside the Frame · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for filmmaking program for unhoused and marginalized youth
$40,000
Wellsprings Friends School · Eugene, OR · 2024
One year operating support for alternative high school serving youth from nine school districts in lane county
$40,000
Passinart a Theatre Company · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for african american producing theatre company
$40,000
The Portland Ballet · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for youth ballet education program
$37,500
Youth Music Project · West Linn, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for youth music education program
$36,000
Cappella Romana · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for professional chamber choir
$35,100
Miracle Theatre Group · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for latino theatre, culture, and arts education experiences
$35,000
Oregon Contemporary Theatre · Eugene, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for professional theatre company
$35,000
Oregon Center for Contemporary Art · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for contemporary art gallery
$35,000
Bag and Baggage Productions · Hillsboro, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for theatre company
$34,000
Portland Japanese Garden · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for japanese arts and culture programming
$34,000
Yamhill Enrichment Society (Yes) · McMinnville, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for teaching artists at literacy and music enrichment program
$33,875
Oregon Coast Council for the Arts · Newport, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for arts council, programming, and venues on the oregon coast
$33,300
Crow'S Shadow Institute of the Arts · Pendleton, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for artists-in-residence, printmaking education, and indigenous arts
$32,000
Portland Gay Men'S Chorus · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for queer community chorus
$30,000
Metropolitan Youth Symphony · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for youth music ensemble and music education program
$30,000
Portland Piano International · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for classical piano performances
$30,000
Live Wire Radio · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for live radio show and youth media mentorship program
$30,000
Phame · Portland, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for arts education and performance program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
$30,000
All Ages Music Portland Dba Friends of Noise · Portland, OR · 2024
One year operating support for music and arts education programming for bipoc and lgbtq+ youth
$30,000
Fishtrap · Enterprise, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for literary arts programming in rural oregon
$30,000
Eugene Opera · Eugene, OR · 2024
Two year operating support for professional opera organization
$30,000
Shadow Project · Portland, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for statewide support program for k-8 students with learning challenges
$30,000
Four Rivers Cultural Center · Ontario, OR · 2024
Three year operating support for arts and culture programming in rural oregon
$30,000
Maslow Project · Medford, OR · 2024
Two year project support for a school-based program providing educational supports for homeless youth

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.