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
Next Up
2021
$25,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support of this statewide nonpartisan organization focused on innovative solutions for young Oregonians to learn about, debate and educate their neighbors about current events and issues of public concern
Grant
Family Forward Oregon
2021
$200,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To advance family policy changes that will support equitable services for low-income women of color and diverse family structures
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
Neighborhood Partnerships
2021
$92,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To provide project support for the work of the Oregon Economic Justice Roundtable and the role of Neighborhood Partnerships as the lead convener
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Coalition of Communities of Color
2021
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support a campaign that builds BIPOC engagement in local charter review processes
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Innovation Law Lab
2021
$165,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For general operating support to leverage lawyers (legal representation and litigation); technology and organizers (advocacy and volunteer management) to advance immigrant and refugee justice
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
August Wilson Red Door Project
2021
$200,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For arts-based programming that provides a framework for engaging in difficult conversations, promotes empathy and helps participants build strategies for creating systemic change
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
REAP
2021
$25,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Washington
To support the Bridge Program, a community-driven effort to bridge cultural divisions between African and African American communities through storytelling, community building and educational convenings
Grant
Forward Together
2021
$200,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To build power among BIPOC Oregonians through political education, advocacy, cross-sector alliances and raising the visibility of their leadership
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Next Up
2021
$147,791
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Benton
- Clackamas
- Linn
- Marion
- Multnomah
- Washington
For general operating support of this organization which fosters youth participation in the democratic process through civic engagement and voter education
Grant
Population
- People of color
Unite Oregon
2021
$200,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support a service-to-organizing model and racial and climate justice initiatives
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People of color
National Indian Child Welfare Association
2020
$180,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this Portland-based national organization dedicated to the well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native children and families
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Mano a Mano Family Center
2020
$1,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
- People of color
Muslim Educational Trust
2020
$75,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
- Yamhill
For general operating support
Grant
Prosecutor Impact
2020
$150,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To reframe the practice of prosecution in Oregon to address racial disparities and enhance equitable outcomes for communities served
Grant
Population
- People of color
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
2020
$76,500
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To implement a mentorship program to promote hiring and advancement for people of color, individuals coming from the criminal justice systems and community members from low-income households in construction trades
Grant
Population
- People of color
Nonprofit Association of Oregon
2020
$240,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For operating support of this statewide nonprofit membership organization that represents and supports charitable nonprofits of all sizes, geographic locations and missions across Oregon
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- Indigenous communities and tribes
- People of color
Oregon Student Foundation
2020
$1,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
- People of color
Institute for Nonprofit News
2020
$55,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support in depth reporting of the stories and voices of American Indian and Alaska Native people throughout Oregon
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program
2020
$8,200
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For technical assistance to support the Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship program, a mentorship program to promote hiring and advancement for people of color, individuals coming from the criminal justice systems and community members from low-income households in skilled construction trades
Grant
Population
- People of color
Unite Oregon
2020
$2,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
1 month
Support TypeProject Support
For participation in a systems change convening
Grant
Population
- People of color