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 Media
2020
$73,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Marion
- Multnomah
To build a coalition focused on addressing policies and practices that enforce racial and gender disparities in the film and TV industry in the Portland Metro area
Grant
Population
- People of color
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
2020
$75,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For general operating support for this organization that encourages self-sufficiency through skills training and education in the construction industry for people of color, people coming from incarceration and adults living on low-incomes
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- 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
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
2020
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Umatilla
To redevelop the Lucky 7 manufactured home park with new, high-efficiency homes on The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Latino Community Association
2020
$1,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
2 months
For participation in the Gathering for Student Success
Grant
McKenzie River Trust
2020
$10,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
For public education and communications related to the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire
Grant
United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley
2020
$15,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
4 months
Support TypeProject Support
For relief support for communities facing hardship from wildfires in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties
Grant
Oregon Wild
2020
$2,500
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For webinar support and participation by two presenters in an educational webinar on environmental and social justice advocacy in Oregon
Grant
Oregon Health and Science University Foundation
2020
$180,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Klamath
To enhance the On Track science education program for Native American middle and high school students in rural Oregon
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
OPAL
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
Our Children Oregon
2020
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support the organization's mission and ensure an equity centered recovery process is achieved through legislative decisions
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Candid
2020
$21,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
For general operating support
Grant
NeighborWorks Umpqua
2020
$120,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Coos
- Curry
- Douglas
To build a regional collaborative to align, coordinate and support housing efforts on the Southern Oregon coast
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- People living on low incomes
Salmon-Safe
2020
$80,570
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To incorporate Tribal conservation priorities related to First Foods into Salmon-Safe certification standards
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation
2020
$50,100
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Harney
- Jefferson
- Malheur
- Wasco
To support planning for gatherings and cultural events of the organization’s member tribes and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Grant
Farmworker Housing Development Corporation
2020
$75,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Marion
For general operating support for this organization that develops farmworker leadership for stronger and more secure families and communities through affordable housing, social services, education and economic development
Grant
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program
2020
$10,000
Meyer Designated Program
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For project support for Portland United Against Hate Coalition's operations, which help communities track, respond to, prevent and heal from acts of hate while also seeking out upstream solutions through systems change advocacy; 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
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Crime/abuse survivors
- People of color
350PDX
2020
$135,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
Operating support for a grassroots movement fueling climate justice-based solutions that combat systemic inequities
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
The Next Door, Inc.
2020
$250
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
For participation in "Real Talk: Connecting Services and Systems Change,” a Services to Systems learning circle panel discussion
Grant
Community Development Partners
2020
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For capital support of Mamook Tokatee Apartments, an innovative model housing both Tribal and Non-Tribal communities in Multnomah County
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color