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
APANO Communities United Fund
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For capital support to leverage development of 48 units of affordable housing with ground floor community and office space in East Portland's Jade District, a predominantly Asian community experiencing gentrification
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
BRIDGE Housing Corporation
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To support the construction of 61 units of affordable housing for low-income renters and people of color in North Portland
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Oregon Coast Community Action
2018
$10,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
To conduct an equity review of human resources policies for this group serving Coos, Curry and western Douglas counties
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County
2018
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
13 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Lane
To help repair or replace aging homes in Lane County's Saginaw Mobile Home Park
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Greater Oregon Behavioral Health
2018
$10,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
For staff diversity, equity and inclusion training to build capacity for continued organizational equity work
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Mental Health Association of Portland
2018
$2,500
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
4 months
For conference sponsorship and travel scholarships to support a cross-sector conference on supportive housing services for people with mental health and addiction challenges
Grant
Northwest Housing Alternatives
2018
$110,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
For developing a proof of concept debt relief and flexible funding model that will remove barriers to the rental market for people with criminal histories in Clackamas County.
FYI- This project is in partnership with Urban League who will test concept in Multnomah County, and ACCESS who will test in Jackson County.
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Population
- People experiencing homelessness
- People who were formerly incarcerated
Housing Oregon
2018
$23,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
4 months
For technical assistance to assess, review and strengthen financial management issues
Grant
Northwest Housing Alternatives
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
To construct 28 new affordable housing units for low-income families in a multi-service, innovative campus located in central Milwaukie
Grant
Portland Housing Center
2018
$90,820
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Clackamas
- Multnomah
- Washington
To increase homeownership among Latinx communities using relationship-based, culturally specific approaches that educate homebuyers on finance and lending in Washington County
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
- People living on low incomes
- People of color
Neighborhood Partnerships
2018
$210,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
To build on success, diversify voices, broaden and train leadership base, and maintain the momentum of the Oregon Housing Alliance
Grant
Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
2018
$300,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
18 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To fund the rehabilitation of Cascadia's Clinton Ridge Apartments, which provides 28 units of affordable housing to East Multnomah County residents with mental health conditions
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People with disabilities
Polk Community Development Corporation
2018
$11,052
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
For participation in the Rural Equity Advancement Cohort, sponsored by Meyer and the Center for Equity and Inclusion
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
The Housing Authority of Douglas County, Oregon
2018
$250,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
Counties Served
- Douglas
For a grant to rehabilitate and transform commercial office space into four accessible and affordable housing units in Douglas County
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
- People with disabilities
Housing Authority of Clackamas County
2018
$10,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
For diversity, equity and inclusion training and to build organizational capacity for equity work
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Neighborhood Partnerships
2018
$10,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
6 months
To support the 2018 RE:conference - including scholarships for rural nonprofits and smaller budget organizations - which brings together participants from low-income communities, communities of color, people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, youth aging out of foster care, people who were formerly incarcerated, manufactured home parks residents, residents living in permanently
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Oregon Coast Community Action
2018
$115,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Counties Served
- Coos
- Curry
For a project — previously carried out successfully in Yamhill County — that encourages private landlords to house low-income residents in Coos and Curry counties
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
Population
- People experiencing homelessness
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
2018
$22,500
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
3 months
For fiscal sponsorship of the Center for Equity and Inclusion, which will pilot rural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion workshops for Oregon's housing industry in Lincoln City, Bend, Roseburg and The Dalles
Grant
Initiative
Affordable Housing Initiative
ROSE Community Development Corporation
2018
$143,721
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To help this Multnomah County housing provider oversee its growing rental housing portfolio and support an organization-wide strategic plan
Note: I completed the media description for this grant to ROSE back in December. As we were finalizing the grant agreement, however, things have started to change. The current media description may change a bit, as we finalize things in the coming weeks. I
Grant
Population
- People living on low incomes
Neighborhood Partnerships
2018
$210,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
36 months
For general operating support
Grant