Happy New Year from the Oregon Cultural Trust!

Thanks to generous supporters like you, our early estimates indicate that Oregonians contributed over $3.8 million dollars to the Oregon Cultural Trust in 2012. Thank you so much for your donations, not only to the Trust itself but to the Trust’s 1,326 participating cultural nonprofits.

The Trust’s partnership with the Willamette Week Give!Guide yielded increased results this year. Over $195,058 was contributed through the guide, $19,165.95 more than last year’s total of $175,892.05, or a 10.8% increase! This represents a breakthrough in outreach to younger (35 and under) donors, many of whom are deeply invested in securing the arts, heritage and humanities for their own and future generations.  

36 Cultural Trust participating nonprofits were also featured in the Give!Guide, so we estimate their totals increased as well!

Finally, the Trust has 12 new Pioneer Circle members, donors giving over $1,500 annually (complete with incentives and honors). Thank you to our growing Pioneer Circle for supporting the work for the Cultural Trust above and beyond the state tax credit!