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
The Numberz FM
2022
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
- Clackamas
To support this station as it strengthens their youth training program and improves work readiness for BIPOC immigrant and refugee youth in Portland
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Women or girls
- People living on low incomes
Charitable Partnership Fund
2022
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Washington
To build community and improve Black student outcomes in partnership with Beaverton Black Parent Union
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
University of Oregon Foundation
2022
$75,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Lane
For project support for this organization, which addresses barriers in higher education by connecting Black students to existing resources on and off campus, both through unique, signature programming and collaborative efforts in Lane County
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Communities United for People
2022
$120,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For project support for Black Oregonians to build shared abolitionist vision focused on the intersections of the carceral and immigration systems in Multnomah County
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
YWCA of Greater Portland
2022
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To provide leadership development, life skills instruction and a sense of community responsibility for middle to high school age girls in the Portland area
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Women or girls
- People living on low incomes
World Stage Theatre
2022
$175,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
- Lane
- Clackamas
For general operating support for this organization that provides culturally relevant storytelling through arts education in Lane county and the Portland metro area
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
World Stage Theatre
2022
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this multi-cultural, multi-generational arts organization
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Camp ELSO
2022
$100,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
- Lane
- Clackamas
To expand organizational capabilities, diversify revenue streams and achieve economic justice for Oregon-based, Black-owned business
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives
2022
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For reimagining public safety with a community of Black homeowners
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
Western Regional Advocacy Project
2022
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For project support of this organization, which offers free legal expungement services to emancipate Black Oregonians who disproportionately carry the weight of a criminal record
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People with disabilities
- People living on low incomes
Friends of Noise
2022
$100,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
For general operating support for this organization that increases access to safe spaces, mentorship, professional development and workplace education opportunities for young Black music artists and sound engineers in Portland
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
iUrban Teen
2022
$75,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
- Clackamas
For general operating support of this organization focused on providing academic, social and emotional support for Black and Brown students who have struggled in traditional educational settings
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
Black United Fund of Oregon
2022
$175,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
- Clackamas
To support the film industry in creating financial and wealth building opportunities for Black artists throughout Oregon
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Women or girls
Humble Beginnings
2022
$75,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support of this organization which conducts culturally specific outreach to Black rural Oregonians
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Leaven Community
2022
$80,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To continue race-focused dialogue and community building that will engage Black community members and Black-serving organizations throughout Oregon
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Lewis and Clark College
2022
$140,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support incarcerated individuals, including Black Oregonians who are disproportionately arrested, convicted and sentenced in Oregon's criminal justice system
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
WomenFirst Transition & Referral Center
2022
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Clackamas
For general operating support
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Women or girls
- People living on low incomes
Friends of Noise
2022
$100,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
Project support for Black Art/ists Gathering, an intergenerational community-in-residence program and Black arts family reunion for Oregon-based Black artists
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Women or girls
Outgrowing Hunger
2022
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To provide project support for this organization which works to advance economic opportunity for Black youth and their families
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
Hunters of Color
2022
$100,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support of this organization that provides mentorship, education and conservation services for Black hunters in Oregon
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
- Immigrants and/or refugees