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
Resolve Center for Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice
2018
$50,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
To create safer, more equitable schools in Southern Oregon through continued funding of the organization's Resolve Center for Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice
Grant
Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program
2018
$60,880
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
25 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support STEM equity by improving access and inclusion of priority youth throughout Oregon
Grant
Population
- People of color
- People with disabilities
Portland Public Schools
2018
$896
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
2 months
To support the Teachers of Color convening
Grant
Northwest Regional Education Service District
2018
$170,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For establishing a state-wide Native youth collaborative that allows Tribal education leaders and Title VII Indian Education directors to collaborate and grow opportunities
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Lane Community College Foundation
2018
$184,980
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Lane
To help expand Lane Community College's "Rites of Passage" summer and after school programs so students of color in Lane County can be better prepared for college and career readiness
Grant
Population
- First-generation college students
- People of color
Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon
2018
$10,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
13 months
To provide training, leadership coaching and an equity assessment for board and staff of this organization working to ensure economic stability and food security for all Oregonian families
Grant
Columbia Gorge Ecology Institute
2018
$20,290
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Wasco
To support a summer program that helps close the academic achievement gap for low-income and/or minority third grade students in Wasco County
Grant
Population
- English language learners
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Black Educational Achievement Movement
2018
$35,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To stabilize and expand existing programming for priority students in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Jackson County School District 549C
2018
$217
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
2 months
To support participation in the Teachers of Color convening
Grant
Northwest Regional Education Service District
2018
$184,500
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clatsop
- Columbia
- Tillamook
- Washington
To create the Northwest Deeper Learning and Equity Network, a collective of schools working to advance inclusive, meaningful and equitable education systems in Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook and Washington counties
Grant
Population
- English language learners
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Hood River County School District
2017
$175,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Hood River
To eliminate disparities and increase post-secondary enrollment in Hood River County through district-wide DEI training and the creation of an Equity and Family Partnerships Officer, a new leadership level position
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Oregon Coast Community College
2017
$250,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Lincoln
To fill the educator workforce gap in Lincoln County with culturally responsive and prepared K-12 teachers
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Central Oregon Community College
2017
$175,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Deschutes
- Jefferson
To improve high school graduation and college enrollment rates for Latino and Native American students in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Portland State University Foundation
2017
$168,108
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
To scale Oregon MESA's programs with a goal of closing the opportunity gap in STEM for priority students in Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah and Washington counties
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Oregon Community Foundation
2017
$140,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
For continued support of the Oregon Parent Education Collaborative (OPEC), a partnership between OCF, Meyer, Ford Family Foundation, the Collins Foundation, and Oregon State University
Grant
Coalition of Communities of Color
2017
$3,500
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
1 month
To create a forum for the new Superintendent of Portland Public Schools to discuss equitable education priorities with members of the Coalition of Communities of Color
Grant
Centennial School District
2017
$30,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To integrate and align a district-wide equity plan with the goals of increasing inclusion, culturally responsive practices and student achievement
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- People with disabilities
IRCO
2017
$170,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
30 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To improve academic achievement for 4th through 9th grade English Language Learners in East Multnomah County's Parkrose School District
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Resolutions Northwest
2017
$249,102
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To implement and test a restorative justice plan to reduce disproportionate discipline for youths of color in East Multnomah County’s Reynolds School District
Grant
Population
- People of color
College Dreams
2017
$175,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Douglas
- Jackson
- Josephine
To enroll 280 new 5th-12th grade students from low-income, first generation and underrepresented communities, and to provide evidence-based college and career readiness services for 1,200 program participants in Douglas, Jackson and Josephine counties
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- People with disabilities