Portland ParksAtlas
Partnership Atlas
Partnership counts

How we count partnerships

A single partner count can hide the real story. The Atlas separates known partner names, current partners, formal agreements, asset partners, funding partners, volunteer stewards, and information still being confirmed so the public can understand what each number means.

How to read the numbers

Confirmed information is separated from historical or still-being-confirmed information. That keeps the Atlas useful while making sure public impact is not overstated.

1,620

Listed partnership activities

Shared by Portland Parks - being confirmed

Public-facing partnership activity entries grouped for clear browsing.

What is included

Includes agreements, programs, outreach, stewardship, grant support, philanthropy, space grants, and definitions.

765

Known partners

Shared by Portland Parks - being confirmed

Organizations and groups connected to parks, programs, facilities, stewardship, funding, or public support.

What is included

Counts each public partner name once, even when the same organization appears in several activity areas.

760

Current partners

Shared by Portland Parks - being confirmed

Partner names without an obvious historical, inactive, expired, or completed status.

What is included

Useful for understanding current partnership reach while some details are still being confirmed.

115

Formal/core partners

Shared by Portland Parks - being confirmed

Partners connected to assets, contracts, leases, permits, licenses, intergovernmental agreements, or operating agreements.

What is included

Designed to explain the core agreement-bearing partnership universe.

406

Asset and facility partners

Shared by Portland Parks - being confirmed

Partners connected to operating, maintaining, programming, stewarding, or improving a public-serving asset.

What is included

Includes asset-management activity, contracts, and public value categories tied to operations or service continuity.

238

Volunteer and stewardship partners

Shared by Portland Parks - being confirmed

Partners that appear to support stewardship, volunteer labor, maintenance, or on-the-ground care.

What is included

Includes stewardship activity and partner links carrying stewardship or labor categories.

385

Funding and grant partners

Shared by Portland Parks - being confirmed

Partners connected to donations, grants, sponsorships, capital support, or in-kind value.

What is included

Keeps one-time capital, annual value, grants, and public funds separate in display.

92

Friends groups and neighborhood stewards

Still being confirmed

Partner names that appear to be friends groups, neighborhood associations, or place-based stewards.

What is included

A useful public count that will become stronger as more local groups are confirmed.

5

Historical or inactive partners

Shared by Portland Parks - being confirmed

Partners marked historical, inactive, expired, ended, completed, or similar.

What is included

Kept visible to tell history without implying a current relationship.

723

Partners still being confirmed

Shared by Portland Parks - being confirmed

Partner names that are useful to show but should not yet be treated as finalized public impact.

What is included

These entries make the partnership universe visible while clearly marking what is still being confirmed.