Meyer Trust awards grants to C.O. nonprofits
Meyer Memorial Trust announced Wednesday that its June awards included ones totaling more than $111,,000 to six tax-exempt organizations in Central Oregon.
These awards were part of a total 65 grants for nearly $2.4 million to nonprofits in Oregon and Clark County, Washington.
The majority of the grants – 45 in total – were made under MMT’s Grassroots Grants program, which provides key support to projects important to smaller nonprofits and communities.
These grants bring the total amount awarded since Meyer Memorial Trust began operating in 1982 to more than $565 million, including more than $19.3 million to groups in Central Oregon.
Meyer Memorial Trust is the largest private foundation in Oregon, with assets of approximately $622 million. The Board of Trustees — which includes Debbie Craig, John Emrick, Orcilia Ziga Forbes, George Puentes and Gerry Pratt — meets monthly to make grants.
Contact the grantees for more information about the project:
Abilitree, Bend
Awarded: $24,490
To provide skills training for people with disabilities to help them find work in local businesses
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Latino Community Association, Bend
Awarded: $24,500
To increase organizational capacity of this agency that provides self-sufficiency services for the immigrant Latino community in central Oregon
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Nature of Words, Bend
Awarded: $20,000
To support literary arts and humanities programs for youth and adults in central Oregon
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St. Vincent de Paul, Bend, Bend
Awarded: $25,000
To electronically link charities in central Oregon so donors can more efficiently contribute funds and supplies
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Rising Stars Preschool, La Pine
Awarded: $11,250
To support this preschool program serving lower-income families in rural Deschutes County
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School Foundation
Awarded: $6,000
For strategic and fund development planning for this agency that supports K-12 public education in Central Oregon
Meyer Memorial Trust is a private foundation established from the personal estate of Fred G. Meyer. It is not connected with Fred Meyer Inc., the retail enterprise. More information about the Meyer MemorialTrust is available from its website at www.mmt.org.
