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
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
Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington
2020
$10,940
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For annual membership
Grant
Oregon Latino Health Coalition
2020
$125,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization dedicated to eliminating health disparities affecting Oregon Latinas and Latinos through leadership, collaboration and advocacy
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Centro Cultural de Condado de Washington
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 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
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Northwest Pilot Project
2020
$167,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
19 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support production of a report on the "State of Seniors" in Multnomah County
Grant
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
Warm Springs Community Action Team
2020
$250,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Jefferson
- Wasco
To support leadership development on the Warm Springs Reservation for individuals who can take on roles to advocate for their community
Grant
Coalition of Communities of Color
2020
$25,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support costs associated with participating in the planning and implementation of the Student Success Act
Grant
Population
- People of color
ACLU Foundation of Oregon
2020
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support of this advocacy organization fighting for free speech, racial justice, criminal justice reform, religious liberty, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, immigrants' rights and more; 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
- Crime/abuse survivors
- People of color
Friends of Trees
2020
$35,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For project support to assess the role of tree planting in improving health and advancing climate justice for Indigenous communities, Tribes, people of color and low-income communities
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
ALF Oregon
2020
$3,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
4 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Benton
- Curry
- Deschutes
- Douglas
- Hood River
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Wasco
- Washington
For capacity building and evaluation to support Urban/Rural Connection Project, a geographically and racially diverse leadership cohort that focuses on bridging Oregon’s urban and rural divide
Grant
Population
- People of color
Momentum Alliance
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
Proteus Fund
2020
$90,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support people of color-led organizations in Oregon in advancing a stronger, more equitable democracy
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
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
Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon
2020
$500
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
For participation in a presentation
Grant
Northwest Native Chamber
2020
$160,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For a collaborative effort between the Oregon Native American Chamber and Business for a Better Portland to ensure economic recovery efforts at the state and local level include a diversity of voices; and to build capacity to advance an equitable policy agenda
Grant
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
2020
$177,464
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To improve Indigenous students success across Oregon through implementing STEM-related college and career readiness strategies
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
Muslim Educational Trust
2020
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
- Yamhill
For general operating support
Grant
Willamette Valley Law Project
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Deschutes
- Marion
- Polk
- Yamhill
To support statewide culturally specific community education and outreach programs and systems change efforts that center the strengths and needs of farmworkers and working Latinx families
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Portland Jobs with Justice Education Fund
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