Pacific Power Foundation Announces Grants To Support Umpqua Valley Arts And Cultural Organizations -03/12/24

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Pacific Power Foundation announces grants to support Umpqua Valley arts and cultural organizations

Funding helps organizations foster creative expression and enrich local culture in their communities 

 

ROSEBURG, Ore. (March 12, 2024) — Local organizations that deliver music, theater, community festivals and connections to local history are essential to their communities. They create beauty, join people together across cultures, generate jobs and nurture the creativity needed to solve complex problems. To support this crucial work, the Pacific Power Foundation is donating more than $110,000 in new grant funding across the three states it serves. 

The grants will help fund a variety of projects, including free arts events and education; community celebrations of cultural heritage; multilingual performances for kids; and programs for Indigenous students, rural youth and incarcerated adults. 

“Local programs like these are fundamental to the vibrancy and resilience of the communities we serve, and they nourish and inspire all of us,” said Sam Carter, Pacific Power regional business manager. “We honor and appreciate these vitally important organizations.”

This recent round of grants focused on art and culture is one of the foundation’s four annual grant cycles. 

The following three grants, totaling $7,200, were given to local organizations supporting communities in the Umpqua Valley:

Oakland Public Library to help expand the library collection and create programs for everyone in the Oakland community, including those who can’t afford these resources on their own. 

Wildlife Safari to provide students with free field trips and “Bring the Zoo to You” presentations that help them learn about wildlife conservation and preservation of the park’s native and exotic animal populations. 

The FISH of Roseburg food pantry to construct a storage shed for materials and free up warehouse space for food storage. 

About the Pacific Power Foundation:

The Pacific Power Foundation is part of the PacifiCorp Foundation, one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the U.S. The foundation was created by PacifiCorp, an energy company that serves over 2 million customers across a diverse six-state region in the West as Rocky Mountain Power (Utah, Wyoming and Idaho) and Pacific Power (Oregon, Washington and California). The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the growth and vitality of the communities served by Rocky Mountain Power and Pacific Power. Since it started in 1988, the PacifiCorp Foundation has awarded more than $60 million to nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.pacificpower.net/foundation.

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