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

Awardee
Year
Type
Amount
Category
Oregon Environmental Council
2017
$15,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
7 months
To develop partnerships and funding to engage in Portland-area transportation planning focused on the integration of electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles and new models of freight delivery aimed at optimal mobility and environmental health benefits for local residents, particularly those in lower-wealth neighborhoods
Grant
Philanthropy Northwest
2017
$252,535
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
To support three Philanthropy NW Momentum Fellows, a program designed to prepare professionals from underrepresented communities, particularly communities of color, for successful careers in the philanthropic sector through professional development, networking and mentoring opportunities
Grant
Portland Community College Foundation
2017
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
To support the launch of a DREAM center at the Multicultural Center on Portland Community College's Rock Creek Campus, helping undocumented students fulfill their dreams for post-secondary education; this grant was made as part of the Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative, addressing critical and time-sensitive issues facing immigrants and refugees
Grant
Rebuilding Together Washington County
2017
$30,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
  • Washington
For technology improvements and increased outreach to promote home repairs for low-income homeowners in Washington County
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
Umpqua Valley Habitat for Humanity
2017
$40,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
  • Douglas
For repairs and upgrades, including access ramps and ADA modifications, to help 30 low-income homeowners to remain in their Douglas County homes
Grant
Population
  • Aging/elderly
  • People living on low incomes
  • People with disabilities
Wild Salmon Center
2017
$27,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
  • Benton
  • Clatsop
  • Columbia
  • Coos
  • Curry
  • Douglas
  • Josephine
  • Lane
  • Lincoln
  • Multnomah
  • Polk
  • Tillamook
  • Washington
  • Yamhill
To develop an organizational equity strategy and provide equity training for staff
Grant
Population
  • All/General
The People's Nonprofit Accelerator
2017
$19,250
Building Community
Duration of Award
9 months
For technical assistance to conduct an internal assessment and planning related to diversity, equity and inclusion at this Portland-based capacity building organization
Grant
Reading Results
2017
$100,000
Equitable Education
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Multnomah
To increase the number of benchmark level 3rd grade readers among historically underserved students in Multnomah County
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
The Freshwater Trust
2017
$20,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties ServedStatewide
To develop an organizational equity strategy and provide equity training for staff
Grant
Population
  • All/General
Immigration Counseling Service
2017
$50,000
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
12 months
To support a collaboration between Immigration Counseling Service of Oregon, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees and Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services, to assist immigrant communities with removal defense information and legal representation; this grant is made as part of the Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative, addressing critical and
Grant
Seeding Justice
2017
$1,500
Meyer Designated Program
Duration of Award
1 month
For participation at the Philanthropy Northwest 2017 conference
Grant
Albertina Kerr Centers
2017
$35,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
To help a collaborative group of service providers in Portland explore building and managing​ ​housing for low-income employees
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
2017
$41,975
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
15 months
To explore conservation strategies and opportunities in the Willamette River Basin
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
2017
$47,420
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
To develop a streamlined monitoring framework for the Willamette River system to track floodplain restoration progress over time
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative
Carpe Diem West
2017
$100,000
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
To create a source water protection plan for Willamette Basin drinking water utilities that will align their investments with other basin-wide planning efforts
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative
CASH Oregon
2017
$48,810
Building Community
Duration of Award
24 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Deschutes
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
For capacity building support to help this free tax preparation service better serve all Oregonians through diversity, equity and inclusion training, implementation and organizational assessment
Grant
Population
  • Aging/elderly
  • Immigrants and/or refugees
  • Indigenous communities and tribes
  • People living on low incomes
  • People of color
City of Portland
2017
$68,275
Healthy Environment
Duration of Award
24 months
To develop a streamlined monitoring framework to track floodplain restoration progress in the Willamette River system
Grant
Initiative
Willamette River Initiative
Coos Bay Area Habitat for Humanity
2017
$12,000
Housing Opportunities
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
  • Coos
For technical assistance to explore the feasibility of expanding Habitat for Humanity ReStore to better serve low-income households in Coos County
Grant
Population
  • People living on low incomes
Elders in Action
2017
$35,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeCapacity Building Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
For a one-year grant to conduct organizational diversity, equity and inclusion planning to better serve low-income seniors
Grant
Population
  • All/General
Elders in Action
2017
$35,000
Building Community
Duration of Award
12 months
Support TypeProject Support
Counties Served
  • Clackamas
  • Multnomah
  • Washington
For capacity building support to plan and develop a framework for an “Elder Advocacy Coalition” among organizations focused on diverse, vulnerable and low income people aged 60 and older
Grant
Population
  • All/General
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