Eligibility Requirements
Our general eligibility requirements are very simple.
Applicants must be:
- a tax exempt organization (sanctioned as such by the Internal
Revenue Service)
- requesting support for a program that operates in Oregon and/or Clark County, Washington (considered part of the Portland metropolitan area)
- that provides equal opportunity in leadership, staffing and service
regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
disability, national origin, political affiliation or religious belief, and
- is current on all reports owed to the Trust on previous grants.
Generally, MMT does not fund:
- Direct grants, scholarships, or loans to individuals
- Endowments
- General fund drives, annual appeals, special events, or sponsorships
- Elimination of operating deficits
- Projects of sectarian or religious organizations that principally benefit their own members or adherents
- Direct replacement funding for activities previously supported by federal, state, or local public sources
- Acquisition of land for conservation purposes (except through Program Related Investments)
- Hospital capital construction projects (except through Program Related Investments)
- Animal welfare organizations (both domestic and wild animals)
- Projects that primarily benefit students of a single K-12 school, unless the school is an independent alternative school primarily serving low-income and/or special needs populations
- MMT funds cannot be earmarked for purposes of influencing legislation, and the grantee cannot expend any part of the grant in a way that violates its tax-exempt status
Please see individual grant programs for information about additional
specific program requirements.
