The Liberty Theatre, home of Little Theatre on the Bay, is pleased to announce it has received a $1,340 grant from the Oregon Arts Commission to help pay for some of the historic theatre’s operating expenses. “This wonderful grant will be of great help in paying for some of our operating expenses,” said Jeanne Woods, Liberty Theatre Restoration Chairperson. The Oregon Arts Commission established this two-year pilot program in 2015 to provide operating support for organizations with an annual operating budget of less than $150,000 that are locally-based arts orgs. These grants support the core operation of small not-for-profit arts organizations. Eligible applicants are arts organizations that offer ongoing, sustained, artistic programming and outreach programs in the community. This two-year pilot program makes “non-competitive” operating support available to 501 c 3 or municipally-based organizations who have arts as the core of their mission and that provide public access to ongoing arts programs (at least four spread throughout the year) for their local community. These grants are limited to organizations with an operational history and 501c3 status of two years or more at the time of application.
