Nonprofits in Portland
Drivers and businesses on Lunar can pick these nonprofits.
- American Legion Post 134 — Supports veterans and hosts community events at its historic Alberta Street hall.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest — Matches kids with volunteer adult mentors across the Portland and Vancouver area.
- Bird Alliance of Oregon — Protects birds and habitat and runs a wildlife care center and nature sanctuary.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area — Runs after-school clubhouses with homework help, sports and meals for local kids.
- Camp Fire Columbia — Runs after-school programs, summer camps and outdoor experiences for local kids.
- CAP Northwest — Provides HIV testing and care, housing help and behavioral health for LGBTQ+ people.
- Cat Adoption Team — Rescues, treats and rehomes cats and kittens from its adoption center in Sherwood.
- Central City Concern — Provides health care, addiction recovery, housing and jobs for people in Portland.
- Children's Cancer Association — Brings music, mentors and joyful moments to kids facing cancer and serious illness.
- Do Good Multnomah — Runs shelter and supportive housing for houseless veterans and others in Portland.
- DoveLewis — Runs a 24/7 nonprofit emergency animal hospital with charity care and pet loss support.
- Forest Park Conservancy — Maintains trails and restores forest habitat in Forest Park with volunteer crews.
- Friends of the Children Portland — Pairs children facing adversity with a paid, professional mentor for 12+ years.
- Friends of Trees — Plants street and yard trees and restores natural areas with neighborhood volunteers.
- IRCO — Helps immigrants and refugees settle, find work and learn English in the Portland area.
- JOIN — Helps people living outside move into permanent housing and stay there.
- Lines for Life — Answers suicide, crisis, youth and substance use help lines around the clock.
- Meals on Wheels People — Delivers meals and friendly visits to older adults across the Portland metro.
- NAYA Family Center — Serves Native American youth and families with education, housing and culture programs.
- Neighborhood House — Runs senior services, early learning and a food pantry in Southwest Portland.
- OMSI — Runs hands-on science exhibits, a planetarium, a submarine and science camps.
- Oregon Children's Theatre — Stages professional plays for young audiences and teaches acting classes to kids.
- Oregon Food Bank — Gathers food and gets it to pantries and meal sites across Oregon and SW Washington.
- Oregon Historical Society — Runs a history museum and research library on Oregon's past in downtown Portland.
- Oregon Humane Society — Shelters, treats and rehomes thousands of dogs, cats and other animals every year.
- Oregon Public Broadcasting — Produces public TV, radio and news for Oregon and Southwest Washington.
- Oregon Symphony — Performs orchestral concerts at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall and in schools.
- Oregon Zoo Foundation — Raises money for animal care, conservation and education at the Oregon Zoo.
- Portland Art Museum — Runs the region's oldest art museum and the PAM CUT film center downtown.
- Portland Center Stage — Produces plays and musicals at The Armory theater in the Pearl District.
- Portland Japanese Garden — Cares for the 12-acre Japanese garden in Washington Park and teaches its culture.
- Portland Mountain Rescue — Sends volunteer mountain rescuers to Mount Hood and teaches climbing safety.
- Portland Parks Foundation — Funds playgrounds, park projects and community grants across Portland's parks.
- Portland Rose Festival — Puts on the Grand Floral Parade, CityFair and other Rose Festival events each June.
- Q Center — Runs Portland's LGBTQ+ community center with support groups, events and resources.
- Returning Veterans Project — Connects veterans and military families with free, confidential counseling and care.
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington — Gives families of seriously ill children a place to stay near Portland's hospitals.
- Rose Haven — Runs a day shelter with meals, showers, mail and advocacy for women and children.
- Self Enhancement, Inc. — Supports Black youth and families in North and Northeast Portland from school to career.
- SMART Reading — Pairs volunteers with young readers at schools and gives kids books to keep.
- Street Roots — Publishes a weekly newspaper sold by vendors experiencing homelessness and poverty.
- Sunshine Division — Gives free groceries, emergency food boxes and clothing to Portland families in need.
- The Dougy Center — Offers free peer support groups for children, teens and families grieving a death.
- The Library Foundation — Raises money for reading, literacy and library programs at Multnomah County Library.
- Transition Projects — Runs shelters and helps adults move from homelessness into housing in Portland.
- United Way of the Columbia-Willamette — Funds local programs that fight poverty and support kids across the Portland region.
- Urban Gleaners — Rescues surplus food from businesses and shares it free at schools and neighborhood sites.
- Urban League of Portland — Advances equity for Black Oregonians through jobs, housing, health and senior programs.