Oregon Coast Aquarium

2010 Small Grants

2010 Awards to Date
$127
Thousand

Our small grant program is a "fast track" process.  Small grants are $10,000 or less.  To be eligible the organization's annual operating budget must be $250,000 or less.  This grant program is reviewed several times a year.  Please refer to the application calendar for dates.

The chart below can be sorted easily by clicking on the title for each column and selecting the small arrow to the right.  This will sort the information by date, organization, project name, county or amount.


Date Organization / Project County Amount
05-28-10 Altrusa International of Albany
KidzShop 		Linn $5,000
01-26-10 Brooklyn Bay
Play after Play in the schools 		Multnomah $5,000
05-28-10 Calyx, Inc.
CALYX 34th Anniversary Project 		Benton $4,575
02-24-10 Casa of Tillamook County, Inc.
Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Support Project 		Tillamook $5,000
05-28-10 Center for Community Counseling
Preventing the Continuing Cycle of Child Abuse 		Lane $5,000
04-20-10 Food Roots
Cultivating Health North Coast Food Communities 		Tillamook $9,900
02-24-10 Friends of the Cornelius Public Library
Literacy starts with a love of reading 		Washington $3,000
02-24-10 Friends of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
Friends' Education Programs for 4,000 K-12 students and 70,000 visitors 		Washington $5,000
04-20-10 Friends of Zenger Farms
Healthy Eating for All 		Multnomah $10,000
05-28-10 HomePlate Youth Services
HomePlate Youth Outreach Worker 		Washington $5,000
01-26-10 Living Yoga
2010 Capacity Building 		Multnomah $5,000
02-24-10 Northwest Kidney Kids, Inc.
2010 Annual Kidney Camp 		Multnomah $5,175
01-26-10 Oregon Health Decisions, Inc.
KEYConversations - Advance Directive Education DVD 		Washington $5,000
01-26-10 PSR (Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility)
In Harm's Way 		Multnomah $5,000
01-26-10 Salem Chamber Orchestra
"Gift of Music" Family Concert 		Marion $5,809
04-20-10 Silverton Art Association
A Brush with Community (ABC) 		Marion $1,610
04-20-10 Sojourn Theatre
On the Table 		Clackamas $10,000
07-28-10 Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods
Portland Fruit Tree Project: 2010 Community Harvesting & Education Programs 		Multnomah $5,000
05-28-10 The Oregon Coast Children's Theatre
New Production Fund for the 20th Anniversary shows 		Lincoln $5,000
01-26-10 The School Garden Project
School Garden Education Programs 		Lane $5,000
02-24-10 Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
Kilchis Point Trails with Grand Ronde Culture Department's Recognition Points 		Tillamook $8,975
07-28-10 Write Around Portland
Respect, Writing, Community: Fall 2010 Creative Writing Workshops 		Multnomah $5,000
02-24-10 Yamhill County 4-H Leaders Association
Leadership Development in Youth Volunteers 		Yamhill $2,700

Previous Small Grants

Date Organization / Project County Amount
10-27-09 Adventures Without Limits
Sliding Scale Program for Contract Trips 		Multnomah $9,600
11-19-09 African Womens Coaltion
African Students Succeed in Schools (A83) program 		Multnomah $9,822
08-18-09 Agnieszka Laska Dancers
LAMENTATIO 		Multnomah $5,000
10-27-09 Bag and Baggage Productions
The Taming of the Shrew and The Woman's Prize 		Washington $5,000
10-27-09 Beaverton Rotary Foundation, Inc.
Beaverton Rotary Dental Check/Dental Aid 		Washington $5,000
11-19-09 Camas Swale Educational Network
Community Stewardship, empowering youth, building community, cultivating respect for place 		Lane $9,000
08-18-09 Casa Latinos Unidos De Benton County
Operation and Expenses for CLUBC 		Benton $5,000
02-26-09 Center for Community Counseling
Strengthening People and Community Through Mental Health Services 		Lane $5,000
11-19-09 Community Alliance of Lane County
Challenging Bigotry: Education, Culture and Activism for youth and families 		Lane $10,000
10-27-09 Corvallis Environmental Center
Farm to School Program 		Benton $9,000
02-26-09 Earth & Spirit Council
Internet Wisdom Education (i-WE) 		Multnomah $5,000
11-19-09 East County One Stop
Adopt-a-Grandparent Program 		Multnomah $6,000
05-27-09 FASCETS
Capacity Expansion Initiative 		Multnomah $5,000
07-24-09 Financial Stewardship Resources, Inc.
Expanding Nonprofit Organization Board Officers Training 		Benton $6,700
08-18-09 Friends of Multnomah Falls
Chinookan-Style Mandala Installation 		Multnomah $3,000
01-29-09 Friends of Visual Arts
Capacity Expansion: Clay Recycling 		Marion $6,930
02-26-09 HomePlate Youth Services
HomePlate Youth Leadership Development Specialist 		Washington $5,000
04-29-09 Lincoln County CASA
Capacity Building grant 		Lincoln $7,500
04-29-09 Linn-Benton Volunteers
Safe and Secure Seniors Independent (SASSI) Project 		Linn $7,000
02-26-09 Network for Reproductive Options
Women in Need 		Multnomah $5,000
01-29-09 Oregon Association of Area Agencies on Aging & Disablities
Oregon Senior & Disability Leadership Academy & Technical Assistance Center 		Marion $10,000
01-29-09 Oregon Center for Environmental Health
EcoSafe Home Outreach and Education Project 		Multnomah $5,000
01-29-09 Oregon Council for the Social Studies
OREGON 150: The First People - A Workshop for Educators 		Marion $4,000
05-27-09 Oregon Games Disability Sports
Keep On Moving! 		Multnomah $3,000
04-29-09 Oregon Toxics Alliance
Coastal Connections: A Community Action Framework to Unite Coastal Communities 		Lincoln $5,000
02-26-09 Pacific Handicapped Artists Musicians & Entertainers (PHAME) Academy
PHAME Academy Presents: The Secret Garden 		Multnomah $5,000
07-24-09 Portland Reading Foundation
Portland Reading Foundation New Program Model Development Project 		Multnomah $9,000
05-27-09 PTA Oregon Congress - Abernathy
Eastside Summer Gardening Program 		Multnomah $3,000
04-29-09 Returning Veterans Resource Project NW
2009-2010 Service Expansion Project 		Multnomah $5,000
07-24-09 Salem Multi Insititute
Cultural Connections Program 		Marion $5,200
08-18-09 Silverton Together, Inc.
Multicultural Parenting with Love and Logic 		Marion $7,200
04-29-09 Soapstone - A Writing Retreat For Women
Necessary Facility Improvement: Replace Loft Ladder with Stairs 		Multnomah $5,000
07-24-09 SolTrekker
Solar Transition Cafe' 		Multnomah $5,000
01-29-09 Special Hoop Camp, Inc.
Program growth, increase service level to clients 		Washington $3,000
05-27-09 St. Mary's of Albany Soup Kitchen
Many Mouths to Feed: St. Mary's Soup Kitchen 		Linn $5,000
10-27-09 The Friends of the Straub Environmental Learning Center
Friends of the Straub Environmental Learning Center Lecture Series 		Marion $4,000
10-27-09 The Geezer Gallery
Development and implementation of a professionally designed and managed website 		Multnomah $4,000
05-27-09 The Shadow Project
Parent Engagement 		Multnomah $5,000
01-29-09 Tillamook County 4-H Leader's Association
4-H SET - LEGO Robotics 		Tillamook $2,000
02-26-09 Victim Advocate Leaders for Opportunity and Rights (VALOR)
Crime Victims' Rights Week 2009 		Polk $2,961
10-27-09 Willamette Farm and Food Coalition
Farm to School in Lane County 		Lane $5,000
11-19-09 Woape, Inc.
Clackamas County Youth Development Collaboration 		Clackamas $7,500