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
Native Americans in Philanthropy
2023
$15,000
Administrative Awards
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
To renew our annual membership for 2023
Grant
Immigration Counseling Service
2023
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this organization that provides legal services for immigrants and refugees in rural Oregon
Grant
Initiative
Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative
Northwest Health Foundation Fund II
2023
$100,000
Our Shared Purpose
Duration of Award
11 months
Support TypeProject Support
To join Oregon Civic Infrastructure Funders and partners in developing a plan for ongoing collective investments in movement infrastructure statewide
Grant
Friends of Tryon Creek Park
2023
$200,000
Our Resilient Places
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
To redevelop the Glenn Jackson Shelter to an Education Pavilion that will increase the amount of students served and build more exposure to environmental science programs in Clackamas County
Grant
Sabin Community Development Corporation
2023
$71,600
Urgent Grant Assistance
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapital Support
For emergency health and safety renovations to the organization's Portland office space after the building was severely impacted by an explosion
Grant
Children's Institute
2023
$200,000
Our Empowered Youth
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
For general operating support of this organization that supports children's wellbeing through research, advocacy and learning initiatives statewide
Grant
Oceana Family Literacy
2023
$85,000
Our Resilient Places
Duration of Award
8 months
Support TypeProject Support
To support Activate Arts Now for the coordination of the Oregon State Song Project, which will broaden community input on public facing representations of Oregonians
Grant
Willamette Partnership
2023
$150,000
Together, We Rise
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
To support the startup operations of the Northwestern Environmental and Energy Justice's Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC)
Grant
Willamette Valley Law Project
2023
$50,000
Urgent Grant Assistance
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeProject Support
To respond to the recent farmworker tragedy by providing healing circles and support for survivors and impacted family members in Marion County through Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos Del Noroeste
Grant
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
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
Northwest Indian Housing Association
2022
$500
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For two-year membership in this Association of Northwest Indian Housing Organizations
Grant
Population
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Northwest Workers' Justice Project
2022
$25,263
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Marion
- Josephine
- Jackson
- Clackamas
To provide rapid legal response for low-wage and contingent immigrant workers
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
Portland Leadership Foundation
2022
$150,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeOperating Support
Counties ServedStatewide
General operating support for this Portland-based nonprofit that served as an administrator for the Oregon Cares Fund for Black Relief and Resiliency
Grant
Population
- People of color
- People living on low incomes
Hacienda Community Development Corporation
2022
$185,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
For flexible support of affordable housing development and services for Latina and immigrant communities statewide
Grant
Population
- People of color
- People living on low incomes
- Indigenous communities and tribes
Lutheran Community Services Northwest
2022
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
- Multnomah
- Clackamas
To provide immediate and urgent support for evacuees from Afghanistan
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
Causa of Oregon
2022
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
11 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To advance community engagement among immigrant and refugee communities and advance strategies that will bring about greater inclusion of immigrants in Oregon
Grant
Population
- Immigrants and/or refugees
APANO Communities United Fund
2022
$20,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
6 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To build a stronger network of API organizations in Oregon
Grant
Inquiring Systems, Inc.
2022
$200,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support a comprehensive approach to addressing the MMIWG2 epidemic through Indigenous-led research, systems interventions and support services
Grant
Oregon Food Bank
2022
$178,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To support community power building and advocacy work that centers the leadership and experience of people most impacted by hunger and food insecurity
Grant
Population
- People of color
- People living on low incomes
- Immigrants and/or refugees