Oregon Cultural Trust is a cultural promotion and preservation organization in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

. It provides grants and funding to arts, humanities, and heritage organizations to stabilize and expand.

The Trust's partners include Oregon Arts Commission

Oregon Arts Commission

The Oregon Arts Commission is a governor-appointed body of nine commissioners who allocate grants for artists based in the U.S. state of Oregon. It receives the bulk of its funding through the National Endowment for the Arts, the state, and the Oregon Cultural Trust.-History:Established in 1967,...

, Oregon Council for the Humanities, Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission

Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission

The Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission is a non-profit organization based in the U.S. state of Oregon. The commission was formed in 1991 in order to discover and commemorate important literary and cultural contributions to Oregon's history. The group does this through publications and other...

, Oregon Historical Society

Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society is an organization that encourages and promotes the study and understanding of the history of the Oregon Country, within the broader context of U.S. history. Incorporated in 1898, the Society collects, preserves, and makes available materials of historical character...

, and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. The trust is funded by the State of Oregon, corporate sponsors, and private donations. A special series of vehicle license plate

Vehicle registration plates of Oregon

The U.S. state of Oregon first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1911.-Passenger baseplates 1956 to present:...

also helps fund the trust.