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
Coalition of Communities of Color
2016
$140,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To support BRIDGES: A Leadership Initiative, which identifies opportunities to place racially and ethnically diverse Bridges alumni into positions of influence, and to support organizations and institutions around the state seeking to diversify their boards, councils and committees
Grant
Momentum Alliance
2016
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
36 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
For strategic planning, increased administrative infrastructure and to develop tools to capture program impact data to strengthen this youth-led agency's ability to prepare diverse, underrepresented young people for leadership
Grant
IRCO, Asian Family Center
2016
$62,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
10 months
To support the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership program
Grant
Oregon Public Health Institute
2016
$129,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support to engage community health workers across the state to advance the effective integration and utilization of the Community Health Worker workforce, a culturally appropriate health care strategy that reduces health disparities for underserved populations
Grant
CASA of Lincoln and Tillamook Counties
2016
$15,550
Building Community
Duration of Award
13 months
Counties Served
- Lincoln
- Tillamook
To recruit and train volunteers to provide court advocacy on behalf of children in foster care or experiencing abuse and neglect in Lincoln and Tillamook counties
Grant
Western States Center
2016
$175,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operational support of this 29-year-old organization focused on supporting policy and culture change to achieve racial, gender and economic justice, advancing community organizing and strengthening solidarity between organizations
Grant
Portland Jobs with Justice Education Fund
2016
$60,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For operating support for this agency that works to create alliance with diverse groups to advance economic justice at the intersection of workers' rights, racial justice and gender justice
Grant
Latino Network
2016
$125,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties ServedStatewide
For project support to develop Latino leaders from around Oregon through training, convening, and identifying opportunities for civic engagement
Grant
PassinArt: A Theatre Company
2016
$40,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To support the a series of community-building events that address causes and consequences of youth violence through a theatrical production of "The Gospel of Loving Kindness," by Marcus Gardley, an art exhibit by artist James Pate, "KKK-Kin Killing Kin," and a series of four community forums
Grant
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
2016
$100,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Gilliam
- Hood River
- Jefferson
- Morrow
- Sherman
- Umatilla
- Wasco
To support tribal communities living along the Columbia River in the development of an Inter-Tribal housing authority and long-term economic strategy
Grant
Multnomah County
2016
$175,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For a pilot project to encourage economic mobility and self-sufficiency among low-income families
Grant
IRCO, Slavic Network of Oregon
2016
$56,250
Building Community
Duration of Award
9 months
To support the Slavic Coalition Leadership Development Project
Grant
State Voices
2016
$140,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To support operations at this agency that works to nurture nonpartisan civic engagement in Oregon, providing leadership, resources and training to local community organizations serving under-represented constituencies
Grant
Willamette Valley Law Project
2016
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
36 months
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Marion
- Polk
- Yamhill
To support the Farmworker Service Center's transition into an independent nonprofit and accredited immigration clinic that serves more than 1,000 Latinos each year in Marion and Polk counties
Grant
Community Cycling Center
2016
$20,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
25 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For leadership development and civic engagement — among low-income, immigrant families in Portland's Cully neighborhood — aimed at creating safer routes to school, positive health impacts and access to bikes
Grant
Funders for LGBTQ Issues
2016
$5,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
7 months
To sponsor the 2017 Funding Forward Conference, an annual gathering of grantmakers committed to LGBTQ issues
Grant
Lower Columbia Hispanic Council
2016
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
36 months
Counties Served
- Clatsop
- Tillamook
For operating support to promote civic engagement opportunities through leadership development and culturally specific programs, including health and education services
Grant
United Community Action Network
2016
$32,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Douglas
- Josephine
To support this backbone human service agency's efforts to develop effective service strategies for underserved people of color and members of the LGBT community in Douglas and Josephine counties
Grant
Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center
2016
$15,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Counties ServedStatewide
For technical assistance to strengthen the Center's capacity to support partnership between the Nez Perce and people of adjoining communities
Grant
Family Forward Oregon
2016
$160,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
25 months
Counties ServedStatewide
To support community engagement in a statewide campaign for a publicly-supported paid family and medical leave program and to bolster state investments in affordable child care
Grant