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
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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
ACLU Foundation of Oregon
2019
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this advocacy organization dedicated to defending and advancing civil liberties and civil rights through work in the courts, in the legislature and in communities
Grant
Population
- People of color
Momentum Alliance
2019
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support of this youth-of-color-led organization working to inspire young Oregonians and mentor future social justice leaders
Grant
Population
- People of color
Philanthropy Northwest
2019
$5,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
4 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To support the Momentum Fellowship program, which prepares professionals from underrepresented communities, particularly communities of color, for successful careers in the philanthropic sector through professional development, networking and mentoring opportunities
Grant
Basic Rights Education Fund
2019
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of 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
Rural Organizing Project
2019
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this statewide organization working to build the capacity of local grassroots groups in rural communities to shift culture and create systems change at the local, county and state level
Grant
Population
- People of color
Latino Network
2019
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support of this 23-year-old organization working to positively transform the lives of Latinx youth, families and communities throughout Portland
Grant
Population
- People of color
Causa of Oregon
2019
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this culturally specific organization working to improve the lives of Latinx immigrants and families in Oregon through advocacy, coalition building, leadership development and civic engagement
Grant
Population
- People of color
Family Forward Oregon
2019
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 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
- People of color
Partnership for Safety and Justice
2019
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this 20-year-old 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
Voz Workers' Rights Education Project
2019
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For operating support of this worker-led organization that empowers diverse day laborers and immigrants to improve their working conditions and protect their civil rights through leadership development, organizing, education and economic opportunity
Grant
Population
- People of color
Oregon Justice Resource Center
2019
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 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
- People of color
Centro Cultural de Condado de Washington
2019
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 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
- People of color
Portland Jobs with Justice Education Fund
2019
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support of this organization that educates and takes action for workers rights and economic justice, especially those most marginalized by our economic systems: people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ people and women
Grant
Population
- People of color
Oregon Student Foundation
2019
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
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
Project Access NOW
2019
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support of this organization working to improve health and well-being through access to care, services and resources for those most in need
Grant
Population
- People of color
Innovation Law Lab
2019
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To create permanent pathways to immigrant inclusion where immigrants from communities of color are actively engaged in social and political life
Grant
Population
- People of color
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
2019
$185,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Counties Served
- Jefferson
- Wasco
To support culture and education through the Papalaxsimisha program on the Warm Springs Reservation
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality
2019
$150,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Marion
- Polk
To support Latinx immigrant parents partnering with Salem-Keizer School District to create systems-wide changes
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Southern Oregon Child and Family Council
2019
$170,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Jackson
To establish the Listo Family Literacy Program as an economic and education strategy for Latinx families in Jackson County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
REAP
2019
$185,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Washington
To implement a district-wide program fostering educational success, leadership, civic engagement and entrepreneurism for culturally diverse students in Multnomah County's Centennial School District and in the Beaverton School District in Washington County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color