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
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
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
2020
$1,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in Meyer Learning Week 2020
Grant
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
Project Access NOW
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
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
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
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
New Venture Fund
2020
$750,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
36 months
Counties ServedStatewide
For the Tipping Point Fund, a national collaborative to support the continued growth of the impact investing field
Grant
Homes for Good Housing Agency
2020
$25,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Lane
New Construction of Permanent Supportive Housing for Families Experiencing Homelessness in Eugene
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
African American Alliance for Home Ownership
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 works to increase homeownership and economic stability for African-Americans and other underserved individuals in Portland
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People of color
Children's Institute
2020
$200,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To advance a bold statewide agenda to reduce disparities and improve kindergarten readiness and third-grade success
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- 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
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
Community Energy Project
2020
$100,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To expand accessibility to residential efficiency and electrification for frontline communities
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Central City Concern
2020
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To engage people with lived experiences of homelessness and recovery to improve service programs and address barriers that impede their health, wellness and economic stability
Grant
Population
- People of color
Operation Nightwatch - Portland
2020
$25,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To launch a program that will build relationships with women that are houseless with the goal of preparing them to access housing opportunities in Multnomah County
Grant
Population
- Crime/abuse survivors
- Women or girls
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation
2020
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Coos
- Douglas
- Harney
- Jefferson
- Klamath
- Polk
- Umatilla
- Wasco
- Yamhill
To support this organization's mission and work to strengthen the Native American entrepreneur ecosystem in Oregon
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
PACE
2020
$10,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
For annual membership
Grant
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
2020
$160,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
30 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To mobilize health professionals in the fight against climate change so that the climate justice movement can better serve local and state-wide communities most affected by it
Grant
Oregon Community Foundation - Meyer Memorial Trust Donor Advised Fund
2020
$1,750,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For the Meyer Memorial Trust Donor Advised Fund
Grant