Looking for a Big Lift
Topics: Responsive Grants | Program Officers
Before even cracking a page, I was pretty sure I knew the answer to the question posed in the title of the new report, The Public Funding Crisis: Can Philanthropy Shoulder the Burden? Nevertheless, I thought it might contain some nuggets of wisdom. Turns out, it did–
Award Statistics for Fiscal Year 2011
We are often asked how many applications we receive, how many are approved, and what the awards were for. So, to supplement Marie's monthly award announcements, I thought I'd provide some statistics on grants made through our Responsive Grants and Grassroots Grants programs in MMT's most recent fiscal year (April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011).
EYEWTK* about Independent Financial Audits
Topics: Responsive Grants | Program Officers
Foundation program officers are asked many questions about certified independent financial audits
by organizations preparing a grant proposal. In fact, it's a topic that generates a lot of anxiety
TWST Visits Springfield & Oakridge
Topics: Grassroots Grants | TWST
Program Officer Sally Yee reports on her meetings with representative from nonprofit organizations and other community members in Springfield and Oakridge this week. Check back for reports from other towns in Lane and Douglas counties.
Going Back to the Future
Topics: CEO Messages
Here at Meyer Memorial Trust, we celebrate more than one new year each year, and try to use those occasions as opportunities for reflection and forecasting. We did that at the end of the calendar year and now we want to use our transition from one fiscal year to the next on April 1st to look back and ahead in a more formal, organized way.
Diving into Oregon's Ocean
Topics: Grantmaking
If you’ve perused our website, you may have come across a description of MMT’s investment in ocean conservation.
MMT has always had a strong commitment to the stewardship of Oregon’s
land-based natural resources. In 2006, we learned that an incredibly
small portion of private funding for the environment goes to ocean
conservation.
Leaving tracks
Topics: Communications and Learning
I come across a wide variety of fascinating things in my job, increasingly through twitter and other forms of social media. I thought I would share a couple of recent discoveries.The Philanthropic Collaborative (a "nonpartisan organization that brings together foundations, charitites and elected officials to provide information about the positive impact of philanthropic giving") has released several reports you might find interesting.
MMT Quarterly Awards Report
Topics: Grantmaking
As of September 30, 2010 (the end of the second quarter of our fiscal year), MMT has made 119 awards totaling $10,656,540. These awards are listed in our Awards Database and are announced monthly on our website.
MMT Quarterly Awards Report - FY2011 Q1 (April-June 2010)
In the first quarter of our current fiscal year (April 1 through June 30, 2010), Meyer Memorial Trust made 75 grants and 2 program related investment loans totaling approximately $5.9 million. These awards are listed in our Awards Database and are announced monthly on our website.
