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
Washington Progress Fund
2017
$140,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support AmplifyNW in building nonpartisan, culturally specific pathways to elected and appointed office in Oregon through hands-on intensive coaching and mentorship in partnership with community-based organizations
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
- Women or girls
Vision Action Network
2017
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Washington
To advance and evaluate the effectiveness of equity in the Washington County Nonprofit Network’s organization, programs and services
Grant
City of Cornelius
2017
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Washington
For capital support of the Cornelius Library, offering expanded learning opportunities and a community space to empower, engage and enrich the lives of marginalized youth, low-income families and the Latino community in Cornelius
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Oregon Black Pioneers
2017
$35,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To increase understanding of the courage and struggle of black Oregonians through the civil rights movement and into the present day
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Impact NW
2017
$135,451
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To develop equitable organizational policies and formalize culturally responsive practices with the aim of improving outcomes for populations experiencing disparities
Grant
Population
- People of color
Latino Network
2017
$10,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties ServedStatewide
For participation in the Meyer Leadership Development Learning Collaborative
Grant
PHAME Academy
2017
$18,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
3 months
For technical assistance during the executive leadership transition of this Portland-based organization serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Grant
Oregon Student Foundation
2017
$155,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Benton
- Clackamas
- Coos
- Deschutes
- Douglas
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lane
- Linn
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Polk
- Washington
To empower student engagement in civic participation, with an emphasis on students from marginalized populations
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- Women or girls
Willamette Valley Law Project
2017
$85,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To accelerate and broaden the Capaces Network’s Thinking Forward Leadership Development project, to align and assess its collective capacity, and to adapt it to meet community demand
Grant
Advance Gender Equity in the Arts
2017
$35,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
15 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support fundraising training, fundraising planning and strategic planning to continue advancing intersectional equity for women in theater
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- People of color
- Women or girls
Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades
2017
$49,667
Building Community
Duration of Award
19 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Crook
- Deschutes
- Jefferson
To support integration of culturally responsive clinical practices, improving health outcomes of uninsured Latino and immigrant patients with chronic conditions in Bend
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Innovation Law Lab
2017
$40,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
6 months
To establish the Center of Excellence in Oregon to defend immigrant rights
Grant
YWCA of Greater Portland
2017
$131,060
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Columbia
- Multnomah
- Tillamook
- Washington
For diversity, equity and inclusion training and implementation
Grant
Population
- All/General
Housing Oregon
2017
$10,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
For Welcome Home Coalition's participation in Meyer's Leadership Development Learning Collaborative
Grant
Disability Art and Culture Project
2017
$50,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
26 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For implementation of the Leadership Institute program, to advance improvements in City of Portland and State of Oregon employment practices for people with disabilities
Grant
Population
- People of color
- People with disabilities
Oregon Children's Theatre Company
2017
$30,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To guide the theatre's internal equity work, leading to more inclusive programs and statewide access
Grant
Population
- People of color
Kinship House
2017
$140,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Columbia
- Hood River
- Multnomah
- Washington
To support Kinship House, which uses a culturally-responsive and trauma-informed approach to high-quality mental health care and counseling for fostered and adopted children and their families in Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, Multnomah and Washington counties
Grant
Population
- Crime/abuse survivors
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- People with disabilities
Native American Youth and Family Center
2017
$10,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties ServedStatewide
For participation in the Meyer Leadership Development Learning Collaborative
Grant
The People's Nonprofit Accelerator
2017
$19,250
Building Community
Duration of Award
9 months
For technical assistance to conduct an internal assessment and planning related to diversity, equity and inclusion at this Portland-based capacity building organization
Grant
Oregon Walks
2017
$144,647
Building Community
Duration of Award
38 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For a collaboration with the Rosewood Initiative to engage community members in improving transportation safety for East Multnomah County residents
Grant
Population
- Aging/elderly
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
- People with disabilities