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

Awardee
Year
Type
Amount
Category
Race Forward
2020
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
16 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support the Government Alliance on Race and Equity Annual Membership Meeting, an educational gathering for members of a national government alliance focused on advancing racial equity
Grant
ACLU Foundation of 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
Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency
2020
$149,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Marion
To support housing rental access for Latinx individuals who are justice-involved in Multnomah County
Grant
Population
  • People of color
JOIN
2020
$124,461
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To educate and inform public officials statewide about urgent housing needs and priorities by elevating and centering the voices of those with lived experience of homelessness and extreme housing instability
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program
2020
$75,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To reduce opportunity gaps for priority youth across Oregon through the Equity & Inclusion Support Fund
Grant
Population
  • People of color
  • People with disabilities
APANO Communities United Fund
2020
$1,500
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
2 months
For participation in the Gathering for Student Success
Grant
Western States Center
2020
$10,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a cohort of nonprofit executives, focusing on career coaching for strategic communication that can drive results in a unique moment of social upheaval
Grant
Outside In
2020
$100,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
To support an education and job training program for youth experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County.
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation
2020
$200,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
  • Washington
  • Yamhill
For operating support of this health service provider advocating for broader systemic changes to address social determinants of health in Washington and Yamhill counties
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • People of color
Rogue Climate
2020
$1,325
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
  • People of color
Portland Leadership Foundation
2020
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
13 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
  • People of color
The Next Door, Inc.
2020
$2,075
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
  • People of color
Western States Center
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization working in the eight Western states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Alaska to advance racial, gender and economic equity
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People of color
Center for Diversity and the Environment
2020
$127,350
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
13 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support the Environment 2042 Leadership program, which provides training, technical assistance and leadership development for diversity, equity and inclusion to people of color involved in the Willamette River Basin restoration movement
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People of color
Forward Together
2020
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
To support infrastructure and strategy for the #WeCountOregon campaign
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People of color
Natives of One Wind Indigenous Alliance
2020
$46,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Douglas
  • Jackson
  • Josephine
  • Lane
  • Marion
  • Polk
For a collaborative that will elevate the voices of Latinx, indigenous and migrant workers working in the timber sector to help improve statewide forest practices and workplace safety rules
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People of color
Black United Fund of Oregon
2020
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support of this organization working to increase philanthropic activity and fund organizations providing resources for underserved low-income communities and communities of color in Oregon; 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
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
  • People of color
Asian Health and Service Center
2020
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
For general operating support
Grant
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
APANO Communities United Fund
2020
$35,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
To provide DEI training and organizational development assistance for this organization that serves Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Oregon
Grant
Population
  • People of color
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