Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Portland Opera
Legal Name (if Different): Portland Opera Association, Inc.
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 211 SE Caruthers Street
City: Portland
State: OR
Postal Code: 97214
Main Phone: 5032411407
Main Fax:
Organization Website: www.portlandopera.org
Employer ID Number: 93-6034321
Organization Tax Status: 501 (c)3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/23/2023
Requested Amount: 5000

Project Title: Portland Opera to Go
Project Description:

Portland Opera to Go is Portland Opera’s statewide arts educational tour aimed at young audiences. For over two decades, POGO has shared inclusive arts experiences with students, educators, and community members around the region. POGO company members travel over 5,000 miles and connect with between 8,000 and 12,000 K-12 students and their educators every year.

POGO presents 50-minute versions of classic and contemporary operas, including The Magic Flute, La Boheme, Cinderella, The Barber of Seville, and others. These operas are adapted with young audiences in mind and performed in English or bilingually in English and Spanish.

To date, the program has shared opera with nearly 300,000 student and community audience members living in Oregon, southern Washington, northern California, western Idaho, and northern Nevada.

Performances take place in school gyms, libraries, cafeterias, classrooms, and community centers – all with full costumes, portable scenery, and piano accompaniment. In addition to performances, our cast members give in-class workshops about the basics of music and singing, and we provide a 100+ page teacher’s guide to all schools. This guide contains lessons and activities in music, math, social studies, and language arts that relate to the opera, highlighting curricular connections and aligned to state curriculum standards.

POGO focuses on schools facing barriers to accessing the arts – whether these barriers are economic, geographical, or in many cases, both. The program was created in response to Oregon educators’ requests for high-quality arts experiences amid sweeping state education budget cuts, and we have a long and successful history of building relationships with schools, educators, and communities. Over 50% of schools visited in rural areas, and at least 25% are identified as Title I, with high numbers of students living in poverty. POGO presents opera an in an engaging, accessible way, dispels common stereotypes, and shows how music can connect to a variety of academic disciplines.

Total Project Budget: $154,753

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed: The Standard – $15,000; Pacific Power Foundation – $2,500; Potential/To Be Requested: Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation – $40,000; Reser Family Foundation – $15,000; The Autzen Foundation – $10,000; Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust – $10,000; Oregon Arts Commission – $10,000; PGE Foundation – $10,000; BNSF Foundation – $5,000; Siletz Tribal Charitable Fund – $5,000; Reiman Foundation – $5,000; Wheeler Foundation – $5,000; Kinder Morgan Foundation – $5,000; Individual Donors – $20,000; POA Education Endowment – $25,000

Project Duration: September 2023 – December 2023
Geographical Area Served: Statewide in Oregon and in southern Washington state
Age Group To Be Served: K-12 students (5-18 years)

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Celeste
Contact Last Name: Miller
Contact Title: Associate Director of Development
Contact Phone: 503-519-6389
Contact Email: cmiller@portlandopera.org