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
IRCO, Africa House
2017
$85,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
13 months
Counties Served
- Benton
- Clackamas
- Columbia
- Hood River
- Lane
- Linn
- Malheur
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Wasco
- Washington
- Yamhill
To continue develop new opportunities for graduates and institutional partners through a mentorship program
Grant
Clackamas Workforce Partnership
2017
$101,776
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
To engage the network of Clackamas Workforce Partnership service agencies in diversity, equity and inclusion work to identify and dismantle system barriers for people seeking employment opportunities in the county
Grant
Population
- All/General
City of Cornelius
2017
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Washington
For capital support of the Cornelius Library, offering expanded learning opportunities and a community space to empower, engage and enrich the lives of marginalized youth, low-income families and the Latino community in Cornelius
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
PHAME Academy
2017
$18,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
3 months
For technical assistance during the executive leadership transition of this Portland-based organization serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Grant
Oregon Black Pioneers
2017
$35,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To increase understanding of the courage and struggle of black Oregonians through the civil rights movement and into the present day
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Social Justice Fund Northwest
2017
$85,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For the Portland Giving Project, a leadership development program focused on social justice philanthropy
Grant
Oregon Food Bank
2017
$125,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To build internal organizational capacity relating to equity, implement policy changes and create a client advisory board, and to implement data-driven strategies to increase access to food assistance for underserved populations across the state
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Oregon Health and Science University Foundation
2017
$147,178
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To build the capacity of small organizations serving marginalized communities to conduct evaluations of their own services
Grant
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation
2017
$175,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
38 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Yamhill
To create a culture of advocacy and equity, resulting in health-care equity and access for vulnerable populations
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Advance Gender Equity in the Arts
2017
$35,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
15 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support fundraising training, fundraising planning and strategic planning to continue advancing intersectional equity for women in theater
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- People of color
- Women or girls
Northeast Oregon Economic Development District
2017
$88,195
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Baker
- Union
- Wallowa
To incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion elements into their training curriculum by hosting community discussions within Union, Wallowa and Baker counties
Grant
Rusk Ranch Nature Center
2017
$24,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
25 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Josephine
To dismantle the inequities of poverty young people experience, offering access to education, job training and employment
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People with disabilities
- Women or girls
Disability Art and Culture Project
2017
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For implementation of the Leadership Institute program, to advance improvements in City of Portland and State of Oregon employment practices for people with disabilities
Grant
Population
- People of color
- People with disabilities
IRCO, Asian Family Center
2017
$85,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
13 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To develop a senior fellows program through the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Institute
Grant
Familias en Accion
2017
$123,600
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To develop and implement a culturally specific curriculum based on developmental origins of health and disease and train a statewide network of health professionals in its use within Latinx communities
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- Women or girls
The People's Nonprofit Accelerator
2017
$19,250
Building Community
Duration of Award
9 months
For technical assistance to conduct an internal assessment and planning related to diversity, equity and inclusion at this Portland-based capacity building organization
Grant
Oregon Children's Theatre Company
2017
$30,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To guide the theatre's internal equity work, leading to more inclusive programs and statewide access
Grant
Population
- People of color
Verde
2017
$41,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To expand the Lideres Verdes (Green Leaders) program to reach new and more diverse communities living in the broader Portland Metropolitan area
Grant
Oregon Public Broadcasting
2017
$110,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
28 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For the "Changing Northwest" desk, which covers equity, race, identity and opportunities while seeking out diverse sources and centering the perspectives of those whose voices have historically been ignored
Grant
Population
- All/General
Portland State University Foundation
2017
$133,604
Building Community
Duration of Award
30 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Washington
To build the capacity of Oregon nonprofits to understand and use equity-related data and co-produce data literacy curricula and training tools that are responsive to diverse needs
Grant