FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 18, 2011
PORTLAND, Ore. — In the second and third quarters of 2011, the PGE Foundation — Portland General Electric ’s corporate foundation — awarded 47 grants totaling $474,000 to Oregon nonprofits. This concludes the year’s grantmaking bringing the total amount awarded by the foundation in 2011 to $1.04 million.
From April through September 2011, the foundation emphasized education and the support systems that ensure children are able to learn by awarding more than $276,500 to programs focused on arts education, educational advocacy, after-school, at-risk students, and college scholarships. The largest grants awarded:
“The PGE Foundation recognizes the importance of supporting education in Oregon because planning for the next generation of skilled workers is critical,” said Gwyneth Gamble Booth, chair of the PGE Foundation.
Education grants awarded focus on arts education, after-school programs and services for at-risk students (in addition to Portland Schools Foundation and Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities), including:
In addition to the arts education awards listed above, the PGE Foundation awarded $10,000 to Profile Theatre Project to co-produce its 15th Anniversary season, which will include one play from its 14 past featured playwrights. Healthy families grants focused on child abuse and domestic violence programs, physical and mental health care and homelessness (in addition to The Dougy Center and NeighborImpact) including:
The PGE Foundation, the corporate foundation of Portland General Electric, was established in 1997 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a permanent endowment. The Foundation’s giving is separate from the corporate giving of PGE. Since its inception, the Foundation has distributed more than $14 million to help improve the quality of life for all Oregonians by supporting statewide programs and services that encourage healthy families, provide educational opportunities and encourage the arts and cultural diversity. Gwyneth Gamble Booth is chair and Carole Morse is president.
Oct. 18, 2011
PGE Foundation awards 47 grants totaling almost $500K
Grants focused on education reform, scholarships, arts education and healthy familiesPORTLAND, Ore. — In the second and third quarters of 2011, the PGE Foundation — Portland General Electric ’s corporate foundation — awarded 47 grants totaling $474,000 to Oregon nonprofits. This concludes the year’s grantmaking bringing the total amount awarded by the foundation in 2011 to $1.04 million.
From April through September 2011, the foundation emphasized education and the support systems that ensure children are able to learn by awarding more than $276,500 to programs focused on arts education, educational advocacy, after-school, at-risk students, and college scholarships. The largest grants awarded:
- a $50,000 two-year grant to the Portland Schools Foundation Cradle-to-Career initiative to support children and youth throughout their development
- a $50,000 two-year grant to Dougy Center Inc. for construction costs for its new energy-efficient facility
- a $50,000 to the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities for 10 scholarships at its 10 member colleges and for the Matched Education Savings Account College Initiative
- a $35,000 two-year grant to NeighborImpact in Redmond to support its Boomers and Babies program, pairing baby-boomer volunteers with at-risk children to work on early-childhood school readiness
“The PGE Foundation recognizes the importance of supporting education in Oregon because planning for the next generation of skilled workers is critical,” said Gwyneth Gamble Booth, chair of the PGE Foundation.
Education grants awarded focus on arts education, after-school programs and services for at-risk students (in addition to Portland Schools Foundation and Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities), including:
- Camp Fire Columbia: $15,000 to support its partnership with three alternative high schools, providing mentoring, career and college readiness, service learning, and civic engagement opportunities for at-risk youth
- Children’s Healing Art Project: $10,000 to support the Art Club Enrichment and Expansion project
- Community Transitional School: $5,000 to support its transportation program for homeless youth
- Ethos Music Center: $5,000 to provide music scholarships for low-income students
- Girls Incorporated of Northwest Oregon: $5,000 to support 25 Girls Groups in 2011-12
- Imago: $5,000 to support its educational theatre programs that serve low-income families
- Juvenile Rights Project: $5,000 to support its educational advocacy programs for foster children
- Latino Network: $5,000 to support its Juntos Aprendemos program that promotes early literacy and kindergarten readiness among low-income Latino families
- Museum of Contemporary Craft: $7,500 to support exhibit-related educational programs and lecture series during MOCC’s 75th Anniversary celebration year
- Oregon Children’s Foundation: $20,000 to support the SMART reading program in its 20th year
- Painted Sky: $7,500 to support Northstar Community Outreach Dance Program
- PassinArt: A Theater Company: $6,500 to support scholarships for students/seniors to attend “Bourbon at the Border” and participate in a panel discussion on race and equality
- PlayWrite, Inc.: $7,500 to support PlayWrite Live! playwriting and songwriting workshops, staged reading and semi-annual showcase performances
- Portland Baroque Orchestra: $7,500 to support Young People’s Concerts, which reaches out to at-risk youth of all ages and their families, providing access to performances
- Portland Opera Association: $15,000 to support free performances for 25,000 students, grades first through eighth, of its new production of “Hansel & Gretel”
- Portland Youth Philharmonic: $5,000 to support PYP education and outreach programs
- Portland YouthBuilders: $5,000 to support its internship program, which gives at-risk youth real-world job experiences, particularly in firms using sustainable business practices
- Regional Arts & Culture Council: $15,000 to support the Right Brain Initiative, which brings integrated arts education into K-8 public schools in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. This is the fourth consecutive year of the PGE Foundation’s support of this program.
- Salem Art Association: $5,000 to support its arts-in-residence programs in elementary schools
- Sisters Folk Festival Inc.: $5,000 to support the Americana Project Arts Outreach Scholarship Program
- Willamette University: $5,000 to support Willamette Academy which helps under-represented students from the Salem-Keizer School District graduate from high school
In addition to the arts education awards listed above, the PGE Foundation awarded $10,000 to Profile Theatre Project to co-produce its 15th Anniversary season, which will include one play from its 14 past featured playwrights. Healthy families grants focused on child abuse and domestic violence programs, physical and mental health care and homelessness (in addition to The Dougy Center and NeighborImpact) including:
- Boys and Girls Aid: $5,000 to support Safe Place Shelter and Homeless and Runaway Youth programs in Washington County
- Bradley-Angle House: $5,000 to support safe shelter and emotional support services for children of all ages who have experienced domestic violence
- Children First for Oregon: $7,500 to help support the expansion of the Oregon Foster Youth Connection program run by youth who have been in foster care
- Children’s Center of Clackamas County: $5,000 to provide medical evaluation services to children who are victims of physical or sexual abuse
- Clackamas Women’s Services: $5,000 to support operating expenses of its shelter
- Columbia Gorge CASA: $7,500 to support operating expenses and create administrative stability
- Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon: $2,500 to support its HIV Day Center to meet the basic needs of impoverished HIV-positive individuals in Portland
- Essential Health Clinic: $5,000 to support its Tigard Clinic, which provides free primary medical care for uninsured, low-income residents in Washington County
- FolkTime: $10,000 to support peer-to- peer recovery services for adults with a chronic mental illness
- Harper’s Playground: $2,500 to support building of an accessible playground for youth with disabilities at Arbor Lodge Park in North Portland
- JOIN: $10,000 for its Street to Home project which provides move-in fees for homeless families moving into permanent housing
- Lettuce Grow Garden Foundation: $2,500 to help support vegetable garden classes in Oregon prisons
- Loaves and Fishes Centers, Inc.: $7,500 to support Onsite Dining Room for low-income seniors
- Mountain Star Family Relief Nursery (Bend): $5,000 to support its therapeutic classroom for infants at high risk for child abuse and neglect
- National Alliance on Mental Illness of Oregon: $2,500 to support training programs for volunteers to lead its education courses and support groups statewide
- Oregon Partnership: $5,000 to support the Crisis Services Program’s 24-hour crisis lines for treatment referrals, members of the military and their families, and suicide prevention
- Proud Ground: $5,000 to support the Minority Outreach & Education program for those seeking affordable housing
- Raphael House of Portland: $5,000 to support its community outreach program which works to bring an end to dating and domestic violence
- Red Lodge Transition Services: $5,000 to support the Healing the Sacred Loop program for Native American individuals during incarceration and their reentry into the community
- Rose Haven: $5,000 to support its Intake/Triage Coordinator position who will help women and children abuse victims gain access to social services and education
- Wallace Medical Concern: $5,000 to support the Multi-Service Center in Rockwood, which provides free or low-cost medical care
The PGE Foundation, the corporate foundation of Portland General Electric, was established in 1997 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a permanent endowment. The Foundation’s giving is separate from the corporate giving of PGE. Since its inception, the Foundation has distributed more than $14 million to help improve the quality of life for all Oregonians by supporting statewide programs and services that encourage healthy families, provide educational opportunities and encourage the arts and cultural diversity. Gwyneth Gamble Booth is chair and Carole Morse is president.
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