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
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
Critical Resistance Portland
2020
$10,000
Meyer Designated Program
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For project support of Critical Resistance's Portland chapter operations dedicated to abolition of the prison industrial complex; this award; 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
National Public Education Support Fund
2020
$10,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For annual membership in this national hub for convening and connecting influential leaders in education philanthropy, advocacy, research, policy and practice
Grant
Portland Jobs with Justice Education Fund
2020
$140,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support of this organization that educates and takes action for workers rights and economic justice, especially those most marginalized by our economic systems: people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ people and women
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Communities United for People
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
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
Children's Forest of Central Oregon
2020
$59,915
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Crook
- Deschutes
- Jefferson
For a collaborative that supports increasing outdoor access for central Oregon’s Latinx communities
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Greater Douglas United Way
2020
$15,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
4 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Douglas
For relief support for Douglas County communities facing hardship from wildfires
Grant
Latino Community Association
2020
$1,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
2 months
For participation in the Gathering for Student Success
Grant
Bienestar
2020
$50,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
3 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Washington
For pre-development support to further the development of Nueva Esperanza, an affordable multi-family apartment project in Hillsboro
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Port Orford-Langlois School District
2020
$19,247
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Coos
- Curry
To develop an ongoing funding strategy for the Ready, Set Learn! program serving Curry and Coos counties
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Resolutions Northwest
2020
$55,363
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
2 months
Support TypeProject Support
For a restorative justice process to reduce disproportionate discipline for youths of color
Grant
Population
- People of color
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
Urban League of Portland
2020
$150,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For general operating support of one of Oregon’s oldest civil rights and social service organizations, empowering African Americans and others to achieve equality in education, employment, health, economic security and quality of life
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives
2020
$75,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For general operating support
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People of color
Human Solutions
2020
$275,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
22 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To build 93 affordable housing units in East Portland with on-site support services for people living on low- and very-low income
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
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
NeighborWorks Umpqua
2020
$17,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
6 months
Counties Served
- Coos
- Curry
- Douglas
- Jackson
- Josephine
For technical assistance to prepare the organization to hire its first equity officer
Grant
Urban League of Portland
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
Race Forward
2020
$2,500
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
For participation as a presenter in an educational webinar on diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice advocacy
Grant