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
Habitat for Humanity of Oregon
2020
$4,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
3 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support advocacy and equity tracks of the 2020 Western Region Conference
Grant
Long Tom Watershed Council
2020
$39,723
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
16 months
Support TypeProject Support
For completion of a floodplain inundation mapping for 160 miles of the Willamette River
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative
Wallowa Resources
2020
$144,750
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Baker
- Umatilla
- Union
- Wallowa
To expand the rural “Stewardship Economy” model in eastern Oregon through land management collaboratives, community land ownership, workforce training programs and partnerships with community-based organizations
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
New Venture Fund
2020
$750,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
36 months
Counties ServedStatewide
For the Tipping Point Fund, a national collaborative to support the continued growth of the impact investing field
Grant
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
Metropolitan Public Defender Service
2020
$150,262
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For continued support of the removal defense project to prevent and confront efforts to deport Oregonians through free legal services
Grant
Momentum Alliance
2020
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To strengthen Oregon's youth-led social justice movements by supporting youth-of-color-led organizations and supporting their roles as changes agents toward a more equitable and just society
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Northwest Workers' Justice Project
2020
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
To support a rapid legal response program serving unmet immigration needs of clients; 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
- People living on low incomes
Cascadia Wildlands
2020
$12,500
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
For advocacy to confront damaging post-fire logging of older forests and communications support for local voices in the Umpqua River basin affected by the 2020 Oregon wildfires
Grant
Urban League of Portland
2020
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
0 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support staffing for fiscally sponsored project, Reimagine Oregon
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People of color
Hacienda Community Development Corporation
2020
$75,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For general operating support for this Latino Community Development Corporation that strengthens families by providing affordable housing, homeownership support, economic advancement and educational opportunities
Grant
Population
- People of color
Leaven Community
2020
$184,640
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Deschutes
- Lane
- Multnomah
- Washington
To support the Leaven Community Land and Housing Coalition organizing congregations across five counties to build affordable housing on faith community-owned land
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Central City Concern
2020
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To engage people with lived experiences of homelessness and recovery to improve service programs and address barriers that impede their health, wellness and economic stability
Grant
Population
- People of color
Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts
2020
$200,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this network comprised of twenty land trusts working to advance land conservation in Oregon
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Self Enhancement, Inc.
2020
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For general operating support of this comprehensive, one-stop resource for youth and families, primarily African Americans, and others living in poverty or seeking culturally responsive services; 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
Climate Solutions
2020
$110,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For a coalition focused on an equitable transition away from fossil fuel powered transportation in Oregon
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Western States Center
2020
$1,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeOperating Support
For participation in Meyer Learning Week 2020
Grant
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
Beyond Toxics
2020
$200,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this advocacy organization that works to safeguard human health and promote a safe environment in Oregon for children, rural Oregonians, people of color, and working class and low-income communities
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation and Development
2020
$27,500
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
For project support to expand development of a collaborative basin-wide project between Willamette River drinking water providers and local soil and water conservation districts to improve agricultural practices, water quality and river health
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative