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
Family Forward Oregon
2019
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization working to establish paid sick days, paid family leave, workplace flexibility, equal pay for equal work, rights for domestic workers, retirement security and accessible, affordable child care for all in the state of Oregon
Grant
Population
- People of color
Centro Latino Americano
2019
$10,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Lane
For participation of this organization and its collaborative partners Huerto de la Familia and Downtown Languages in Meyer's 2019 Services to Systems Learning Circle
Grant
APANO Communities United Fund
2019
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this culturally specific organization working to serve and empower Oregon's Asian and Pacific Islander communities
Grant
Population
- People of color
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
2019
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
34 months
For a statewide effort to ensure a fair, accurate and equitable 2020 U.S. Census count, focused on hard-to-count communities
Grant
Partnership for Safety and Justice
2019
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this 20-year-old organization focused on transforming the criminal justice system by bringing together people who are crime survivors, people convicted of crime and the families and communities of both
Grant
Population
- People of color
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
2019
$5,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To support participation in Meyer's 2019 Services to Systems Learning Circle
Grant
Population
- People of color
Tides Foundation
2019
$25,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Malheur
- Marion
- Multnomah
To support executive leadership and to develop strategic and developmental plans for this organization working to advance progressive policy in areas such as the environment, health care, labor issues, immigrant rights, gay rights, women's rights and human rights
Population
- People of color
Q Center
2019
$36,919
Building Community
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For technical assistance to support leadership and board training, development infrastructure and program evaluation
Grant
Population
- People of color
Red Lodge Transition Services
2019
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this Native American-led organization that provides culturally focused programs for individuals released from jails, prisons and treatment programs who are working on creating a better life for themselves, their children and their communities
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Borealis Philanthropy
2019
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
13 months
To support grantmaking through the Racial Equity Accelerating Change Fund, a nationwide initiative that supports racial equity practitioners through direct funding, convenings and the dissemination of research and reports
Grant
Voz Workers' Rights Education Project
2019
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For operating support of this worker-led organization that empowers diverse day laborers and immigrants to improve their working conditions and protect their civil rights through leadership development, organizing, education and economic opportunity
Grant
Population
- People of color
Human Solutions
2019
$5,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support participation in Meyer's 2019 Services to Systems Learning Circle
Grant
Oregon Center for Public Policy
2019
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization that uses research and analysis to advance policies and practices that improve the economic and social opportunities of all Oregonians
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Seeding Justice
2019
$14,855
Building Community
Duration of Award
2 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For 2020 Transform Finance Institute for Social Justice Leaders, training hosted in Portland to provide a framework for the intersection of social justice and finance
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Oregon Latino Health Coalition
2019
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this organization dedicated to eliminating health disparities affecting Oregon Latinas and Latinos through leadership, collaboration and advocacy
Grant
Population
- People of color
Northwest Workers' Justice Project
2019
$29,185
Building Community
Duration of Award
9 months
For technical assistance to strengthen staff capacity to embed equity within this 15-year-old legal services organization
Grant
Oregon Justice Resource Center
2019
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For this organization working to dismantle systemic discrimination in the administration of justice by promoting civil rights and enhancing the quality of legal representation for underserved communities
Grant
Population
- People of color
Janus Youth Programs
2019
$5,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support participation in Meyer's 2019 Services to Systems Learning Circle
Grant
Unite Oregon
2019
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this Portland-based organization working to build power in newcomer communities through community education, civic engagement, policy advocacy, organizing, mobilization and intergenerational leadership development
Grant
Population
- People of color
Oregon Walks
2019
$7,575
Building Community
Duration of Award
10 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
For board development that supports its racial equity analysis and enhances its understanding and skills of fiscal oversight
Grant
Population
- People of color