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
Forward Together
2017
$175,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To build support for policies that provide people of color and low-income families with the power and resources they need to thrive
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- Women or girls
Old Mill Center for Children and Families
2017
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
40 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Benton
- Lincoln
- Linn
To deepen diversity, equity and inclusion within this 40-year-old organization, and to conduct policy and advocacy activities related to social determinants of health in Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- Women or girls
Oregon Environmental Council
2017
$1,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
For a panel presentation at the Capacity Builder Learning Collaborative
Grant
IRCO, Slavic Network of Oregon
2017
$81,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
13 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
To engage Slavic leadership graduates in experiential learning to gain advocacy skills
Grant
Umatilla County Board of Commissioners
2017
$25,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Umatilla
For one year of capacity-building support to fully integrate health equity in Umatilla County Public Health's strategic and community health improvement plans
Grant
Population
- All/General
Western States Center
2017
$85,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To implement the Two Spirit Justice Program, which develops tribal leaders as effective advocates and ensures that equitable access and opportunities for Two Spirit/LGBTQ tribal community members
Grant
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association
2017
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Jackson
For comprehensive diversity, equity and inclusion training at this regional repertory theatre in Ashland, to institutionalize a culture of inclusion and equitable practices aimed at better engaging diverse communities in core programming and increasing its impact field-wide
Grant
Population
- People of color
Washington Progress Fund
2017
$140,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support AmplifyNW in building nonpartisan, culturally specific pathways to elected and appointed office in Oregon through hands-on intensive coaching and mentorship in partnership with community-based organizations
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
- Women or girls
Refugee Disability Benefits Oregon
2017
$16,050
Building Community
Duration of Award
8 months
For strategic planning and executive coaching
Grant
Volunteers In Medicine Clinic
2017
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Lane
To create an Outreach & Interpretation Services program to build bridges with the Latino community in Lane County
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- Women or girls
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
Vision Action Network
2017
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Washington
To advance and evaluate the effectiveness of equity in the Washington County Nonprofit Network’s organization, programs and services
Grant
Impact NW
2017
$135,451
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To develop equitable organizational policies and formalize culturally responsive practices with the aim of improving outcomes for populations experiencing disparities
Grant
Population
- People of color
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
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
Latino Network
2017
$10,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties ServedStatewide
For participation in the Meyer Leadership Development Learning Collaborative
Grant
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
Willamette Valley Law Project
2017
$85,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To accelerate and broaden the Capaces Network’s Thinking Forward Leadership Development project, to align and assess its collective capacity, and to adapt it to meet community demand
Grant
Oregon Student Foundation
2017
$155,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Benton
- Clackamas
- Coos
- Deschutes
- Douglas
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lane
- Linn
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Washington
To empower student engagement in civic participation, with an emphasis on students from marginalized populations
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- Women or girls
YWCA of Greater Portland
2017
$131,060
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Columbia
- Multnomah
- Tillamook
- Washington
For diversity, equity and inclusion training and implementation
Grant
Population
- All/General