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
Oregon Business Council Charitable Institute
2020
$150,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To engage culturally-specific and cross-sector leaders to shape an equitable education policy agenda for Oregon
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Innovation Law Lab
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
Native American Youth and Family Center
2020
$60,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To build capacity within a rental housing stability program to increase access to private market rental housing and culturally specific services for people of color experiencing homelessness, especially Native Americans
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
Benton Soil and Water Conservation District
2020
$80,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
For project support to develop and implement a new streamlined framework to monitor river health in the Willamette River Basin
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative
Oregon Latino Health Coalition
2020
$125,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization dedicated to eliminating health disparities affecting Oregon Latinas and Latinos through leadership, collaboration and advocacy
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon
2020
$500
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
For participation in a presentation
Grant
Raphael House of Portland
2020
$80,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For wraparound housing stability services for survivors of domestic violence in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, focusing on Latinx families
Grant
Population
- Crime/abuse survivors
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Women or girls
ALF Oregon
2020
$3,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
4 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Benton
- Curry
- Deschutes
- Douglas
- Hood River
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Wasco
- Washington
For capacity building and evaluation to support Urban/Rural Connection Project, a geographically and racially diverse leadership cohort that focuses on bridging Oregon’s urban and rural divide
Grant
Population
- People of color
Centro Cultural de Condado de Washington
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
For operating support of Oregon's oldest Latino nonprofit, working to promote personal growth and empowerment for communities of color and low-income families in Washington County
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Street Roots
2020
$120,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support to create a larger sense of community for people who are disenfranchised from power and societal belonging.
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Homes for Good Housing Agency
2020
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Lane
For capital support to develop new permanent supportive housing for families experiencing homelessness in Eugene, Oregon
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Oregon Justice Resource Center
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
Verde
2020
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support the Healthy Communities Coalition, a community-based collaborative of multicultural advocacy organizations working to empower communities to engage in and benefit from the Broadway Corridor redevelopment project
Grant
Population
- People of color
Coalition of Communities of Color
2020
$25,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support costs associated with participating in the planning and implementation of the Student Success Act
Grant
Population
- People of color
Native Fish Society
2020
$85,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
14 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To grow relationships with rural and Indigenous communities by integrating equity outcomes into ongoing environmental programs and efforts
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
Northwest Pilot Project
2020
$167,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
19 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support production of a report on the "State of Seniors" in Multnomah County
Grant
ACLU Foundation of Oregon
2020
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support of this advocacy organization fighting for free speech, racial justice, criminal justice reform, religious liberty, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, immigrants' rights and more; 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
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Crime/abuse survivors
- People of color
Center for Diversity and the Environment
2020
$3,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
2 months
For participation and webinar support in an educational webinar on advancing racial equity in freshwater funding
Grant
Momentum Alliance
2020
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
To strengthen Oregon's youth-led social justice movements by supporting BIPOC youth of color and creating opportunities for youth organizing and healing in the Portland Metro area and beyond
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
CASA of Oregon
2020
$12,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For technical support of strategic planning and to implement diversity, equity and inclusion action steps
Grant