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
Red Lodge Transition Services
2020
$115,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this Native American-led organization that provides culturally focused programs for individuals released from jails, prisons and treatment programs who are working on creating a better life for themselves, their children and their communities
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Unite Oregon
2020
$100,000
Meyer Designated Program
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support of this diverse, grassroots organization working to build a multi-racial, multicultural movement for immigrant and refugee rights; 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
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Urban League of Portland
2020
$150,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To provide intensive services to justice-involved individuals through a peer cohort model focusing on long-term housing success in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties
Grant
Population
- People of color
United Way of Lane County
2020
$200,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Lane
To achieve measurable progress on third grade reading for priority students in Lane County through the "Lane County Reads" program
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Verde
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
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
Luke-Dorf
2020
$180,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Washington
To support deeper engagement with diversity, equity and inclusion work within the organization’s housing portfolio
Grant
Population
- People with disabilities
August Wilson Red Door Project
2020
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To provide innovative training for criminal justice professionals to support systemic change and increased public safety
Grant
Population
- People of color
EUVALCREE
2020
$25,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Malheur
To support costs associated with participating in the planning and implementation of the Student Success Act
Grant
Population
- People of color
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
2020
$30,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
2 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Tillamook
- Washington
- Yamhill
To provide emergency bridge funding to maintain critical immigrant and refugee resettlement services; 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
Northeast Oregon Economic Development District
2020
$77,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Baker
- Union
- Wallowa
For project support to build internal infrastructure at this organization and increase support for relationship development as part of broader systems change work in Enterprise, Oregon
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
OPAL
2020
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To train grassroots organizers from historically-marginalized communities to lead advocacy campaigns
Grant
Population
- People of color
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
2020
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
4 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For relief support for communities facing hardship from wildfires in Clackamas, Washington and Multnomah counties
Grant
Nonprofit Association of Oregon
2020
$20,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
9 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
For technical assistance to create and disseminate the "Oregon Race to Lead Report"
Grant
Population
- 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
Oregon Environmental Council
2020
$200,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
28 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization working to ensure clean water, to protect children from toxics and to protect communities from the impacts of climate change
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
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
Kids Unlimited of Oregon
2020
$185,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Jackson
To support kindergarten readiness for priority students through continued implementation of the Family and Literacy Resource Center, a family-friendly literacy center in Jackson County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Albina Vision Trust
2020
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For general operating support for this organization that exists to bring a reclaimed and renewed Albina community to fruition in what is now known as the Rose Quarter in Portland
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People of color
Beyond Toxics
2020
$10,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
For storytelling and communications support in response to the 2020 Oregon wildfires, focusing on forests, climate and impacts on frontline communities
Grant