Awards Database
Since 1982, Meyer has awarded grants and program-related investments totaling more than $930 million to more than 3,500 organizations around the Pacific Northwest.
Awards Since Inception
41
Years
3,500
Organizations
$930m
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
National Indian Child Welfare Association
2020
$1,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
- People of color
Washington County Kids
2020
$48,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Washington
To foster effective coordination, collaboration and support of Out-of-School-Time providers in Washington County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Central City Concern
2020
$150,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To improve racial equity in private market housing placements for justice involved individuals through landlord education and network development in Multnomah County
Grant
Population
- People of color
Native American Youth and Family Center
2020
$76,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support strategy development and training to strengthen Native American advocacy to address disparities in housing and homelessness
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality
2020
$500
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
2 months
For participation in the Gathering for Student Success
Grant
Causa of Oregon
2020
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
4 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For immediate relief support for Latinx and immigrant communities facing hardship from wildfires
Grant
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
2020
$8,200
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For technical assistance to support the Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship program, a mentorship program to promote hiring and advancement for people of color, individuals coming from the criminal justice systems and community members from low-income households in skilled construction trades
Grant
Population
- People of color
Northwest Native Chamber
2020
$160,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For a collaborative effort between the Oregon Native American Chamber and Business for a Better Portland to ensure economic recovery efforts at the state and local level include a diversity of voices; and to build capacity to advance an equitable policy agenda
Grant
Race Forward
2020
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
16 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support the Government Alliance on Race and Equity Annual Membership Meeting, an educational gathering for members of a national government alliance focused on advancing racial equity
Grant
Oregon Justice Resource Center
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For this organization working to dismantle systemic discrimination in the administration of justice by promoting civil rights and enhancing the quality of legal representation for underserved communities
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Friends of the Children - Portland
2020
$200,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Columbia
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
- Yamhill
To support strategies for mitigating learning loss and negative impacts on education through long-term mentoring for priority youth
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District
2020
$120,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Hood River
To support implementation of the Hood River County Energy Plan to increase energy resilience and equitable access to clean energy solutions
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Oregon Coast Community Action
2020
$300
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
For participation in a breakout session at the 2020 Regards to Rural Conference
Grant
ACLU Foundation of Oregon
2020
$1,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
- People of color
Imagine Black
2020
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For general operating support of this organization that envisions a world where people of African descent enjoy the rights, resources and recognition of a thriving, resilient and connected community; this grant was awarded as part of the Oregon Justice for Black Lives initiative, a five-year, $25 million investment in Black leadership, Black-serving organizations and systems-level change
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People of color
Fair Housing Council of Oregon
2020
$15,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For technical assistance to support an internal focus on racial equity through organizational assessment and regional equity plans
Grant
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation
2020
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Washington
- Yamhill
To provide high quality, comprehensive and culturally appropriate health care to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; this grant was awarded as a part of the Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative, which addresses critical and time-sensitive issues facing immigrants and refugees
Grant
Columbia Slough Watershed Council
2020
$18,480
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For strategic planning at this organization that engages diverse communities that live in and around Portland's Columbia Slough watershed in land stewardship and restoration efforts
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Northwest Coastal Housing
2020
$10,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Lincoln
Capital Fund Request-New Construction: Veteran/Workforce Housing, Toledo, OR
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- Veterans
Western States Center
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization working in the eight Western states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Alaska to advance racial, gender and economic equity
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color