Portland's parks partnerships are civic infrastructure.
The Atlas makes the partnership ecosystem legible: who supports parks, where support exists, what public value partners create, and where the next opportunities are emerging.
Organizations and groups connected to parks, programs, facilities, or support.
18% of mapped park locations.
Operating, maintaining, programming, or stewarding public-serving assets.
Shown separately from one-time capital.
History and recovery
454 dated partnership starts appear from 2018 forward, helping show pre-COVID baseline, COVID disruption, and rebuilding momentum.
District story
District 2 / North-Northeast currently shows the highest partner reach at 21% of parks; District 1 / East Portland shows the largest opportunity signal at 10%.
Asset value story
Sellwood Community House keeps a public-serving asset active: A community nonprofit helps keep neighborhood programming and facility use alive where the City does not directly operate the same level of service.
Partnerships support public benefit across parks, facilities, programs, stewardship, and fundraising.