Trust Manager Aili Schreiner, center, leads a 2023 “Conversations with Funders” discussion at the Coos Bay Library.
Grant makers offering more than $5 million in 2025 funding will participate in the Cultural Trust’s 2025 “Conversations with Funders” events from March 6 through March 21. Kicking off with an online, virtual event, the six-stop series of informal in-person information sessions will outline available funding programs and allow grant seekers to discuss their projects and programming.
Grant seekers can participate in several 20-minute breakout rooms during the event. Participating funders include: Oregon Cultural Trust, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Heritage, Oregon Humanities, Travel Oregon, the State of Oregon Library, the Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation, the Nonprofit Association of Oregon, the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, the Regional Arts and Culture Council, the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, and the Oregon Community Foundation, among others.
Check each location for participating funders and register at the links below; registration is strongly encouraged.
3/6: 3- 5:30 p.m. Conversations with Funders: Virtual Event
3/10: 1-4 p.m. Conversations with Funders: Eugene
3/11: 1- 4 p.m. Conversations with Funders: Portland
3/13: 1-4 p.m. Conversations with Funders: Pendleton
3/18: 1-4 p.m. Conversations with Funders: Coos Bay