From 2005 – 2021, the BCCC has awarded over $259,982 in grants to promote the arts, heritage and humanities in Benton County.
Since 2009, we have offered our Grant Writing Workshop & Networking Event. We talk everyone through the grant process. This annual event has been held in early October at the beautiful Benton County Historical Museum.
2023 Grant Recipients $20,563 in OCT Grants Awarded
| Adair Living History, Inc | $2,945 |
| Alpine Community Center | $2,118 |
| Alsea Community Effort | $1,500 |
| ARC of Benton County, Inc | $1,100 |
| Benton County Fairgrounds Foundation | $2,000 |
| Chintimini Chamber Music | $1,500 |
| Corvallis Community Band | $700 |
| Corvallis Guitar Society | $1,800 |
| Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center | $2,000 |
| Philomath Youth Activities Club | $1,200 |
| South Benton Community Enhancement Assn | $1,000 |
| Summit Community Educational Outreach | $1,800 |
| Wren Community Club | $900 |
2022 Grant Recipients $15,723 in OCT Grants Awarded
| City of Corvallis/Corvallis Community Center | $1,283 |
| Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center | $2,000 |
| Corvallis-OSU Symphony Society | $1,500 |
| Corvallis Repertory Singers | $1,500 |
| Jackson Street Youth Services | $1,840 |
| Lumina Hospice & Palliative Care | $1,500 |
| Old Mill Center for Children and Families | $1,000 |
| Philomath Youth Activities Club (PYAC) | $1,300 |
| Site of Sound Series | $2,000 |
| The ARC of Benton County | $900 |
| Willamette Valley Symphony | $900 |
2021 Grant Recipients $15,525 in OCT Grants Awarded
| Benton County Historical Society and Museum; Museum opening (carry-over from 2020) | ($1,800) |
| City of Philomath; Exhibit by Oregon Black Pioneers | $1,300 |
| Corvallis Community Band: Children’s concert (carry-over from 2020) | ($700) |
| Corvallis Guitar Society: 4th Annual Guitar Festival | $1,655 |
| Corvallis Youth Symphony Association; Private music lesson upport | $1,500 |
| Greenbelt Land Trust; Interpretive Signage | $1,500 |
| Kings Valley Charter School; Ukeleles for 5th Grade | $1,045 |
| Marys River Grange #685; Stage lighting for community events | $1,347 |
| Mt. View Elementary School; Kalaupua Mural Project | $1,500 |
| Oregon Bach Collegium (carry-over from 2020) | ($1,500) |
| SMART Reading; Culturally diverse reading material for children | $1,500 |
| South Benton County Historical Association Museum: Oral history interviews | $1,260 |
| Whiteside Theatre Foundation; Equipment for live-streaming | $1,605 |
| Willamette Apprentice Ballet (carry-over from 2020) | ($1,800) |
| Willamette Grange #52; Equipment to support community activities | $1,663 |
2020 Grant Recipients $15,500 in OCT Grants Awarded
| Benton County Historical Society: Support for Family Day at the Museum (rescheduled for 2021) | $1800 |
| Cornerstone Associates, Inc.: Voices of the Willamette River project | $1200 |
| Corvallis Bicycle Collective: Supporting Open Streets Corvallis (cancelled) | $1000 |
| Corvallis Community Band: Supporting annual educational concert (rescheduled for 2021) | $700 |
| Corvallis Repertory Singers: Fund videographer to record performance | $1000 |
| Greenbelt Land Trust: To purchase equipment for Volunteer Naturalist program | $1250 |
| Kings Valley Charter School: Build mud oven for school garden | $1250 |
| Old Mill Center: Purchase instruments from various cultures and regions | $1000 |
| Oregon Bach Collegium: Support historically relevant performances (rescheduled for 2021) | $2000 |
| Orgelkids USA: To design and build an organ bike | $1000 |
| Summit Community Education: To purchase new shade for summer event | $1500 |
| Willamette Apprentice Ballet: In support of children’s programs (rescheduled for 2021) | $1800 |
2019 Grant Recipients $15,930 in OCT Grants Awarded
Beit Am: In support of the 2019 Jewish Film Festival $750
Benton County Historical Society: Family Day at the Museum $1,250
Casa Latino: Art workshops with Latino youth $1,300
Chintimini Chamber Music: Music education for low income children $1,000
Corvallis Guitar Society: In support of the 2019 Corvallis Guitar Festival $1,500
Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center: Culturally-themed activities $1,000
Jackson Street Youth Services: Outdoor mural in Corvallis $1,600
Summit Community: Update outdoor bathroom at the Summit Comm. Center $1,400
The Arc of Benton County: Babel Drum for new Sensory Garden in Philomath $1,300
Willamette Apprentice Ballet: Free performances of newly-created ballet $1,800
Willamette Grange #52: 1st phase of Willamette Comm. Ctr/Hall Restoration $1,350
Wren Community Club: Lighting improvements to the Wren Community Hall $1,680
2018 Grant Recipients $14,118 in OCT Grants Awarded
Philomath Public Arts Council: Purchase End of Oregon Trail Sculpture $1,500
SMART: Culturally Diverse Books for SMART Students $1,000
Marys River Quilt Guild: Quilts in the Garden $1,500
South Benton Community Enhancement: Monroe Beautification Art Sculptures $2,000
Whiteside Theatre Foundation: Wireless Microphones for the Whiteside $850
Cornerstone Associates, Inc.: An artist residency and community collaboration $1,200
Orgelkids USA: The King of Instruments: from Construction to Concerts $2,318
The Arts Center: Art Events @ The Library $1,500
WINGS Program, Corvallis School District 509J: Loving to Sing $700
Chintimini Wildlife Center: Wild Encounters for Benton County Seniors $1,050
Crescent Valley High School: Crescent Valley Mural Project $500
2017 Grant Recipients $15,000 in OCT Grants Awarded
Benton County Historical Society and Museum: Family Day $500
Casa Latinos Unidos: Mexican folkloric dance $1000
Corvallis Guitar Society: Guitar workshops and Festival with Carlos Perez $1500
Corvallis Multicultural Literacy: Stories of local immigrants through arts $900
Corvallis Repertory Singers: Creation of media-ready video $600
Kings Valley Charter School: Weaving Skills and Native Traditions $1680
Kings Valley Community Trust: Preservation historic 1870’s building $2500
Mary’s River Grange: Enhance acoustics and electrical capacity $1350
Start Making A Ready Today (SMART): book acquisition/distribution $820
Willamette Neighborhood Housing: workshops on Julian digital storytelling $2000
Willamette Valley Concert Band: Memorial Day Pops Concert $500
Wilson & Lincoln 509J Music Teachers: “Orgelkids” curriculum and pipe organ construction $1650
2016 Grant Recipients $13,400 in OCT Grants Awarded
Adair Living History: Infrastructure for ADA compliance $1,150
Alliance for Recreation & Nat. Areas: Fort Hoskins Tour Android App $1,000
Blakesley Creek Farm: Hands-on Student classes Fiber/Clothing $1,000
Chintimini Chamber Music: Youth Concerts $1,800
Corvallis Community Band: Infrastructure/Materials/Safekeeping $600
Corvallis Multi-cultural Literacy Center: Exhibit Materials/Textile Props $750
Corvallis Youth Symphony Assoc.: Supplemental Youth Concert Funds $1,000
Philomath Youth Activity Center: Youth Mural Project $1,500
Preservation Works: Historical Sign Project $1,500
South Benton Co. Enhancement Assoc.: Art Sculpture and Sign, Monroe $1,800
The Arts Center: Scholarship for Creative Play Arts Events for Children $1,300
2015 Grant Recipients $13,000 in OCT Grants Awarded
Alliance for Recreation & Natural Areas: Fort Hoskins iBook Tour $1200
Cornerstone Associates, Inc. Insects of South Corvallis $1200
Corvallis Community Band “French Connection” Concert $ 800
Corvallis OSU Symphony Annual Children’s Concert $1000
Franklin K-8 World ACCESS (Art & Culture Celebration) $1030
Jackson Street Youth Shelter Homelessness Through the Eyes of Youth $1000
Mountain View Elementary Growth of Music Instrumentarium $1105
Summit Star Quilters Quilt Shed for Equipment Storage $800
The Arts Center inVISIBLE Project $1500
Trillium Children’s Farm Home Community Photography Project $1000
Visit Corvallis Historic Homes Trolley Tour II $1000
Wilson Elementary Reading About Arts & Artists $ 175
Wren Community Center Historic Club Facility Improvements $1200
2014 Grant Recipients $10,820 in OCT Grants Awarded
Trillium/Children’s Farm Home: Ceramic Tile Mural Project $1,000
Corvallis Public Schools: Student Community Art Exhibit $500
Marys River Watershed Council: History Project & Photo Exhibit $1,100
Wren Community Club: Facility Improvements: Lighting $800
Adair Living History, Inc. Anniversary Fundraising Dance $1,100
Greenbelt Land Trust Trail Interpretation using QR Codes $1,000
Chintimini Chamber Music Children’s Concert at Monroe Library $1,500
The Art Center Open Door Series $1,200
Corvallis Community Band Solar System Concert for 4th graders $670
& Willamette Apprentice Ballet
CV & CHS Art Departments High School Mosaic Project $400
Wonderkeepers Storytelling Guild Tcha Tee Man Wi Festival $900
Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center African American Culture Kits $650
2013 Grant Recipients $11,445 in OCT Grants Awarded
Alsea Community Library – After School Arts Program $725
Benton 4-H Art Powered Youth – Fairgrounds Mural $1000
AFRANA – Commander’s House Fort Hoskins Assessment $750
Corvallis Art & Culture Commission – CAFA $625
The Drawing Board – Environmental Center Mural $540
Soap Creek School – Historical photos $980
Summit Community Education & Outreach $950
Corvallis High School – Choir Risers $700
Sacred Shard Mosaics – Mosaic Collaborations Trash Cans $900
Chintimini Chamber Music – Children’s Concerts $700
Corvallis Multicultural Center – Culture Exploration Kids $800
Wilson Elementary School – Rainbow Dance Theatre $500
The Arts Center/Linn Benton Art Council – Year of Culture $500
DaVinci Days Performing Arts Program – Juggle Mania $500
Alsea Film Academy – 15 week Documentary Film Class $500
BCHS/Museum & Mary’s River Quilt Guild – National Quilt Exhibit $750
2012 Grant Recipients
Alsea Community Effort – Alsea Film Academy – $500
South Benton Community Enhancement – Art in the Park – $1200
Benton County Historical Society – Catalogue Software – $900
The Arts Center – Celebration of Crafts in Benton County – $550
Chamber Music Corvallis – $750
Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra – Children’s Concert – $500
Corvallis Repertory Singers – “Curtains Up” – Benefit $800
Crescent Valley High School Technical Theatre – Costumes for Cinderella – $300
Friends of OSU Opera – The Magic Flute – $700
Jackson Street Youth Shelter – Art Project – $500
Majestic Theatre Management – Artist in Residence – $500
Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences’ Art About Agriculture Program – Betty LaDuke Seminar – $400
Oregon State University Music Department—First Latino Marimba Band $1400
Whiteside Theatre Foundation – Architectural Renovation Support – $1000
Willamette Apprentice Ballet – Marley Dance Floor – $1500
$11,500 Total Grant Funds Awarded by the Benton County Cultural Coalition
2011 Grant Recipients
Alsea Community Effort – $1,382
Alsea Film Academy
Chamber Music Corvallis – $1,000.00
Young People’s Classical Appreciation Concerts
Corvallis Environmental Center – $538
Oregon’s Botanical Landscape, historical booklet
The Graffiti Collective – $1,500
Corvallis Community Art Wall
Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center – $1,000
Multicultural Voices of Corvallis CD
Corvallis New Horizons Band – $1,000
Percussion instrument purchase
Franklin School PTA – $485
Gung Hay Fat Choy: Celebrate Chinese New Year
Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir – $1,000
Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir Tuition Scholarships
Linn Benton Food Share Magic Barrel – $745
A Reading to Fight Hunger
South Benton Community Enhancement – $1,500
Art in the Park, summer program for youth
The Arts Center – $1,000
Between the Cracks Forum, dialogues and performances
Wilson PTA – $850
Wildcat Drama Project
The Coalition had a total of $11,000 available for grants to projects in the arts, heritage, and humanities in Benton County in January, 2011.
2011 BCCC Grant Proposals
2010 Grant Recipients
Benton County Historical Society-$950
Support of ekphrastic exhibit at museum (poetic responses to photography)
Calyx-$500
Support of Lois Cranston award celebration
Chamber Music Corvallis-$1,000
Support of Amici Quartet concerts in schools
Chintimini Chamber Music Festival-$800
Supporting performance and education programs in County libraries
Corvallis Community Band-$650
Support for concert with Willamette Apprentice Ballet
Corvallis New Horizons Band-$900
Support for new adult musicians joining band
Corvallis-OSU Symphony-$500
Supporting annual young people’s concert
Corvallis Repertory Singers-$750
Support for “Hard Times” concert
Corvallis Youth Symphony-$750
Support for Garfield Elementary School strings scholarships
da Vinci Days-$500
Support for film festival
Jackson Street Youth Shelter-$600
Teaching mandala making
Philomath Schools Foundation-$500
Purchase of percussion instruments for Philomath High School Band
South Benton County Library Project-$1,000
Support of fundraising direct-mail campaign
Tcha Tee Man Wi Storytelling Festival-$500
Support of storytelling workshops and performances
The Arts Center-$1,500
Support of Celebration of Youth through educational support and public displays
Whiteside Theatre Foundation-$1,200
Continuing support of organ restoration project
Willamette Apprentice Ballet-$500
Costumes for concert with Corvallis Community Band
Wilson Elementary School PTA-$1,800*
Theatre artist in residence for 2010–2011 school year
*grant split between two funding cycles
The Coalition had a total of $14,000 available for grants to projects in the arts, heritage, and humanities in Benton County in January, 2010.
2009 Grant Recipients
Chintimini Chamber Music Festival – $600
Support for children’s concerts in three county libraries
College of Philomath Community Corporation – $720
Funding for preparation of permanent displays as part of the college’s centennial celebration
Corvallis Community Band – $600
Supporting continuation of the “Outside Corvallis” concert series
Corvallis Repertory Singers – $900
Support for a concert celebrating Oregon’s 150th birthday
Corvallis Youth Symphony – $1,000
Scholarship support for strings students at Garfield Elementary School
Corvallis – OSU Symphony – $780
Underwriting score-rental fees for “All American” Music concert
Da Vinci Days Festival – $500
Additions to the the Big Puppet Project
Tcha Tee Man Wi – $1,000
Support for bringing nationally known storytellers to the annual storytelling festival
The Arts Center – $1,600
Support of the Center’s Native Arts and Culture Program for school students
Rainbow Health Resources/Ajai Tripathi – $500
Support of script development for a locally based anti-bullying project
Whiteside Theatre Foundation – $2,000
Support for phase two of the restoration of the Whiteside’s Wurlitzer theater Organ
Willamette Apprentice Ballet – $800
Help in purchasing costumes for “West Side Story” ballet
The Coalition had a total of $11,000 available for grants to projects in the arts, heritage, and humanities in Benton County in December 2008.
2008 Grant Recipients
Corvallis Arts Center and ArtCare – $1,000
Month-long artist residency with Good Samaritan Hospital Wellness Center
Chamber Music Corvallis – $2,000
Resident string quartet, Amici, visits to elementary schools in rural Benton County and in Corvallis
College of Philomath Community Corporation – $1020
Protective glass for restored belltower
Corvallis Community Band – $600
Funding to continue rural concert series
Crossroads International – $500
Aid in buying a projector for World View speakers’ series in partnership with the Multicultural Literacy Center
DaVinci Days – $500
Community Art Project
Philomath Schools Foundation & K. Jederlinich – $1,200
Artist-in-residence to help students create murals at Blodgett Elementary and Kings Valley Charter Schools.
South Benton Library Project – $425
Publicity materials for fund-raising kick-off
Tcha Tee Man Wi Storytelling Festival – $1,000
Activities in Monroe and Alsea schools
University Theatre Management – $900
Publicity throughout county and at the Benton County Fair, for summer-term productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Mikado
The Coalition had a total of $9,100 available for grants to projects in the arts, heritage, and humanities in Benton County in December, 2007.
2007 Grant Recipients
ArtCentric – $700
To help high school students, design and create a library mural celebrating the 150th birthday of Corvallis
Calyx – $800
For two author readings combined with writing workshops
Chamber Music Corvallis – $900
To send its resident string quartet, Amici Corvallis, to one of the rural county high schools
Chintimini Chamber Music – $700
For a designated 150th birthday celebration concert featuring American and Oregon composers
The College of Philomath Community Corporation – $950
For continued restoration of the building and working toward a National Register of Historic Places application in 2007.
Corvallis Community Band – $600
To create a third Benton County performance to add to those already scheduled for Fort Hoskins and the Benton County Historical Museum
Corvallis Environmental Center- $600
To hire an artist for a mask-making workshop in preparation for the annual Procession of the Species Parade
Corvallis-OSU Symphony – $650
To support the annual Children’s Concert
Corvallis Repertory Singers – $600
For musical scores and a Corvallis 150th celebration concert
Majestic Theatre – $500
For a traveling production of Twelfth Night
South Benton Community Enhancement Assn.- $600
Toward a reenactment of historic activities of the Belknap Settlement pioneers
The Coalition had a total of $7,600 available for grants to projects in the arts, heritage, and humanities in Benton County in December 2006.
2006 Grant Recipients
Art Centric – $1,100
To provide one-week artist residencies in both Monroe and Alsea
Audubon Society of Corvallis – $200
For a nature and art project involving children at their Hesthavn sanctuary
Benton County Fair Foundation – $525
For a project involving 4-H members in com-piling an oral history of the Benton County Fair
Benton County Historical Society – $925
To preserve film by conversion to DVD and to establish a multimedia exhibit at the Museum in Philomath
Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center – $500.
To assist in activities for Black History Month, February 2007
Chamber Music Corvallis – $700
To assist in bringing the Amelia Piano Trio for a residency at Alsea School
College of Philomath Community Corp. – $900
To help complete the restoration of the tower on the building
Corvallis Community Band – $600
For performances outside Corvallis in Benton County
Majestic Theatre Management – $600
To start an adult reader’s theater project in the County
Marys River Watershed Council – $500
To bring artists and performers to its biennial event
Oregon Crafted – $250
To provide a workshop for Benton County artists
OSU Holocaust Memorial Week – $750
For performances by Bag & Baggage Productions of the North American premiere of “Just One More Dance” during OSU Holocaust Memorial Week, April 2006
Philomath Public Schools Foundation – $250
To assist in the rehabilitation of the stage at Blodgett School
Tcha Tee Man Wi Storytelling Festival – $700
To allow storytellers to go into Benton County schools during the 2007 festival
The Coalition had a total of $8,500 available for grants to projects in the arts, heritage, and humanities in Benton County in February 2006.
2005 Grant Recipients
Alsea Community Effort – $100
For historical lecture series on Lobster Valley at Alsea Community Library
Alsea Community Effort – $500
For construction of display cabinet for Alsea Community Library, built by high school students, with wood donated by local company: grant covers hardware, glass, and materials
Art Centric-Tcha Tee Man Wi Storytelling Festival – $700
For support of 2006 Festival costs; Festival is free-of-charge
Chamber Music Corvallis – $700
For expansion of its program of visiting musicians in schools outside Corvallis
Chintimini Chamber Music – $700
For partial support of additional concert at Alsea Community Library
Corvallis Community Band – $680
For support concerts held in County locations other than Corvallis
Corvallis Public Schools Foundation – $500
For permanent art for new Corvallis High School, done by students under direction of Corvallis High graduate Steven Gardner
Corvallis-OSU Symphony Society – $500
For support of 2006 Children’s concert
Majestic Theatre – $700
For support of expansion of educational programs into County
The Coalition had a total of $5,000 available for grants to projects in the arts, heritage, and humanities in Benton County in May 2005. The coalition congratulates these cultural organizations and looks forward to the successful completion of their projects.