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
2018
$184,924
Building Community
Duration of Award
25 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Columbia
- Coos
- Curry
- Douglas
- Gilliam
- Harney
- Hood River
- Jefferson
- Klamath
- Lane
- Lincoln
- Linn
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Sherman
- Umatilla
- Wasco
- Washington
- Yamhill
To help Oregon Tribal and other Native-serving organizations update a culturally-based child welfare curriculum so they can improve services to substance abusing families
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
NEON
2018
$135,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Union
To help fund the Housing Matters Collaborative, which is focused on bringing more affordable housing to low-income and vulnerable families and individuals in rural Union County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Oregon Justice Resource Center
2018
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To fund improved legal representation of immigrants, women, people from underserved communities and those wrongfully convicted by the criminal justice system
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- Women or girls
Portland YouthBuilders
2018
$185,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To help launch the Educational Equity Initiative, which is focused on eliminating achievement gaps experienced by low-income, racially diverse students in Multnomah County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Stand for Children Leadership Center
2018
$150,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For continued program support that will help low-income students, children of color and English Language Learners be better prepared for college and career readiness
Grant
Population
- English language learners
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
State Voices
2018
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support that will help partnering organizations run by and for historically marginalized communities build further capacity
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
The Library Foundation
2018
$148,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
25 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To fund an initiative that will change how Multnomah County Library works with African American families and children, specifically during the early literacy period of children
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
APANO
2018
$35,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Washington
For technical assistance to design a program that supports Pacific Islander communities' participation in local and state climate policy discussions
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Basic Rights Education Fund
2018
$225,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support so the organization can continue programming that ensures all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Oregonians experience equality
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area
2018
$98,734
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To provide trauma-informed out-of-school care to students of color and students living in poverty in East Portland
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
BRIDGE Housing Corporation
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support the construction of 61 units of affordable housing for low-income renters and people of color in North Portland
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
2018
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To fund the rehabilitation of Cascadia's Clinton Ridge Apartments, which provides 28 units of affordable housing to East Multnomah County residents with mental health conditions
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People with disabilities
Craft3
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To help fund a pilot model collaboration with the Energy Trust of Oregon that will replace aging and unsafe manufactured homes with healthy, energy-efficient ones so that low-and moderate-income homeowners will have long-term housing stability
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Do Good Multnomah
2018
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support capital construction of affordable housing units in Southeast Portland for homeless veterans.
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- Veterans
Elders in Action
2018
$175,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To fund staffing that will coordinate a coalition dedicated to improving policies and services for low-income older adults in Oregon
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- Crime/abuse survivors
- People living on low incomes
El Programa Hispano Catolico
2018
$185,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For capacity building support to strengthen fund development of this organization providing Latinx social services in the Portland metropolitan area
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Family Forward Oregon
2018
$250,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support the Fair Shot for All Coalition, which will organize and advocate for statewide policies that resolve systemic economic inequities for people of color, LGBTQ, immigrants and women
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Growing Gardens
2018
$140,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support to this organization that promotes access to healthy and culturally specific foods for low-income families, and provides garden-based education for kids and employment opportunities to individuals exiting incarceration in Oregon
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Harney County Senior and Community Services Center
2018
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Harney
To help fund 20 units of affordable housing in rural Harney County, including five units for people with severe and persistent mental illness
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- People with disabilities
Oregon Energy Fund
2018
$207,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Washington
To support a collaborative pilot project with Meals on Wheels People that will allow Portland seniors a “Senior Discount” on their utility bills
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- People living on low incomes
- People with disabilities