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
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives
2020
$199,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For funding of a collective community cause: the King + Parks Affordable Housing Project in NE Portland to mitigate the displacement and oppression of Portlanders during COVID-19, social unrest and beyond
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Seaside School District #10
2020
$77,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clatsop
To develop a district-wide equity strategy in Clatsop County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Stand for Children Leadership Center
2020
$150,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For capacity building support to increase high school graduation rates and implementation of the Student Success Act in public schools in Oregon
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Washington County Kids
2020
$48,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Washington
To foster effective coordination, collaboration and support of Out-of-School-Time providers in Washington County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
APANO
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support of this culturally specific organization working to serve and empower Oregon's Asian and Pacific Islander communities
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Basic Rights Education Fund
2020
$112,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support a comprehensive strategic planning process at this organization working on policy advocacy, leadership development and statewide engagement that furthers legal and lived equality for LGBTQ Oregonians
Grant
Population
- People of color
Causa of Oregon
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization working to assist immigrant and undocumented communities in Oregon that are most impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Unite Oregon
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support the implementation of a strategic plan in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- 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
Oregon Citizens' Utility Board
2020
$70,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support advocacy for energy policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eliminate environmental justice and affordability inequities
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Family Forward Oregon
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization working to establish paid sick days, paid family leave, workplace flexibility, equal pay for equal work, rights for domestic workers, retirement security and accessible, affordable child care for all in the state of Oregon
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Innovation Law Lab
2020
$165,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For legal counsel, representation, litigation, advocacy and volunteer management in connection with the detention of immigrants at the Federal Correctional Institution in Sheridan, Ore.; this grant is awarded as a part of the Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative, which addresses critical and time-sensitive issues facing immigrants and refugees
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Latino Network
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Clatsop
- Jackson
- Malheur
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Washington
- Yamhill
For operating support of this culturally-specific organization working to positively transform the lives of Latinx youth, families and communities throughout Portland
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Mano a Mano Family Center
2020
$125,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Marion
- Polk
For operating support of this organization providing services and working to increase Latinx grassroots organizing in the Mid-Willamette Valley
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
National Indian Child Welfare Association
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this Portland-based national organization dedicated to the well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native children and families
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
NW Energy Coalition
2020
$110,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
30 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To deepen this Seattle-based organization’s work with environmental justice organizations working to advance more just and inclusive energy policy decisions in Oregon
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Oregon Justice Resource Center
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For this organization working to dismantle systemic discrimination in the administration of justice by promoting civil rights and enhancing the quality of legal representation for underserved communities
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
2020
$160,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
30 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To mobilize health professionals in the fight against climate change so that the climate justice movement can better serve local and state-wide communities most affected by it
Grant
Oregon Student Foundation
2020
$135,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Benton
- Deschutes
- Lane
- Linn
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support of this statewide, student-led advocacy and organizing nonprofit working to make a quality education more affordable and accessible for all Oregonians
Grant
Population
- People of color
Partnership for Safety and Justice
2020
$165,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization focused on transforming the criminal justice system by bringing together people who are crime survivors, people convicted of crime and the families and communities of both
Grant
Population
- People of color