The Campaign for Literary Arts

Sustainability Fund

The final priority in The Campaign for Literary Arts is to create a $4 million Sustainability Fund to support our work and spaces for future generations.

We invite you to join Literary Arts’ Legacy Society and leave a lasting impact on our community.

Find Your Story, Leave a Legacy.

Legacy gifts, or planned gifts, are an excellent way to make an impact on an organization in which you believe in so that the great work that you care about can continue.

This type of giving comes in a variety of ways and allows you to customize your support for the future of Literary Arts according to your passions and principles, without costing you anything during your lifetime.

Please let us know if you have already or plan to name Literary Arts as a beneficiary in your estate plans;
we would be delighted to personally thank you and welcome you to Literary Arts’ Legacy Society. 

To learn more about how to make a meaningful charitable gift through your estate,
contact the Associate Director of Annual Giving, Jaycie Sabala, at jaycie@literary-arts.org.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LEGACY GIVING

Susan Hammer was a powerful advocate for arts and culture in Portland who granted a catalytic, transformational gift of $3 million to Literary Arts, and to inspire our community to support the next chapter of the organization.

READ MORE ABOUT SUSAN’S TRANSFORMATIONAL GIFT

Latest News

  • Literary Arts Announces Completion of Successful Fundraising Campaign, Raising $22.5 million
    The funds will support a new center for literature and community engagement and the future Ursula K. Le Guin Writers Residency. Portland, Ore. (Feb. 12, 2025) — Literary Arts is
  • Equity Considerations in The Campaign for Literary Arts
    In December 2024, Literary Arts welcomed the public into our new permanent headquarters at 716 SE Grand Avenue. As part of creating a welcoming and inclusive space for our community,
  • Literary Arts Grand Opening News
    On Saturday, December 7, we celebrated the grand opening of our new home. The news of this momentous occasion has been shared all throughout the media in Portland. We have
  • This boat we are in: A Poem by Anis Mojgani
    In December 2024, we commissioned a poem from former Literary Arts Board member and Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mogjani to commemorate the grand opening of our new home at 716 SE
  • Celebrate the Grand Opening of Our New HQ on December 7!
    LITERARY ARTS CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING — THE SUSAN HAMMER CENTER — IN PORTLAND’S CENTRAL EASTSIDE The largest literary center in the Western U.S. includes a
  • Le Guin Family Donates Portland Home To Literary Arts For New Writers Residency
    The generous gift will fulfill Ursula K. Le Guin’s lifelong mission to elevate historically underrepresented voices in literature. Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the world’s most celebrated and revolutionary
  • Leaving a Legacy: Susan Hammer
    Susan Hammer was a powerful advocate for arts and culture in Portland and a leader in the legal community in which she worked for over 40 years. She was deeply
  • Literary Arts Transforms Historic Central Eastside Building Into New Headquarters
    As Literary Arts marks its 40th anniversary, it is relocating its headquarters to a permanent home in Portland’s historic Central Eastside Industrial District.
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