The following is a list of grantees that have benefited from the Arts Education & Access Fund in our most recently completed fiscal year, FY17-18. These grants are awarded by the Regional Arts & Culture Council to support arts education and access in our community. Listings of grants made with AEAF funds in prior years are available in the reports of the Citizen Oversight Committee.
| Grants Awarded in Fiscal Year 2017-2018 | ||||
| Grantee Name | Grant Type | Arts Education & Access Fund | Other Funds | Total Grant Amount |
| Abrahamian, Kamee | Project Grant | $5,950 | $5,950 | |
| Akinjiola, Oluyinka | Project Grant | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| Albina Jazz Festival | Project Grant | $1,000 | $1,000 | |
| Allotey, Nii Ardey | Project Grant | $6,800 | $6,800 | |
| Andisheh Center | Project Grant | $4,080 | $4,080 | |
| Architecture Foundation of Oregon | Project Grant | $6,282 | $6,282 | |
| Artists Repertory Theatre | General Operating Support | $39,500 | $30,000 | $69,500 |
| Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) | Project Grant | $5,250 | $5,250 | |
| Autism Society of Oregon | Arts Equity Grant | $1,250 | $1,250 | |
| Belt, Virginia | Project Grant | $3,600 | $3,600 | |
| Blue Sky Gallery | General Operating Support | $5,900 | $5,800 | $11,700 |
| BodyVox | General Operating Support | $21,600 | $10,000 | $31,600 |
| Caldera | Project Grant | $5,120 | $5,120 | |
| Cappella Romana, Inc. | General Operating Support | $8,800 | $5,000 | $13,800 |
| Carter, Derrais | Project Grant | $6,650 | $6,650 | |
| Chamber Music Northwest | General Operating Support | $19,600 | $20,000 | $39,600 |
| Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) | General Operating Support | $8,400 | $5,000 | $13,400 |
| Cinema Project | Arts Equity Grant | $1,480 | $1,480 | |
| Circus Cascadia | Project Grant | $5,250 | $5,250 | |
| CoHo Productions | General Operating Support | $6,400 | $6,400 | $12,800 |
| Cymaspace | Arts Equity Grant | $6,500 | $6,500 | |
| Daghlian, Martha | Project Grant | $2,290 | $2,290 | |
| Dahwen Wu, Roland | Project Grant | $4,860 | $4,860 | |
| Disability Art and Culture Project | Project Grant | $5,100 | $5,100 | |
| Disjecta Contemporary Art Center | General Operating Support | $8,900 | $5,000 | $13,900 |
| Disjecta Contemporary Art Center | Equity Investment | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Echo Theater Company | General Operating Support | $10,300 | $5,000 | $15,300 |
| en Taiko | Project Grant | $6,300 | $6,300 | |
| Ethos Music Center | General Operating Support | $19,600 | $10,000 | $29,600 |
| Friends of Chamber Music | General Operating Support | $10,200 | $8,800 | $19,000 |
| Fuse Theatre Ensemble | Arts Equity Grant | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest | Arts Equity Grant | $6,500 | $6,500 | |
| Grant, Darrell | Project Grant | $6,015 | $285 | $6,300 |
| Hacienda CDC | Project Grant | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| Hand2Mouth Theatre | General Operating Support | $3,000 | $5,000 | $8,000 |
| Hata, Chisao | Project Grant | $4,880 | $4,880 | |
| Hollywood Theatre | General Operating Support | $18,300 | $20,000 | $38,300 |
| Imago Theatre | General Operating Support | $10,500 | $5,000 | $15,500 |
| Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) | General Operating Support | $5,600 | $5,000 | $10,600 |
| Instituto de Cultura y Arte In Xochitl In Cuicatl | Arts Equity Grant | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Instituto de Cultura y Arte In Xochitl In Cuicatl | Capacity Building | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Instituto de Cultura y Arte In Xochitl In Cuicatl | Capacity Building | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Instituto de Cultura y Arte In Xochitl In Cuicatl | Capacity Building | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Japanese Garden Society of Oregon | Project Grant | $6,650 | $6,650 | |
| Jim Pepper Native Arts Council | Project Grant | $6,270 | $6,270 | |
| Ko-Falen Cultural Center | Project Grant | $5,950 | $5,950 | |
| Kukatonon Children’s African Dance Troupe | Arts Equity Grant | $6,500 | $6,500 | |
| Kukatonon Children’s African Dance Troupe | Capacity Building | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Kukatonon Children’s African Dance Troupe | Capacity Building | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Kukatonon Children’s African Dance Troupe | Capacity Building | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Latino Network | Arts Equity Grant | $6,500 | $6,500 | |
| Lewis, Emily | Project Grant | $5,140 | $5,140 | |
| Literary Arts | Equity Investment | $15,000 | $20,000 | $35,000 |
| Literary Arts, Inc. | General Operating Support | $25,000 | $20,000 | $45,000 |
| Live Wire! Radio | General Operating Support | $10,200 | $5,000 | $15,200 |
| Makau, Béalleka | Project Grant | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| McDermott, Tina | Project Grant | $4,540 | $4,540 | |
| MediaRites | Project Grant | $5,950 | $5,950 | |
| Metropolitan Youth Symphony | General Operating Support | $9,700 | $10,000 | $19,700 |
| Miracle Theatre Group | General Operating Support | $11,000 | $10,000 | $21,000 |
| My Voice Music | Equity Investment | $5,990 | $5,990 | |
| My Voice Music | General Operating Support | $5,800 | $4,000 | $9,800 |
| Noche, Celeste | Project Grant | $5,770 | $5,770 | |
| Northwest Children’s Theater and School | General Operating Support | $32,300 | $20,000 | $52,300 |
| Northwest Dance Project | General Operating Support | $14,200 | $20,000 | $34,200 |
| NW Documentary | General Operating Support | $3,000 | $5,000 | $8,000 |
| Oregon Ballet Theatre | General Operating Support | $56,000 | $75,000 | $131,000 |
| Oregon BRAVO Youth Orchestras | General Operating Support | $ 7,300 | $7,300 | $14,600 |
| Oregon Children’s Theatre | Equity Investment | $7,500 | $7,500 | |
| Oregon Children’s Theatre | General Operating Support | $37,900 | $35,000 | $72,900 |
| Oregon Symphony Association | General Operating Support | $207,000 | $145,000 | $352,000 |
| Outside the Frame | Arts Equity Grant | $6,000 | $6,000 | |
| Pacific Youth Choir | Project Grant | $6,500 | $6,500 | |
| Passinart: A Theatre Company | Capacity Building | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Passinart: A Theatre Company | Capacity Building | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Passinart: A Theatre Company | Capacity Building | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| PDX Jazz | General Operating Support | $12,200 | $5,000 | $17,200 |
| Pendulum Aerial Arts | General Operating Support | $4,000 | $4,000 | $8,000 |
| People-Places-Things | Project Grant | $2,160 | $2,160 | |
| PHAME | General Operating Support | $5,700 | $8,000 | $13,700 |
| PlayWrite, Inc. | General Operating Support | $5,100 | $5,000 | $10,100 |
| Polaris Dance Theatre | General Operating Support | $6,150 | $6,150 | $12,300 |
| Portland Art & Cultural Center | Arts Equity Grant | $6,000 | $6,000 | |
| Portland Art Museum/Northwest Film Center | General Operating Support | $262,000 | $165,000 | $427,000 |
| Portland Baroque Orchestra | General Operating Support | $18,700 | $10,000 | $28,700 |
| Portland Center Stage | General Operating Support | $139,700 | $85,300 | $225,000 |
| Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra | General Operating Support | $5,200 | $8,000 | $13,200 |
| Portland Gay Men’s Chorus | General Operating Support | $9,700 | $5,000 | $14,700 |
| Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) | General Operating Support | $16,900 | $25,000 | $41,900 |
| Portland Interfaith Gospel Choir | Arts Equity Grant | $4,500 | $4,500 | |
| Portland Meet Portland | Project Grant | $5,250 | $5,250 | |
| Portland Opera Association | General Operating Support | $122,000 | $92,000 | $214,000 |
| Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival | Project Grant | $5,600 | $5,600 | |
| Portland Piano International | General Operating Support | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 |
| Portland Playhouse | General Operating Support | $11,000 | $12,000 | $23,000 |
| Portland Taiko | Capacity Building | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Portland Taiko | Capacity Building | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Portland Taiko | Capacity Building | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Portland Youth Philharmonic Association | General Operating Support | $13,800 | $10,000 | $23,800 |
| PreSERVE Coalition | Arts Equity Grant | $6,500 | $6,500 | |
| Profile Theatre | Equity Investment | $18,750 | $18,750 | |
| Profile Theatre | General Operating Support | $12,100 | $5,000 | $17,100 |
| Right 2 Survive | Arts Equity Grant | $6,500 | $6,500 | |
| Rock Dojo | Project Grant | $5,108 | $5,108 | |
| Rogue Pack Young Portland Speaks! | Project Grant | $6,210 | $6,210 | |
| Rosas Reséndiz , Rángel | Project Grant | $5,690 | $5,690 | |
| ROSE Community Development | Arts Equity Grant | $6,500 | $6,500 | |
| Street Books | Project Grant | $4,860 | $4,860 | |
| Swart, Cornelius | Project Grant | $4,690 | $4,690 | |
| Thakore, Roshani | Project Grant | $5,600 | $5,600 | |
| The August Wilson Red Door Project | General Operating Support | $6,000 | $6,000 | $12,000 |
| The Circus Project | Equity Investment | $10,508 | $10,508 | |
| The Circus Project | General Operating Support | $6,800 | $6,000 | $12,800 |
| The Giving Tree | Arts Equity Grant | $1,810 | $1,810 | |
| The Library Foundation | Project Grant | $6,300 | $6,300 | |
| The Old Church Society | Project Grant | $5,250 | $5,250 | |
| The Portland Ballet | Equity Investment | $20,000 | $20,000 | |
| The Portland Ballet | General Operating Support | $14,100 | $10,000 | $24,100 |
| Third Angle New Music Ensemble | General Operating Support | $4,000 | $4,000 | $8,000 |
| Third Rail Repertory Theatre | Equity Investment | $6,920 | $6,920 | |
| Third Rail Repertory Theatre | General Operating Support | $19,100 | $10,000 | $29,100 |
| Triangle Productions! | General Operating Support | $8,000 | $5,000 | $13,000 |
| Vanport Mosaic | Project Grant | $5,600 | $5,600 | |
| Verde | Project Grant | $5,250 | $5,250 | |
| Vibe of Portland | Project Grant | $1,160 | $1,160 | |
| Village Coalition | Project Grant | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| Viva La Free | Project Grant | $5,536 | $5,536 | |
| White Bird | General Operating Support | $22,100 | $20,000 | $42,100 |
| World Arts Foundation Inc. | Project Grant | $5,120 | $5,120 | |
| Write Around Portland | General Operating Support | $8,400 | $5,000 | $13,400 |
| Young Audiences of Oregon | General Operating Support | $26,100 | $20,000 | $46,100 |
| Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington | Equity Investment | $35,000 | $35,000 | |
| Total | $1,984,639 | $1,064,035 | $3,048,674 | |