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Oregon Cultural Trust Awards Grant to SHF
The Oregon Cultural Trust has announced that the Santiam Heritage Foundation will receive $7,000 in grant money toward restoration of the historic Charles and Martha Brown House in Stayton. The money will allow the Foundation to reproduce and replace missing windows and exterior doors and siding that had been removed during early remodels to accommodate Stayton’s first hospital and, later, a rooming house. This is the second grant that the Foundation has received from Oregon Cultural Trust. The Foundation has also received grants from Marion Cultural Development Corporation which receives its funds from OCT.
Completion of this phase of the restoration project will allow the house to be closed and heated. Then interior work on the grand old Queen Anne Victorian can begin.
The Trust gave out a record $1.65 million this year across the state – a 21 percent increase. This innovative program, begun in 2002, is funded by the sale of Oregon Cultural Trust license plate and a special tax credit for Oregon taxpayers. SHF donors can support the Oregon Cultural Trust by matching their donations with one to the Trust. See below for details.
How can you help?You can support the Brown House through your contribution, your purchase of one of our fundraising items, or by getting involved. Join a work party, donate services or materials, or make a tax-deductible donation. There's lots to do and we appreciate all contributions, large and small. See how you can help. Your gift counts three times! If you make a tax-deductible gift now to the Santiam Heritage Foundation, and then by December 31, 2006 make a matching gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust, you will receive a 100% income tax credit (up to $500 for individuals, $1,000 for couples or $2,500 for corporations). You get half of your combined contribution back – and a federal tax deduction – while supporting Oregon’s many cultural programs! Read the Salem Statesman Journal article about the Charles and Martha Brown House. For more information send us e-mail. or Bob Pendleton at (503) 769-5863. |
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