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

Awardee
Year
Type
Amount
Category
JOIN
2020
$124,461
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To educate and inform public officials statewide about urgent housing needs and priorities by elevating and centering the voices of those with lived experience of homelessness and extreme housing instability
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
Western States Center
2020
$10,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a cohort of nonprofit executives, focusing on career coaching for strategic communication that can drive results in a unique moment of social upheaval
Grant
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
2020
$76,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
To implement a mentorship program to promote hiring and advancement for people of color, individuals coming from the criminal justice systems and community members from low-income households in construction trades
Grant
Population
  • People of color
Causa of Oregon
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization working to assist immigrant and undocumented communities in Oregon that are most impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • People of color
World Stage Theatre
2020
$25,000
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
Outside In
2020
$100,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
To support an education and job training program for youth experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County.
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
Central City Concern
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
The Next Door, Inc.
2020
$1,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
For participation in a presentation
Grant
Western States Center
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization working in the eight Western states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Alaska to advance racial, gender and economic equity
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People of color
Native American Youth and Family Center
2020
$123,333
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
To eliminate barriers to college and career readiness and cultivate a stronger college-going culture within Portland's Native American community
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
Rural Organizing Project
2020
$1,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For participation as a presenter in an educational webinar on environmental and social justice advocacy in Oregon
Grant
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
Muslim Educational Trust
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
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
2020
$9,690
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
For annual membership
Grant
Natives of One Wind Indigenous Alliance
2020
$46,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Douglas
  • Jackson
  • Josephine
  • Lane
  • Marion
  • Polk
For a collaborative that will elevate the voices of Latinx, indigenous and migrant workers working in the timber sector to help improve statewide forest practices and workplace safety rules
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People of color
Neighborhood Partnerships
2020
$60,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To advance economic empowerment and economic justice through a shared narrative, racial equity centered program, policy design and collective action
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People of color
Asian Health and Service Center
2020
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
For general operating support
Grant
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
CASA of Oregon
2020
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
  • Jackson
  • Josephine
For general operating support for this organization that provides housing for farmworkers and other marginalized populations in primarily rural areas
Grant
Partnership for Safety and Justice
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
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