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Milagro Receives $264,300 in Grants Funding


Congratulations to Milagro, the Northwest’s premier Latino arts and culture organization, for acquiring $264,300 in grants from December 2016 to February 2017 for general operating support and capital improvements, and for Milagro's artistic programming, arts education, and community engagement efforts. 

New monies were awarded by a mix of nonprofit and corporate grantmaking entities, including:
  • Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation, through their Community Giving Program, awarded Milagro $2,500 to support Teatro Milagro’s bilingual UNIDAD arts residency in Jackson and Douglas counties. 
  • The Oregon Arts Commission awarded an Arts Build Communities  grant of $6,000 to Milagro for Teatro Milagro’s bilingual UNIDAD arts residency in  Astoria, Oregon.  The Commission, with federal funds from the National Endowment for the  Arts and state support, allocated $210,000 to thirty-six projects for community arts  projects across the state.  
  • EC Brown Foundation awarded Milagro continued support in the amount of $10,000 to support Teatro Milagro’s “Healthy Relationships” residencies and workshops as part of OYE, opciónes y educación, the Latino sexual health coalition, and for TM’s new middle school program Mijita Fridita about the life of the young Frida Kahlo.
  • The Portland Development Commission awarded Milagro a Community Livability Grant in the amount of $75,000 for The  Next Miracle Capital Project to support interior and exterior improvements  to El Centro Milagro. 
  •  The Collins Foundation’s trustees approved a three-year grant of $150,000 to Milagro.  $75,000 was awarded for capital improvements, with an additional $25,000 each year to support Milagro’s on-going programs and operations.  The Collins Foundation invests in Oregon nonprofit organizations, both rural and urban, that are dedicated to improving quality of life and well-being for the people in their communities. 
  • Regional Arts & Culture Council awarded Milagro a 2016-17 General Operating Support grant in the amount of $20,800.  RACC supports the region’s vital arts and culture community through a variety of grant programs. These grants are made possible through investments from the City of Portland, Multnomah County, Clackamas County, Washington County, Metro, and Work for Art. 

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