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
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
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Foundation
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
Oregon Community Foundation
2020
$70,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For continued support of the Oregon Parent Education Collaborative to include program evaluation, technical assistance and shared learning opportunities
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Native American Youth and Family Center
2020
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For capital support for redevelopment of Tistilal Village, for low-income/formerly homeless Native families and low-income families in Multnomah County
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation
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
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
2020
$350,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
16 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clatsop
To build the capacity of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission to effectively acquire, manage and oversee the Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction program, an estuary and ocean observation program for the Columbia River region
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Benton Soil and Water Conservation District
2020
$70,164
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
To develop a map of restoration and conservation areas based on data, modeling and engagement
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative
United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties
2020
$15,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
4 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Benton
- Lincoln
- Linn
For relief support for Linn County communities facing hardship from wildfires
Grant
Oregon Center for Public Policy
2020
$240,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization that uses research and analysis to advance policies and practices that improve the economic and social opportunities of all Oregonians
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Know Agenda Foundation
2020
$250,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For a food systems fellowship program that will build the capacity of aspiring food systems leaders of color
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
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
REAP
2020
$1,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
2 months
For participation in the Gathering for Student Success
Grant
Grantmakers for Education
2020
$11,200
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For annual membership of this diverse network of education grantmakers dedicated to improving educational outcomes and increasing opportunities for all learners
Grant
Forward Together
2020
$1,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
For participation in a presentation
Grant
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
Northwest Health Foundation Fund II
2020
$250,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support the Civic Health Initiative, a program focused on public policy education, training and professional development for organizations led by Black people, Indigenous people and people of color
Grant
Population
- People of color
Institute for Nonprofit News
2020
$55,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support in depth reporting of the stories and voices of American Indian and Alaska Native people throughout Oregon
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
NeighborWorks Umpqua
2020
$147,399
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Coos
- Curry
- Douglas
- Jackson
- Josephine
- Klamath
- Lake
To develop a Southern Oregon regional approach to build community capacity to permanently house justice-involved individuals through collaboration, rental tenant education and financial stabilization in Coos, Curry, Douglas and Josephine counties
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Oregon Wild
2020
$27,500
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
For coordination and implementation of public education and advocacy efforts related to the 2020 Oregon wildfires, prioritizing vulnerable communities and ecologically sound fire recovery efforts
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