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
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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
Tualatin Riverkeepers
2018
$77,750
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Washington
To support a community organizer who will deepen equity, diversity and inclusion impact across all programs, with a particular focus on engaging communities experiencing disparities in Washington County
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Urban League of Portland
2018
$120,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For debt relief and flexible funding to help low-income renters with criminal histories re-enter the private rental market in Multnomah County
FYI- This project is in partnership with ACCESS who will test concept in Jackson County, and Northwest Housing Alternatives who will test in Clackamas County.
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Population
- People experiencing homelessness
- People of color
- People who were formerly incarcerated
Yamhill Community Action Partnership
2018
$120,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
25 months
Counties Served
- Yamhill
For establishing a debt relief program for individuals experiencing homelessness in Yamhill County
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Population
- People experiencing homelessness
ACCESS
2018
$125,250
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Jackson
For community outreach and the expansion of regional housing support services for this agency working to break the cycle of poverty in Jackson County
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- People living on low incomes
- People with disabilities
Camp Fire Columbia
2018
$185,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To enhance student achievement within marginalized student populations through mentoring, academic support, social justice education and community-based learning
Grant
Population
- English language learners
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
2018
$184,815
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Crook
- Deschutes
- Jefferson
For a collaborative grant to advance the Housing for All regional housing consortium, specifically through capacity support and developing a low income housing campaign in the Central Oregon region
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Coalition of Communities of Color
2018
$185,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For convening and supporting a statewide network of housing advocates of color and culturally specific organizations active in housing issues, centering the voices of those most impacted in rural and urban communities
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Columbia Gorge Community College
2018
$175,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Gilliam
- Hood River
- Sherman
- Wasco
- Wheeler
For diversifying the educator workforce by recruiting, training and mentoring low income, Latinx, Native American and first-generation college student populations in the greater Columbia Gorge area
Grant
Population
- First-generation college students
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
CASA of Oregon
2018
$150,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For a collaborative project that aims to replace the damaged, aging homes of low income families and fto document the project so it can be replicable elsewhere
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
Fair Housing Council of Oregon
2018
$184,824
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For development of a statewide public policy advocacy program to end housing discrimination and to establish regional representation and education and outreach programs in rural Oregon
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- People with disabilities
Friends of the Children - Portland
2018
$150,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Columbia
- Crook
- Deschutes
- Jefferson
- Klamath
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
For supporting family engagement and strengthening work readiness and employer retention of priority students in Multnomah County
Grant
Population
- Foster youth
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Janus Youth Programs
2018
$124,636
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For wrap-around services that help youth moving from homelessness to independent living to achieve housing stability in the Portland Metro area, where rents have risen 20 times faster than the median income since 2015
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Josephine County Foundation
2018
$169,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Josephine
To support the Graduation Assistance Program (GAP), a community-based collaboration designed to increase the graduation rate of students from low income households in rural Josephine County
Grant
Population
- First-generation college students
- People living on low incomes
Looking Glass Community Services
2018
$112,885
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Lane
To expand a school-based counseling program serving low-income youth throughout rural Lane County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Northwest Housing Alternatives
2018
$100,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Deschutes
- Jackson
- Multnomah
- Umatilla
- Washington
For support of wrap-around services and community-building programs meant to increase housing stability for seniors around the state
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- People living on low incomes
- People with disabilities
Northwest Regional Education Service District
2018
$170,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For establishing a state-wide Native youth collaborative that allows Tribal education leaders and Title VII Indian Education directors to collaborate and grow opportunities
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Northwest Regional Education Service District
2018
$184,500
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clatsop
- Columbia
- Tillamook
- Washington
To create the Northwest Deeper Learning and Equity Network, a collective of schools working to advance inclusive, meaningful and equitable education systems in Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook and Washington counties
Grant
Population
- English language learners
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
OSLC Developments
2018
$185,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Lane
For adapting an evidence-based, school-readiness program that will increase the cultural relevance and effectiveness of Spanish-speaking English language learners and their families in Lane County
Grant
Population
- English language learners
Portland Housing Center
2018
$90,820
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To increase homeownership among Latinx communities using relationship-based, culturally specific approaches that educate homebuyers on finance and lending in Washington County
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Port Orford-Langlois School District
2018
$123,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Coos
- Curry
For a school transition program serving incoming K-3 students in Coos and Curry counties
Grant
Population
- First-generation college students
- People living on low incomes
- People with disabilities