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
Momentum Alliance
2020
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To strengthen Oregon's youth-led social justice movements by supporting youth-of-color-led organizations and supporting their roles as changes agents toward a more equitable and just society
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Muslim Educational Trust
2020
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
- Yamhill
For general operating support
Grant
Street Roots
2020
$120,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support to create a larger sense of community for people who are disenfranchised from power and societal belonging.
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
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
The Next Door, Inc.
2020
$112,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Hood River
- Wasco
To support the promotion of health equity among the Latinx community in the Mid-Columbia Gorge region
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Oregon Student 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
Rural Organizing Project
2020
$240,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this statewide organization working to build the capacity of local grassroots groups in rural communities to shift culture and create systems change at the local, county and state level
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
2020
$8,200
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For technical assistance to support the Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship program, 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 skilled construction trades
Grant
Population
- People of color
Unite Oregon
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
Oregon Justice Resource Center
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For this organization working to dismantle systemic discrimination in the administration of justice by promoting civil rights and enhancing the quality of legal representation for underserved communities
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Momentum Alliance
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
Momentum Alliance
2020
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
To strengthen Oregon's youth-led social justice movements by supporting BIPOC youth of color and creating opportunities for youth organizing and healing in the Portland Metro area and beyond
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Foundation
2020
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization working to implement Oregon’s Reproductive Health Equity Act
Grant
Verde
2020
$175,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To build power and wealth in low-income and people of color communities through community control of resources and investments
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Human Solutions
2020
$54,090
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
For project support to develop a replicable Resident Advisory Committee to heighten resident influence at Human Solutions
Grant
Population
- People of color
Tides Foundation
2020
$135,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For project support at this nonpartisan, statewide program aimed at building culturally-specific pathways to elected and appointed officials through training, coaching and mentorship in partnership with community-based organizations
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Portland Jobs with Justice Education Fund
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
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
APANO Communities United Fund
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
For operating support of this culturally specific organization working to serve and empower Oregon's Asian and Pacific Islander communities
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- 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