The Tillamook County Cultural Coalition (TCCC) is pleased to announce its 2026 grant recipients.
Between the eight selected applications, TCCC awarded nearly $25,000 to local projects that follow the Coalition’s priorities of education, community arts, heritage, environment, and traditions.
This year’s grant funding was awarded to:
- Bay City Arts Center “After School Theater Program” ($4,000)
- Friends of Latimer Quilt & Textile Center “The Textiles Traditions Project” ($5,000)
- Kiawanda Community Center Steam Table Improvement” ($2,719.70)
- Nehalem Valley Historical Society “Presentations on the History of the Nehalem Valley” ($1,990)
- Neskowin Chamber Music “Season 2026-27” ($3,000)
- Tillamook County Historical Society for “Preserving Tillamook Voices” ($1,500)
- Tillamook County Pioneer Museum “Oregon Black Pioneers Traveling Exhibit” ($2,591)
- Tillamook Swiss Society “2026 Spring Schwingfest” ($4,000)
TCCC operates as the local administer of the Oregon Cultural Trust’s program in Tillamook County. The State of Oregon enacted legislation in 2002 (ORS 359.431) to become one of the first states in the nation to establish a cultural funding program. Each year one-third of Trust monies in the fund go to 45 Oregon County Cultural Coalitions. Coalitions, in turn, grant those funds to local cultural programs or projects in their counties. For more information about TCCC, go to https://www.tcpm.org/tillamook-co-cultural-coalition.html
The TCCC is currently recruiting for new board members with a passion to support the mission of expanding the awareness of Tillamook County’s unique county culture.
If you’re interested in applying, visit tcpm.org/tillamook-co-cultural-coalition.html for an application and further instructions. Applications are reviewed by the board at their quarterly meetings and applicants will be contacted afterward with the decision.