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
On-the-Move Community Integration
2017
$137,956
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For capacity-building support to increase engagement opportunities for people with disabilities in the Portland metropolitan area, develop tools to evaluate programs and engage the board in diversity, equity and inclusion development efforts
Grant
Population
- People with disabilities
Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon
2017
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Clatsop
- Columbia
- Hood River
- Lane
- Linn
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
- Yamhill
To build the capacity of organizations delivering micro-credit services
Grant
Gorge Grown Food Network
2017
$35,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Hood River
- Sherman
- Wasco
For technical assistance for planning, development and implementation of a DEI strategy
Grant
Population
- All/General
Resolutions Northwest
2017
$125,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
38 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To bring dozens of equity and inclusion workshops to the public and to help launch systemic equity work at up to 10 nonprofits each year
Grant
Population
- People of color
Oregon Public Health Institute
2017
$25,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
8 months
To create a three-year business plan and communications and marketing strategy for this health equity capacity builder that works with organizations and government agencies focused on influencing the social determinants of health and health outcomes
Grant
Northwest Native Chamber
2017
$29,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To increase this statewide organization's internal capacity to respond to the economic development needs of Native Americans and Native enterprise in Oregon
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People living on low incomes
EUVALCREE
2017
$84,280
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Malheur
To support an initiative to increase civic engagement and leadership development among under-represented and underserved Latino residents in Malheur County
Grant
Elders in Action
2017
$35,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
For capacity building support to plan and develop a framework for an “Elder Advocacy Coalition” among organizations focused on diverse, vulnerable and low income people aged 60 and older
Grant
Population
- All/General
Children First for Oregon
2017
$125,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Coos
- Hood River
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Josephine
- Lane
- Malheur
- Tillamook
- Umatilla
- Wasco
- Washington
To host community conversations and engage communities across 11 rural locations to deepen understanding of local issues, develop infrastructure for ongoing engagement and generate solutions to meet the diverse needs of Oregon's children
Grant
Population
- All/General
Self Enhancement, Inc.
2017
$47,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
7 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To support the African American Leadership Academy, which supports a strong leadership pipeline to advance the interests of the Black community and improve racial equity
Grant
August Wilson Red Door Project
2017
$60,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support performances of Hands Up in Oregon communities beyond Portland, for development of an original work incorporating law enforcement perspectives
Grant
Population
- Crime/abuse survivors
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Oregon Humanities
2017
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To implement a statewide strategic plan that calls for strengthening inclusive programming, responding to community needs and building financial sustainability
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Nonprofit Association of Oregon
2017
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Crook
- Deschutes
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Josephine
- Morrow
- Multnomah
- Umatilla
- Washington
To expand the Latina Associates for Collaborative Endeavors program, which supports a cadre of consultants building capacity in Latino-led and Latino-serving organizations across Oregon
Grant
Gorge Grown Food Network
2017
$40,754
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Hood River
- Sherman
- Wasco
For the Mid-Columbia Gorge Food Security Coalition, working to improve food security and the availability of nutritious options in Hood River, Wasco and Sherman counties, and in the Umatilla and Warm Springs Indian reservations
Grant
Population
- All/General
Street Roots
2017
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
38 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To create and implement Street Roots' strategic plans
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
We Can Do Better
2017
$20,900
Building Community
Duration of Award
9 months
To support a community-engaged strategic planning process to address shifting policy roles among statewide health promotion organizations seeking to advance health equity
Grant
Oregon Public Health Institute
2017
$90,347
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For strategic planning and capacity-building among diverse leadership of the Oregon Community Health Worker's Association to effectively manage the organization's growth
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
IRCO, Africa House
2017
$85,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
13 months
Counties Served
- Benton
- Clackamas
- Columbia
- Hood River
- Lane
- Linn
- Malheur
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Wasco
- Washington
- Yamhill
To continue develop new opportunities for graduates and institutional partners through a mentorship program
Grant
Health Care Without Harm
2017
$35,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To increase institutional market opportunities for minority and women-owned food businesses in Oregon's community foods system network
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- Women or girls
Clackamas Workforce Partnership
2017
$101,776
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
To engage the network of Clackamas Workforce Partnership service agencies in diversity, equity and inclusion work to identify and dismantle system barriers for people seeking employment opportunities in the county
Grant
Population
- All/General