Applications are now being accepted for the Arts Grants for Large Organizations.
Donor Name: Miller Foundation
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline:10/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Miller Foundation arts grants support those who put “art at the heart” of their work. They also fund other types of organizations that deliver ongoing arts or arts education programming. Together, they can help the arts play a key role in all Oregon communities.
Types of Support
The Operating Support grants typically support organizations with missions that are focused solely in the Arts and K-12 Arts Education. The Miller Foundation understands that funding general operations is the best way to help organizations thrive. The Standard Application Process provides operating support to help organizations have maximum flexibility.
Miller Foundation operating support grants can be used for a grantee’s operating expenses. Examples:
- Artist or Contractor fees
- Staff wages
- Rent/utilities
- Technology
- Programming, performance, presentation, or exhibit expenses
- Moveable equipment
- General business expenses
- Marketing, fundraising or technical support
- Addition of new paid staff
Funding Information
Most organizations requesting Arts or Arts Education funding through our Standard Process have minimum annual operating expenses of $500,000.
Here are typical examples of how operating support grants are commonly funded:
- If an organization’s annual expenses are under $1 million, then the grant amount would likely be up to 5% of those expenses.
- If an organization’s annual expenses are between $1-2 million, then the grant amount would likely be up to 4% of those expenses.
- If an organization’s annual expenses are over $2 million, then the grant amount would likely be up to 3% of those expenses. (Please note, typical maximum for operating support grants is $150,000.)
Project Period
- Applicants may apply for one, two, or three years of support. However, please note that newer applicants are unlikely to receive multi-year support. We recommend first-time applicants request a one-year grant.
- If you have a 5-year history of grant funding with Miller, you are eligible to apply for up to 3 years of support.
- For those applicants with a grant history of between 2-4 years of funding, you are eligible to apply for up to 2 years of support.
- Grant history can be non-sequential. (i.e. Past funding does not need to have been in 5 consecutive years.)
Eligibility Criteria
- You provide non-school based sequential arts education specifically engaging youth who face economic, geographic, or other barriers to participation.
- You work in partnership with public schools to provide arts education where such programming would otherwise be unavailable.
- You connect young people with professional teaching artists.
- You provide culturally specific arts education.
For more information, visit Miller Foundation.
