Evidence in progress

What we are still confirming

The Atlas is strongest when dates, status, park connections, and public value are clear. This page explains where more detail is still being confirmed so the public story can become clearer over time.

Shared by Portland Parks - being confirmed

2,732

Items to confirm

Summed across public information categories.

735

Partner profiles

Organizations grouped into clear public profiles.

9/12/2026

Last updated

Most recent Atlas update.

Clarity over time

This page summarizes places where dates, status, partner roles, park connections, or value estimates could be stronger. It is meant to show how the Atlas can become more useful as partnership details are confirmed.

Correction · September 12, 2026

Three spreadsheet headings were incorrectly treated as partner organizations: “2024–2025,” “Pending or Active Contracts,” and the FY 2025–26 summary. We removed their partner profiles, retained the contextual notes in the directory, and corrected the grant-cycle labels on 50 following records. Profile and space-grant counts now exclude those headings. A grant-cycle label does not establish that an agreement is currently active.

Source: department-provided PARTNERSHIP_DIRECTORY_dataforEdan.6.18.26.xlsx, “Space Grant Partners locations,” captured rows 32, 34 and 64. The correction uses the previously imported source text; it is not a new verification of individual agreements.

Public note

Entries without a partner name

108

items

These entries describe activity but cannot yet become a clear partner profile.

Examples

Asset partner scale
Asset partner value proposition
293 Program Delivery Partners (in past 2 years, 192 unique partners received funding, fee waiver for events, or in-kind space grant support to provide programs).
Activate Parks/Sites to Deliver Greater Public Value, Increase Volunteerism Expand Service to Portlanders Deliver Measurable Results
2022 - 2025 Grant Partners - Financial Support: $640,000 x 3 years: $1,920,000

Public note

Entries missing current or historical status

738

items

Current vs. historical status helps readers understand whether a relationship is active today or part of the historical record.

Examples

Kemper Sports at Heron Lakes, Eastmoreland, Rose City and Colwood Golf Courses
Sellwood Community House at Sellwood Shack and Laurelhurst Dance Studio
The Nature Conservancy – stewardship support at Errol Heights Park, Mount Tabor Park, Powell Butte Nature Park & Tideman Johnson Park
Leach Garden Friends
Friends of Portland Memory Garden at Ed Benedict Park

Public note

Entries missing start or event dates

1,181

items

The timeline and pre-COVID recovery story become clearer when dates are available.

Examples

Kemper Sports at Heron Lakes, Eastmoreland, Rose City and Colwood Golf Courses
Sellwood Community House at Sellwood Shack and Laurelhurst Dance Studio
The Nature Conservancy – stewardship support at Errol Heights Park, Mount Tabor Park, Powell Butte Nature Park & Tideman Johnson Park
Leach Garden Friends
Friends of Portland Memory Garden at Ed Benedict Park

Public note

Partners appearing in many entries

items

These are likely important partners, and repeated entries may reflect broad, multi-program activity.

Examples

Multnomah County (22 entries)
Human Access Project (19 entries)
Latino Network (16 entries)
Lloyd EcoDistrict (14 entries)
Girls on the Run Greater Oregon (13 entries)

Public note

Entries needing more context

625

items

Short entries can still be useful, but more context would make the public story stronger.

Examples

Asset partner scale
Asset partner value proposition
293 Program Delivery Partners (in past 2 years, 192 unique partners received funding, fee waiver for events, or in-kind space grant support to provide programs).
Activate Parks/Sites to Deliver Greater Public Value, Increase Volunteerism Expand Service to Portlanders Deliver Measurable Results
2022 - 2025 Grant Partners - Financial Support: $640,000 x 3 years: $1,920,000

Public note

Asset value estimates needing confirmation

items

Dollar values should be powerful, but only when the basis is clear enough to defend.

Examples

Leach Botanical Garden
Sellwood Community House
Laurelhurst Dance Studio
Overlook House
Buckman Field

Public note

Partner mentions not matched to a park

items

Unmatched mentions stay visible so the Atlas does not silently drop potentially useful partnership information.

Examples

kempersports -> Colwood Golf Course
friends-of-sellwood-community-house -> Laurelhurst Dance Studio
friends-of-green-loop -> Ankeny Square