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
Trillium Family Services
2017
$156,035
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support implementation of the "3 to PhD" collaborative's community-based participatory research and evaluation system focused on increasing student achievement in Multnomah County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
North Wasco County School District 21 Education Foundation
2017
$15,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
4 months
To host four special events designed to inspire young people to read and write more and to communicate in more creative, risk-taking ways
Grant
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
Elevate Oregon
2017
$76,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To deliver supports within the Parkrose School District in East Multnomah County to improve academic outcomes and equity of opportunity for priority students
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
2017
$250,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For a district and community-based partner collaboration in the Reynolds School District in East Multnomah County to develop culturally-specific and culturally-responsive practices aimed at making significant impact on student achievement
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
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
Northwest Health Foundation Fund II
2017
$600,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
36 months
For the Health and Education Fund, aimed at exploring partnerships at the intersection of health and education
Grant
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
Family Access Network Foundation
2017
$50,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Deschutes
To support low-income and homeless middle school students in Redmond
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
All Hands Raised
2017
$150,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To build capacity for systems change by deepening school community integration with culturally specific organizations in six Multnomah County school districts
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
REAP
2017
$175,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Washington
To implement a district-wide program fostering educational success, leadership, civic engagement and entrepreneurism for culturally diverse students in Centennial and Beaverton School Districts in Multnomah and Washington counties
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Journalistic Learning Initiative
2017
$30,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
For a high school journalism curriculum aimed at improving academic outcomes and empowering priority student voices in Lane County
Grant
AVID Center
2017
$75,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
12 months
To support regional professional development for teachers outside of the Portland Metropolitan area
Grant
Jefferson County School District 509-J
2017
$175,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Jefferson
To integrate intensive literacy support for students and ongoing literacy professional development for staff at Warm Springs K-8 Academy, serving Jefferson County and the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
I Have a Dream Foundation - Oregon
2017
$100,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To expand parent engagement and leadership work for priority cultural communities within Reynolds School District
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Better Together Central Oregon
2017
$105,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Crook
- Deschutes
- Jefferson
To build an education data system that aligns community and education organizations efforts to improve priority student outcomes in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- People with disabilities
Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality
2017
$150,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Marion
To support Latino immigrant parents partnering with Salem-Keizer School District to create systems-wide changes that benefit student outcomes
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
All Hands Raised
2016
$90,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
14 months
To develop strategies to address implicit racial bias against students most highly affected by school discipline and design school-based solutions to reduce the use of disciplinary action against those students
Grant
Center for NonProfit Legal Services
2016
$20,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
11 months
To provide education and direct legal assistance to DACA petitioners and provide other immigration-related services to low income, culturally diverse school-aged youth in Jackson County
Grant