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For more than 20 years, Portland Parks Foundation has worked with individuals, communities, and organizations across Portland to transform our parks’ potentials into beautiful realities for everyone to enjoy.

What do Portland candidates want for our parks?

An equitable and thriving parks system is essential for a healthy Portland. And, our incoming City Council members and Mayor will be responsible for making policy for and managing these essential assets. We asked Portland City Council and Mayoral candidates what they’re thinking about the future of Portland parks.

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PPF Grant & Award Programs

Are you part of a community organization or emerging initiative seeking resources for your parks programming? Check out our award and granting opportunities:

PGE Parks Champion Awards

PGE Parks Champions are star volunteers, devoted to a park, green space, or community center near you. Awardees designate resources to community organizations.

Joey Pope Award
for Parks Leadership

This award celebrates and expands capacity for emerging leaders, organizations and initiatives promoting greater innovation and accessibility in Portland’s system of parks and open spaces.

Small Grants Program

With cycles in Spring and Fall, these grants contribute to general operating or programmatic funds to organizations and projects increasing equitable access to Portland parks.

 
 

PPF’s 2022-2023
Impact Report

PPF and the City Partner on Thompson Elk Fountain’s Return

Credit: Regional Arts and Culture Council

PPF is excited to announce the completion of the contract drawings for the design and engineering of the historic Elk Fountain’s restoration. The Portland Water Bureau now leads the construction phase which is projected to start in September 2024 with the elk fountain fully restored and returned to its historic home by Summer 2025. 

For more information on our process and the amazing history of the Thompson Elk Fountain, go here.

Help us build three new playgrounds!

We did it! We built a brand-new playground for Rose City Park. Now, help us build three more across Portland with our Everybody Plays Playground Campaign.

Save the date for our Friends & Allies Fall Summit

Thanks for joining us in May for our Friends & Allies Spring Summit. We gathered with over 200 parks volunteers, leaders, advocated, friends and allies to connect and celebrate our 2024 PGE Parks Champion and Joey Pope Award for Parks Leadership nominees and honorees.

Save the date for Fall Summit: Wednesday, November 13, 10 AM - 5 PM.

Read more about our Friends & Allies Summits here.

20th Anniversary Parks Posters

Put a park on your wall today. Learn more about these amazing artists and purchase a poster here.

Reimagining O’Bryant Square: Welcoming Darcelle XV Plaza

O’Bryant Square has been demolished to make way for a new park, under a new name: Darcelle XV Plaza. Empowered by big community input, change is afoot!

Read about how we got here and where Portland thinks we should go.

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