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
Save Our wild Salmon Coalition
2020
$192,280
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support grassroots organizing to restore the lower Snake River and its endangered salmon and steelhead
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
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
Tides Foundation
2020
$1,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For Oregon Futures Lab's participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
- People of color
Neighborhood Partnerships
2020
$60,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To advance economic empowerment and economic justice through a shared narrative, racial equity centered program, policy design and collective action
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Environmental Grantmakers Association
2020
$30,392
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For annual membership to the Environmental Grantmakers Association and support for the integration of Native American philanthropy, Tribal funds and participation of Indigenous communities in the EGA Fall 2020 Retreat
Grant
Urban League of Portland
2020
$150,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To provide intensive services to justice-involved individuals through a peer cohort model focusing on long-term housing success in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties
Grant
Population
- People of color
Red Lodge Transition Services
2020
$115,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this Native American-led organization that provides culturally focused programs for individuals released from jails, prisons and treatment programs who are working on creating a better life for themselves, their children and their communities
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Verde
2020
$1,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
- People of color
Voz Workers' Rights Education Project
2020
$20,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support implementation of the COVID-19 Immigrant Day Labor Worker Emergency Preparedness Plan which provides direct services education, individual and collective preparedness planning for day labor workers impacted by the novel coronavirus
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
North Portland Community Works
2020
$38,005
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support the ELSO Organization Investment Project
Grant
Population
- People of color
Albina Vision Trust
2020
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For general operating support for this organization that exists to bring a reclaimed and renewed Albina community to fruition in what is now known as the Rose Quarter in Portland
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People of color
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
2020
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support relief efforts related to interrupted water service that threaten residents' of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Indian Reservation
Grant
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
2020
$30,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
2 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Tillamook
- Washington
- Yamhill
To provide emergency bridge funding to maintain critical immigrant and refugee resettlement services; this grant was 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
KairosPDX
2020
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For general operating support of this non-profit organization focused on delivering excellent, equitable education to underserved children, their families and their communities; this grant was awarded as part of the Oregon Justice for Black Lives initiative, a five-year, $25 million investment in Black leadership, Black-serving organizations and systems-level change
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People of color
Family Forward Oregon
2020
$1,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
- People of color
Children's Institute
2020
$200,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To advance a bold statewide agenda to reduce disparities and improve kindergarten readiness and third-grade success
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
2020
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
4 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For relief support for communities facing hardship from wildfires in Clackamas, Washington and Multnomah counties
Grant
Beyond Toxics
2020
$10,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
For storytelling and communications support in response to the 2020 Oregon wildfires, focusing on forests, climate and impacts on frontline communities
Grant
Homes for Good Housing Agency
2020
$25,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Lane
New Construction of Permanent Supportive Housing for Families Experiencing Homelessness in Eugene
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Community Cycling Center
2020
$90,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Marion
- Multnomah
To provide STEM education for underserved youth in Marion and Multnomah counties through the lens of bicycle mechanics
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color