Oregon State Capitol Foundation

04/01/2026

The Oregon State Capitol Foundation is proud to fund exhibits at the Capitol, which include biennial exhibits in the cases outside of the hearing rooms, virtual exhibits on the website, rotating exhibits in the Capitol Galleria, electronic exhibits in the Welcome Center and our public art throughout the building.

Click on the photo below to watch the virtual exhibit.

“Ranching and Rodeo Life Past and Present of the People of The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation” is a video produced by The Museum at Warm Spr...

02/27/2026

Congratulations to the fifteen most recent Capitol Foundation Civics Education Initiative award recipients! Awardees include Boys and Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties; Center for Women's Leadership; City of Sisters; Civics Learning Project; East County Rising Community Projects; Hatfield Futures Program; International School of Beaverton; Next Up; Oregon Business and Industry Research and Education Foundation; Oregon Humanities; Oregon YMCA Youth and Government; Politisit; Portland Urban Debate League; Rural Development Initiatives and Young Leaders Program. The Capitol Foundation awarded a total of $225,883 for this fifth round of awards.
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Pictured: Participants in Oregon YMCA Youth and Government 📸: RFH Productions.

01/05/2026

Pictured: In December 2025, Capitol Foundation Board Chair Hon. Gary Wilhelms presented Margie Courtney and Sen. Rick Metsger with the Bell Award for their support and service to the Capitol Foundation.

We honor Margie Courtney for her support of and partnership with the Capitol Foundation since its inception in 1997, and Sen. Rick Metsger for creating the Capitol Foundation’s revenue sharing program from sales of the Pacific Wonderland license plates.

Please join us in congratulating both Margie Courtney and Rick Metsger.

11/21/2025

The Oregon State Capitol Foundation is proud to fund the Capitol’s exhibit program — and now we’re offering grants of up to $10,000 to support cultural and heritage museums that want to share their stories. If your organization has a story to tell, we’d love to help!

The applications are open now at https://oregoncapitol.com/events-and-exhibits-exhibit..., and the cycle closes at 11:59 p.m. January 31, 2026.

This program, funded by the Oregon State Capitol Foundation, allows organizations to tell more stories and share them with the community. The Capitol History Gateway Exhibit Sponsorship Program supports Oregon public and nonprofit museums and organizations to produce an exhibit that meets one or bot...