In the months since our momentous November 2016 award announcements under our issue-focused, equity-based portfolios, Meyer Memorial Trust has made an additional 27 grants totaling more than $3.5 million to a variety of tax-exempt organizations. These awards were made through RFPs, technical assistance, collaborations and other Meyer-directed funding to advance our vision of a flourishing and equitable Oregon.
View the full list of Fall grant awards by viewing this PDF. And, as always, you can view our full awards database here.
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In our Housing Opportunities portfolio, we made nine grants totaling $1,616,000.
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In our Healthy Environments portfolio, we made five grants totaling $443,377.
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In Equitable Education, we made six new grants totaling $568,000. Read about the new Equitable Education framework, including our goals and strategies for this work, in this blog post by Matt Morton, Meyer’s Equitable Education portfolio director.
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In our Building Community portfolio, we made four awards totaling $370,000.
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Additionally, we made three Meyer-directed equity grants totaling $560,000.
Stay tuned for two upcoming Requests for Proposals:
Affordable Housing Initiative: Advocacy Mobilizers and Campaign Leaders
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We will open this RFP for applications on Tuesday, February 28, 2017
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Proposals are due on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 by 5pm
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Grants are expected to range from $20,000–$50,000 per year for up to two years. The lower end of the range is dedicated to advocacy mobilization efforts and the higher end reserved for more focused campaign leaders
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Total funds available: up to $600,000 in grant funds this cycle
Spring Funding Opportunity
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We will open for applications on March 15, 2017
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This year’s opportunities will include all four portfolios — more details to come.
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Stay tuned on the Meyer website for a schedule of March information sessions about these opportunities.
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