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
Human Solutions
2018
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
25 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To help support the Gateway Regional Center project, which will provide ground level retail and 75 affordable housing units in Portland's Gateway neighborhood
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Mano a Mano Family Center
2018
$230,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Marion
To support a collaborative of Latinx serving organizations dedicated to improving student achievement, and college and career readiness for students of color in the Mid-Willamette Valley
Grant
Population
- English language learners
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Milagro
2018
$210,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
38 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Benton
- Clackamas
- Clatsop
- Columbia
- Coos
- Douglas
- Hood River
- Jackson
- Lane
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Umatilla
- Washington
- Yamhill
For programming and operational support so Milagro can continue to present its groundbreaking Latino specific arts to Portland and Oregon audiences
Grant
Population
- People of color
Nonprofit Association of Oregon
2018
$225,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
38 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support programs and services that will strengthen the collective voice, leadership and capacity of Oregon’s nonprofits
Grant
Northwest Workers' Justice Project
2018
$225,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
38 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For project support to advance policy and systems-level change that increases fairness and safety in the workplace for vulnerable workers in Oregon
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
OPAL
2018
$210,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To help organize low-income communities and people of color impacted by environmental health hazards advance a state-wide, community-led environmental and climate justice platform
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Open School
2018
$200,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support implementation of Open School's strategic vision so it can better impact the lives of marginalized minority students
Grant
Population
- First-generation college students
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Partnership for Safety and Justice
2018
$225,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
38 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support to reduce over-incarceration and promote survivor-centered justice reform in Oregon
Grant
Population
- Crime/abuse survivors
- People of color
- Women or girls
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives
2018
$225,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For operating support for this organization that provides homeownership education and counseling programs to serve communities of color in North and Northeast Portland
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
2018
$225,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
38 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support to help the nonprofit champion and highlight underrepresented and historically marginalized artists
Grant
Population
- People of color
Family Promise of the Mid-Willamette Valley
2018
$70,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Marion
- Polk
For capacity building support to hire a financial counselor to assist families with low-incomes who are seeking housing in order to end or prevent homelessness in Salem
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Social Venture Partners Portland
2018
$248,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To help fund the Early Childhood Equity Advocacy Collaborative so it can elevate discourse and initiatives that will close disparities experienced by children of color in Oregon's early education system
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Sponsors
2018
$200,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
13 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Lane
To support a tiny house project with 10 affordable housing units for formerly incarcerated individuals in Lane County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People who were formerly incarcerated
Sponsors
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Lane
To support a collaborative effort to reduce recidivism by increasing Permanent Supportive Housing options for individuals exiting incarceration in Lane County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People who were formerly incarcerated
- Women or girls
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County
2018
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
13 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Lane
To help repair or replace aging homes in Lane County's Saginaw Mobile Home Park
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
2018
$249,850
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
14 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Jefferson
- Lincoln
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Umatilla
- Yamhill
To study and assess the loss in Tribal natural resource services of importance to the governments and members of five tribal communities - The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and The Nez Perce Tribe - as a result of
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
The Housing Authority of Douglas County, Oregon
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Douglas
For a grant to rehabilitate and transform commercial office space into four accessible and affordable housing units in Douglas County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People with disabilities
Verde
2018
$250,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support Living Cully, a collaborative project that will address environmental, housing, health and economic disparities in Portland's Cully neighborhood
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Warm Springs Community Action Team
2018
$200,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Jefferson
- Wasco
For support of a capital project that will create a business incubator space for entrepreneurs and propel economic growth in Warm Springs
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
City Club of Portland
2018
$20,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
For support of priority high school students’ civic education and participation
Grant