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
REAP
2024
$120,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To design suicide prevention education and intervention curriculum to support Black youth well-being and reduce suicide rates in Portland
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Lines for Life
2023
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support a collaboration between Leaders Become Legends, NWXcelerator and Constructing Hope to establish a green technology pathway center in Gresham
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
REAP
2023
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Support for a collaboration between Oregon Alliance of Black School Educators, HOLLA School, and Warner Pacific University to plan a recruitment and retainment strategy for Black teachers in Multnomah County
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Abundant Life PDX
2023
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support Community Violence Prevention Alliance in utilizing violence interrupters to reduce violence in North Portland with a focus on middle and high school youth
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Black Educational Achievement Movement
2023
$182,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To partner with The Blueprint Foundation, Play Grow Learn and and other community partners to form an integrated network of community-based organizing to support Black youth in East Multnomah County
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Love is King
2023
$80,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this organization which increases BIPOC presence in nature conservation spaces and addresses the psychological effects of dehumanization that hinders BIPOC from exploring nature in Oregon and beyond
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Know Agenda Foundation
2023
$75,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
For project support to develop and lauch the Gordly Burch Center for Black Leadership & Civic Engagement Academy which will connect and sustain Black representation in the Oregon legislature
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Black Parent Initiative
2023
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To partner with Black Men's Wellness and Be The Healing to plan a 2025 healing symposium on Black trauma and wellness in Multnomah County
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Get Schooled
2023
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this organization which supports Black, Brown, first-generation and youth from low-income families throughout Oregon in continuing their education after high school, finding first jobs and succeeding in both
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Feed'em Freedom Foundation
2023
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To partner with Black Food Sovereignty Coalition/Black Futures Farm and Black Oregon Land Trust to establish a collective thriving of Black food systems in Oregon
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
KairosPDX
2023
$199,999
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To partner with Black Parent Initiative, Albina Vision Trust and BEAM to transform the former Portland Public School property in Albina into a Center for Black Student Excellence by forming a youth council to garner input from impacted students on the Center’s function and processes
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Imagine Black
2023
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To partner with with The Rosewood Initiative and Black Community of Portland to establish a Black worker center in East Multnomah County
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
HOLLA School
2023
$175,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To partner with Oregon Alliance of Black School Educators and Warner Pacific University to create a Black teacher recruitment and retainment pipeline in the Portland region
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
African American Alliance for Home Ownership
2023
$134,865
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To partner with Constructing Hope to expand access and increase efficiency for clients, support a burgeoning Black workforce in the green technology industry and build awareness around the opportunities for homeowners and contractors in Multnomah County
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Willamette Workforce Partnership
2023
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To help launch Be-BLAC Foundation, which seeks to build diverse representation in the Salem education and judicial systems by providing tools, training and resources to Black community members
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center
2023
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To pilot a project with community partners for the development of a Community Safe Worker model in Portland that will recruit, train and support staff who can serve as credible messengers when working with formerly justice involved individuals helping them transition healthfully back to community
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Equitable Giving Circle
2023
$175,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To partner with The Numberz and AfroVillage to map out the feasibility of building a network of buildings owned by Black-serving nonprofits
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Ori Gallery
2023
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To collaborate with Black & Beyond the Binary Collective, Liberation Medicine School and West Coast Black Circus to create a safety network for Black Trans folks in the Pacific Northwest
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Ori Gallery
2023
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support the launch of Black Circus, which provides a space for Black performers in Portland to train, learn and connect with one another's artistic expressions
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
2023
$100,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Support for A Black Art Ecology of Portland to collaborate with community partners to identify and prepare for a range of long term activities that support the creation and preservation of Black art in all mediums throughout Portland and beyond
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives