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
APANO Communities United Fund
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For capital support to leverage development of 48 units of affordable housing with ground floor community and office space in East Portland's Jade District, a predominantly Asian community experiencing gentrification
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Oregon Coast Community Action
2018
$10,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
To conduct an equity review of human resources policies for this group serving Coos, Curry and western Douglas counties
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Family Promise of the Mid-Willamette Valley
2018
$70,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Marion
- Polk
For capacity building support to hire a financial counselor to assist families with low-incomes who are seeking housing in order to end or prevent homelessness in Salem
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Greater Oregon Behavioral Health
2018
$10,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
For staff diversity, equity and inclusion training to build capacity for continued organizational equity work
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Homes for Good Housing Agency
2018
$150,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
25 months
Counties Served
- Lane
To fund a pilot collaboration that encourages private market landlords to ease screening criteria so hard to house tenants experience freer access to private market rental homes in Lane County
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Population
- People experiencing homelessness
Mental Health Association of Portland
2018
$2,500
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
4 months
For conference sponsorship and travel scholarships to support a cross-sector conference on supportive housing services for people with mental health and addiction challenges
Grant
Habitat for Humanity of Oregon
2018
$125,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For capacity building support to strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within rural Oregon Habitat for Humanity affiliate organizations and expand production of affordable home development and vital home repairs
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Housing Oregon
2018
$23,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
4 months
For technical assistance to assess, review and strengthen financial management issues
Grant
Northwest Housing Alternatives
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
To construct 28 new affordable housing units for low-income families in a multi-service, innovative campus located in central Milwaukie
Grant
Fair Housing Council of Oregon
2018
$184,824
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For development of a statewide public policy advocacy program to end housing discrimination and to establish regional representation and education and outreach programs in rural Oregon
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- People with disabilities
Neighborhood Partnerships
2018
$210,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
To build on success, diversify voices, broaden and train leadership base, and maintain the momentum of the Oregon Housing Alliance
Grant
Polk Community Development Corporation
2018
$11,052
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
For participation in the Rural Equity Advancement Cohort, sponsored by Meyer and the Center for Equity and Inclusion
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Sponsors
2018
$200,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
13 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Lane
To support a tiny house project with 10 affordable housing units for formerly incarcerated individuals in Lane County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People who were formerly incarcerated
Housing Authority of Clackamas County
2018
$10,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
For diversity, equity and inclusion training and to build organizational capacity for equity work
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
NeighborImpact
2018
$150,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Crook
- Deschutes
- Jefferson
For support of a new pilot program that will build new relationships with landlords and remove existing financial barriers so those experiencing homelessness can enter the rental housing market in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crooke Counties.
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Population
- People experiencing homelessness
Neighborhood Partnerships
2018
$10,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
6 months
To support the 2018 RE:conference - including scholarships for rural nonprofits and smaller budget organizations - which brings together participants from low-income communities, communities of color, people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, youth aging out of foster care, people who were formerly incarcerated, manufactured home parks residents, residents living in permanently
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Janus Youth Programs
2018
$124,636
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For wrap-around services that help youth moving from homelessness to independent living to achieve housing stability in the Portland Metro area, where rents have risen 20 times faster than the median income since 2015
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
NEON
2018
$135,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Union
To help fund the Housing Matters Collaborative, which is focused on bringing more affordable housing to low-income and vulnerable families and individuals in rural Union County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
2018
$22,500
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
3 months
For fiscal sponsorship of the Center for Equity and Inclusion, which will pilot rural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion workshops for Oregon's housing industry in Lincoln City, Bend, Roseburg and The Dalles
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Sponsors
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Lane
To support a collaborative effort to reduce recidivism by increasing Permanent Supportive Housing options for individuals exiting incarceration in Lane County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People who were formerly incarcerated
- Women or girls