Awards Database
Since 1982, Meyer has awarded grants and program-related investments totaling more than $1 billion to more than 3,800 organizations around the Pacific Northwest.
Awards Since Inception
43
Years
3,800
Organizations
$1B
Awarded
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This database includes more than 9,000 grant awards Meyer Memorial Trust has made since 1982. It is updated quarterly. Use the filters below or search to refine your view. For assistance with more complex inquiries into Meyer's grants, please contact our Grant Operations team at grantops [at] mmt.org (grantops[at]mmt[dot]org).
Awards Database
Western Regional Advocacy Project
2024
$35,000
Legacy Programs
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support Oregon Expungement Relief Project's free legal expungement services that emancipate Black Oregonians who disproportionately carry the weight of a criminal records, fiscally sponsored by Western Regional Advocacy Project
Grant
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
2024
$200,000
Together, We Rise
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support Portland United for Change Coalition, fiscally sponsored by United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, to continue civic engagement, outreach and public education efforts in Portland
Grant
Portland State University Foundation
2024
$85,000
Our Empowered Youth
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support Oregon MESA's equitable STEM education for underrepresented youth statewide
Grant
Peace Village
2024
$125,000
Our Resilient Places
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support Portland Placemaking Coalitions's collaborative partnerships with NAYA and Multnomah County on establishing their food security programs and youth outreach, fiscally sponsored by Peace Village
Grant
Friends of Noise
2024
$150,000
Legacy Programs
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Support for Black Art/ists Gathering, an intergenerational community-in-residence program and Black arts family reunion for Oregon-based Black artists, fiscally sponsored by Friends of Noise
Grant
Earth Advantage
2024
$139,130
Our Resilient Places
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Support for Enercity Collaborative's green workforce trainings with BIPOC and underserved communities to guarantee that a clean energy economy benefit frontline communities statewide, fiscally sponsored by Earth Advantage
Grant
Community Initiatives
2024
$200,000
Our Resilient Places
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Support for Oregon Just Transition's program that organizes frontline communities for racial, economic, and climate justice statewide, fiscally sponsored by Community Initiatives
Grant
Oregon Community Foundation
2024
$70,000
Our Empowered Youth
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
For continued support of the Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative that connects families with free parenting resources statewide
Grant
Progressive Multiplier Fund
2024
$100,000
Together, We Rise
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
For a capacity building cohort that helps BIPOC-led power building groups in Oregon strengthen independent revenue streams
Grant
Love Is Stronger
2024
$40,000
Legacy Programs
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this organization that disrupts cycles of violence and provides wraparound support for Portland youth who may experience trauma
Grant
Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center
2024
$150,000
Legacy Programs
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this organization that preserves stories of African American, Indigenous and immigrant logging communities and integrates their experiences into the larger American narrative
Grant
REAP
2024
$120,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To design suicide prevention education and intervention curriculum to support Black youth well-being and reduce suicide rates in Portland
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Community Action Organization
2024
$100,000
Our Empowered Youth
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
For the expansion of the Help Me Grow Program that facilitates access to essential resources for low-income families and supports children's development in Washington County
Grant
Nixyáawii Community Financial Services
2024
$200,000
Our Collective Prosperity
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this organization that builds equitable economies in Native communities by opening doors to loans, extending credit to thriving businesses, generating good jobs, providing culturally competent financial coaching and expanding access to new opportunities
Grant
Philanthropy Northwest
2024
$150,000
Our Shared Purpose
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this organization that works to redistribute resources and power to underinvested communities in the Northwest
Grant
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
2024
$125,000
Our Collective Prosperity
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this agency which provides skills training for people of color, formerly incarcerated individuals returning to community and low-income adults to enter careers in the construction industry with living wages and defined benefits to support themselves and their families
Grant
UTOPIA PDX
2024
$100,000
Legacy Programs
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this organization that works to uplift queer and Trans Pacific Islanders in Oregon through community organizing, political engagement and cultural stewardship
Grant
Friends of Trees
2024
$200,000
Our Resilient Places
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
For a coalition of 11 partner organizations elevating BIPOC community engagement through a tree planting program in east Portland, Gresham, west Eugene and Springfield
Grant
High Desert Education Service District
2024
$80,000
Our Empowered Youth
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To recruit and retain aspiring BIPOC educators from local communities in Central Oregon to bring racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity to surrounding schools
Grant
Lane Education Service District
2024
$50,000
Our Empowered Youth
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To prepare and retain diverse aspiring educators in Lane County through the Lane Regional Pathways Program
Grant