Awards Database

Since 1982, Meyer has awarded grants and program-related investments totaling more than $814 million to more than 3,380 organizations around the Pacific Northwest. Today, Meyer focuses on work in Oregon in four areas Oregonians have identified as crucial to making the state better for all its residents: housing, education, the environment and building stronger communities.

Awards Since Inception

38
Years
9,825
Awards
$814m
Awarded

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This awards database includes more than 9,000 grant awards Meyer Memorial Trust has made since 1982. Use the filters below or search to refine your view.

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Awardee
Year
Type
Amount
Portfolio
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
2020
$160,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
30 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To mobilize health professionals in the fight against climate change so that the climate justice movement can better serve local and state-wide communities most affected by it
Grant
Beyond Toxics
2020
$10,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
For storytelling and communications support in response to the 2020 Oregon wildfires, focusing on forests, climate and impacts on frontline communities
Grant
Nez Perce Tribe
2020
$138,824
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
  • Wallowa
To integrate Nez Perce tribal knowledge into Wallowa Lake management and explore reintroduction of native sockeye to the lake
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation and Development
2020
$27,500
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
For project support to expand development of a collaborative basin-wide project between Willamette River drinking water providers and local soil and water conservation districts to improve agricultural practices, water quality and river health
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative
Oregon Environmental Council
2020
$200,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
28 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization working to ensure clean water, to protect children from toxics and to protect communities from the impacts of climate change
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council
2020
$1,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
2 months
For participation in an educational webinar on advancing racial equity in freshwater funding
Grant
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
2020
$35,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
15 months
Counties Served
  • Linn
  • Marion
  • Polk
For completion of the Chankawan Wildlife Area Restoration Alternatives Analysis
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People living on low incomes
Friends of Trees
2020
$31,725
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
7 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Lane
  • Marion
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
For technical assistance to support an Executive Director transition for this environmental organization that serves five counties in Oregon
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
Long Tom Watershed Council
2020
$39,723
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
16 months
Support TypeProject Support
For completion of a floodplain inundation mapping for 160 miles of the Willamette River
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative
Know Agenda Foundation
2020
$250,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
For a food systems fellowship program that will build the capacity of aspiring food systems leaders of color
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
Resources Legacy Fund
2020
$100,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support Tribal collaboration on state water issues and increase awareness of Tribal water priorities in Oregon
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
Burns Paiute Tribe
2020
$173,884
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Grant
  • Harney
  • Malheur
For the Burns Paiute Tribe to exercise its sovereignty by protecting natural systems and salmon in the waterways of the Tribe's traditional homeland
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
North Coast Land Conservancy
2020
$140,940
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
  • Clatsop
  • Tillamook
To strengthen equitable and inclusive forest conservation practices on Oregon's North Coast
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People of color
Climate Solutions
2020
$75,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support the Oregon Clean and Equitable Transportation Campaign, a coalition focused on an equitable transition away from fossil fuel powered transportation in Oregon
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
Verde
2020
$240,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization that works to secure social and economic benefits for low-income people and people of color through social enterprise, outreach and advocacy
Grant
Population
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
Columbia Land Trust
2020
$185,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Clatsop
  • Columbia
  • Hood River
  • Multnomah
  • Wasco
To develop a forest carbon model that provides opportunities for people living in the Pacific Northwest to connect to local climate solutions
Grant
Population
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center
2020
$185,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To strengthen VertueLab's diversity, equity and inclusion capacity and expand their support for green technology entrepreneurs of color including providing capital for climate-focused new technologies
Grant
Population
  • People of color
Resource Media
2020
$27,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
To develop a communications strategy and tools to support frontline community organizations through implementation of the Portland Clean Energy Fund and reporting
Grant
Population
  • People of color
Luckiamute Watershed Council
2020
$149,305
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
68 months
Support TypeProject Support
To expand upon existing forest-floodplain restoration work at the Luckiamute State Natural Area by 60 acres
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative
KS Wild
2020
$140,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Curry
  • Jackson
  • Josephine
  • Klamath
To advocate for forest management policies that prioritize climate resiliency in southwest Oregon’s public lands and local communities
Grant
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