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The Oregon Cultural Trust is a trust fund created to support the arts, humanities, and heritage[http://www.culturaltrust.org/about/what_we_do.php Oregon Cutural Trust: What we do] in the U.S. state of Oregon.

History

The idea of a "cultural trust" began to take shape in Oregon in 1998 with the Oregon Arts and Culture Summit in Portland.[http://www.culturaltrust.org/about/oregon_cultural_trust_history.php Oregon Cultural Trust history]

  • 1999 - Cultural Trust Fund Investment Account
  • 2 governor -appointed task force, plus survey with over 20,000 Oregonians; extensive discussion and research by arts and humanities leaders
  • Resulted in House Bill 2923, which provides for the means to establish funding for arts and cultural projects in Oregon

How it works

Donors to any non-profit arts organization in Oregon may choose to donate a matching amount, up to U.S. $500, to the Oregon Cultural Trust. This matching amount can be claimed as a tax-credit on the Oregon state income tax return.

Funding also provided by sale of the cultural trust license plate. Plates numbers are preceded by "CU".

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