The Meyer Memorial Trust works to dismantle barriers to equity and improve community conditions so that all Oregonians can reach their full potential.
The Trust seeks to identify and address systemic problems that act as barriers to successful outcomes in housing, education, the environment and by supporting the stability of nonprofits organizations doing the real work to enable Oregon to flourish.
The awards center around innovative practices, economic justice, intersectional organizing, community-centered advocacy, healthy democracy and responsive operations.The 150 grants will support...more
... Meyer Memorial Trust, and The Oregon Community Foundation to "help plan for what comes next." In today's media briefing, authorities were...more
First, philanthropic advocacy can elevate unheard voices. “The scales of influence in our democracy are not balanced. Our role is to lift up voices that...more
TGIF, Agents of Impact! True colors, shining through. A handful of investors have risen to the triple challenge of COVID, climate and systematic...more
in 22 hours. The initiative is the largest in the foundation's 38-year history. Meyer Memorial is the fourth-largest philanthropic organization in...more
Among other philanthropic activities, it loans money to nonprofits that use the cash to extend credit to small businesses. This week, the foundation...more
Ryan Devlin, Todd Grinnell and Ravi Patel have traveled to Africa on a humanitarian trip a few years back, encountering children suffering from severe malnutrition get healthy through Plumpy’Nut®.