State Issues (Oregon Arts Commission & Oregon
Cultural Trust)
Oregon Arts Commission
The Oregon Arts Commission works to foster the development of the arts across Oregon and assure their excellence in order to enrich the lives of Oregonians. RACC works with OAC to support funding for the arts in the Oregon Legislature.OAC Executive Director, Chris D'Arcy, 503.986.0087, christine.t.darcy@state.or.us. Click here for information on grants and other OAC programs.
Oregon Cultural Trust
The Oregon Cultural Trust is an innovative approach to funding Oregon's culture created by the Oregon Legislature in 2001. The Trust's vision is that Oregon's cultural resources - the arts, heritage and the humanities - are strong and dynamic contributors to Oregon's communities and quality of life.
Latest News
1/22/08 2007 Donations to the Oregon Cultural Trust Top $3.5 Million. The Oregon Cultural Trust announced that Oregonians donated a record $3.5 million to the Oregon Cultural Trust in 2007, a $700,000, or 20%, increase from $2.8 million contributed in calendar year 2006. The Oregon Cultural Trust’s fundraising has increased every year since December 2002 when the cultural tax credit took effect. The number of gifts to the Trust also increased in 2007, up by 21%, from 5,448 in 2006 to 6,566 in 2007. More than 1,700 of those were first-time donors, exceeding 2006’s 1,450 first-time donors. Significant increases in first-time donors indicate that knowledge about the Trust’s innovative matching gift-tax credit program is reaching more Oregonians who understand the value – and the reward – of investing in their communities’ arts, heritage and humanities. For ore details visit www.culturaltrust.org.
10/3/07 The Oregon Cultural Trust has issued its inaugural program and finance report. It covers the history of the Trust from the idea stage in 1998 to the launch of fundraising with the cultural tax credit in December 2002 through June 30, 2006 (the close of FY 2006). The report may be downloaded from http://www.culturaltrust.org/about/publications.php or requested by calling 503.986.0088 or emailing cultural.trust@state.or.us.
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RACC Staff to Contact
Mary Bauer
Communications Associate
503.823.5426
mbauer@racc.org
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