Public assets working harder for Portlanders

The City continues to own the public asset while the nonprofit partner operates the facility.

Partner-reported order-of-magnitude annual operating value is about $4M across staffing, utilities, maintenance, and programming.

Day-to-day operating, utility, staffing, and maintenance burden is carried by the nonprofit rather than the City.

Community center programming, rentals, classes, events, and neighborhood services.

A facility that had been closed remains open as a community-serving public asset.

Estimated $4M annual public asset value carried by the partner; exact line items need spreadsheet confirmation.

PP&R sponsored or discounted permit fees for 43 partner events, valued at $891,193.

Event partners produce public events that activate parks and public spaces.

Not an avoided-maintenance record; value is event activation and in-kind public support.

Community events, cultural activities, and public-space activation.

Partner events improve livability, tourism, local business activity, and community connection.

$891,193 in in-kind support is treated as annual public programming value, not cash philanthropy.

PP&R provided free space to partner organizations, valued at $387,045 in FY2025–26.

21 partner organizations delivered free service and programs through in-kind space access.

Not an avoided-maintenance record; value is in-kind space support and community programming.

Recreation, arts, wellness, and community services across five community centers, two art centers, eight outdoor parks, and sports fields.

Free or affordable community programming becomes possible because public space is made available to partners.

$387,045 in in-kind support is treated as annual public programming value, not new cash revenue.

PP&R supports the garden through staff support, capital delivery, and a grant agreement expected to be $200,000 in FY2026-27.

Leach Garden Friends raises private funds, operates visitor programming, and helped leverage $1.25M for expansion plus $151,431 in conservation and visitor-enhancement grants.

Specialized garden stewardship and visitor operations are shared with a nonprofit partner; exact avoided maintenance value needs confirmation.

Garden access, visitor services, conservation education, and programming at a 16-acre cultivated and natural garden.

A specialized public garden remains active, cared for, and able to draw private and grant funding beyond City resources alone.

$1.45M+ in capital/grant leverage is documented or department-provided; annual operating value needs spreadsheet confirmation.

The City keeps ownership of the park building while the partner reactivates and improves the site.

Partner is expected to invest roughly $130,000 annually for ten years in building improvements and activation.

Exterior and building work is carried through the partner arrangement rather than a direct City capital outlay.

Dance, fitness, arts education, community gatherings, and culturally responsive programming shaped with the community.

A deteriorated building in a historic park is positioned to reopen as an active community asset.

$1.3M over ten years is estimated from department-provided partnership records; annual treatment uses $130,000 per year.

Public building and partnership support; direct City contribution needs confirmation.

Community partner supports use and activation of a small public facility.

Maintenance and operating value needs confirmation from agreement records.

Neighborhood gathering and public facility use.

A small public building remains connected to community use rather than sitting idle.

Value fields are intentionally marked needs confirmation until agreement records are reviewed.

Public sports field asset and partnership support; exact City contribution needs confirmation.

Sports partner supports field activation and youth soccer access.

Upgrade or maintenance value needs agreement review.

Youth sports programming and expanded community field use.

An underused or improved sports field can serve more community users through partnership.

Value fields need confirmation from agreement and project records.

Public stadium asset remains in the parks system; direct City contribution needs confirmation.

Partner leases and activates Walker Stadium and provides maintenance and security under the agreement.

Maintenance and security support are provided by the partner; dollar value needs agreement review.

Collegiate summer baseball, events, and stadium activation.

A public stadium receives regular activation and operating support through a partner.

Value is not yet quantified; agreement terms should be added when available.

Public golf assets remain in the parks portfolio; direct City contribution needs confirmation.

Third-party operator manages day-to-day operations at multiple public golf courses.

Operational and course-management burden shifted to a third-party operator; avoided-cost value needs confirmation.

Public golf access and course operations.

Large public recreation assets continue operating through a specialized management partner.

Systemwide golf operating value needs agreement and financial records before it can be quantified.

PP&R partnership and site support; direct City contribution needs confirmation.

Partner is undertaking a capital campaign for a new visitor center with classrooms, research space, nursery, herbarium, and staff offices.

Future operating and maintenance responsibility needs confirmation.

Education, research activities, visitor services, plant nursery, and arboretum support functions.

A major park destination gains stronger visitor, education, and research capacity through partnership.

Capital campaign amount and annual value need confirmation.

PP&R identifies critical playground replacement and supports project delivery.

Foundation and community fundraising helped launch playground replacements at Rose City, Raymond, George, and Portland Heights parks.

Fundraising can help address deferred replacement needs; avoided capital burden needs project-level cost confirmation.

Safe, modern play assets for families and children.

Community fundraising accelerates replacement of aging play assets across multiple districts.

Project-level costs should be added when verified; this record shows the repeatable funding model.

PP&R staff recruit, train, coordinate, and support stewardship partners.

47 regular stewardship partners and 77 episodic partner organizations care for parks, gardens, trails, and natural areas.

Volunteer stewardship offsets care needs such as invasive removal, trail support, rose care, plant health, and litter cleanup; dollar value needs confirmation.

Regular and episodic volunteer stewardship across all districts.

Healthier, safer, cleaner parks and natural areas through organized community stewardship.

Counts are available; dollar value should be calculated once hours and avoided-cost assumptions are confirmed.

PP&R coordinates and delivers summer programs with sponsor and partner support.

Sponsors and community partners help support free summer events, play, meals, and public programming.

Not an avoided-maintenance record.

Free summer concerts, movies, play, meals, and neighborhood programming.

Free programming expands access to parks and recreation during summer months.

Sponsor and partner contribution values need confirmation.

PP&R supports access-oriented partnerships through staff coordination, program design, and affordability tools.

Partners help connect communities to recreation access, discounts, and participation pathways.

Not an avoided-maintenance record.

Outreach, referral, affordability, and access support.

More Portlanders can use recreation programs and facilities.

Participation, discount, and partner-value fields need confirmation.

PP&R provides aquatic facilities and program coordination.

School and community partners connect students to swim access and aquatic safety.

Not an avoided-maintenance record.

Student swim access and water-safety programming.

More students gain swimming access and safety skills.

Participation and partner contribution values need confirmation.