The Oregon Community Foundation gave out $24 million to more than 4,000 nonprofits in the state last year, and Southern Oregon was no exception.
The foundation, the state's largest, awarded grants to groups in Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, and Lake counties that include arts and culture, community engagement, education, health and well-being, housing, and land and nature, a rep tells the Mail Tribune.
Among the recipients: the Rogue Gallery for arts education classes, the Butte Falls Community Forest to Living Opportunities for people with disabilities, and the Gateway Project in Talent, which helps families who lost their homes in the fire.
"We're really trying to solve the big issues, find the gaps and fill the needs," the rep says.
The foundation's focus areas are arts and culture, economic and community vitality, community engagement, education, health and well-being, housing, and land and nature.
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