Other Grant Funders
In the course of our work, we have have been made aware of or discovered the following agencies or organizations offering grants. In most cases we have little or no information on these programs; please click the appropriate link and contact the organization(s) you are interested in engaging with to learn more.
Oregon Community Foundation
OCF grants are as varied as our state. Some are awarded through an open grant application process, while others reflect an advised fund donor’s recommendation. But they all have a single goal: improving our community.
Prosper Portland
Prosper Portland offers a range of grants that support small businesses, non-profits, community organizations, commercial tenants and property owners, and event and film production.
Portland Parks Foundation
PPF is offering small grants to support community organizations working to create and/or care for public parks and park programs, community gardens and natural areas in the city of Portland.
Metro
For some neighborhoods in District 4, the Metro Central Enhancement Grants offer funding for a wide range of community projects. A new funding cycle is open August 8-September 29. Go to oregonmetro.gov/metrocentralgrants to learn more and see if your project is a good fit. At the bottom of this web page you can read more about past grant projects.
The grants fund programs and projects that address community needs through improved neighborhoods and community services, youth and adult programs, enhanced natural areas and recreational opportunities, increased waste prevention and community clean ups, benefit to underserved communities and more.
Community groups, schools, faith groups and service groups with nonprofit or other tax-exempt status may apply. Eligible projects must provide benefit to people or places inside the grant boundary shown in this image.
If you have questions about whether your project would be a good fit, or to be added to the email list, contact Noelle Dobson, Noelle.Dobson@oregonmetro.gov
Regional Arts & Culture Council
Project grants that support cultural and arts programs and services that involve direct community participation.
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
Supports community-based cultural events, programs and activities that are open to the public.
Oregon Arts Commission
Supports projects that address a local community problem, issue or need through an arts-based solution.
Environmental Services: Community Watershed Stewardship Program
Including neighborhood improvements, community gardens, youth leadership, and more!
The Jackson Foundation
A broad purpose charitable fund that responds to requests deemed most appropriate to “promote the welfare of the public of the City of Portland or the State of Oregon, or both.”
Meyer Memorial Trust
Built on a vision of a flourishing and equitable Oregon, Meyer is committed to investing in change at the systemic level to ease inequities and disparities.
Gray Family Foundation
Providing grants to Oregon teachers and organizations that get kids learning outside.
West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District
Support conservation projects or education efforts about conservation.
Oregon Humanities
Public Program Grants between $1,000 and $10,000 in support of programs across Oregon that get people together to think and talk about challenging issues and ideas.
Project for Public Spaces
Heart of the Community is a signature outreach program of Southwest Airlines with a mission to build connections that bring people together and strengthen communities for a more resilient future.
