Oregon · Public charity
Oregon Symphony Association
The oregon symphony is dedicated to moving music forward. Our vision is bold and adventurous: to inspire audiences with exhilarating performances, present the best musicians in a wide range of styles, explore new art forms, shine light on contemporary issues and build a stronger community.
- $10k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $28M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Oregon Symphony Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $2.0M | 50% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $1.0M | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $31k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merc | $3,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Oregon Symphony Association in Salem | $20,554 | 1 | 5% |
| Outside the Frame | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| All Classical Public Media Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Classical Up Close | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Metropolitan Youth Symphony | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fear No Music | $10,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Hillsboro School District | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Portland State University Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Portland Youth Philharmonic Association | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merc | $3,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Oregon Symphony Association in Salem | $20,554 | 1 | 5% |
| Outside the Frame | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| All Classical Public Media Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Classical Up Close | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Metropolitan Youth Symphony | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fear No Music | $10,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Hillsboro School District | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Portland State University Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Portland Youth Philharmonic Association | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Beaverton School District | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · Regional Arts & Culture Council · Snowman Foundation Inc · Lamb Foundation · The Jackson Foundation · The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation · James F & Marion L Miller Foundation · OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · The Collins Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund
How this is measured
About Oregon Symphony Association
- How much does Oregon Symphony Association give?
- Oregon Symphony Association reported 1 grants totaling $10,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Oregon Symphony Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (100%), Youth Development (0%).
- Who are Oregon Symphony Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Merc ($3.0M), Oregon Symphony Association in Salem ($21k), Outside the Frame ($10k).
- Does Oregon Symphony Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Oregon Symphony Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Snowman Foundation Inc.
- Where is Oregon Symphony Association based?
- Oregon Symphony Association is based in OR.
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