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Where Together, Everyone’s Needs
Are Met

Love, Portland is a collaborative philanthropic fund designed to harness collective power and wisdom to transform Portland into a home where everyone’s needs are met.

We do this by collaboratively funding upstream/prevention focused service providers and then convening cross-sector community leaders to shape systems change.

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Love, Portland stands for...

What We Support

Love, Portland focuses on five funding areas that speak directly to the root causes of homelessness. 

KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED

KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT

DOMESTIC & FAMILY VIOLENCE SERVICES

DOMESTIC & FAMILY VIOLENCE SERVICES

FOSTER CARE SERVICES

FOSTER CARE SERVICES

YOUTH MENTORSHIP

YOUTH MENTORSHIP

Our Reality

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Homelessness

16,029

people are receiving or seeking homeless services in Multnomah County as of July 2025

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52% Identify as BIPOC

When BIPOC folks makes up only 30% of the census population

+268/month

the average monthly increase in individuals seeking homeless services in Multnomah County

$500M

was spent on homeless services in 2024.

43% went to outreach and shelter

Only 16%

of people exit shelters
into permanent
housing

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Philanthropy

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there’s over $12B sitting within the largest 50 foundations in Oregon

foundations are only required to deploy 5% of their overall assets, Donor Advised Funds typically have no payout requirements

the median grant size of the largest foundations in Oregon is $23k

Oregon has one of the highest number of nonprofits per capita in the nation

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What We Do

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First, we pool resources in our community to provide large multi-year unrestricted funding for existing service providers in the homelessness prevention ecosystem.

Then, we convene these leaders, as well as other cross-sector community leaders, to shape systems change.

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Love, Portland’s Process

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1st-Fund

Provide multi-year funding to homelessness PREVENTION service providers

  • Over 50% of Portlanders are cost burdened by rent

  • In 2020, Oregon had the second-highest rate of substance use disorder in the United States, and ranked last for access to treatment

  • Domestic & Family violence are the leading cause of homelessness for women & youth

  • 40% of youth aging out of foster care will experience homelessness by the time they’re 26

  • Not all adverse childhood experiences can be prevented, but studies show that mentorship can act as a protective "buffer" against the detrimental effects of trauma.

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2nd-Convene

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Convene service providers + community leaders to shape systems change

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What We Believe

Beyond moving money is the belief that everyone’s power and wisdom is needed to reimagine and build a new future. The power of Love, Portland is the collective learning and action that happens as trust and relationships are built. 

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Give Today

Join us in creating a Portland where everyone’s needs are met.

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Learn & Educate

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Educational resources to learn and grow.

Explore the challenges facing our community, their origins, and how we’ll overcome them, together. 

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