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

Explore Grants

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
APANO Communities United Fund
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Marion
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
For operating support of this culturally specific organization working to serve and empower Oregon's Asian and Pacific Islander communities
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • People of color
Oregon Environmental Council
2020
$15,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
10 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To support restorative justice and facilitation for advocacy organizations working on state climate justice policy
Grant
Population
  • People of color
Centro Cultural de Condado de Washington
2020
$30,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Washington
To provide support and services to DACA-eligible youth and families who have been impacted by COVID-19
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
Self Enhancement, Inc.
2020
$1,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
2 months
For participation in the Gathering for Student Success
Grant
Social Good Fund
2020
$80,485
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Columbia
  • Multnomah
For the Portland Harbor Community Coalition to support communities living in and around the Portland Harbor on the Willamette River in developing a vision for a clean and just energy future
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People living on low incomes
  • 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
National Indian Child Welfare Association
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this Portland-based national organization dedicated to the well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native children and families
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
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
Forward Together
2020
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
To build power among POC communities by strengthening civic participation, building cross-sector partnerships and raising the visibility of community leadership
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People of color
Western States Center
2020
$2,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
  • People of color
WomenFirst Transition & Referral Center
2020
$132,101
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
To support Black justice-involved women in a holistic and culturally-specific approach to achieve long-term housing stability in Clackamas and Multnomah counties
Grant
Population
  • Crime/abuse survivors
  • People of color
  • Women or girls
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
Voz Workers' Rights Education Project
2020
$120,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
For operating support to build social and economic power for immigrants and raise the profile of day laborers who have been disproportionately impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • People of color
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
Prosecutor Impact
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To reframe the practice of prosecution in Oregon to address racial disparities and enhance equitable outcomes for communities served
Grant
Population
  • People of color
Chalkboard Project
2020
$3,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
2 months
For participation in the Gathering for Student Success
Grant
Oregon Community Foundation
2020
$80,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To address disparities in Oregon’s early care and education system by expanding professional development opportunities for providers of color
Grant
Population
  • People of color
SquareOne Villages
2020
$276,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To pilot an innovative housing model, which combines a limited-equity cooperative with a community land trust to create affordable homeownership options for people living on low-incomes
Grant
350Deschutes
2020
$70,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Crook
  • Deschutes
  • Jefferson
To advocate for and support implementation of clean energy and efficiency upgrades for residents living on low-incomes in Deschutes County
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People living on low incomes
Community Development Partners
2020
$50,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
For capital support for Mamook Tokatee Apartments using an innovative funding model to house Tribal and Non-Tribal communities in Multnomah County
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People of color
Showing 381 to 400 of 417 entries