Awards Database

Since 1982, Meyer has awarded grants and program-related investments totaling more than $786 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

37
Years
9,440
Awards
$786m
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
BRIDGE Housing Corporation
2019
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
7 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
For capital support to develop of 203 affordable rental units in Portland, including 30 units of permanent supportive housing (PSH) for veterans and people living on extremely low incomes
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
  • Veterans
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
2019
$150,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
For follow-on capital support of Neachesna II, a development of duplex townhomes that will provide affordable housing for members of the Siletz Tribe
Grant
Unite Oregon
2019
$85,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
  • Washington
To support a partnership between Unite Oregon, Community Housing Fund and HomePlate Youth Services to amplify the voices of immigrants, refugees, communities of color and youth in key housing policy discussions in Washington County
Grant
Community Alliance of Tenants
2019
$195,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
To extend CAT's reach across the state as a source of reliable information and support for renters experiencing housing instability
Grant
Community Partners for Affordable Housing
2019
$3,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
2 months
For participation in asset manager training hosted by NeighborWorks America
Grant
Race Forward
2019
$15,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
5 months
To support the 2019 Housing Equity Summit
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Charitable Partnership Fund
2019
$80,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
To build the power and capacity of Portland's LGBTQ+ community to develop affordable housing rooted in its authentic needs
Grant
BRIDGE Housing Corporation
2019
$95,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
  • Baker
  • Benton
  • Clackamas
  • Clatsop
  • Columbia
  • Coos
  • Crook
  • Curry
  • Deschutes
  • Douglas
  • Harney
  • Hood River
  • Jackson
  • Jefferson
  • Josephine
  • Klamath
  • Lake
  • Lane
  • Lincoln
  • Linn
  • Malheur
  • Marion
  • Multnomah
  • Polk
  • Sherman
  • Tillamook
  • Umatilla
  • Union
  • Wasco
  • Washington
  • Yamhill
To support identifying viable approaches to financing affordable housing development using Opportunity Zone investments while stabilizing neighborhoods and helping prevent displacement
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Hacienda Community Development Corporation
2019
$131,407
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
3 months
For demolition of a former strip club to support future redevelopment of affordable housing in the Living Cully Plaza
Grant
Northwest Housing Alternatives
2019
$6,240
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
18 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To support a cohort developing a debt relief model to reduce housing barriers for people with criminal histories in Clackamas, Jackson, Lane and Multnomah counties
Grant
OPAL
2019
$80,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
To advance the movement for housing justice in the Portland Metro area and to develop leaders in low-income communities of color who identify, advance and meaningfully respond to community priorities in the ongoing housing crisis
Grant
Urban League of Portland
2019
$80,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To lead a statewide campaign to bring tenant screening policy into compliance with Fair Housing to enable greater access to rental housing for African Americans and other people of color
Grant
Community in Action
2019
$50,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
  • Harney
  • Malheur
To support critical repairs, accessibility and energy efficiency related upgrades to manufactured homes in rural Oregon
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Burns Paiute Tribe
2019
$200,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support to build infrastructure for an 8-home subdivision serving Tribal members on the Burns Paiute Reservation
Grant
Community Action Team
2019
$50,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
  • Clatsop
  • Columbia
  • Tillamook
To support critical repairs, accessibility and energy efficiency related upgrades to manufactured homes in rural Oregon
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
HomePlate Youth Services
2019
$70,175
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Washington
For a multi-organizational equity training cohort in Washington county, including Bienestar, Community Housing Fund, Community Partners for Affordable Housing and HomePlate Youth Services
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
Charitable Partnership Fund
2019
$76,750
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
To align and activate business voices to support housing diversity and affordability in the Portland Metro area
Grant
Oregon Center for Public Policy
2019
$150,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To support equitable reform of the Oregon mortgage interest deduction to create new investments in affordable home ownership and homelessness prevention
Grant
Northwest Oregon Housing Authority
2019
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
19 months
Counties Served
  • Tillamook
For capital support to develop 60 units of affordable housing in Tillamook County
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
Sponsors
2019
$100,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
For a debt relief and flexible funding strategy that removes rental barriers for formerly incarcerated people in Lane County, in partnership with the Urban League, ACCESS and Northwest Housing Alternatives, working in Multnomah, Jackson and Clackamas counties, respectively
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
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