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
African Womens Coalition
2022
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
To support services in African and African-American communities in the Multnomah and Washington Counties to recognize and destigmatize the mental support necessary to heal from trauma
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
Community Alliance of Tenants
2022
$30,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties ServedStatewide
For technical assistance to train staff on community organizing of tenants and create a statewide renters’ rights hotline
Grant
Bienestar
2022
$50,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Washington
- Columbia
To build capacity for this organization that builds homes and provides housing opportunities for Latiné farmworker families and seniors in Washington and Columbia Counties
Grant
Population
- People of color
- Immigrants and/or refugees
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives
2022
$50,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To build real estate capacity and train staff of culturally-specific affordable housing nonprofits so they can create sustainable strategies for communal growth and health
Grant
Population
- People of color
Farmworker Housing Development Corporation
2022
$50,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Marion
- Linn
- Benton
To build capacity for this organization that provides housing opportunities for farmworker families throughout Benton, Linn and Marion Counties
Grant
Population
- People of color
- Immigrants and/or refugees
Northwest Workers' Justice Project
2022
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To provide legal employment services for low-income immigrants workers throughout Oregon who experience wage theft from their employers
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
Native American Youth and Family Center
2022
$50,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To build real estate capacity and train staff of culturally-specific affordable housing nonprofits to create sustainable strategies for communal growth and health throughout Multnomah County
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Housing Development Center
2022
$118,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
18 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To build capacity for a technical assistance project that will build real estate capacity and train staff of a several culturally-specific affordable housing nonprofits throughout Oregon
Grant
National Indian Child Welfare Association
2022
$150,000
Historical Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support of this organization that works to eliminate child abuse, support Tribal families and strengthen the laws that protect them, nationally
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
National Indian Child Welfare Association
2022
$1,000
Historical Program
Duration of Award
2 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support of this organization that works to eliminate child abuse, support Tribal families and strengthen the local and national laws that protect them
Grant
Population
- People of color
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Latino Network
2022
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To provide capital support for La Plaza Esperanza, a multi-purpose center for Latino life and wellness in Rockwood
Grant
Population
- People of color
- People living on low incomes
- Immigrants and/or refugees
Allen Performing Arts Inc.
2022
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To engage the Black arts community to help heal individuals experiencing life’s most traumatic circumstances through creative productions in Multnomah County
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Women or girls
- People living on low incomes
AYCO
2022
$500,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Clackamas
For Capital Support for the Dream Center, which will create a centralized hub for immigrants and refugees to engage in cultural connection, health services and educational opportunities for youth in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties
Grant
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
2022
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For project support for this organization, which works with displaced Ukrainians in Oregon to find resettlement
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
HereTogether
2022
$12,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For communications trainings with affordable housing coalition members focused on storytelling, photography and media relations in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington County
Grant
Lutheran Community Services Northwest
2022
$90,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For project support for this organization, which works with displaced Ukrainians in Oregon to find resettlement
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
Northwest Native Chamber
2022
$500,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
14 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support phase I of pre-development for the Center for Tribal Nations in Portland
Grant
Portland Housing Center
2022
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
- Clackamas
For general operating support of this organization that provides pre-purchase counseling and downpayment assistance to Black and African American residents in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Portland State University Foundation
2022
$75,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To provide project support to develop the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Museum of Contemporary Art in Multnomah County
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theatre
2022
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
For general operating support of this organization, which seeks to diversify the contemporary dance landscape with untold stories and under-told perspectives from communities of color
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
- Immigrants and/or refugees