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
The Miracles Club
2023
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
For project support of the None Left Behind program which provides emergency assistance to Black children to ameliorate trauma and reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Unite Oregon
2023
$198,502
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
To collaborate with Keep Growing Seeds, The BIPOC Rise Moor Healing Center and The Black Economic Collective to plan for a Black wellness center in East Portland
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
RACC
2023
$75,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
11 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support the sustainability of Friends of Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center which aims to create space for Black artists and creatives in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Friends of Noise
2023
$57,200
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
For a collaboration between Taking Ownership PDX, AAAH and Constructing Hope to expand access and increase efficiency for clients, and support a growing Black workforce in the green technology industry in Portland
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program
2023
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
23 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support African Heritage Education and Empowerment Community to build a network of support to affirm Black youth in the knowledge, power and roots of their culture and heritage
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
AfroVillage
2023
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
For this organization to collaborate with Equitable Giving Circle and The Numberz.fm to build a network of Black community cornerstones
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
North-Northeast Business
2023
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support Williams and Russell CDC's communal office which will benefit Black entrepreneurs through affordable office space designed for small businesses, business acceleration, co-working and workforce training in Multnomah county
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Center for African Immigrants & Refugees Organization
2022
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
- Clackamas
For general operating support of this organization which offers culturally specific support to African immigrant students and their families
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
- Immigrants and/or refugees
World Stage Theatre
2022
$175,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
- Lane
- Clackamas
For general operating support for this organization that provides culturally relevant storytelling through arts education in Lane county and the Portland metro area
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Elevate Oregon
2022
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
To build relationships with youth that promote education, self-reliance and achievement in the Parkrose School District
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Western Regional Advocacy Project
2022
$25,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For project support of this organization, which offers free legal expungement services to emancipate Black Oregonians who disproportionately carry the weight of a criminal record
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People with disabilities
- People living on low incomes
Bridge-Pamoja
2022
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
For bridging cultural divisions between African and African American communities through storytelling, community building, educational convenings and crisis response services throughout Multnomah and Washington County
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
- Immigrants and/or refugees
Friends of Noise
2022
$100,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
For general operating support for this organization that increases access to safe spaces, mentorship, professional development and workplace education opportunities for young Black music artists and sound engineers in Portland
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
Black Educational Achievement Movement
2022
$100,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Tillamook
- Multnomah
- Clatsop
- Clackamas
For general operating support of this organization which works to improve Black student achievement and social emotional health
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Going Home II
2022
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For general operating support of this organization focused on assisting those in transition from the prison system back to community
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
Black United Fund of Oregon
2022
$175,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Washington
- Multnomah
- Clackamas
To support the film industry in creating financial and wealth building opportunities for Black artists throughout Oregon
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Women or girls
Equitable Giving Circle
2022
$100,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Yamhill
- Washington
- Multnomah
- Hood River
- Columbia
- Clackamas
To support the BIPOC community via food distribution services
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People living on low incomes
- Immigrants and/or refugees
WomenFirst Transition & Referral Center
2022
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Clackamas
For general operating support
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Women or girls
- People living on low incomes
Cerimon House
2022
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
For general operating support of this organization that plans to bring a racial justice lens to this art space in Multnomah County through the new Artistic Director Vin Shambry
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- People with disabilities
Friends of Noise
2022
$100,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
Project support for Black Art/ists Gathering, an intergenerational community-in-residence program and Black arts family reunion for Oregon-based Black artists
Grant
Initiative
Justice Oregon for Black Lives
Population
- Women or girls